Cheryl Allison, producer of the film “Hding in Daylight”, walks the red carpet at the Oxford Film Festival at the Ford Center in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle)

Susan McPhail prepares for a scene while working on the Oxford Film Festival's community film "The Golden Years" in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle via AP)

The 16th annual Oxford Film Festival saw an increase in attendance, in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle)

John Charter, from left, Paul Kaiser, Timothy Blackwood, Bradford Downs, Suzannah Herbert, Morgan Jon Fox, John Rash, Will Stewart and Christian Walker hold their Hoka Awards during the awards presentations at the 16th annual Oxford Film Festival, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 9, 2019. (Joey Brent)

The Oxford Film Festival gets underway with participants walking the red carpet at the Ford Center in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle)

Jeff Dennis receives a Hoka Award at the 15th Annual Oxford Film Festival Awards ceremony held at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Dennis, who directed, “The Process: The Way of Pablo Sierra,” about pottery-making, former Ole Miss track star, Pablo Sierra, took home the award for the Best Mississippi Feature.

Actor Danny Glover answers a few questions from Gadi Elkon from Selig Film News at this year's Oxford Film Festival. Photo ©Joey Brent

Victoria Negri wins a Hoka Award for best acting in the film "Gold Star", at the Oxford Film Festival awards show, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 18, 2017.

Rockabilly Hall of Fame member Sonny Burgess plays guitar during Thacker Mountain Radio at the Lyric in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, February 16, 2017. The show served as a kick off of the annual Oxford Film Festival. A documentary film about Burgess will be among those shown during the Oxford Film Festival.

Emily Cooley, from left, Marion Tutor, Deborah Freeland, Glennray Tutor, and Mark Carroll, all associated with the film "I Was a Space Refugee", walk the red carpet during Thacker Mountain Radio at the Lyric in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, February 16, 2017. The show served as a kick off of the annual Oxford Film Festival. "I Was a Space Refugee" will be shown at the Malco Oxford Commons on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 12 noon.

The 11th annual Oxford Film Festival at the Malco Oxford Commons, in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 8, 2014.

Participants watch a film during the Oxford Film Festival awards show at the Lyric in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 20, 2016. The film festival receives funds from both the Mississippi Arts Council and the Mississippi Development Authority.

Thad Lee wins a “Spirit of the Hoka” award during the Oxford Film Festival in June 2003.

Baldwin Chiu speaks after receiving a Spirit of the Hoka award for his film "Finding Cleveland", at the Oxford Film Festival awards show at the Lyric in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, February 20, 2016.

Actor James Franco speaks before a screening of "The Sound and The Fury" at the Oxford Film Festival, at the Malco Oxford Commons Cinema, in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Danny Klimetz, from left, director of photography; Derek Brown, editor; Melanie Addington, producer; Whitley O’Neal, makeup, and Kimberly Adams, hair, are on the set of “Once A Month,” the community film that will debut during the Oxford Film Festival in February.