Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts
April Program: The Director’s Intuition with Morgan Jon Fox
Morgan Jon Fox (Feral, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like, OMG/HaHaHa) will lead a hands-on workshop garnered towards understanding, fine-tuning and following one’s intuition as a director. We’ll ask the question of where our ideas come from, and how we know if an idea is good or not. We’ll discuss when we need to listen to feedback or not, when it’s a good idea to burn it all down following our dreams, and when it’s best to lay a project to rest and move on. Through some simple audience-participation oriented exercises, we’ll start to look at what makes humans tick and what lies at the core of great dramatic filmmaking.
Named on of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine, Morgan Jon Fox is a Memphis-based filmmaker/producer who has directed 4 feature films (This Is What Love In Action Looks Like, OMG/HaHaHa, Blue Citrus Hearts) focussing primarily on gritty southern stories about characters on the fringe. Producing and AD’ing for other directors such as Craig Brewer, Kentucker Audley, and Tim Sutton, Fox has become known for getting strong, authentic performances from mostly non-professional characters. His latest project is Feral, an 8 episode drama about a close-knit group of 20-something artists living in Memphis. Feral is due in 2016.
Doors open at 6:30 PM; Panel discussion begins at 7:00 PM
Complimentary food and beverages will be available
Free & open to the public thanks to support by ArtsFirst: First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.
