HISTORICALLY ST. PETE Rui Farias Exclusive Interview! "A Land Remembered" Director @Todd Wiseman Jr. & Christa Boarini

(Rebroadcast Monday, April 13, 2026)
JUNE 11, 2026 @ 6pm  HAPPY HOUR with THE HISTORIAN
Presented by Southern Roots Realty
Join St. Petersburg Museum of History's Rui Farias for an exclusive interview with award winning film director Todd Wiseman Jr., currently shooting "A Land Remembered," based on the beloved 1984 book by Patrick D. Smith. Best known for The School Duel (2024), Knucklehead (2015) and The Exit Room (2013). Learn about his plans for an epic series shooting around Tampa Bay now, with release for 2027, who is cast and why this movie will be iconic as well as his journey. There will be gators, cowboys and a "Lonesome Dove" feel to the episodic history of Florida, says Wiseman. the book centers around multiple generations of the MacIvey family that moves from Georgia to Florida in 1858. The book and film explore The American Spirit – representing Florida as the final frontier; the relationship between man and the land we live on and the the corruption and greed that made Florida, well, Florida. We talk to Todd about the history of "A Land Remembered," his desire to to adapt the novel into a television series and his desire to base the production in Florida as an advocate for filming here.
THIS EPISODE  Welcome to Historically St Pete, a weekly conversation where Rui Farias, executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History, explores the truths, and myths of the people and events that created the Sunshine City. In an exclusive interview with "A Land Remembered" Director @Todd Wiseman Jr. (School Duel)  & Christa Boarini, we learn about their plans to cast and start shooting the epic series in March, with release for 2027.  There will be gators, cowboys and a "Lonesome Dove" feel to the episodic history of Florida, says Wiseman. the book centers around multiple generations of the MacIvey family that moves from Georgia to Florida in 1858.
Says Farias: "Back when I was teaching at St. Petersburg High School and started a
Florida/St. Pete History class there was one book that was required reading
for my students. And actually, it should be required reading for everyone
moving to Florida.  Published in 1984, the quintessential Florida story written by Patrick D. Smith, A Land Remembered.  A historical novel that if you didn’t know it was a historical novel, you would think you were reading a Florida historical non-fiction story.
To many, and me, the book explores:
 The American Spirit – representing Florida as the final frontier.
 The relationship between man and the land we live on.
 The corruption and greed that made Florida, well, Florida.
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