Stay Here Awhile
2021, Single-channel HD Video, 56”15’
Stay Here Awhile is available to view online via PBS
Featuring Bobby Fulcher, John Ruskey, Mark “River” People, Latria Graham | Produced and Directed by Carlo Nasisse and Andrew Kornylak | Co-produced by Maria Luisa Santos | Edited By Maria Luisa Santos | Cinematography by Andrew Kornylak and Carlo Nasisse | Sound Recording by Carlo Nasisse | Sound Editing by Nayuribe Montero | Music by Will Maxwell | Re-recording Mixer Carlo E. Aguilar Herrera | Color Correction Andrew Kornylak | Original Production Funding Provided by U.S National Whitewater Center
Stay Here Awhile interweaves four stories in a portrait of loss and the Southern landscape. A Tennessee folklorist, Bobby Fulcher, heads into the woods after receiving a medical diagnosis. Latria Graham, a fifth generation farmer, must grapple with the implications of selling her father’s farm. A Mississippi river guide, John Ruskey, journeys downriver to erect a plaque in memory of the 10 year anniversary of the death of his soulmate and best friend. Mark Rivers, a naturalist and former professional football player accompanies John and remembers his career in football and the death of his mother. Each character reflects on loss and healing in this poetic ode to the power of landscape.
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