The Neutral Ground (2021)
The Neutral Ground is a feature-length film following writer and comedian CJ Hunt as he documents the struggle to remove four Confederate monuments in his adopted city, interrogating America’s centuries-long relationship with the Lost Cause and exploring how we understand a collective history as a nation with a contentious past. (82 minutes)
Distribution available now through Journeyman Pictures. For more information about the film and impact campaign, visit neutralgroundfilm.com.
Crew
Directed by CJ Hunt
Produced by Darcy McKinnon
Co-Producer Jeremy Blum
Written by CJ Hunt, Jane Geisler, James Hamilton
Edited by Jane Geisler
Cinematography by Paavo Hanninen
Original Score by Sultana Isham
Official Selection
Awards & Recognition
News and Doc Emmys, Best Historical Film nominee
duPont-Columbia Awards nominee
IDA Awards, Best Musical Score nominee
Fayetteville Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature
Tribeca Film Festival, Special Jury Mention (Documentary Competition)
Press
BFI: Making democracy wait
Variety: CJ Hunt Injects Humor Into the Debate Over Confederate Monuments
The Guardian: The war that never ended: the fight to remove America’s racist statues
LA Times: ‘The Neutral Ground’ takes on the willful ignorance of Confederate defenders
The Playlist: ‘The Neutral Ground’ Provides A Powerful Dissection Of The Lost Cause Myth
The Boston Globe: The Civil War Monumentalized
MSNBC: Director CJ Hunt's documentary examines 'absurdity of the Confederacy'
The Root: PBS POV Documentary The Neutral Ground
