| Memphis | |
| Director: | Tim Sutton |
| Producer: | John Baker |
| Screenplay: | Tim Sutton |
| Starring: | Willis Earl Beal Constance Brantley Larry Dodson Lainie Kazan Curtis Armstrong |
| Music: | Willis Earl Beal |
| Cinematography: | Chris Dapkins |
| Editing: | Seth Bomse |
| Studio: | Alcon Entertainment Belle Pictures The Mark Gordon Company |
| Distributor: | Kino Lorber Sony Pictures Classic |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Memphis is a 2013 musical drama film, directed by Tim Sutton.[1] [2] The film stars Willis Earl Beal in the lead role of talented singer.[3]
The film had its premiere at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2013.[4] The film was also awarded the cinema funding grant by Venice Biennale College.[5]
The film later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.[6] Vimeo acquired the exclusive 30-day worldwide digital window on the film, while Kino Lorber will theatrically release the film.[7]
A singer drifts through Memphis city on a journey of self-discovery.
Memphis received mostly positive reviews from critics. Justin Lowe in his review for The Hollywood Reporter called it "A film of quiet intensity and poetic imagery."[8] Rob Nelson of Variety, praised the film by saying that "(it) is a digressive, daringly experimental study of a flailing musician, magnetically played by accomplished bluesman and poet Willis Earl Beal."[9]