"Indie Memphis has a good natured urgency and freewheeling ingenuity most festivals can only hope for and wealthy festivals . . . can rarely pull off."
— Brandon Harris, Filmmaker magazine

"Indie Memphis is a fantastic, well-curated festival blessed with hometown strengths -- the city's special cultural and political history as well as its great food -- that other fests can only dream about."
— Scott Macaulay, Editor-in-Chief of Filmmaker magazine

“Indie Memphis has so much that I look for in a film festival: programming with a thoughtful and idiosyncratic point of view that reflects its leadership, and reaches out to promising new filmmakers whose work has an unmistakable sense of place; an excited and eager community that attends the films in force looking to be surprised by the fare, rather than congratulated for coming out; and, oh yeah, barbecue.”
— Elvis Mitchell, host of KCRW's The Treatment

OUR 2014 FESTVAL In the News

Beifuss: ‘Boyhood,' ‘Budapest' lead best movies of 2014 - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Dec. 26, 2014)

Mark Richens' Night Notes: North Mississippi Allstars 'World Boogie Is Coming' at Indie Memphis - Mark Richens, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 4, 2014)

Chris Herrington's Morning Riff: ‘Heathers,' ‘Hoop Dreams' at Indie Memphis - Chris Herrington, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 3, 2014)

Indie Memphis Awards Cap Exciting Weekend Of Film - Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer (Nov. 3, 2014)

Indie Memphis Award Winners, Encore Screenings Announced - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 2, 2014) 

Indie Memphis Film Fest gets down to business - Greg Akers, Memphis Business Journal (Oct. 31, 2014)

The Soundtrack to Indie Memphis - JD Reager, Memphis Flyer (Oct. 30, 2014)

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2014: The 17th annual cinema celebration combines cinema classics with the 'Shock of the New' - Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer (Oct. 30, 2014) 

Indie Memphis Daily: Sunday Viewer's Guide - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 30, 2014) 

Indie Memphis Daily: Saturday Viewer's Guide - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 30, 2014) 

Indie Memphis Daily: Friday Viewer's Guide - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 30, 2014) 

Indie Memphis Daily: Thursday Viewer's Guide - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 30, 2014) 

Movie Review: Rory Culkin is no angel in intense ‘Gabriel' at Indie Memphis - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 27, 2014) 

‘Hoop Dreams,' ‘Heathers,' fest favorites and Oscar hopefuls highlight Indie Memphis slate - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 2, 2014)

We won! Thanks to everyone who voted for Indie Memphis in the First Tennessee Foundation's 150 Days of Giving -- and an even bigger thanks to the First Tennessee Foundation for giving away $5,000 to 150 non-profits, including us :) 

OUR 2013 festival in the news: 

Indie Memphis Prizes Unheralded Indies in 16th Edition - Brandon Harris, Filmmaker Magazine (Nov. 10, 2013) 

'Short Term 12' - A Review: To Live a Life Not Knowing What a Normal Life's Like - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 8, 2013)

'Short Term 12,' 'It Felt Like Love' Among Indie Memphis Award Winners - Sarah Salovaara, IndieWire (Nov. 4, 2013)  

Indie Memphis film fest is a wrap, with some local filmmakers grabbing awards - Chris Herrington, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 4, 2013)

Indie Memphis: Sunday - Greg Akers, The Memphis Flyer  (Nov. 3, 2013) 

Indie Memphis: Saturday - Greg Akers, The Memphis Flyer (Nov. 1, 2013) 

Indie Memphis: Friday - Greg Akers, The Memphis Flyer (Nov. 1, 2013)

Sixteenth Indie Memphis film fest showcases an evolving vanguard of new filmmakers - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal  (Nov. 1, 2013) 

Indie Memphis Spotlight: What I Love About 'What I Love About Concrete' - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Nov. 1, 2013) 

Meanwhile At Indie Memphis: This year’s film fest is the biggest, baddest, Indie-est Memphis-est one yet - The Memphis Flyer (Oct. 31, 2013)

Indie Memphis: Thursday - Greg Akers, The Memphis Flyer (Oct. 31, 2013) 

H4: Head that Wears a Crown - Chris Davis, The Memphis Flyer (Oct. 31, 2013) 

Grifters Reunion: Music documentary reunites Memphis’ Grifters - J.D. Reager, The Memphis Flyer  (Oct. 31, 2013)

Stones on Film: Lost doc shows Rolling Stones at '65 peak - Bob Mehr, The Commercial Appeal  (Oct. 31, 2013)

Hi Style: Soul great Teenie Hodges is subject of intimate Indie Memphis doc - Bob Mehr, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 31, 2013)

Local music films at Indie Memphis - Bob Mehr, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 31, 2013)

Indie Memphis Highlights - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal (Oct. 31, 2013) 

Indie Memphis Review: 'Escape From Tomorrow' - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal  (Oct. 24, 2013)

Indie Memphis Opening Night Lineup - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal  (Oct. 24, 2013) 

 Indie Memphis Fest announces strong movie lineup - John Beifuss, The Commercial Appeal  (Oct. 3, 2013)

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