Mildred

With wit and grit, Mildred embodies a nearly-lost generation of Southern women shaped by faith, hardship, and the land.

Raised with next to nothing, she learned to work hard, speak her mind, and survive with resilience and grace. Through intimate moments and candid storytelling, this short film series is a window to an increasingly rare way of life rooted in simplicity and self-reliance.

More than a portrait of one woman, Mildred is a preservation of a fading culture. Her distinct East Tennessee accent, her rhythms of speech, and the stories — and recipes — she carries are relics of a vanishing world. As rural life evolves and homogenizes, voices like hers are are vital to preserve.

This series serves as both a tribute and a time capsule, honoring a woman whose voice carries too much story and soul to be lost.