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Come hell or high water the battle for Turkey Creek

Come hell or high water the battle for Turkey Creek

DVD 2013

"Come Hell or High Water follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-dete...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
African American cemeteries Mississippi Gulfport
Eminent domain Mississippi Gulfport
Environmental justice Mississippi Gulfport
Evans, Derrick
Historic sites Mississippi Gulfport
Urbanization Mississippi Gulfport
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ISBN:
0615892590
Description:
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital optical
NTSC
video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: Not rated
Other Title:
Battle for Turkey Creek [DVD]
Notes:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013
Includes trailer
Producer, director, cinematographer, Leah Mahan ; producer and editor, Jane Greenberg ; co-editors, William A. Anderson and Dawn Logsdon; composer, Derrick Hodge
DVD, NTSC
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
2025092
UPC:
761326259021
Other Authors:
Bullfrog Films, publisher
Evans, Derrick, on-screen participant
Greenberg, Jane (Documentary filmmaker), film producer, editor of moving image work
Hodge, Derrick, composer (expression)
Independent Television Service, production company
Mahan, Leah, film director, film producer, director of photography
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, production company
Zamler Productions, production company
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