Natchez - Presented by the Bozeman Doc Series
The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture
Community Events
November 6, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
On Thursday, November 6th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, the Bozeman Doc Series continues with the the Montana premiere of the award-winning new documentary, Natchez.
Natchez captures an unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi
town; a layered mosaic of people contending with the weight of the past in a place where it is
always present. Equal parts amusing and disturbing, we journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history that is so thoroughly ingrained in its present, we’re left to wonder if it’s actually past at all.
Natchez world-premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival where it won the award for Best Documentary Feature and Special Jury Mentions for Cinematography and Editing.
"[A] sharp exploration of the American South’s unreconciled history. The haunting Natchez is a potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate — and reflect on — their town’s history and memory. With an observant lens, Herbert foregrounds a dynamic array of distinctive residents...With palpable intimacy, Herbert’s film reveals a looming reckoning that asks the question: who gets to tell America’s story?" Tribeca Film Festival
“Raises urgent questions…As the three stories become more intertwined, the genteel politeness on display at the start of the film falls away, revealing an unsettling core…How can a city move forward without acknowledging the past? That’s not just a question for Natchez, but one for America as a whole.” The Hollywood Reporter
“Probes the evolution of history and culture in this southern city, as attitudes change and knowledge expands. Not everyone is ready for such adjustments, making for conflict, whether genteel or otherwise…What’s on display here is very much replicated throughout the USA, a microcosm of current national struggles. Natchez chronicles the tale of a country at war with itself while charting a path forward to peace and reconciliation.” Hammer to Nail
Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the door or before the show online at www.bozemandocseries.org, where you can also buy Season Passes and 7-film punch cards, learn more about the series, and view trailers for upcoming films. The series will continue every other Thursday through April, 2026.
