"The genteel politeness on display at the start of the film falls away, revealing an unsettling core" - Hollywood Reporter
Opens February 27 | NATCHEZ captures an unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi town; a layered mosaic of people contending with the weight of the past in a place where it is always present. After generations of hoop-skirted docents showcasing antebellum homes, Natchez, Mississippi, is now reckoning with its romanticized past and the debt it owes to the descendants of slavery. NATCHEZ follows homeowners, activists, and tour guides as they clash over who gets to tell America’s story. Equal parts amusing and disturbing, we journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history that is so thoroughly ingrained in its present, we’re left to wonder if it’s actually past at all.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu