{"id":166388,"date":"2026-09-30T13:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=166388"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:20:44","slug":"ums-southern-documentary-project-hosts-film-screening-of-natchez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ums-southern-documentary-project-hosts-film-screening-of-natchez\/","title":{"rendered":"UM&#8217;s Southern Documentary Project Hosts Film Screening of &#8220;Natchez&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The November 2 screening will include Q&amp;A with filmmaker Suzannah Herbert at The Overby Center.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On<strong> Monday, November 2 at 5:30 pm<\/strong>, UM will host a screening of <strong><em>Natchez<\/em><\/strong> followed by a Q&amp;A with filmmaker <strong>Suzannah Herbert<\/strong>. The event will be held in the <strong>Overby Center<\/strong> in <strong>Farley Hall<\/strong> at the <strong>University of Mississippi<\/strong>. <em>Natchez<\/em> captures an unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi<strong> <\/strong>town; a layered mosaic of people contending with the weight of the past in a place where it is always present.<br><br>Equal parts amusing and disturbing, journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history that is so thoroughly ingrained in its present, we\u2019re left to wonder if it\u2019s actually past at all.<br><br>Suzannah Herbert makes films about the American South. Herbert\u2019s directorial debut <strong><em>Wrestle<\/em> <\/strong>was nominated for two News &amp; Documentary Emmys and named one of the top 5 documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herbert\u2019s sophomore feature, <em>Natchez<\/em>, was awarded Best Documentary at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, honored with 19 awards on the festival circuit, released theatrically in over 80 cities, and broadcast on PBS\u2019s Independent Lens in 2026.<br><br><strong>SouthTalks <\/strong>is produced by the <strong>Center for the Study of Southern Culture<\/strong> at the University of Mississippi. This series of events, including lectures, performances, film screenings, and discussions, explores the interdisciplinary nature of <strong>Southern Studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Visiting Documentarian Series<\/strong> is made possible in part by the <strong>Berkley Hudson Visiting Documentarian Fund<\/strong>. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The November 2 screening will include Q&amp;A with filmmaker Suzannah Herbert at The Overby Center. 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