The Island of Saint Matthews

The Island of Saint Matthews

70 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2013

Years ago, Kevin Jerome Everson asked his aunt where their old family photos had gone. Her answer - ‘they were all lost in the flood’ - sparked this trip to meet the inhabitants of Westport, a small town just to the west of Columbus, Mississippi. They reminisce about the great flood of the Tombigbee River in 1973, when some people lost everything. Many heirlooms and photos of the Eversons were swallowed up, and part of the family history disappeared.

The Island of Saint Matthews

70 mins | Documentary | Jan. 27, 2013

The Island of Saint Matthews
Years ago, Kevin Jerome Everson asked his aunt where their old family photos had gone. Her answer - ‘they were all lost in the flood’ - sparked this trip to meet the inhabitants of Westport, a small town just to the west of Columbus, Mississippi. They reminisce about the great flood of the Tombigbee River in 1973, when some people lost everything. Many heirlooms and photos of the Eversons were swallowed up, and part of the family history disappeared.
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Original title The Island of Saint Matthews
Directors Kevin Jerome Everson
Writers Kevin Jerome Everson

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