Two local documentaries are underway that the Commission has been assisting in production.
One is a look at the legendary alt/punk club The Antenna by filmmakers Laura Jean Hocking and C. Scott McCoy. This Sunday (July 25) the husband/wife team will host a Reel To Real segment at the Brooks Museum where they will screen segments from their favorite rock documentaries, as well as footage from their still-in-progress doc.
The Brooks event is 2 p.m. Sunday; tickets are $6 members, $8 non-members. Free with VIP Film Pass. For more information or to purchase tickets call 544-6208.
Go here to read an interview with the filmmakers in the Flyer.
The other documentary is "Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin', a production of Sherman Willmott's Shangri-la Projects. Go to MemphisHeatTheMovie.com for more info.
Meanwhile, John Beifuss has posted something on both documentaries on his blog here.
