There are 48 article(s) tagged Indie Memphis:

• July 2026

  • Memphis Movies This Week: An early look Indie Memphis gem ‘Blue Heron’

    One of 2026’s standout arthouse films so far is coming to Studio on the Square for a one-night Indie Memphis screening.

    By Chris Herrington July 04, 2026

• June 2026

  • Memphis Movies This Week: Spielberg new and old with ‘Disclosure Day’ and ‘Close Encounters’

    Aliens are on the big — and giant — screen in Memphis, and you can stream the portrait of the life of Memphian Maurice White. And somehow, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” brings it all full circle.

    By Chris Herrington June 12, 2026

• April 2026

  • When asked to help bring back Indie Memphis Film Festival, new artistic director ‘jumped at it’

    Brandon Harris returns to his role to curate films for an Indie Memphis Film Festival that, he said in an interview, “runs the gamut of American independent cinema.”

    By Jody Callahan April 08, 2026

• February 2026

  • New leadership at Indie Memphis talks about the festival’s future

    As Indie Memphis bounces back from a year without its signature film festival, the group’s new co-executive director, Alicia George, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s future.

    By Eric Barnes February 13, 2026

  • Any movies opening besides ‘Wuthering Heights?’ We investigate.

    Local screens fill up with everything from Oscar heavyweight “Sentimental Value” to the new “Wuthering Heights,” sci‑fi comedies, fresh horror, and special showings of “Zappa,” “Grease” and a 40th‑anniversary “Pretty in Pink.”

    By Chris Herrington February 12, 2026

  • New leadership at Indie Memphis hopes to revive beloved nonprofit

    The festival is expected to span much of the South Main district, with films being screened at Malco’s Powerhouse Cinema and the Orpheum’s Halloran Centre, while Central Station and other venues in the area will host parties and other festival events.

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    By Jody Callahan February 06, 2026

  • Indie Memphis announces 2026 comeback for film festival with new leadership

    The festival will be held in Downtown’s South Main Arts District, with the selected films being shown in Malco’s Powerhouse Cinema as well as the Orpheum’s Halloran Centre.

    By Jody Callahan February 05, 2026

• April 2025

  • Indie Memphis exec: ‘Absolutely no plans’ for nonprofit to end

    Indie Memphis announced Friday it was “pausing” programming, but the organization is adamant the “intermission isn’t goodbye.”

    By Jody Callahan April 04, 2025

• November 2024

  • Indie Memphis returns — a viewer’s guide

    The 27th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival starts Thursday with potential sleeper hits, films of local interest and movies you may not see anywhere else. 

    By Chris Herrington November 12, 2024

• October 2024

  • Indie Memphis announces film-fest slate, featuring ‘Nickel Boys’

    One of the year’s most highly anticipated films, an adaptation of author Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel “Nickel Boys,” will be the centerpiece selection of the 27th Indie Memphis Film Festival.

    By Chris Herrington October 16, 2024

• October 2023

  • Raven Jackson sells out Indie Memphis screening ahead of national release

    “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” was not filmed in Memphis or in Tennessee. But Memphis and Tennessee have left indelible marks on the A24 film.

    By Elle Perry October 27, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Halloween hike, underwater bubbles and ‘Beetlejuice’

    This week, 1990s R&B legends Tony! Toni! Tone! play the Orpheum, spooky double dutch comes to Tom Lee and you can sample your way around India at the Agricenter.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry, BJ Gibbs October 26, 2023

• July 2023

  • Meet Indie Memphis’ 2023 Black Filmmaker Residency, Fellowship recipients

    Both recipients receive a $7,500 unrestricted cash grant during their two-month program.

    By Elle Perry July 26, 2023

• March 2023

  • The To-Do List: Legos, chalk, beer Olympics and a Red Bull dance off

    This week, Master Gardeners get the garden party started, U of M dance students present new works and “Ink” tells the story of Robert Murdoch’s rise.

    By Elle Perry, Bianca Phillips March 23, 2023

• December 2022

  • That’s the ticket! Local company changes film festival scene

    This season, Sundance Film Festival attendees will buy their passes through Eventive, a ticketing app made for Indie Memphis by 15-year-old Theo Patt in 2015. 

    By Jane Roberts December 08, 2022

• October 2022

  • Memphis celebrates Wattstax anniversary with film screening

    The concert sometimes called the “Black Woodstock” turns 50 this year.

    By Judaea Driscoll October 03, 2022

• August 2022

  • New film to be a ‘Slice’ of Black swim culture in Memphis

    Zaire Love is the woman behind “Slice,” a short documentary about the style of pool diving mostly practiced among Black youth and men in the Memphis area. 

    By Jasmine McCraven August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • The To-Do List: Summer booze, South Main and a fest for Black and brown filmmakers

    This week, see cult classics from John Waters and David Lynch, explore an interactive art exhibition made from guitar cords and microphones and take a trip to Southern Decadence at MOSH.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry July 28, 2022

• March 2022

  • The To-Do List: Farmers markets, ‘Remembering MLK’ and a party in the park

    This week, Opera Memphis kicks off 30 Days of Opera, animatronic dinos stomp into the Renasant Convention Center and an art show at Tone explores gender and gender variation.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry March 31, 2022

• February 2022

  • Herrington: Todd Snider’s and the Drive-By Truckers’ Memphis songs

    A generation ago, Todd Snider and the Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood and Mike Conley were all struggling Memphis musicians. With Snider and the Truckers back in town on the same night, here’s a listening guide to their Memphis-inspired songs. 

    By Chris Herrington February 04, 2022

• January 2022

  • A guide to the Sundance Film Fest screenings in Memphis this month

    Indie Memphis will host eight screenings from the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, one of seven “satellite” hosts for this year’s Utah-based festival. 

    By Chris Herrington January 06, 2022

  • The To-Do List: Home tours, Elvis’ birthday and Black Nerd Power

    Microcinema, the Mallory-Neely House and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra are all on the table this week. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 06, 2022

• September 2021

  • Sundance Satellite Screenings returning to Memphis

    The Satellite Screenings take place across the country during the festival’s closing weekend Friday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 30.

    By Jasmine McCraven September 28, 2021

• August 2021

  • Indie Memphis brings film fest back to Overton Square in October

    Masks will be required at indoor festival screenings, with partial theater capacity for social distancing. 

    By Chris Herrington August 02, 2021

• March 2021

  • Indie Memphis names new executive director

    Knox Shelton, who has been executive director of Literacy Mid-South since 2016, will take over the lead role at Indie Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 04, 2021