Digging for Truth: Olive Talley on The Stones Are Speaking

In this episode of Filmmaker Mixer, we talk with award-winning journalist, writer, and director Olive Talley about her powerful new documentary The Stones Are Speaking. The film tells the incredible true story of archaeologist Mike Collins and his fight to save the Gault site—an unassuming patch of land in Central Texas that turned out to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the Americas. Talley shares how she crafted a film that is as much about the preservation of history as it is about the perseverance of one man’s vision. We discuss the film’s world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, its recent nationwide release, and how The Stones Are Speaking reminds us that individual courage can uncover truths that reshape history.