Stay More: The World of Donald Harington

Stay More: The World of Donald Harington
Directed by Brian Walter
Production
company
Brian Walter Productions
Release dates
  • November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Stay More: The World of Donald Harington is a 2013 documentary film about author Donald Harington, produced by Brian Walter based on interviews that Walter conducted with Harington and his wife in 2006–07.[1][2]

Synopsis

In this documentary, Donald Harington defines the background of Stay More, the fictional Ozark village where Harington’s novels are based. Harington shares his childhood memories of the small town of Drakes Creek (the town that was the model for Stay More) and looked back on his uneasy relationships with his parents and the upsetting loss of his hearing at the age of 12. Likewise, Harington reflects the dubious delights of getting his initial novels into print, with their sales on no occasion matching the favorable notices, blending these stories with the humorous perceptions on the writer's life (particularly the writerly penchant for liquor, religion, and sex). What came of this is a bittersweet portrait of an inspired but haunted artist, a writer genuinely rooted in American folk traditions whose triumphs seemed always to be matched by deep disappointments, a novelist who not only blends comic relief into his tragedies but poignant 'tragic relief' into his comedies.

References

  1. ↑ Bartholomew, Dustin (June 27, 2013). "'Stay More' documentary on late author, UA professor Donald Harington in the works". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Martin-Brown, Becca (December 12, 2013). "'Spiritual kinship': Scholar, friend remembers Harington in biopic". NWA Online. NWA Media. Retrieved 2014-01-29. (subscription required)
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