INDIE MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING: Hometowner Narrative Shorts Competition
Take a look at these amazing shorts created by Memphis’s Own.
WHY LOOK UP, GOD’S IN THE MIRROR
A tale of deception and resurrection, Why Look Up, God’s In the Mirror is a musical film bringing to vision South Memphis rapper Lukah’s album of the same name.
ASH
Ash, a young binary artist, grieves the loss of their mother as they clean out their childhood home.
THUS THEY SPOKE (如是说)
When Manni turns off her camera, how would they face each other towards their intertwined past? This 14-minute docu-drama narrates lost and reconnection among two individuals.
THE RIVER
After discovering the drowning of a little girl, an unnamed narrator describes her community’s response while battling the memories of her own fight with The River in this experimental take on sexual violence, grief, and trauma.
NORDO
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021.
SPIN
A happy-go-lucky baker is thrown for a loop when an unexpected run-in leads her to a startling realization.
R&B
When Blanche, a twenty-five year old woman visits her Grandma Ruby, she expects their reunion to be like it always is; filled with stories, laughter, and her famous soul food dinner. But, when the highly anticipated Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle airs and steals Grandma Ruby’s attention, Blanche soon realizes that she must step up to the “plate” and learn the family traditions despite her modern ideas of womanhood.
LOVESHAKE
When two dessert bar employees’ plans to hook their friends up on a blind date go sour, only one magical beverage could possibly make their romance sweet. Studio Suggs presents “Loveshake” an original romantic comedy. If it’s love you’re makin, then you better start shakin!