Mississippi Damned takes place in 1986 and 1998 and is based on a true story about three poor, Black kids in rural Mississippi who reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi. Please go to Mississippi Damned's website, http://www.mississippidamned.com/, to see the latest about the film and see a trailer.
Mississippi Damned had its World Premiere at Slamdance 2009 in Park City, Utah in January. After which it screened at: the Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest 2009, the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival 365, the 2009 Boston International Film Festival, NewFest 2009 in New York City, the 2009 American Black Film Festival in Miami, Frameline33 in San Francisco, Outfest 2009 in Los Angeles, the 2009 Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City, the Zurich Film Festival, and the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.
You may also find it interesting that the young architects of Mississippi Damned have been recognized for their talents by the industry:
1. See the Variety Web Exclusive review by Ronnie Scheib.
2. See the article in indieWire where Mississippi Damned is named one of the six films to watch out of Outfest.
3. 25 New Faces of Independent Film: In the 2009 Summer issue of Filmmaker Magazine, Mississippi Damned's Writer/Director Tina Mabry and Director of Photography, Bradford Young, are among this talented group of filmmakers.
The link to the YouTube trailer is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA5f47ihycs
The link to our website is: http://www.mississippidamned.com/
Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, well don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details - I'll handle the rest.
Mississippi Damned had its World Premiere at Slamdance 2009 in Park City, Utah in January. After which it screened at: the Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest 2009, the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival 365, the 2009 Boston International Film Festival, NewFest 2009 in New York City, the 2009 American Black Film Festival in Miami, Frameline33 in San Francisco, Outfest 2009 in Los Angeles, the 2009 Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City, the Zurich Film Festival, and the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.
You may also find it interesting that the young architects of Mississippi Damned have been recognized for their talents by the industry:
1. See the Variety Web Exclusive review by Ronnie Scheib.
2. See the article in indieWire where Mississippi Damned is named one of the six films to watch out of Outfest.
3. 25 New Faces of Independent Film: In the 2009 Summer issue of Filmmaker Magazine, Mississippi Damned's Writer/Director Tina Mabry and Director of Photography, Bradford Young, are among this talented group of filmmakers.
The link to the YouTube trailer is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA5f47ihycs
The link to our website is: http://www.mississippidamned.com/
Got a Press Release, something to Plug, or a Screener available for review (or some combination of the three)? Ok, well don't get all crazy about it. Just click here and give me the details - I'll handle the rest.
