The Order of Myths

The Order of Myths illuminates the social ritual of the Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. There are segregated aspects of the celebration, there are class issues, and then there's the town itself. The film seems to say about Mobile, this is how we march here.
When skipping down the avenue of history Order of Myths recalls how the last slave ship to arrive in America (1859) resulted in a township close to Mobile. Back to the present and the influence of individual families and finally two young ladies who are each the respective queens of various Mardi Gras balls keeps your interest throughout this short film. At just over 70-minutes this documentary by Margaret Brown, who previously helmed a doc on Townes Van Zandt, unveils a lot of information, pageantry and social analysis without coming off as judgmental.

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