(The future of theatrical documentaries?)
From Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi, it's a straight shot east on I-80.
The road takes you through some of the most hallowed ground in civil rights history,
through a terrain of pain and martyrdom, stuggle and triumph:
Montgomery, Alabama.
Selma, Alabama.
Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Jackson, Mississippi.
For me, it's an unexpected pilgrimage.
(If you don't know why this bridge is part of history,
look it up: Selma, Alabama. March, 1965.)
(In Selma, Alabama.)
As a son of the South and former circuit rider filmmaker I find the stories of your road trip across the South a joy to read.
ReplyDeleteThe real South holds a special place in the American experience that has too often been negatively stereotyped. While much more is needed there has been far more positive change in the south than elsewhere in the US.
Keep showing TRIMPIN to new audiences who would never have heard his story without your work and the Southern Circuit.
Jed Riffe (RIPE FOR CHANGE) 2008 Southern Circuit tour