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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	Runaway Train (I) (1985)
Jack Fisher Young William Young William See fewer	You (2018)
Rose Lane Sanfilippo Young Adult Estelle Young Adult Estelle See fewer	The Last Full Measure (2019)
William Faulkner Self Self See fewer	The Big Sleep (1946)
Amye Gousset Maud Faulkner Maud Faulkner See fewer	Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)
Brian Ames Sam Marx Sam Marx See fewer	Westworld (2016)
Leah Merritt Jill Faulkner Jill Faulkner See fewer	Friendship Never Dies (2021)
Skyler Adams Young Adult Faulkner Young Adult Faulkner See fewer	Chicago P.D. (2014)
Laura Warner Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	Don't Kill It (2016)
Jason Gaines Ben Wasson Ben Wasson See fewer	Women of the Movement (2022)
Susan McPhail Post Office Customer Post Office Customer See fewer	The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Charleene Closshey Meta Carpenter Meta Carpenter See fewer	An Evergreen Christmas (2014)
Richard Crisman Townsperson Townsperson See fewer	Underbelly
Susan Hickman Estelle Faulkner Estelle Faulkner See fewer	Black Mask (1996)
Todd Barnett Post Office Inspector Post Office Inspector See fewer	The Devil All the Time (2020)
Artrial Clark Robert McGee Robert McGee See fewer	Free State of Jones (2016)
Bill Luckett The Old Colonel The Old Colonel See fewer	Battlecreek (2017)
Marie A. Brooks Caroline Barr Caroline Barr See fewer	Broken by God to be Blessed
Estelle Oldham Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Damon Burks Lemuel Oldham Lemuel Oldham See fewer	Bastard's Crossing (2021)
Leslie Bouvier Lucille Faulkner Lucille Faulkner See fewer	Quail Hollow
Eiko Owada Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Lah Lah Devine Choir Member Choir Member See fewer	Texas Red (2021)
Sherita Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Ed Meek Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Paul Summers Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Rusty Faulkner Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Deborah Cohn Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Steve Ralton Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Heidi Kim Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
John Matthews Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Neil White Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Yuko Tanaka Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Bill Griffith Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Carl Rollyson Self Self See fewer	Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022)
Randall Kenan Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Chris Rieger Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Diane McAllister Dora Dora See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Elizabeth Spencer Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Teresa Golding Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	Nashville (2012)
Karissa McAllister Mildred Quarles Mildred Quarles See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Jay Watson Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Robert Hamblin Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Dr. Kodama Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Laura Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Molly Schwartburg Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Ann Abadie Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
William Ferris Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Yetunde Shekoni Server of Caroline Server of Caroline See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Michael Gorra Self Self See fewer	New Books in German Studies (2008)
Gloria Burgess Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Richard Howorth Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
John Maxwell Self Self See fewer	As I Lay Dying (2013)
Tom Rankin Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner
Paul Summers Self Self See fewer	The Past Is Never Dead: The Story of William Faulkner