![]() When one of the suitors is captured and charged with spying, the other must decide whether or not to intercede in his rival’s behalf. The film’s story centers on a love triangle during the Civil War between a woman and her suitors – one commited to the North and the other to the South. As he gets closer to the truth, he finds parallels between this grisly incident and his own recurring nightmares.Ī special screening of Colin Campbell’s silent classic The Crisis (1916), which is the earliest surviving film to have been shot in Mississippi, will mark the film’s first onscreen presentation in 100 years in Northern Mississippi. Adapted from their short film of the same title, the film follows the harrowing journey of a priest as he investigates the mysterious death of “Feral Boy,” a local legend. The entertaining (and how could it not be, considering its subject) documentary gives a startlingly frank look at the life and career of the rock n’ roll icon who still influences music artists today as it shines a light on the Black, queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, and profiles the man behind the music. Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar’s Mississippi shot and produced thriller The Banality takes the Closing Night slot. ![]() The film comes to Oxford folowing its debut at Sundance last month. Opening the Oxford Film Festival will be Lisa Cortes’ Little Richard: I am Everything. ![]() To show our appreciation, we are providing more free screenings, more panels and bigger parties than ever before. The dynamic schedule will showcase 143 films and media projects, including 32 features (15 narrative and 18 documentary), 93 short films (narrative, documentary, LGBTQIA+, ambition and experimental, student, and Mississippi-based productions), 18 music videos, and 1 multi-media project.Įxecutive Director Matt Wymer, who will be overseeing his first Oxford Film Festival as Executive Director, said, “This is our 20 th Anniversary edition and we’re celebrating the audiences that allowed the Oxford Film Festival to inspire and entertain our community for the past two decades. Special screenings and presentations include a restored print of Colin Campbell’s silent historical drama The Crisis (1916), and a presentation of Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss’s groundbreaking multi-media project Fire Bones. Lisa Cortes’ documentary Little Richard: I am Everything is the Opening Night selection, and Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar’s The Banality is the Closing Night selection. Oxford, MS (February 16, 2023) – The 2023 Oxford Film Festival (March 1-5) announced the lineup of official selections and events for the 20 th Anniversary annual edition of the popular film festival. ![]() Little Richard: I am Everything, The Banality ![]()
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