Mississippi Damned Articles

2009 Chicago Film Festival Awards 2009 Chicago Film Festival: Oct. 8-22, 2009   Tina Mabry's Mississippi Damned depicts the issues faced by the children of a poor and highly dysfunctional family in rural Mississippi. Earlier this year, the film was given the top prize at Outfest in Los Angeles.   International Feature Film Competition Gold Hugo for Best Film: MISSISSIPPI DAMNED (US) Silver Hugo for [...]

The tale of a poor backwater family struggling against poverty, addiction, and assorted personal and social maladies, Tina Mabry's Mississippi Damned was the jury's pick for best U.S. narrative film at this year's edition of Outfest, Los Angeles' gay and lesbian film festival. Among the other Outfest 2009 jury winners were Stian Kristiansen's The Man Who Loved Yngve, the late 1980s tale (written by Tore [...]

2009 Outfest Awards 2009 Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival: July 9-19 2009 Outfest winners   JURY AWARDS Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film MISSISSIPPI DAMNED, Directed by Tina Mabry Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film THE MAN WHO LOVED YNGVE, Directed by Stian Kristiansen Outstanding Documentary Feature Film OFF AND RUNNING, Directed by Nicole Opper Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Derrick L. Middleton (above, [...]

Outfest 2009 hightlights on Tuesday, July 14. Synopses from the Outfest website. Ghosted (Tue, Jul 14th 7:00pm, LAEMMLE MONICA) (Germany , Taiwan, 2009, 89 mins) In English, Gernan, Mandarin with English subtitles 35mm Directed By: Monika Treut SCR: Astrid Stroner & Monika Treut Legendary filmmaker Monika Treut (SEDUCTION: THE CRUEL WOMAN, FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR) returns to Outfest with a deftly crafted, mysterious love story. Sophie, a [...]