The footage outside the White House was a happy accident. The filmmakers were denied access to the Young Black Leadership Summit inside the White House so they improvised and waited outside the gate. The footage captured ended up being some of their favorite in the film.
Larry Elder's brother, Kirk died during the making of Uncle Tom. The film is dedicated to him.
From the inception of the film, the filmmakers agreed on two things: 1. The film would be shot in black and white 2. It would be called Uncle Tom.
Director Justin Malone ended up living in Executive Producer, Larry Elder's house for 7 months, completing the majority of editorial on Larry's dining room table.
The burst of color in the home movie section is an homage to Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull home movie scene.