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Raymond De Felitta: Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story

Director Raymond De Felitta (City Island) discussed how he followed the path set by his father in his new documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story. The film reveals how in 1965 Frank De Felitta changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family while filming a documentary in Mississippi; and how in 2011, his son Raymond returned to examine the repercussions of that encounter. Raymond De Felitta discussed the film with director David Zellerford (Memphis: The Promised Land) after the DGA screening in New York on November 14. After the Los Angeles screening on November 21, Raymond was joined onstage by his father, director Frank De Felitta (Scissors), during a discussion moderated by director Randal Kleiser (Red Riding Hood).

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photos by Donald Rassmussen NY/ Krista Kennell LA/print courtesy of Tribeca Films

Director Raymond De Felitta speaks about the making of his documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story following the DGA screening in New York.
Director Raymond De Felitta discusses the making of his new documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story with moderator David Zellerford in New York.
Moderator David Zellerford asks director Raymond De Felitta a question about his new documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story.
Moderator David Zellerford with director Raymond De Felitta in New York.
Director Raymond De Felitta speaks about the making of his documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story following the DGA screening in Los Angeles.
Director Frank De Felitta speaks about the making of his son Raymond’s documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story following the DGA screening in Los Angeles.
Moderator Randal Kleiser (right) asks directors Frank and Raymond De Felitta about Raymond’s documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story.
Moderator Randal Kleiser (right) asks director Raymond De Felitta about his documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story.

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6/5/2025 - 6/11/2025