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  • The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
  • 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Narrated by Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, "Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead" is about the Nobel-prize writer William Faulkner who has not only shaped the American literary canon but also America's conversations about race. Faulkner's...See moreNarrated by Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, "Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead" is about the Nobel-prize writer William Faulkner who has not only shaped the American literary canon but also America's conversations about race. Faulkner's "unflinching gaze" examines issues of race relations, equality, and civil rights-themes that speak powerfully to modern day. Born to a family of segregationists, Faulkner manages to confront his views about Black Americans and racial equality in his literary works. He includes more Black characters than his contemporary white writers and depicts them with a level of specificity unmatched at the time. However, how much was Faulkner able to escape his past? How should modern audiences approach a sometimes problematic subject? The film situates these questions in a rich telling of Faulkner story that combines historically accurate re-enactment scenes created using Faulkner's words, animated recreations of Faulkner's literary world and drawings, and conversations with Faulkner's family and the world's leading experts. Written by Anita Modak-Truran See less
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55 cast members
Name Known for
Eric Roberts
Narrator / William Faulkner Narrator / William Faulkner   See fewer
Jack Fisher
Young William Young William   See fewer
Rose Lane Sanfilippo
Young Adult Estelle Young Adult Estelle   See fewer
Leah Merritt
Jill Faulkner Jill Faulkner   See fewer
Brian Ames
Sam Marx Sam Marx   See fewer
Amye Gousset
Maud Faulkner Maud Faulkner   See fewer
Laura Warner
Wedding Guest Wedding Guest   See fewer
Charleene Closshey
Meta Carpenter Meta Carpenter   See fewer
Jason Gaines
Ben Wasson Ben Wasson   See fewer
Skyler Adams
Young Adult Faulkner Young Adult Faulkner   See fewer
Susan McPhail
Post Office Customer Post Office Customer   See fewer
Richard Crisman
Townsperson Townsperson   See fewer
Todd Barnett
Post Office Inspector Post Office Inspector   See fewer
Artrial Clark
Robert McGee Robert McGee   See fewer
Susan Hickman
Estelle Faulkner Estelle Faulkner   See fewer
Lah Lah Devine
Choir Member Choir Member   See fewer
Bill Luckett
The Old Colonel The Old Colonel   See fewer
Teresa Golding
Wedding Guest Wedding Guest   See fewer
Leslie Bouvier
Lucille Faulkner Lucille Faulkner   See fewer
Damon Burks
Lemuel Oldham Lemuel Oldham   See fewer
Yetunde Shekoni
Server of Caroline Server of Caroline   See fewer
Karissa McAllister
Mildred Quarles Mildred Quarles   See fewer
Marie A. Brooks
Caroline Barr Caroline Barr   See fewer
Ed Meek
Self Self   See fewer
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