Award-Winning Doc “General Orders No. 9″ Has Decatur Roots
Decatur Metro | August 14, 2011Deb writes in…
Don’t know if you’ve covered this or not – this award-winning documentary movie about the vanishing old south with narration by former Decatur resident Bill Davidson is playing this week at the Cinefest Theatre at GSU .
Playing on Courtland Street through this Thursday to be more specific. Here’s a little summation of the move from GSU’s website…
Robert Persons’ directorial debut, General Orders No. 9, exists as a breathtakingly poetic meditation on the state of Georgia and its cultural, moral and geographical birthright, rendered through the rapt contemplation of historical maps, architectural artifacts, lyrical narration and exquisite landscape cinematography. In synthesizing a mixture of imagery and iconography vital to reconciling the cultural and territorial identity of Georgia, and by proxy the entire American South, Persons traces a spellbinding genealogy that is both uniquely American and unforgettable.
Former Decaturite or not, I gotta see this.
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The director was/is a city resident , too. I know he sold his Erie Ave home a year or 2 ago. Not sure if he still lives in Decatur.
Cool. Sounds like I should change the post title!
Yes, the writer/director is a Decatur resident. Go Bob!
WABE interviewed Rob about the film–that airs today in the noon hour, or you can listen here:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&id=1840302&pid=51&sid=15
Great little segment, thanks for the link!
Actually the Cinefest website says it’s playing through Sunday the 21st. I hope lots of Decatur folks will go check it out and spread the word. They’re hoping they can get it into wider release here.
We are going to see it; it looks stunning. I wonder if there is any chance that he/they would be willing to screen it for the 8th graders at Renfroe — this is the year they study Georgia History. What a cool way that would be to learn state history!
Anyone have connections they could pursue for our 8th graders?
Other Decatur connections: the music for the film was composed by Chris Hoke who used to work in Decatur as a graphic designer (now lives in Birmingham). And the editing was done by Phil Walker who lives in Avondale Estates.