‘Young Warriors’ is more than a movie made in Memphis; it’s the start of a film ecosystem in Memphis
Director Kevin Sepe gives a behind the scenes interview for the movie, “Young Warriors,” which is being filmed at the Memphis Botanic Garden Jan. 9, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
As cameras prepared to power down last week, the independent feature film “Young Warriors” is wrapping up a shoot that producers say represents more than just another movie made in Memphis.
For the local team behind the project, it’s a marker of something bigger: a growing film infrastructure rooted in Memphis talent, Memphis neighborhoods and Memphis stories with national-caliber actors helping bring it to the screen.
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Christin Yates
Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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