NATCHEZ

Billowing hoop-skirts sway, Southern drawls charm, and opulent antebellum décor draws wows – all trademarks of the plantation tourism through which the canny owners of once-crumbling historic properties have revived the economy of Natchez, Mississippi.  Under the folksy façade of perfect racial harmony and entrepreneurial community spirit there lurks the remnants of an unsettled history.  Director Herbert conducts one of the most fascinating and revealing documentary explorations of the year, venturing into the restored mansions where portraits of Confederate ancestors hang in honor and heirloom silver graces the table, observing way behind the scenes where the thoughts often left unsaid are inadvertently revealed.  Winner of seven festival awards, including Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.