WALKING TALL IN TCHULA
We have just learned that Kenneth Hampton recently resigned from his position as Chief of Police of Tchula. “Walking Tall in Tchula” is a short film by Producer / Director Rex Jones that profiled Chief Hampton on the job and the work he was doing in his community. Good luck, Chief. (Watch full film […]
BEAUTIFUL JIM @ MILLSAPS…
In observance of World AIDS Day. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=971232636237842&id=367264993301279&refid=17
LA FRONTERA DISPATCH – VOL. 4
Welcome to week 4 of LA FRONTERA, coming to you from beautiful Alpine, Texas. Mark took a week off to go back home for a previous commitment, so I used this time to loop back with some people. But first I had a great weekend with my wonderful wife, Cara. Here’s a gratuitous vacation photo for your […]
LA FRONTERA DISPATCH – VOL. 5
Welcome to week 5 of LA FRONTERA. This blog will not be as detailed as my previous ones since I’ve fallen behind on my journal, but I’ll hit the high spots. Had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with Mark and Bob at an unnamed hotel in Marathon (so unnamed because there were no comps). The road […]
Andalusia Star article on the border walk
http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2014/11/18/local-man-walking-nearly-1200-miles/
LA FRONTERA DISPATCH – VOL. 3
Welcome to week 3 of LA FRONTERA, coming to you after four hours of cleanup and refresh after a nasty PC infection. I really miss my Mac. PC people, if you move to Mac then you won’t have any more trouble with any of this virus and bloatware nonsense. Sunday 11/09 Sadness ensued as Hizzoner Jack Chappell rolled off […]
LA FRONTERA DISPATCH – VOL. 2
Welcome to week 2 of LA FRONTERA. Sunday 11/02 Went to Socorro and visited with Tanya Carbajal and family at her grandmother’s farm. Tanya is the daughter of Orlando Carbajal, a farmer we met in Fort Hancock last week. Tanya is a student in journalism and new media at UTEP, and she is just as good in […]
LA FRONTERA DISPATCH – VOL. 1
Welcome to the chronicle of week 1 of LA FRONTERA. My plan to publish daily dispatches proved to be much too ambitious, so instead I shall be issuing weekly digests of our adventure. Saturday 10/25 Made it to Abilene in about 11 hours. Dodged a couch in the middle of six lanes of traffic on I-10; […]
LA FRONTERA – INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY MARKER #1
Just got back from a scout trip to tomorrow morning’s launching point of our expedition.
BEAUTIFUL JIM @ Delta State’s Diversity in Performance Series TONIGHT @ 7P
http://www.deltastate.edu/news-and-events/event/diversity-in-performance-series-2/
Tupelo Digs the Embalming
Last Friday night, The Embalming was screened at the 2nd annual Tupelo Halloween Film Festival where it was awarded Best Film, Cinematography, and Actor (Rhes Low). Frank Tuttle also won Runner-up for Best Screenplay. It’s a great event and it’s always so much fun to have your film shown to an audience. We’re starting production […]
LA FRONTERA
In one week, I’ll be commencing production on my latest feature, LA FRONTERA, which will chronicle the journey of Mark Hainds as he walks the 1200-mile length of the Rio Grande as it borders Texas and Mexico. I’ll be updating the blog as we make our way east from El Paso to Boca Chica, but in the meantime, […]
The Embalming’s a Winner
Last weekend, my halloween short film from 2013 The Embalming was played at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival where it took home the award for best Horror Short. For a full list of winners click here. The film was written by fellow Ole Miss staff (and Karen’s hubby) Frank Tuttle who is also an award […]
Winter is Coming
We had a wonderful screening of the Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi in Jackson last Thursday night to kickoff the broadcast premiere on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Kudos to MPB for creating beautiful banners to match the poster graphics for the film. There’s an additional broadcast tonight on MPB at 8pm and a free screening in […]
Dobrý den!
Greetings from Prague, Czech Republic. We’re currently in production on a new project, documenting the Ole Miss Opera and their performance of Hamlet in the Czech Republic in the Spring. I’ve gotten the opportunity to accompany University professor Julia Aubrey who is directing the opera to Prague as she visits several opera houses to select […]
Longleaf: The Heart of Pine Teaser Trailer
Sneak a birds-eye preview of Rex’s latest film. Coming Soon.
I have to Write
“I Have To Write” from UM Media Documentary Projects on Vimeo. This is a short documentary on author Frank Tuttle. I’ve always wanted to do a documentary on my husband and now seemed as good a time as any. I hope you enjoy! Karen Tuttle
Welcome Janisse Ray
Media and Documentary Projects and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture were pleased to have been able to help sponsor Janisse Ray’s Earth Day Lecture as the last event in the Environmental Studies Spring Film and Lecture Series. And we are happy to post the audio from that lecture here. Enjoy Janisse Ray […]
Texas Tea
Greetings from Seminole, Texas! Today was my third day of shooting for the documentary about Texas High School One Act Play competitions. It’s been a wonderful experience so far to meet these incredibly talented and passionate students involved in Seminole’s One-Act and see the tremendous amount of preparation that goes into competing at the unique […]
Greetings from the Lone Star State
16 hours west of Oxford is the small town of Seminole, TX. Home to farmers, oil rig workers, teachers, and preachers. I’ll be here all week documenting the high school theatre department as the students prepare for the district One-Act play competition. This state-wide event is one of the largest theatrical competitions in the world […]
Cartha "Deke" DeLoach 1920-2013
Cartha DeLoach, the former deputy director of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover passed away yesterday in his home in South Carolina at the age of 92. I had the privilege of interviewing him last year for our documentary on the integration of Ole Miss. He was incredibly kind and warm to us that day […]
Pepperdine LEADS
This past week, students from Pepperdine University spent their Spring Break visiting universities in the South as part of their leadership class talking to students, faculty, and staff about social action and justice. I had the privilege of meeting with the group for about an hour talking about my latest documentary Rebels: James Meredith & […]
TSUN of a Gun!
We were at the Tad Pad last night filming footage for an upcoming music video of the Ole Miss student duo King Kobraz. Their earlier song about Ole Miss Football standout Donte Moncrief coined the popular chant: Feed Moncrief! This time around, the King Kobras set their sights on Ole Miss basketball. The line of […]
