Natchez (2025)

Directed by

Suzannah Herbert

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at Natchez, Mississippi, a town that depends on tourism centered on its antebellum history. It considers how the town deals with its past, faces an uncertain future, and addresses its obligations to the descendants of enslaved people.

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What happens

Natchez is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Suzannah Herbert. It explores Natchez, Mississippi, which relies on antebellum tourism to survive, reckoning with the past, an uncertain future, and what it owes to descendants of slavery. It had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025, where it won Best Documentary Feature. It was released on January 30, 2026, by Oscilloscope. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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