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Southern Humanities Media Fund Programs
SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING - The blues and gospel
of Gatemouth Moore, black band leader and evangelical preacher. (70 minutes)
BLOOD MEMORY: THE LEGEND OF BEANIE SHORT - Was Beanie
Short a Confederate soldier or a cold-blooded killer? Explore these questions through
local folklore and oral history. (56 minutes)
MUSIC MASTERS & RHYTHM KINGS - This documentary
showcases three lead musicians, each of a different culture, and explores their
contributions to the rich diversity and complexity of music. (56 minutes)
AT THE RIVER I STAND - Nominated for an NAACP Image
Award, this film depicts the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and the last days of Martin
Luther King, Jr. (58 minutes)
FREEDOM ON MY MIND - No documentary film has captured
as eloquently and as dramatically that moment in the history of Mississippi when, for a
number of it’s citizens, a commitment to racial justice became a moral imperative.
1994 GRAND JURY PRIZE for best documentary. (1 hour: 50 Minutes)
GANDY DANCERS - This film documents the skills and
work songs of the "gandy dancers," railroad section crews whose physical
movements were synchronized by a "caller" whose sung work chants ensured safety
and pacing while spiritually uplifting the men at their toil. (30 minutes)
