Of small towns and tragedies: Memories of Rolling Fork before the tornado
Filmmaker Willy Bearden on his hometown: “To say it out loud is to keep it alive.”
Wonder Bolden cradles her year-old granddaughter Journey Bolden as she surveys the remains of her mother's mobile home in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, which was demolished by a tornado on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP file)
Willy Bearden
Willy Bearden is a filmmaker, photographer, author and producer. His documentary films include Visualizing the Blues, The Story of Cotton, A History of Memphis Garage Bands, Overton Park, Elmwood Cemetery and many others.
“I’m from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in what I like to call the Deep Delta. It is the place that made me. It is the place that gave me the confidence to do all the things I’ve dreamed of and accomplished.”
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