Here is an announcement for a film project in Chattanooga:

The City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture (EAC) and the Chattanooga SE Tennessee Film Commission announce resumes for Local Crew are now being accepted for the film 42. Please email resumes to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Do NOT send headshots and contact information for baseball players or extras to this email address. Catrett Locke Casting (Atlanta, Georgia) is handling the casting. Please like their Facebook page for Tennessee (www.facebook.com/CLCastingTN) where they will be posting regular updates.

Catrett Locke Casting says: “We are currently looking for experienced Caucasian and African American baseball players ages 25-38. If you or someone you know fits the bill and has open availability and a flexible schedule, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please include 3 pictures (head and body) age, height, weight, and list baseball experience, including position.

If you are interested in being an extra, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please include 3 pictures (head and body) actual age, height, weight, and all contact information. Please put your ethnicity and age in the subject box.

EAC Administrator and Film Commissioner Missy Crutchfield said, “We want to remind everyone of the film and theatre opportunities and success we have had, and encourage those who are interested in this and upcoming casting notices and calls for local crew for the Chattanooga SE Tennessee region, to please “LIKE” the Chattanooga SE Tennessee Film Commission Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ChattanoogaFilmCommission).”

For more information about the Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission or the City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture contact Melissa Turner (423) 425-7826 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Memphis filmmaker Brian Pera is preparing to shoot his film Only Child in April, which is being assisted by the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.

The film will star Grace Zabriskie, Amy LaVere and Lindsey Roberts. LaVere's character of Loretta was introduced in Pera's Woman's Picture, also filmed in Memphis with assistance from the Commission. 

For information on Pera's latest project, see John Beifuss' blog posting here.

The film's website is here.

On April 18-20, 2012, The Annual Civil Rights and Human Rights Conference by The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis explores the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and the civil rights legacy of Benjamin L. Hooks.

A documentary on the life of Mr. Hooks — Duty of the Hour — is the capstone event of the conference.

Born and raised in Memphis during the era of segregation and Jim Crow, the biographical details of Ben Hooks’ life constitute a fascinating and revelatory film about the African American experience. The hour-long documentary focuses on Hooks’ civil rights activism and how he shaped governmental policy as the first African American Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and later as the Executive Director of the NAACP.

The documentary features interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Vernon Jordan (former CEO of the Urban League), U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Benjamin T. Jealous (CEO of the NAACP), local Memphis civil rights activists, and many others.

Click here for a look at a 30-second trailer of this extraordinary film.

The Red Carpet Premiere of the documentary begins with ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. on April 20, 2012 at the Orpheum. Tickets for the premiere benefit the Institute and are $125. They may be purchased online here and at the conference.

Go here for more information about the conference.

The documentary was directed and written by Reece Luke Auguiste, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Visit the documentary website here to learn about Duty of the Hour.

Here's a notice from MTV casting couples for a reality show:

MTV is looking for people with relationship drama!

Are you in a rocky relationship with a bad boy? Do some of your friends hate your boyfriend while others thinks he's a great guy? Is he funny and charming in public, then a complete jerk once you get home? Do people say that you have a lot going for you and that your boyfriend doesn't deserve you? If so, we want to hear your story!

MTV is looking for people in complicated relationships, who just can't get enough of the drama!

If you find yourself defending your boyfriend to your friends and family, then share your story with us. Does he promise to call you and 3 days later you're just hoping he'll text? Do you have to balance between the awful, drama-filled moments and the really great, amazing ones? Does everyone tell you your boyfriend is a bad boy?

We are looking for couples who appear to be between the ages of 16 and 25 who have been dating for at least 3 months. If this sounds like your relationship, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a picture of yourself and your "boyfriend," your location, phone number, and a brief paragraph telling us about yourself and explaining why your relationship is so complicated!