PLEASE ASK FOR IT
Film poster for 'Please Ask For It' featuring a stylized portrait of an older Black man with glasses and a white beard in front of a record store sign reading 'Aikei Pro's Record Shop'. The title is written in large yellow letters across the center.
PLEASE ASK FOR IT
Film poster for 'Please Ask For It' featuring a stylized portrait of an older Black man with glasses and a white beard in front of a record store sign reading 'Aikei Pro's Record Shop'. The title is written in large yellow letters across the center.
Beloved record store owner David “Fox” Caldwell holds true to his vision — and his Holly Springs, Mississippi community — amidst waves of change and pressure to close up shop

PLEASE ASK FOR IT

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BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Oxford Film Festival, Indie Memphis, and Topanga Film Festival | BEST EDITING IN A SHORT FILM - Oceanside International Film Festival

Social JusticeCommunity Leadership African American History • American Studies • Music HistoryBlues Music • Entrepreneurship 


Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 20 minutes | Language: English with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Directors: Allison Waid & Stephen Sutton | Producers: Kira Simon-Kennedy & Allison Waid Cinematographer: Tim Duggan | Music Supervisor: Jocelyn Brown

Down on the Blues Alley in Holly Springs, Mississippi, you might meet David “Fox” Caldwell, the beloved owner of Aikei Pro’s Record Shop. Established in 1960 and a landmark on the Blues Trail, his shop was the hang-out for great Hill Country Blues artists like Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside — earning a place in blues magazines all over the world. Amidst waves of change and pressure from other business owners in town to close up shop, Mr. Caldwell, lovingly dubbed the “Father of the Alley,” keeps the dream alive, against all odds.

Oxford Film Festival Jury, 2024
“A colorful portrait of a man who spent his life shining a light on other artists and using his success to give back to his community, this intimate documentary aptly turns the spotlight on living but unsung Mississippi legend, Fox Caldwell, and his shrine to the blues in Holly Springs.”

AWARDS
Audience Award for Best National Documentary Short | Indie Memphis Film Festival
Best Documentary ShortOxford Film Festival
Best Editing in a Short Film | Oceanside International Film Festival
Best International ShortTopanga Film Festival
Best Made in Mississippi Documentary Short | Oxford Film Festival

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