schnittmeister

As a blue meridian, the Mississippi River - which represents the complex relationship between place and identity in North America - flows through both the deep south and the imagination of the American nation. It creates a border between the east and the west of the country and also reveals the division between the north and the south. The film portrays people living amid the decay of semi-abandoned landscapes who try to rebuild, preserve and survive in an attempt to take a stand over their land and its history.