For Memphis film, ‘It Takes a Village’

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 29, 2025 11:51 AM CT | Published: June 29, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Screenwriter says the project is “proof and inspiration that you don’t have to go all the way to Los Angeles or New York to produce art or to work on a film set,”

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Sarai Bennett

Sarai Bennett

Sarai Bennett is a recent graduate from the University of Memphis with a B.A. in broadcast journalism and minor in communications. She is a native Memphian.


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