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 reveals the everyday poetry of her life — a life rooted in simplicity, self-reliance, and deep Southern tradition.

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 she carries are relics of a vanishing world. As rural life evolves and homogenizes, voices like hers are becoming rare — and yet they are vital threads in the fabric of Tennessee’s history.

This series serves as both a tribute and a time capsule, honoring a woman whose life echoes through the ravines of Tennessee’s past — and whose voice carries too much story and soul to be silenced.