Southern Film Festival 2012: Southern Rebels
Founded in 2010 to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been portrayed onscreen, the Southern Film Festival brings together films and those involved in their making with constructive commentary. This year’s theme considers a diverse cross-section of southern rebels from the Civil War to the present. Feb.24-25 at VMFA Festival Schedule at VMFA […]
Founded in 2010 to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been portrayed onscreen, the Southern Film Festival brings together films and those involved in their making with constructive commentary. This year’s theme considers a diverse cross-section of southern rebels from the Civil War to the present. Feb.24-25 at VMFA
Festival Schedule at VMFA
Fri, Feb 24
5 pm Opening Reception
6 pm Keynote Speaker: Film critic Molly Haskell (author of Frankly My Dear)
7 pm Film: Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel (2011). This new documentary shows how Margaret Mitchell both defied and upheld southern mores by offering surprising insights into her personal life and famous novel Gone with the Wind.
8 pm Panel Discussion: John Wiley, Ellen Brown (authors of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind), & Molly Haskell Moderator: Professor Jane Lucas, University College, VCU
A portion of Mr. Wiley’s vast collection of Gone with the Wind memorabilia will be on display.
Sat, Feb 25
1 pm Film: Shenandoah (1965). In one of his finest roles, Jimmy Stewart plays Charlie Anderson, a Virginia farmer whose family attempts to remain neutral during the Civil War.
Post-Film Response: Professor Edward L. Ayers, President, University of Richmond
Moderator: Professor Richard Fine, VCU English department
4 pm Film: The Black Six (1974). In the “blaxploitation” tradition, six bikers, all played by NFL stars, travel throughout the South to avenge the death of a comrade.
Post-Film Discussion: Willie Lanier (NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, actor in film) with Professor Emilie Raymond, VCU history department
For a full schedule of all Film Festival events, please visit VCU Southern Film Festival.
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