Viscom speaker series: Creating a timeless, urgent film about memory, history and legacy
UNC Viscom proudly presents Suzannah Herbert as part of the 2026 speaker series!
Herbert is a filmmaker from Memphis, whose work focuses on the American South. Her directorial debut “WRESTLE” was twice Emmy-nominated and named one of the top five documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review. Herbert has collaborated as an editor on Bob Dylan projects and edited Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s Grammy-nominated music video, “I Get a Kick Out of You.”
Herbert’s sophomore feature “NATCHEZ” has been supported by ITVS, Catapult Film Fund, Ford Foundation, Rooftop Films Fund, CIFF Points North Fellowship, Logan Nonfiction Fellowship, Yaddo, True False Catapult Rough Cut Retreat and Film Independent. “NATCHEZ” has been honored with 18 awards on the festival circuit. “NATCHEZ” was named one of the top 5 documentaries of 2025 by the National Board of Review and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories and broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2026.
Join Herbert for a discussion titled “Natchez: Creating a Timeless, Urgent Film about Memory, History and Legacy” about the creation of her most recent film. All students are welcome to join.
Other events in the viscom speaker series:
- Long form solutions journalism with Justin Cook ’06
- Documentary producing, ethics and overlaps with academia with Christine Delp
- Leveraging access to find stories with Christian Murillo
- Photography contracts with Aundre Larrow
- Photojournalism skills with James Roh
- Ethical decision making with Alex Lourie
- Video related journalism with Emma Tobin
- Photobook journey with Andrea Sarcos