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May 2017
Indie Wednesday Film Series
Weekly film screenings hosted by Indie Memphis. Films will screen at Crosstown Arts, Malco’s Studio on the Square, and Ridgeway Theatre on a rotating basis.
This week: Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez — the biography of Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner in Literature, told with the narrative tension of an investigation through an impressive collection of interviews.
Hustle: Report from D.C.
Join Elizabeth Rouse (ArtsMemphis), Abbey Judd (Levitt Shell), and Lauren Kennedy (UrbanArt Commission) as they discuss arts advocacy beyond NEA funding. After participating in National Arts Advocacy Day in D.C. this year, all three women were energized by legislative proposals to support the arts economy. The presentation will focus on areas of tax reform, the CREATE Act, artist visas, art education, the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
The panelists will discuss where to find resources on arts advocacy and how to get involved in advocacy groups, and we’ll participate in a postcard-writing campaign.
Frame Traps: Street Fighter Exhibition
Show of artwork inspired by the video game, Street Fighter. Jazz fusion band Reach will perform remixes of Street Fighter background music. Cosplay models will accent the room. Walk-in cosplay models are welcome.
Cinderella Unfinished
The story begins where the traditional tale ends — at the wedding ceremony of Cinderella and her prince. After the first wedding dance begins, the townspeople gossip about the prince’s new bride, Cinderella. She isn’t as nice as others may believe. Come and enjoy a gallery exhibition and performance by the high school students of Trezevant, Central and Manassas. Devised, designed, and performed by Crosstown Youth Theatre
MicroCinema Club
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.
This month: Hometowner IndieGrant Shorts — encore presentation of seven Memphis short films supported by Indie Memphis’ IndieGrants program.
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Memphis Women in Film: Equal Means Equal
Quarterly event series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. May topic: Equal Means Equal — Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Inaugurate the Resistance
Inaugurate the Resistance is an exhibition on Memphians’ experiences of the Women’ Marches that happened on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC, and Memphis.
Shoot & Splice: Concept to Camera
Monthly filmmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. In this month’s panel, esteemed cinematographer Ryan Earl Parker will guide you through his creative process.
