sentences:  Produced on a modest budget with a cast made up largely of unknown actors, it was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.The plot centers around the disapperance of Carolyn, a five-year-old black girl who falls into an abandoned, overgrown well while picking flowers on her way to school one morning.Her parents seek assistance from Sheriff Ben Kellogg (Richard Rober) to help find her.