Daughter of the White River
In Depression-Era Arkansas, River People lived free in floating communities of houseboats. Houseboat girl Helen Spence avenged her father's death to become a teenage folk hero and legendary badass the world needs today.
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Beverly Denise ParkinsonDirectorDestroy Memphis
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Julie WilliamsDirectorLearning Arts
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Beverly Denise ParkinsonWriterDestroy Memphis
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Morris Foundation of ArkansasProducerChampion Trees: an Artist's Journey
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Lilie LimKey Cast"Helen Spence"
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Steve HelmsKey Cast"Frank Martin"Tomahawk
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Kayce GlasseKey Cast"Ms. Brockman"
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Project Type:Documentary, Feature
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Genres:True Crime, Historical Drama, Love Story
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Runtime:49 minutes 54 seconds
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Completion Date:February 8, 2022
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital; digitized 8 mm footage
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Arkansas author Beverly Denise Parkinson began work on Daughter of the White River, the book and film, over a decade ago. The project has produced the first all-Arkansas made film that confronts the marginalized history of the Delta's River People, a sustainable multiethnic culture that identified with Nature. In folk hero Helen Spence, we discover the original real-life True Grit Girl upon whom the fictional character Mattie Ross was based.
Come hell or high water, we will tell the story of the River People of the Arkansas Delta.