‘Daddy’: a different take on dystopia
What do you expect when someone tells you a film is dystopian? Is it a barren desert? Is it a futuristic city? Is it masses of people wearing the same government-issued uniform?
Jasmín Mara López returns home with ‘Silent Beauty’
Jasmín Mara López has spent her career operating between different modes of expression, in addition to bouncing from place to place. While she was born in New Orleans, La., López has spent
Film student Zoe Frassinelli makes her festival debut
Zoe Fassinelli, a film production student at the university, makes her film festival debut Friday, March 3, with her short film “Lizard People” screening at the Oxford Film Festival. The short was
‘Two Lives in Photography’: a love story in photographs
The documentary “Two Lives in Photography” showcases the love story reflected in the work of photographers and married couple Langdon and Maude Schuyler Clay. Directed by Oxford Film Festival veteran Thad Lee,
Oxford Film Festival: coming to theaters near you
In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Oxford Film Festival will showcase the largest and most diverse schedule yet. The vast 2023 lineup includes 32 feature films, 93 short films, 18 music
OxFilm enters 20th year with new leadership
An audience chatters, munching on buttery popcorn and sipping delicious soda when the lights begin to dim. As images flicker across the silver screen and sound ignites the aisles, an electricity fills
Little Richard, King (and Queen) of the Blues
A Black man from a religious family in the Deep South, an underground drag performer and a rock ‘n’ roll luminary: one man, artist Little Richard, embodied these disparate roles. Directed by
‘Belief…’ showcases Ole Miss championship season
The Ole Miss Rebels 2022 baseball season was something of a dream. With so many other powerhouses on the rise, Ole Miss winning the NCAA National Championship seemed like an impossible
University of Mississippi Museum hosts local artist Earl Dismuke
The University of Mississippi Museum is currently hosting local artist Earl Dismuke’s first solo museum exhibition “Gathering: Works by Earl Dismuke.” The exhibition is on display now until April 8 and
‘Cocaine Bear’: cult classic or just plain chaos?
In September 1985, drug smuggler Andrew Thornton fell from a plane in Knoxville, Tenn. He was accompanied by approximately $15 million dollars worth of cocaine strapped to his body and several million