Crosstown Arts
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: Shake ‘Em on Down — The story of Mississippi Fred McDowell, the godfather of the North Mississippi style of blues. The film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Joe York and Scott Barretta.
Doors at 6:30 pm | Screening at 7 pm
Admission is pay-what-you-can.
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.
This month: Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
The 2017 program offers audiences a taste of Sundance, from laugh-out-loud comedy to contemplative reflections of the world we live in.
Two screenings: 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) & 9 pm (doors open at 8:45 pm). Seating is limited. Admission is pay-what-you-can.
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this year’s festival, widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers for more than 30 years. Including fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world, the 2017 program offers new audiences a taste of what the festival offers, from laugh-out-loud comedy to contemplative reflections of the world we live in.
5 FILMS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
Written & Directed by Peter Huang | 2016, Canada | 5 min.
Take a satirical look at the dumber side of technology.
AND THE WHOLE SKY FIT IN THE DEAD COW’S EYE
Written & Directed by Francisca Alegría | 2016, Chile, U.S.A. | 19 min.
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction
Emeteria is visited by the ghost of her patrón, Teodoro. She believes he has come to take her to the afterlife—but he has more devastating news (in Spanish with English subtitles).
COME SWIM
Written and directed by Kristen Stewart | 2017, U.S.A. | 17 min.
This is a diptych of one man’s day, half impressionist and half realist portraits.
LUCIA, BEFORE AND AFTER
Written and directed by Anu Valia | 2016, U.S.A. | 14 min.
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
After traveling 200 miles, a young woman waits out Texas’ state-mandated 24-hour waiting period before her abortion can proceed.
NIGHT SHIFT
Written and directed by Marshall Tyler | 2017, U.S.A. | 15 min.
Get a glimpse into a day in the life of a bathroom attendant in a Los Angeles nightclub.
PUSSY
Written and directed by Renata Gasiorowska | 2016, Poland | 9 min.
Alone at home one evening, a young girl decides to have a solo pleasure session—but not everything goes according to plan.
TEN METER TOWER
Directed by Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson | 2016, Sweden | 16 min.
People who have never been up a 10-meter diving tower must choose whether to jump or climb down in this entertaining study of people in a vulnerable position (In Swedish with English subtitles).
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.
Admission is pay-what-you-can.
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.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m./Screening begins at 7 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-can.
IndieGrants Sponsors: Mark Jones, Firefly Grip & Electric, LensRentals, Music + Arts Studio
Venue Sponsor: Sullivan Branding
Program:
DEATH$ IN A $MALL TOWN | by Mark Jones | 06:52
A mayor has a unique way to revive the fortunes of his small town that had been losing citizens, businesses, and tourists prior to his taking office.
RETURNS | by Joseph Carr | 13:00
A team of booksellers seek meaning during a late-night shift at their struggling, independent bookstore.
ON SUFFERINGS OF THE WORLD | by JEBA | 04:35
A photographer and model experience ennui, obsession, and romance set to a reading of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
BROKE DICK DOG | by GB Shannon | 12:00
Three newly acquainted brothers track down the absent and unapologetic father whom they’ve never met.
SILVER ELVES | by Morgan Jon Fox | 07:40
A 20-year-old Memphis college student leaves his apartment at 7 a.m. on a Friday morning and is never seen again.
DIRTY MONEY | by Jonas Schubach | 07:34
A poor janitor finds a mysterious bag of money while cleaning a men’s restroom in a mall. When he leaves the scene in panic, another man makes the wrong decision in his place.
HOW TO SKIN A CAT | by Laura Jean Hocking and C Scott McCoy | 18:58
Two couples embark on an ill-advised road trip.
CARBIKE | by Sarah Fleming | 11:48
An Asian couple take a journey throughout the city of Memphis in a peculiar vehicle — a carbike. Hiro and Liliko arrive in Memphis to visit friends and tour the city. They discover the carbike in their host’s garage and decide to take a ride, visiting some of Memphis’s hidden landscapes.
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: The 4th — Jamie just needs some lighter fluid, but terrible luck fuels a comedy of errors as his Fourth of July party goes awry.
Admission is pay-what-you-can.
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.
This month: Ottawa Animated Shorts
Best of the 2016 Ottawa International short films, from cutting-edge to quirky, the largest animation event in North America.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m./Screening begins at 7 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-can.