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Spillit/Shoot And Splice: Tales From the Set

Spillit, Indie Memphis, and Crosstown Arts are teaming up for a special Spillit/Shoot and Splice collaboration.

We’re pulling back the curtain and looking at the stories behind films as local filmmakers share their tales from set.

Doors at 6:30 pm | presentation at 7 pm

Shoot and Splice events are free and open to the public. Presented by Spillit, Indie Memphis, and Crosstown Arts.

Storytellers: – Kathy O. Lofton, Donita Sharkey, Morgan Rose Stewart, Nathan Reisman, Noah Glenn, Chris McCoy, Lawrence Matthews

Judges: Curtis C. Jackson, Elle Perry, Troy L. Wiggins
Spillit MC: Josh Campbell

Shoot & Splice: Memphis On Set

National film and television shows (like the Hallmark “Graceland” films & Bluff City Law) have caught on to what an incredible place Memphis is to make their work.  For the September Shoot & Splice, Sharon O’Guin (Deputy Film Commissioner for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission) will talk about the hard work the Commission is doing behind the scenes to both bring national level productions to Memphis and assist local  film and television professionals.  Then hear some on-set experiences from some very talented Memphians, including Kevin Brooks, Kerri Mahoney and Jil Szewski – all three currently working on Bluff City Law.

Shoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaker forum presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.

Free and open to the public
Doors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm

KEVIN BROOKS is a multi-talented film director, writer, cinematographer and editor.  As a senior in the University of Memphis Film Program, Kevin was selected to participate in the Sundance Ignite program.  Kevin has since made several  short films and has won the Memphis Film Prize two years in a row.  Kevin serves as a board member at large for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.  Kevin is currently in pre-production for a feature and works on the set of Bluff City Law.

KERRI MAHONEY is a multidisciplinary designer who has developed print, interactive and product design projects since 1997.  Having a deep love for roots music, Kerri has been working with the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation based in New Orleans, LA since its inception to create marketing materials and merchandise for its annual concert, held in New Orleans. Most recently, she has been designing album art for clients such as Electraphonic Recording, Fat Possum Records, Big Legal Mess Records, Modern Harmonic, Amazon, and Madjack Records.  In between making insanely great record covers, Kerri works in the Art Department for Bluff City Law.

SHARON O’GUIN is the Deputy Film Commissioner for the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.  Founded in 1985 by joint City/County resolution, The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission is the official City/County economic development agency for film and television. The Commission Office works primarily to assist and/or recruit funded projects which will economically impact multiple sectors of the local community—local hires, local vendors, etc.

JIL SZEWSKI is currently the Art Department Coordinator for Bluff City Law.  Jil has worked as an art department production coordinator for many television and film productions, including Bluff City Law, Truth Be Told, Wedding At Graceland, The Kids Are Alright, How To Get Away with Murder, Ballers, Pitch, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Ken Jeong Made Me Do It, Whitney, Rock My RV, Only Lovers Left Alive and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.

Shoot & Splice: Filmmaker Opportunities

Join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater for a panel discussion on various filmmaker opportunities, including grants, residencies, and other supporting services.

Panelists include Indie Memphis’ Artist Services Director Joseph Carr to discuss the IndieGrant program, Crosstown Arts Residency Manager Mary Jo Karimnia to provide information on filmmaker residencies opportunities, and filmmaker Joann Self Selvidge will give tips, insights, and strategies for writing and applying for film grants.

Whether you are seeking funding for your next film project or need dedicated time and resources to commit to your filmmaking career, you won’t want to miss this talk.

Shoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaker forum presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.

Free and open to the public
Doors at 6:30 pm | Presentation at 7 pm

Shoot & Splice: Southern Music Documentaries

Please join Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts for a Shoot & Splice panel discussion on Southern Music Documentaries.

Panelists include filmmakers from The Southern Documentary Project, Mary Knight (SINGING OUT), Rex Jones (BEAUTIFUL JIM), and John Rash (NEGRO TERROR). Moderated by photographer and producer Andrea Morales, the panelists will discuss various aspects of producing music documentaries; from building relationships with musicians to representing diversity in music in the south. To learn more about The Southern Documentary Project, please visit southdocs.org.

Shoot & Splice is a monthly filmmaking discussion presented collaboratively by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.

Doors at 6:30 pm | presentation at 7 pm

About the panelists:
Andrea Morales is a documentary photographer based in Memphis, Tennessee and a producer with the University of Mississippi’s Southern Documentary Project. Her photojournalistic work has been commissioned and published by outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Intercept, and NBC News. She also works with MLK50.com: Justice Through Journalism.

Mary Stanton Knight is a graduate of the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture with an MFA in Documentary Expression. She earned her Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in Integrated Marketing Communications from UM’s School of Journalism. Mary received the North Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance Film Grant through the Oxford Film Festival and the Mississippi Film Alliance Emerging Filmmaker Award both in 2018 for her short documentary film, Dear Hubert Creekmore. Her films have been selected by the Oxford Film Festival, the South Georgia Film Festival, and the UM Film Festival.  Her short music documentary, Singing Out, was selected to open for filmmaker John Rash’s screenings of his award-winning feature documentary NEGRO TERROR on his North Carolina tour in the summer of 2019.

Rex Jones is a filmmaker with the Southern Documentary Project at the University of Mississippi and an instructor in the MFA in Documentary Expression program at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.  Rex’s body of work includes FLAG FLAP OVER MISSISSIPPI (2018), LA FRONTERA (2017) and LONGLEAF: THE HEART OF PINE (2016), which were broadcast on select PBS stations nationwide. BEAUTIFUL JIM (2014) won the Programmers’ Choice Award at the Crossroads Film Festival, A TIME TO ALL THINGS (2014) won the Heritage Award in Preservation Education from the Mississippi Heritage Trust, and A PICKUP LOAD OF PIGS (2011) won the Award for Outstanding Media Product from the Wildlife Society. Rex is also the co-author of LECILE: THIS AIN’T MY FIRST RODEO (2015), which was the winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Excellence in Western Literature.  Rex’s current film, CAMILLE: THE ORIGINAL MONSTER STORM (2019), will make its broadcast premiere in August.

Shoot & Splice: An Evening with Ivan Rodrigues

Join Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis for an evening with our new Memphis-based Brazilian filmmaker, cinematographer, and colorist Ivan Rodrigues.

Ivan will discuss several aspects of filmmaking from an unique perspective of having worked in Brazil, Los Angeles, and now Memphis. He will also share his secrets on how to simulate a “film look” in digital cameras, why film is actually dead, and how to produce a high-quality image when operating with a low budget.

Shoot & Splice is a monthly forum for filmmakers presented collaboratively by Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis.

Doors at 6:30 pm | talk at 7 pm
Location: Crosstown Arts East Atrium in Crosstown Concourse (top of the red spiral stair)

Shoot & Splice Holiday Film Trivia Contest

Throughout the year, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts brings cinematographers, directors, editors, writers, and technicians to Shoot & Splice, our monthly filmmaking forum.

Come help us celebrate the end of another year at the annual Shoot & Splice Holiday Film Trivia Contest presented by film critics John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal and Chris McCoy of the Memphis Flyer.