Annie Jicka is an aspiring documentary filmmaker and artist from Jackson, MS. She received a Bachelors in Creative Media from the University of Alabama and is now pursuing a MFA in documentary expression at the University of Mississippi. Her works have been featured at the Rising Tide Film Festival and Above the Line Film Festival.
Annie is drawn to the hidden pockets of the South. Raised in Mississippi and educated in Alabama, she’s seen how this diverse region is often misunderstood by outside perspectives. Hope is at the core of her projects, and Annie wants audiences to feel that even when addressing more serious topics.
FILM
The Showman
An old-souled eleven-year-old competes in the season’s final hog market show, carrying on his family’s agricultural legacy.
Dark Waters
Why is it important to remember the ugly parts of history? Dark Waters unveils the story of the 1901 Bryce Hospital Coal Mine Incident. George Adair, a retired engineer turned historian, and Benard Simelton, the former president of the Alabama NAACP, recount the context and effects of the event and explain what it took to memorialize it.