Opens Friday, November 7th
Gaslamp 15, San Diego, CA

Opens December 25th
Williamsburg, VA: Kimball Theatre

Festivals and Special Screenings

Wilmington, NC: Thalian Hall: October 30, 2008 (with director Godfrey Cheshire Q&A)
Rehoboth Beach Film Festival (DE): November 5 - 9
Cine-World Film Festival (Sarasota, FL): November 7 - 13, 2008
Washington DC: Avalon Theatre  November 13, 2008 (Director Godfrey Cheshire & Robert Hinton Q&A)
Juneau, AK: Gold Town Nickelodeon  December 4 - 7, 2008
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Cinematheque December 13 & 14, 2008
Portland, OR: Hollywood Theatre December 13 - 14 & 20 - 21, 2008


"Riveting...an extraordinary picture that delves into the most painful recess of American racial relations." Kurt Loder, MTV News

"3 Stars! ...demolishes the myth of the Southern plantation." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Brilliant...thrilling...haunting." - David Edelstein, New York Magazine

"...[a] fascinating, touching, and intellectually tough-minded documentary." David Denby, The New Yorker

"...a fascinating and complicated story of regional identity. " - A.O. Scott, New York Times

"...[a] lithe, alluring documentary" - Bland Simpson, The Independent Weekly

"Tenderhearted, tough-minded, witty, and wise. Midway is moving indeed." - Nathan Lee, The Village Voice

"A profound meditation on the paradoxes of race in America" - Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

"Evocative, whimsical, earnest, intelligent and homespun, Moving Midway entwines family memories and memorabilia with resonant context" - American History Magazine

"Moving Midway is a beautiful and poignantly personal film. 4 1/2 Stars (out of 5)" - Jennifer Merin, About.Com

"Graceful...compassionate...vivid.  A-" - Entertainment Weekly

"...a potent meditation on our nation's past. 4 Stars" - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News