Tishomingo County will see itself across the big screen September 9th when “Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis” makes its local premiere at the Coliseum Theatre in Corinth, giving area residents -- many of whom worked on the film -- their first chance to see the award winning fruits of their labors.
Shot in Tishomingo County and featuring local actors, the film has already received a long list of honors and awards at film festivals internationally – including six Best Feature awards – and Director Clark Richey of Six Shooter Studios is proud for area residents to get their first look at the film which centers on the 213-year-old mystery of the death of American explorer Meriwether Lewis.
The famed American explorer Meriwether Lewis died of gunshot wounds on the Natchez Trace at Grinder’s Stand in Tennessee on October 11, 1809. Suicide was ruled the official cause of death, but mountains of circumstantial evidence point to other far more nefarious possibilities. It just doesn’t add up, and that’s the subject of this narrative film of historical fact ... or is it fiction?
Filming in Tishomingo County was important to the filmmaker from the very beginning.
“When we proposed the idea for this film, I knew I wanted to film it at least partially in Tishomingo County at the State Park.... When we learned of the Butler Cabin at Bay Springs, we knew we had all the pieces of the puzzle right there in one area…. We had a great time over there in the spring of 2021. We filmed at Tishomingo State Park. We filmed at the Bay Springs Lock and Dam – the Butler House over there at Bay Springs, and we just had a great time filming in Tishomingo County.”
It was also important to Richey that local talent be utilized for the film. Reaching out to the county’s arts council, Richey was able to cast two county youth in the film: Rider Mayo of Iuka and Keandre Wicks of Burnsville.
“We had an outstanding filming experience with both boys and their parents.” Richey adds, “It was the first film for either boy, but they stepped up and did a good job with their roles. Tishomingo County will be quite proud of these two when they finally see the final product.”
The film can be viewed at the Corinth Coliseum Theatre on September 9th at 7 pm, September 10th at 7:30 pm, and September 11th at 3 pm. A special viewing will be held Saturday, September 10th, at 2 pm, which will feature an exclusive Q & A with members of the cast.
For more information, call the Corinth Coliseum at (662) 664-5678 or visit their website: www.corinthcoliseum.com