THE ARTS INTERVIEWS: A COMPILATION

Year: 2008

Running Time: 54:00

Filmmaker: Joann Self Selvidge

Category: Documentary Short

Synopsis: Created to celebrate the lives and creative work of older regional artists who have made a significant contribution to Memphis and the art world, this compilation weaves together a beautiful narrative from thirteen in-depth interviews with painters, photographers, and sculptors. Subjects include George Hunt, Marjorie Liebman, Dolph Smith, Ernest Withers, Billy Price Carroll, Larry Edwards, Dick Knowles, Veda Reed, Murray Riss, Ted Rust, Agnes Stark, Mahaffey White, and Steve Yee.

Screenings: Indie Memphis Film Festival

Joann Self Selvidge is the founder and executive director of True Story Pictures, a nonprofit with a mission to document stories that educate, inspire, and connect our communities. Her first feature-length documentary was THE WLOK STORY (2002), an acclaimed film about the history of the first African American owned radio station in Tennessee. Since 2004, she has produced and directed 17 life story films called THE ARTS INTERVIEWS, which celebrate older regional artists. Her current project is a feature-length version of VOICES OF JERICHO, a short doc that won Best Documentary at the 2007 Indie Memphis Film Festival. The piece follows four individuals with mental illness as they navigate their way out of the criminal justice system.

Day: Wednesday, March 25

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Derby Building Room 16, Lyon College

Admission: $5 / $4 / $3

Filmmaker Joann Self Selvidge Attending