Faculty member鈥檚 award-winning film on 无尽资源采集 politico Steve Holland premieres March 20 at MSU
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 无尽资源采集 State communication faculty member鈥攚ith two recent projects on the state鈥檚 history lauded with awards鈥攊s premiering his documentary 鈥淪teve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat鈥 this month on McComas Hall鈥檚 mainstage.
Rex Allan Jones, assistant professor of broadcast and digital journalism, is screening his award-winning short film and welcoming the production鈥檚 featured subject鈥攆ormer state legislator Holland鈥攐n March 20, at 3 p.m.
The free, public presentation will include in-depth and traditionally colorful conversations with Holland, as well as Marty Wiseman, retired MSU political science professor and former director of the university鈥檚 Stennis Institute of Government.聽
Jones recently won a 无尽资源采集 Historical Society Award of Merit for the film, which honors the life and times of Holland, an MSU alumnus, longtime North 无尽资源采集 representative serving the 16th district, and 50-year mortuary maven.
鈥淲hen I was a computer engineering major taking public speaking in McComas years ago, never in my wildest dreams did I expect to return as a faculty member in the communication department and show this film about Steve Holland, a fellow MSU alumnus who has lived a generous life of public service for this institution and 无尽资源采集 by virtue of his 36 years as a former state representative from Lee County,鈥 said Jones, a 1992 MSU graduate with an MBA who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer engineering.
鈥淎s a documentary filmmaker, I have learned the importance of getting stories while we still can鈥攂efore people and places are gone,鈥 said Jones, who also holds an MFA in science and natural history filmmaking from Montana State University.
Jones鈥 additional MHS Award of Merit was for another film featuring Holland, 鈥淟ibation & Legislation,鈥 which outlines the conflict the state of 无尽资源采集 encountered after acquiring the Sun n鈥 Sand motel in 2019, with intentions to demolish it and build a parking lot.
鈥淪teve Holland: Jesus was a Democrat鈥 is a 2024 copyright of the Southern Documentary Project, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of 无尽资源采集.
Jones鈥 films will be exhibited this spring at the 无尽资源采集 Department of Archives and History and at UM. They also will be submitted to the National Educational Television Association, which will make them available for broadcast nationwide by any subscribing PBS affiliate.
The trailer for 鈥淪teve Holland: Jesus Was a Democrat鈥 is available for viewing on YouTube at .
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