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  • Shoot & Splice: On Writing with Craig Brewer & Hennah Sekander

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a conversation on film & TV writing between filmmaker Craig Brewer and writer Hennah Sekander. This wide ranging conversation will include topics such as the WGA strike, the current creative & business culture of the industry, ins and outs of the writers room, and much more. Prepare for a fun, engaging evening with two of the top writers in the current film & TV industry!

  • Phantom of the Paradise

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Directed by Brian De Palma, Phantom of the Paradise satirizes both horror films and rock groups in the story of a composer of a rock cantata on the theme of Faust, who sells his soul for rock ’n’ roll. Oscar-winner Paul Williams stars and composed the superb rock musical score.

  • MicroCinema: Tribute to Barbara Hammer

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    In honor of the incredible experimental lesbian filmmaker, Barbara Hammer, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to bring this Tribute to Barbara Hammer for this month’s MicroCinema. A prolific filmmaker, installation artist, and pioneer of feminist and queer cinema for over 50 years, Hammer’s work consistently and relentlessly explored the intimate experiences of lesbian relationships, the erasure and censorship of queer history, and the relationship between sex, age, and the body. 

  • Halloween lll: Season of the Witch (1982)

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents Halloween III: Season of the Witch with a live score by Robert Traxler, Natalie Hoffmann, and Revenge Body in collaboration with Memphis Concréte Festival at Crosstown Theater.

  • PRIZM Ensemble presents A Juneteenth Celebration

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Join PRIZM Ensemble for a free concert celebrating Juneteenth with wonderful choral, chamber, and orchestral music, featuring the Sensational Barnes Brothers.

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: HAPPY TOGETHER

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    One of the most searing romances of the 1990s, Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw, lushly stylized portrait of a relationship in breakdown casts Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung as a couple traveling through Argentina and locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and destructive jealousy as they break up, make up, and fall apart again and again.

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: PARIS IS BURNING

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene.

  • Shoot & Splice: Screen Acting

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present our next Shoot & Splice: Screen Acting hosted by Akono Dixon. Akono will lead a presentation and discussion on the craft of acting; from building a character and working with a director, to script analysis, auditioning technique, and more. A Memphis native, Akono is a rising filmmaker with credits including DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, EUPHORIA, and the lead role in the upcoming Hallmark film, SPRING BREAKTHROUGH directed by Mykelti Williamson. 

  • The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents: THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Fassbinder’s biggest international box-office success and the first part of his “postwar trilogy,” The Marriage of Maria Braun is a heartbreaking study of a woman picking herself up from the ruins of her own life, as well as a pointed metaphorical attack on a society determined to forget its past.

  • Kafé Kirk: The Gospel According to Jazz Edition (SOLD OUT)

    Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

    Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk, an ongoing jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This iteration’s performance will feature Keia Johnson and Kevin Whalum.