
Easter Snap
2019
Synopsis
Keeping a homestead ritual alive, five Alabama men work closely together to process a slaughtered hog before handing it over to a family in the hills. Guided by an elder named Johnny Blackmon, they scald, dehair, and clean the carcass, enjoying each other’s company in the process.
Editorial
Soothing sounds of radio crackle and gurgling cauldrons mix with Deep South patter in this richly textured, relaxed documentary from Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross. Capturing hard-to-see things like tacit knowledge and muscle memory, Easter Snap savors slow, skilled work in the age of automation.
