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Produced by:
Andrew Garrison
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Adapted from Gurney Norman's novel Kinfolks, THE WILGUS STORIES dramatizes three rites of passage in the life of Wilgus Collier, a coalminer's son in Appalachia. In FAT MONROE, starring Ned Beatty, nine year-old Wilgus holds his own against the good-natured teasing of his father's crony. In NIGHT RIDE, an adult again perplexes Wilgus, now age 14. In the dark, on a wasteland of burning mine tailings, wild Uncle Delmer offers Wilgus memories of his dead father and the mysteries of the universe. In MAXINE, set in 1970, 23-year-old Wilgus packs up his VW for California and graduate school. Before he sets off, he comes to the aid of his distraught friend Maxine, a single mother who, for the first time, is able to depend on Wilgus.
Premiere: Public Television, June 2000
"Beautifully shot, scored and acted, 'The Wilgus Stories'...captures those delicious little junctions in life when our hearts take us any place other than where we are."
- The Austin Chronicle
"Tender, complex and deeply intelligent..."
- The Independent
"...The best independent film at SXSW... 'The Wilgus Stories' is a poignant, wonderful film. Let the buzz start here"
- Film Threat.com
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Award for Excellence in Film and Digital Media , Henry Hampton
[2002]
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