Past Season

"Portsmouth: In Search of the Past"

(Documentary – 13 minutes)

Portsmouth: In Search of the Past tells the story of an uninhabited island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Portsmouth was a center of commerce in Pre-Revolutionary years, and inhabited 700 residents in the years before the Civil War. Today, the island has no permanent residents, but traces of the past remain in a village complete with a church, post office, winding dirt roads, and small homes. The film uses interviews, aerial and ground footage, and narration to portray this intriguing place as a precious relic of North Carolina’s past that must be preserved for generations to come.

Filmmakers

Aaron Garrish is the co-writer, co-director, and co-editor of Portsmouth: In Search of the Past. Aaron graduated in May 2001 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. This is Aaron's second major work, having completed a film project for the John Motley Morehead Foundation in the summer of 2000.

Adam Powell is the co-writer, co-director, co-editor, and narrator of Portsmouth: In Search of the Past. Adam graduated in May 2001 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.