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FollowingtheMississippiRiverfromCairo,IllinoistoVenice,Louisiana,BlueMeridianisacaptivatingjourneythroughthedilapidatedandwornoutDeepSouthoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Acinematographicencounterwithpeoplelivingamongthetracesofnaturaldisasters,economicdeclineandaturbulenthistory.TheMississippiRiverflowsboththroughtheDeepSouthandtheimaginationoftheAmericannation;itdrawstheborderbetweentheEastandtheWestofthecountry,butalsothedivisionbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.Asabluemeridian,itrepresentsthecomplexrelationbetweenplaceandidentityinNorthAmerica.Thefilmportrayspeoplelivinginthedecayofsemiabandonedplaces,whotrytorebuild,preserveandsurvive,inanattempttotakeastandintheirlandanditshistory.Flooding,civilrightsmovementriots,racism,realestatespeculationhavecausedpeopletoleavethesetownsandcities.BlueMeridiantellsthestoryoftheirendeavorstomaketheAmericanpromisestrue.AcriticalbutemphaticlookonAmerica.