For filmmaker Tom Rice, patience is paying off. Rice, a Jackson native, began work on “The Rising Place,” his feature film debut as a writer and director, in the late ’90s. The film was finally released on DVD and video in late October. The film’s roots date back to 1996 when Rice, now a Los Angeles resident, read a novella by Natchez native David Armstrong called “The Rising Place.” Shortly thereafter, Rice acquired the rights to the book and penned a screenplay loosely based on the novella.
