Fall 2024 Documentary Showcase
The Documentary Showcase celebrates the work created by Southern Studies documentary students. This semester’s showcase takes place on December 6 in the Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room. Each artist will present samples of their work followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. For more on each artist click the links below.
SST 533 – Documentary Fieldwork
Profs. Annemarie Anderson and Andy Harper
Nia Brooks | Southern Black Pride: Annie Moffit’s Story (Audio and Photo)
Bill Daley Hotbox Hibachi (Film)
Alexander Deyton | Melodies of Oxford (Film)
Wayne Dowdy | Ann at the Center (Film)
Ryley Fallon | My Family, Our Yard (Film)
Zach Johansen | The Rebelation: A Night to Remember in Oxford (Film)
Astrid Knox-McConnell | Our Sweet Mamas: A Queer Food Legacy Project in “Dixie” Land (Film)
Paige Thorson | Riding Through Time: The Story of Yimmi Stables (Audio and Photo)
Turner Wolffe | Kate Bishop – Reflections on Chicory Market (Audio and Photo)
SST 540 – Photographing Place in the U.S. South
Prof. Andy Harper
Avery Agee | The Luv Shak: A Hidden Gem in Oxford, MS (Photo)
Alivia Berryhill | Our Water Tower Town (Photo)
Ellis Farese | Spaces in the South: North Mississippi Hill Country Identity (Photo)
JP Hogan | Trails in Oxford (Photo)
Liza-Handly Hughes | Lens Into a Journey Through Sports (Photo)
Gracie Miester | Southern Comfort: The Family of City Grocery (Photo)
EmmaClaire Mitchell | Stuck in Time (Photo)
Sela Ricketts | At the Crossroads: The Crossroads Gin and its Place in the Delta Landscape (Photo)
Kate Ridenour | The Change of Taylor Mississippi (Photography)
Margi Troxler | The South In Black and White (Photography)
Abby Wagner | Framing Faulkner’s Legacy: A Photographic Journey Through Rowan Oak (Photo)
Will Walker | Sights of the South (Photo)
Olivia Whittington | Skateboarding Allowed (continued) (Photo)
SST 633 – MFA Fieldwork
Prof. John rash
Greta Koshenina, Peter Muvunyi, and Athula Samarakoon | MS Creates: Hipster Mayberry (Film)
Christopher Fisher and NEEN | MS Creates: Country Punk Black (Film)
SST 638 – Advanced Documentary film
Prof. Melanie Ho
Greta Koshenina | Bourn in the Valley (Experimental Film)
Logan Kirkland | WASTED (Film)
Peter Muvunyi | Harmonies & Flavors: The Journey of Guerel Kumba (Film)
NEEN | BLACKNE$$: To Whom Does it Profit? (Film)
Athula Samarakoon | Relocation to Dislocation: The Vanishing Indigenous Community of Sri Lanka. (Film)
SST 699 – Documentary Workshop
Cassandra Hawkins | Palimpsest of Strength: Personal Journey of Resilience (Mixed Media)