Let there be light box!
We’re currently producing a feature length documentary on the integration of Ole Miss for the 50th year anniversary this September. We received some snippets from 8mm footage that was shot on campus and was able to magnify and digitize the image using our lightbox. It feels like discovering some piece of hidden history looking at […]
exit
Here is our new short film “exit”. A science fiction film about a man who recieves a mysterious package on his doorstep. The title is all lower case because that makes it cool! Special thanks to Eric Feldman, Johnny Mcphail, Matt Minshew, Melissa Graves and everyone here at Media and Documentary Projects for all their […]
Ole Miss ROTC
This is just a short video about Ole Miss ROTC! Hope you enjoy! Produced by Karen Tuttle
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Next week, we’ll premiere a new short film “Exit” directed by Matthew Graves. It’s a short science fiction film about a man who receives a mysterious package on his door step. Check back next Friday for the finished film.
Ole Miss and the People
I love to make videos showing the beauty of our campus along with just a few of the people that make Ole Miss special. Produced by Karen Tuttle
UM Big Event
Here’s a video we produced with Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones and Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson advertising this year’s UM Big Event. An annual day of service for Ole Miss. For more information on the event and how you can volunteer click here.
Black Alumni and Family Reunion
This past weekend, the Ole Miss Black Alumni and Family Reunion was held on campus. We taped several of the events and were able to capture interviews from several of the attendees. These oral histories will be used in part for the documentary we’re producing on James Meredith and the integration of Ole Miss for […]
Getting Ready for The Big Event
In preparation for the annual Ole Miss student leadership event, the UM Big Event, we’ve been out collecting interviews around campus and Oxford. Pictured is Ole Miss student Toran Dean who shared her experiences as a student leader. This afternoon we were on the square shooting an intro by Chancellor Dan Jones and Mayor Pat […]
The Oxford Film Festival
This past weekend’s 9th Annual Oxford Film Festival was a great success for Media and Documentary Projects. We had a wonderful premiere of this year’s community film, The Show Must Go On directed by Matthew Graves. Joe York’s short documentary To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish had a great screening as well as several student […]
The Show Must Premiere
We will be premiering the 2nd Annual Oxford Community Film for the Oxford Film Festival this Thursday night at 7:30pm at the Lyric Oxford. The Show Must Go On will be the opening night film to kick off the festival which continues throughout the weekend at the Malco Theater. For more information about the film […]
That's a wrap!
Last weekend, we finished production on the community film for this year’s Oxford Film Festival. It was a busy, whirlwind weekend to say the least, but I truly thought we captured some great moments that will help create a film we can be proud of. Here’s a short video that Mary Stanton put together from […]
The Show Must Get Started
We began principal photography this weekend on this year’s community film for the Oxford Film Festival. Or rather, I suppose we started second unit shooting…or maybe we’ll call it pre-shoot pickups. Either way, actors were acting and cameras were rolling. The main shooting will be done the first week in January but this got us […]
They Didn't Get Famous (but Camilla might!)
Camilla Ann Aikin just completed an independent study with MDP’s Andy Harper on the Southern independent music scene in the 1980s. The class, which consisted of research, writing, and oral history interviews culminates with a short film. And here it is! Please note that this is the earlier class version. The finished version is here.
First Snow 2011 at Ole Miss!
I hope you enjoy this short video I put together. I went out this morning in the snow to take a few pictures of our beautiful campus. Enjoy! Karen Tuttle
O, Christmas Triage
At long last and just in time for the holidays, here is the Christmas short film we produced “O, Christmas Triage”. A comedy about a couple on their way to a Christmas party who meet an unexpected visitor. Actually, I think this film is about answering the age old question of how Santa Claus decorates […]
"Gentle" Ben Williams
We’ve begun collecting interviews for our upcoming documentary project on the integration of the University of Mississippi. We recently interviewed former defensive tackle Ben Williams talking about his time at Ole Miss. Ben was the first African American to play football at Ole Miss exactly ten years after James Meredith enrolled to become the first […]
Mississippi Innocence Panel at Overby
Monday night the The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics hosted a screening of Mississippi Innocence and a riveting panel discussion that followed the film. Moderated by Journalism professor Cynthia Joyce, the panel consisted of Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Fred Banks, Huffington Post Senior writer Radley Balko, New York Times Reporter Campbell Robertson […]
York Mini Festival This Week
Media and Documentary Projects and the Southern Foodways Alliance, two institutes of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, will present Three Recent Foodways Films by Joe York on Thursday, October 20 at noon in Paul B. Johnson Commons on the University of Mississippi campus. The event is free […]
Ole Miss Monsters
Matthew Graves is a Monster. A film making monster who has now logged his second short promotional film to play in front of more than 60,000 fans in Vaught-Hemingway stadium. And even though the Rebels didn’t pull it off against Alabama, Matthew’s short film promoting Ole Miss hoops was a clear winner. Ole Miss MonstersA […]
The Wright Stuff
MDP covered a very interesting discussion today at the Overby Center featuring Oxford’s ESPN correspondent Wright Thompson and Executive Editor John A. Walsh. The topics ranged from conference realignment to pay for players to the guy who sits behind Wright at Ole Miss games who constantly yells out obvious things (he publicly asked him to […]
Hello Guvnah!
Media and Documentary Projects was at the Overby Center tonight to record the discussion between Journalism Assistant Dean Charlie Mitchell and Governor Haley Barbour. Karen Tuttle was on the camera and Andy Harper handled moral support.
Mr. York Goes to Washington
Joe and Andy just got back from DC where Mississippi Innocence screened to an enthusiastic crowd at the Newseum. The show included a panel discussion featuring Judge Harry Edwards, Professor Angela J. Davis, John Grisham, and Tucker Carrington. Dahlia Lithwick moderated a lively discussion on the state of innocence cases and the use of DNA evidence. Thanks to Charles […]
Joe York Profiled
Joe York is featured in this month’s Garden and Gun magazine. The article includes a link to Joe’s SFA films and also a photo of the recently deceased schwagon–the car that Joe logged some 40,000 mile in over the last two years while he made all these films.
They Are Coming…
Last night we started production on a secret project for Ole Miss Athletics. I don’t want to say too much and spoil the surprise but if you look real close, you might find a few secrets. More soon. Are you ready?
