Mossville
DOCUMENTARY
A centuries-old Black community in Louisiana is contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants. As the community comes to terms with the loss of their ancestral home, one man standing in the way of a plant’s expansion refuses to give up.
Director and Editor: Alex Glustrom Producers: Daniel Bennett, Katie Mathews & Catherine Rierson Executive Producers: Michelle Lanier, Linda Karn Featuring: Stacey Ryan, Erica Jackson, Destinee Jones
Official Selection: Full Frame Film Festival 2019, Montclair Film Festival, DOCNYC, Durban International Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Rainier Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival Australia, Portland EcoFilm Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, DCEFF, Hot Springs Film Festival, Wild & Scenic ON TOUR - Nebraska, Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival, Salem Film Fest, BendFilm
Awards and Accolades:
Kathleen Bryan Edwards Human Rights Award from Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
David Carr Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking Award and Junior Jury Award from MontclairFilm Festival
Best Documentary Film from Rainier Independent Film Festival.
Best Documentary Film and EcoHero Award from Portland EcoFilm Festival
Best International Feature from Toronto’s Planet In Focus Film Festival
Best In Show from Bend Film Festival
Best Southern Feature from Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.
Audience Award and Honorable Jury Mention from New Orleans Film Festival.
Documentary of the Year from Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Best Feature Film from EFFY Film Festival
Impact Award from EarthxFilm Festival
Environmental Grit Award from Indie Grits Film Festival
Documentary Journalism Award from Salem Film Festival
Selected to be in South Arts’ 2020 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
Recognition from Working Films for Accountable Filmmaking Practices
Screening for the United Nations in Geneva, October 2020
National broadcast on PBS' 'Reel South', late May 2020
Theatrical distribution with Passion River
Educational distribution with Collective Eye
