A stirring film that invokes the uncommon world of William Faulkner through his personal writings and striking black and white footage of Mississippi in the 40’s and 50’s. “To be a writer one has got to be what he was born. You have to have somewhere to start from. It don’t matter where it was. Just so you remember it and ain’t ashamed of it. I discovered that my postage stamp of native soil was worth writing about and that I would never live long enough to exhaust it.” The filmmaker lets the film breathe and the result is a tangible portrait of Faulkner’s complex, yet deep respect for his heritage and the racial tension that divided his beloved Mississippi during his lifetime.