The Mississippi Humanities Council regularly partners with organizations across the state to host screenings and discussion panels about documentaries and films that help Mississippians better understand ourselves and the world. If your organization is interested in partnering with us to host a screening, please let us know.
Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers
Five screenings will take place across the state thanks to a partnership between Mississippi Public Broadcasting, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute, and the Mississippi Humanities Council. This original documentary from MPB explores the profound life, courage, and enduring influence of civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers.
- March 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Delta State University in Cleveland
- April 7 at 1:30 p.m. at East Central Community College in Decatur
- April 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Mississippi in Oxford
- May 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre in Vicksburg
- June 13 at 5:00 p.m. at The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian
Natchez
The Mississippi Humanities Council is partnering with local organizations to bring screenings of the award-winning documentary Natchez to venues across the state. Each screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
Directed by Suzannah Herbert, Natchez explores the complex history and memory of the Mississippi town. Equal parts amusing and disturbing, we journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history so thoroughly ingrained in its present that we’re left to wonder if it’s actually past at all.
- April 11at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, Vicksburg
- April 12 at 2 p.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums, Jackson
- April 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the MUW Fant Library, Columbus
- April 20 at 5:30 p.m. at The Apothecary, Holly Springs
- May 28 at 6 p.m. at the Palace Theater, McComb
- May 29 at 6 p.m. at the Delta Arts Alliance, Cleveland