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Natchez

man playing piano like organ in the back of a flatbed truck

Natchez captures a clash between history and memory through a small Mississippi town reliant on antebellum tourism to survive, exploring who has the right to share America’s story.

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

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Suzannah Herbert

Producer/Director

Herbert’s Wrestle earned two News & Documentary Emmy nominations, was named a top five documentary of 2019 by the National Board of Review, and was hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Herbert’s second Independent Lens collaboration, Natchez, won Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Tribeca, Middlebury, and Sidewalk film festivals.

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Darcy McKinnon

Producer

Darcy McKinnon produces documentaries; her most recent release is Suzannah Herbert’s Natchez, premiering at Tribeca 2025, scheduled for broadcast on Independent Lens in 2026. Other credits include A King Like Me, Roleplay, Commuted, Algiers, America, Under G-d, Look at Me: XXXTENTACION, and The Neutral Ground.