Awards & Honors

New York Observer's Andrew Sarris names
Moving Midway the #2 Non-Fiction Film of 2008!

L.A. Weekly Names Moving Midway One of the Year's 10 Best Films!

New York Magazine Names Moving Midway as Runner-Up Best Documentary of 2008!
"A superb fusion of journalism and criticism"

96% Fresh with 23 Reviews - RottenTomatoes.Com

"...remarkable.  I really can’t think of another movie that has gone as far as [Moving Midway] in reconciling the love for Southern culture and family history with the sins and tragedies of the past." - Andrew Chan, The House Next Door

"a scrupulous mix of memoir, engineering primer and historical analysis...tough-minded...funny and occasionally tender" - Ellen Maguire, The Washington Post

"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