Working The Imagination In Fertile Southern Soil.
Documentary films, companion books, and a television series are currently in development with additional projects in the planning stages.
EUDORA
A major documentary film and companion book on the life and work of the beloved Southern writer Eudora Welty is currently airing on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and hopefully will air on nationwide PBS stations in the Spring. A beautiful companion book is also available.
THE BICYCLE LOGS OF WALTER ANDERSON
In collaboration with John Anderson, Walter Anderson’s youngest son, the Institute will release The Bicycle Logs of Walter Anderson in Spring 2024. This book is a treasure in that it highlights the artist’s adventures “ashore” as he spent time traveling by bike through places like Texas and Florida and showcases much of Anderson’s art never seen before by the general public. The book is available in independent bookstores throughout Mississippi as well as WAMA (Walter Anderson Museum of Art) and Realizations (the Walter Anderson shop walterandersonart.com).
SOUTHERN VOICES
Television Anthology Series featuring interviews, conversations, concerts, and art demonstrations filmed at our facilities at Mississippi College
SOMEBODY HAD TO DO SOMETHING
New documentary based on the Curtis Wilkie book, When Evil Lived In Laurel
VASTI JACKSON & FRIENDS: LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI!
Television special featuring an evening of blues, soul, and jazz music
CREATIVITY AND A BRAVE HEART: A NIGHT WITH RANDALL WALLACE
A storytelling experience with the Hollywood writer/director that brought us Braveheart, Secretariat, Pearl Harbor, and many more.
SAMUEL M. GORE
Documentary film and Companion Book
WILLIAM DUNLAP
Documentary and Companion Book
LET'S GO, Y'ALL
Exploring cultural and linguistic similarities between distant locales and back home, hosted by Beth Stapleton
