Sometimes you can know someone for your entire life and never really know that person at all. That is what Virginia Wilder (Frances Fisher) discovers when she returns home to spend the holidays with her mother, Ruth (Frances Sternhagen), and her beloved, ailing aunt, Millie (Alice Drummond). Finding a box of her aunt's letters and photos in the closet, Virginia is transported back to World War II Mississippi as the story of her aunt's life unfolds before her. The young Emily's (Laurel Holloman) letters weave together stories of love, friendship and loyalty, detailing Emily's relationships and her life in a small Southern town during the war. Ultimately, tragedy leads the once naïve Emily to take a stand against social and racially motivated injustice. Holliman's performance as a young woman making unpopular decisions yet determined to stand by her convictions is both tender and heartfelt. Elise Neal and Mark Webber are endearing as Emily's best friends, Wilma and Will. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Tom Rice, the film features three original songs written and performed by entertainer Jennifer Holliday, who appears as a Jook Joint owner, and also stars Mark Webber, Tess Harper, Gary Cole, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Billy Campbell.

DVD Features:

Region (Unknown)
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Tom Rice - Director
Featurettes - 1. Deleted/Extended Scenes
2. Outtakes
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery - 1. 1940's Wardrobe Concept Art

Laurel Holloman: Actress
Elise Neal: Star, PLAYAS BALL (2003)
Frances Fisher: American Actress
Alice Drummond: Supporting Actress
Mark Webber: Actor
Liam Aiken: Actor
Bill Campbell: American actor, THE ROCKETEER/Once and Again series
Gary Cole: American TV/Film Actor
Mason Gamble: Child Actor/Dennis Menace
Beth Grant: Star, HARD SCRAMBLED (2006)
Tess Harper: American Actress
S. Epatha Merkerson: Actor/"A Place For Annie"

Tom Rice: Director, THE RISING PLACE (2002)

Tracy Ford: Producer, THE RISING PLACE (2002)
Tom Rice: Director, THE RISING PLACE (2002)

Tom Rice: Director, THE RISING PLACE (2002)