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2006 > Experiencing The Mississippi Delta — February 2006

 

Cotton

by Lara St. Thomas

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It’s Just A Feelin’

by Raul Martinez

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All This Blues

by Sara Newens

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Experiencing The Mississippi Delta — February 2006

All This Blues

A Film By: Sara Newens

Instructed and Produced By: Chandler Griffin & Jack McDonald

About The Film

A 14 year old girl experiences pressure to excel as a musical prodigy in her Mississippi hometown—the very birthplace of the blues. Though battling expectations to carry on the legacy of local veterans, she finds a voice in writing her own music.

Awards/Screenings/Broadcast

  • Crossroads Film Festival
  • Sarasota Film Festival
  • Other Venice Film Festival
  • Juke Joint Festival
  • Pioneer Theater - NYC
  • Clarksdale Film Festival

Q&A with Sara Newens

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About The Workshop

This (now two-week) HD workshop runs twice a year in the heart of the Mississippi Delta and is designed for those who want to learn documentary filmmaking top to bottom in an intensive setting.

Past participants have included new and established filmmakers, writers, journalists, artists, photographers, graphic designers, theater actors and directors, musicians, educators and non profit organizations. Previous experience with filmmaking is NOT required. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll. Photojournalists and print journalists who are looking to make the move to video journalism should strongly consider this workshop.

Students learn all aspects of the process including the importance of the still image, HD cameras, compact lighting methods, wireless mics, how to structure and weave the story and how to edit in the field with Final Cut Pro.

Find Out How You Can Enroll

Click HERE to learn how you can make a documentary in The Mississippi Delta.

Sponsored By

The Mississippi Film Office, Canon USA, Sennheiser, Bogen Imaging, Manfrotto, Lowepro, GoPro, Lowel Lighting, Anton Bauer & Inqsribe.

Comments from the filmmaker

"Everything was such new territory, and because we were making films at such an accelerated pace, it wasn't about learning and practicing every detail until you got it right-it was about getting out there, meeting knew people, and figuring out what stories speak to you. In turn, you learn a lot about who you are when you ask yourself what draws you to certain subjects." - Sara Newens