Flannery

Why can’t the United States come to terms with its history of racial and religious oppression? Who are the great American writers who have reimagined this history? Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, FLANNERY is the lyrical, intimate exploration of the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. With her family home at Andalusia (the Georgia farm where she wrote her best known work) as a backdrop, a picture of the woman behind her sharply aware, starkly redemptive style comes into focus. Including conversations with those who knew her and music from those inspired by her (Alice Walker, Bruce Springsteen, Tommy Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Hilton Als and more), FLANNERY employs never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered personal letters and her own published words( read by Mary Steenburgen) along side original animations and music to elevate the life and legacy of an American literary icon.