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Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis
Doors open at 6:30 PM; Panel discussion begins at 7:00 PM

Chris McCoy presents a case study in screenwriting, using his experiences writing his latest feature-length script Flash Crash to illustrate some lessons on the dark art.

Chris McCoy is a writer, director, producer, and consultant from Memphis. Working under the name C. Scott McCoy, he has written and directed three feature films: the mockumentary Automusik Can Do No Wrong (2004), which won Best Hometown Feature award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival; the restaurant comedy Eat (2006), and Memphis punk rock documentaryAntenna (2012) which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary and a Special Jury Prize at the Indie Memphis Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the Oxford Film Festival. He has also directed numerous short films and music videos for artists such as The Oblivans and Super Witch, a horror metal band in which he plays bass. He was formerly a co-creator at Live From Memphis and Senior Editor for at At Home Tennessee magazine. He is currently the Film/TV Editor for The Memphis Flyer, and writes media criticism, travel, science, and general interest articles on a freelance basis. Along with his wife, Laura Jean Hocking, he is the co-owner of Oddly Buoyant Productions, which creates film and video projects and offers media consulting services. Their next project is “How To Skin A Cat”, a short film funded by the 2015 Indie Grant program which will premiere at the 2016 Indie Memphis Film Festival.

Complimentary food and beverages will be available
Free & open to the public thanks to support by ArtsFirst: First Tennessee Foundation and ArtsMemphis.