The CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL (April 6-9), our second visit to Mississippi, was as promised, a very fresh event. This is Crossroads’ christening year as a film festival, becoming the second film festival out of Mississippi. Unfortunately as most smaller fests do, all of the awards went to local Mississippi filmmakers. This is not uncommon, but is always a bit disheartening for everyone else who is not from Mississippi.

And, unfortunately, due to uncontrollable circumstances, headliner Robert Altman was unable to attend. This was a bit disappointing, but also a bit expected. That said, Crossroads is a wonderfully quaint festival (especially if you’re a MS native) and will no doubt grow in years to come. I have a feeling the two Mississippi fests will pool their efforts together for one large fest instead of two smaller ones.

You can check out our review in the Clarion Ledger if you haven’t already. We were reviewed the first time we screened in Mississippi (and it was so good) they just opted to use that same one again - and so did we.