by Colleen Thurston for South Summit 2023 The last time I was in New Orleans, while pitching the documentary I’m currently making, someone attending the pitch asked me “what do you mean when you talk about an Indigenous diaspora?” Which was an identifying phrase I used in my pitch. I…

by Angela Tucker for South Summit 2023 Spanish moss choking live oak trees is one of the most recognizable images of Louisiana’s landscape. A plant that lives in a tree without any contact with the ground, Spanish moss is an epiphyte and causes no harm to the tree itself. It…

by Elaine McMillion Sheldon for South Summit 2023 (Keynote Speech) It’s an honor to join you today. I have great respect for the New Orleans Film Society — a model for the thriving film community — that not only creates powerful work — but supports new talent. …

by Lo Jackson for South Summit 2023 From what I remember my childhood was perfect; although like any family we had our struggles my memories are of the good times outdoors with family and friends. One of those memories is of my best friend Trent and I on his grandparents…

by Hanna Lane Miller for South Summit 2023 It was the summer of 2012, and it was either mini skirts or carburetors. A new set of choices sat ahead that, if played right, led to my one goal: getting out of Mississippi. From the time I could read, I knew…