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2008 Films
The Order of Myths
2008. USA. 80 mins.
Directed by Margaret Brown.
Produced by Margaret Brown, Sara Alize Cross. Executive produced by Christine Mattsson. Co-executive produced by Steve Bannatyne. Co-produced by Gabby Stein. Associate produced by Louis Black.
Mobile, Alabama, is home to the oldest Mardi Gras carnival in America. Director Margaret Brown takes us there with an insider’s perspective. She grew up in Mobile and her family has strong ties to the mystic societies that dominate the celebration. At once a southern story of privilege and segregation, this beautifully photographed vérité film does more than take us inside a private party. It also creates space for dialogue. How do we reckon with our country’s past and confront our present racial isolation? The film does not seek to answer that question but instead, with unwavering restraint, inspires us to look in the mirror. PB