Documentary Feature, 1 hour, 58 Min.
Directed by: Robert Allen Parker & Nan Hackman
Showing at the Oxford Film Festival
Friday, February 7 at 8 pm and Sunday, February 9 at 4 pm
Memphis, Tennessee has a long and varied music history. It would be impossible to sum up the contributions artists from the Bluff City have made to modern music over the years in one film, or perhaps even a handful of films. Luckily for us there have been a couple of good ones in the last two years that have documented some parts of the scene. Hopefully, you saw the film Antenna at last year’s Oxford Film Festival. This year you’ve got to see Meanwhile In Memphis.
This is a well produced, quality documentation that covers bands such as Mudboy & The Neutrons (featuring the late great Jim Dickinson), Tav Falco, The Klitz, Grifters, Monsieur Jeffrey Evans, ‘68 Comeback, The Oblivians, Harlan T. Bobo, Reigning Sound, and more. Memphis Rap artists are also featured including Al Kapone, Gansta Blac, DJ Spanish Fly, and others.
For more film recommendations at the 2014 Oxford Film Festival, please pick up a copy or download The Local Voice #197.
