Sunday Screening: Possum Town
February 1, 2026 @ 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Sunday Screening: Possum Town222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Overview
Join us for a screening of Possum Town, a feature-length documentary that explores the legacy of O. N. Pruitt’s photographs in the lives of people from Columbus, Mississippi, at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 1, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. This 99-minute film focuses on a Columbus native who compares O. N. Pruitt’s photographic negatives from the Jim Crow era with everyday stories of the town’s citizens today. Following the screening, a panel conversation will feature attorney Wil Colom, who appears in the film, and filmmakers Berkley Hudson and Daniel Christian.

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222 North Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
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Two Mississippi Museums222 North Street
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