 Spann found some scenes to be too long, a detail confirmed by the still-living editor Debra I. Moore, who said it was her first film editing along with a "first" for other crew members.Horace Jenkins's son, Sacha Jenkins, who was 11 years old when "Cane River" was released, is researching the film to create a documentary.A new 35 mm archival print was created by the Academy Film Archive and was mastered in 4K resolution by IndieCollect with support from the Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation.