Interview Excerpt from Willie Seaberry of Po’ Monkey’s Lounge
I ultimately had to abandon this project, but here’s a golden excerpt from Willie Seaberry, proprietor of Po’ Monkey’s Lounge in Merigold, MS.
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CHERISH the MUSIC
A portrait of M.B. Green, musical instrument maker and musician. A film by Rex Jones.
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A PICKUP LOAD OF PIGS: THE FERAL SWINE PANDEMIC
A PICKUP LOAD OF PIGS explores the issue of wild pigs as a nuisance species of growing concern. The film discusses the biology, behavior, and distribution of wild pigs, and the damage and threats they present to native wildlife, agriculture, forestry, and public health in the United States. It also …
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REIGNING OVER RUNOFF
A film on water quality in Mississippi. Meet some folks in North Mississippi who have come together around their river to manage stormwater and the resulting sedimentation and erosion. Topics include native plants, rain barrels, and riparian buffers. Sponsors of REIGNING OVER RUNOFF include City of Southaven, Mississippi; DeSoto County, …
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HUMMINGBIRD BANDING
Hummingbird banding with Bob Sargent at the 2009 Strawberry Plains Audubon Center Hummingbird Celebration in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
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THE GREAT DELTA BEAR AFFAIR
The Teddy bear is a beloved children’s icon known throughout the world, but few know that its genesis was in the Mississippi Delta on a failed hunt led by an ex-slave for the twenty-sixth president of the United States. This is the story of Mississippi’s reclamation of the black bear …
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CONFEDERATELY YOURS, EMORY MORGAN
A portrait of Emory Morgan, Mississippi grave dowser, Civil War historian, and competitive marksman.
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