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UA Documentary Wins Award
May, 2006


Richard Johnston (L) and UA producer/director Max Shores with film award.

“Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour,” a documentary production of the UA Center for Public Television and Radio, won second place in the Feature Documentary category at the third annual Tupelo Film Festival held in Tupelo, Miss. May 18-21. Produced and directed by Max Shores, the documentary tells the story of a musician who traveled the world looking for inspiration and finally found it in a backwoods Mississippi juke joint.

Shores joined filmmakers from across the nation attending the festival to present their films. Film fans from as far away as California and New York attended the screening of the UA documentary in the downtown Tupelo Lyric Theatre and Johnston performed on the courthouse square across the street from the theatre.

“Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour” was also featured at the Memphis International Film Festival in March and the Crossroads Film Festival held in Jackson, Miss. in April. It has been broadcast on Alabama Public TV several times and national distribution is planned.

The Center for Public TV and Radio is a service division of the College of Communications and Information Sciences providing instruction and practical experience on high quality productions to students.

For more information about this documentary:
Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour


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