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  • Shoot & Splice: Archival Footage

    Join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts for an in-depth virtual conversation about the use of archival footage in documentary film. Last year’s Indie Memphis festival winner for Best Documentary Feature was Cane Fire, a film that makes brilliant use of archival footage to illustrate and explore labor exploitation and inequality in Hawaii. Join Cane Fire director Anthony Banua-Simon and executive producer Steve Holmgren to talk about their use of archival footage in the film, securing rights to archival footage, ways to find archival footage, and the various creative processes filmmakers use when working with archival footage.

  • Shoot & Splice: Memphis Music Videos & Visuals

    Join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts for a virtual conversation with three Memphis music video and visuals creators as they discuss their process and artistry from various perspectives. In conversation with moderator Jim Thompson is Lawrence Matthews, aka Don Lifted (musician, director), 35 Miles (Unapologetic visual), and Laura Jean Hocking (director).

  • 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.

  • Shoot & Splice: Acting & Directing

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

    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: Craig Brewer on Directing

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

    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 & […]

  • Shoot & Splice: Short Film Case Studies

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

    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: Intimacy on Set

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

    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: Filmmaker Speed Meetings

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts for our 6th annual Filmmaker Speed Meetings! Think of it like Speed Dating, but for filmmaking guidance and mentorship. This is a great opportunity for new/rising/new-to-Memphis filmmakers to connect with other Memphis-based industry professionals. 

  • Shoot & Splice: TV & Screenwriting with Brandi Nicole

    Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United States

    Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to present a presentation and conversation on TV & screenwriting with writer Brandi Nicole (Showtime's YOUR HONOR, Amazon’s BALLARD, Paramount+ HAPPY FACE). Brandi will discuss her writing career and provide advice and practical tips on both the creative and business sides of the film and television industry.