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Motherload of Trophies
by Karim Amara & Kristin Daly
CURRENT SELECTION
Called To Shine
by Amy Benson & Chris Thompson
Black & Blues
by Emerson Able & Jennifer Hyde
Crossin’ All The Boundaries
by Brooke Bassin & Rebecca Parish
CURRENT SELECTION
Babies Got The Blues
by Karen Kohlhaas & Rachel Hamilton
Experiencing The Mississippi Delta — February 2008
Motherload of Trophies
A Film By: Karim Amara & Kristin Daly
About The Film
In a disposable culture of programmed obsolescence, the owners of the Shack Up Inn set out to salvage some junk and end up preserving Delta history. Old trophies, boy scout badges and photographs are among the relics scattered throughout the rooms and grounds, off Highway 49 in Hopson, Mississippi. People journey to the inn from all over the world to troll through things most would discard. Some are there to reconnect with their culture, while others come from afar in search of
something authentic.
About The Workshop
This 2-week HDV workshop runs twice a year and is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to video-journalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects of filmmaking that are looking to expand their skill, understanding and mastery of the whole process. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll.
Students learn all aspects of the process including the importance of the still image, HDV camera, compact lighting methods, field sound, field editing and how to weave the story.