An exceptionally fine film, offering everything one could want in a documentary on a controversial subject: the exoticism of the deep South and the non-New-Orleans Mardi Gras; the drama of the brave young innocents trying to reach across the color barrier; an astonishing array of interview subjects from every rung on the social ladder, every one seemingly completely open to the interviewer and yet revealing even more in tone and expression than they do with their words; and even a satisfyingly happy ending. I can't recommend it more strongly.