Hale County This Morning, This Evening

About This Movie

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is an evocative documentary that spills out like a warm conversation with the people of its eponymous Alabama locale. RaMell Ross captures these moments with a poetic lens, and the pacing feels languid, almost meditative. It's less about a traditional narrative and more about the rhythms of life, the raw beauty of the everyday interwoven with the complexities of race and identity. You get a real sense of place, the atmosphere is thick with history and emotion, and the practical effects come through in the sheer authenticity of the scenes. Performances feel unforced, you’re really just observing life unfold in its myriad forms—joy, sorrow, dreams, and reality collide in unexpected yet deeply resonant ways.

Poetic and intimate portrayal of community lifeReflects on race and identity in the SouthUnique visual storytelling approach