James Dickey

ABD 'nin güney eyaletlerinden Georgia ile Güney Carolina'yı birbirinden ayıran Cahulawassee nehri üzerine bir baraj inşa edilmek üzeredir. Kısa bir süre sonra bu nehir ortadan kalkacak yerini de yapay bir baraj gölü alacaktır. Atlanta'lı doğa tutkunu Lewis ve üç şehirli arkadaşı,Ed Bobby ve Drew nehrin doğası sonsuza dek bozulmadan önce son bir kez kano ile nehri boydan boya geçmeyi ve bir çeşit macera yaşamayı planlarlar.Bu hafta sonu tatilinin her zaman golf oynadıkları hafta sonlarından farklı olmasını istemektedirler.Nehir boyunca ormanın derinliklerine doğru ilerledikçe doğanın güzelliği ile ters orantılı olarak yöre insanlarının pek de dost canlısı olmayan davranışları ile karşılaşırlar ve yolculukları bir kabusa dönüşür.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Deliverance (1972) on location in Georgia, including outtakes and interviews with the cast and crew.

Kudzu, or Pueraria Thunbergiana, is a vine threatening to take over large portions of the Southern landscape. Imported from Japan by the Departement of Agriculture in the 30's for erosion control, its spreading growth has become a problem of menacing proportions. Kudzu is an off-beat, witty, informative documentary about the vine that is devouring the South. Featuring the Kudzu Queen, the Kudzu rock band, a cast of real-life characters and an appearance by former President Jimmy Carter, it illustrates how Southern cultural traditions have quickly grown up around a botanical pest. The eminent American poet and novelist James Dickey ("Deliverance"), recites three stanzas of his poem, "Kudzu."

Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the civil rights protests of the 1960's. All three stories deal with fear and isolation, and the role of faith in the lives of those who venture alone into what is unknown around them.

Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his conversations and poetry readings. Later, he and fellow poet Robert Lowell discuss their dreams.

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.