The Island of St. Matthews (2013)
The Island of Saint Matthews
70 min
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.
- Release date
- January 27, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Bonnie Gordon
Cast
- Raymond Griggs as Bell ringer
- Rosalee Harris as Cosmetology School Owner
- Charlie Smith as Westport Resident
- Jimmy J. Johnson as Lock and Dam Supervisor
- Octavious Hinton as Water Skier
- Marie Whitfield as Westport Resident
- Landon Williams as River Baptizer
- Jawan Hopson as RIver Baptizer
- Colby Williams as Young Man Being Baptized
- Juanita Everson as Westport Resident
Crew
- Kevin Jerome Everson · Director
- Kevin Jerome Everson · Writer
- Madeleine Molyneaux · Producer
- Bonnie Gordon · Composer
- Kevin Jerome Everson · Cinematographer
- Kevin Jerome Everson · Editor