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Shoot & Splice

Shoot & Splice: Intimacy on Set

Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a panel and conversation on Intimacy Coordinating. While not a new position, intimacy coordination has recently become an on-set film industry expectation whenever actors are needed to perform vulnerable scenes that require high levels of trust and communication. 


Shoot & Splice: Short Film Case Studies

Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a case study of the 2022 Indie Memphis Film Festival Hometowner award-winning short films, “Nordo” (Best Narrative Short) and “What We’ll Never Know” (Best Documentary Short). Directors Kyle Taubken (Nordo) and Lauren Ready (What We’ll Never Know) will share insights and stories from each stage of the production process — from early development to production and into festival distribution.


Shoot & Splice: Craig Brewer on Directing

Crosstown Theater at Crosstown Arts
Free
Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to welcome Memphis’ own Craig Brewer for his first ever in-person Shoot & Splice event! Craig will discuss his experiences and share insights from his many years as a feature film director. From his early years making indies like THE POOR & HUNGRY and HUSTLE & FLOW, through his big Hollywood adventures like COMING 2 AMERICA, Craig has much ….


SHOOT & SPLICE: FILMMAKER SPEED MEETINGS

SHOOT & SPLICE: 3rd annual Filmmaker Speed Meetings!!!


Shoot & Splice: Acting & Directing

Join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts for the first in-person Shoot & Splice in over 16 months! Actors Rosalyn Ross and Syderek Watson will join director GB Shannon in a panel discussion and scene exercise designed to showcase the importance of building a symbiotic relationship between actors and directors. When communication and trust is built between the talent and the director, a world of opportunity and creative discovery opens up.


Shoot & Splice: Film Distribution with Dedza

What happens after the festival run of a film? To answer this and more, meet the founders of Dedza Films, a new distribution initiative dedicated to “curating and facilitating the next wave of filmmakers with a focus on underrepresented communities and early works of emerging storytellers.” They launched on June 11 with the anthology of short films, “Who Will Start the Fire” (currently available in the Indie Memphis virtual cinema).

In this virtual Shoot & Splice forum, Aaron Hunt and Kate Gondwe will describe what the distribution world is like, why they started Dedza, and how an independent filmmaker might be able to find distribution for a feature or short film.


Crosstown Arts

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