Vernon, Florida

Morris' first two films are as carefully composed and thematically complex as any scripted drama.

In trying to capture something of the mood of this small part of the world, Morris and cameraman Ned Burgess achieve something oddball, folksy and a little imaginative that, at just 55 minutes long, certainly doesn't outstay its welcome.

Vernon, Florida feels more like an endearingly backwoods mélange, complete with possums, antlers and the tranquility of the southern swamps delicately shaded by the overlooking weeping willow.

If anything, it confirms the cliché that truth is stranger than fiction. You couldn't make up these interviews.