FILM + VIDEO

    Film: Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

    Film: Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

    Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

    July 17, 2011

    Add Review/Comment

    This sobering documentary about the troubled troubadour who committed suicide at 35 also serves as a brilliant history of social turmoil in America in the '60s. Possessed by the American fantasy and dream he saw projected on the Hollywood screen, Phil Ochs fought for the bright lights of fame and for social justice in equal measure. In the end it was this defining contradiction that would eventually tear him apart. While he never gained the widespread attention he so desperately wanted, his solo shows and his radical politics would generate the kind of controversy that only a true star could attract. Written and directed by Kenneth Bowser, the film weaves together photos, film clips, historic live performances and interviews with an array of people influenced by Ochs, from Sean Penn to Pete Seeger, Joan Baez to Tom Hayden.

    Director: Kenneth Bowser
    U.S.A. | 2011 | 97 minutes


    • At-a-
      Glance

      • Venue Info

        Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

        1934 Poplar Avenue
        Memphis, TN 38112

        Full map and directions

      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $6 Brooks and Indie Memphis mem
        $8 non-mem
        Free with VIP Film Pass

        Info Phone: 901.544.6208

        Buy Tickets

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        July 17, 2011

        Times:

        2:00pm - 3:00pm

      • Accessibility Info
      • Member Reviews

        Add review/comment

        There are currently no reviews/comments for this event. Be the first to add a review/comment, and let folks know what you think!

    • Member
      Reviews

    • Media
      Reviews

      • Media Reviews

        There are currently no media reviews for this event.

    • What's
      Nearby

      • GIVE

      • Wild Abundance Cookbook



        Click here to visit Wild Abundance Publishing, featuring the collectible books Wild Abundance and First Shooting Light. Proceeds from Wild Abundance Publishing support the arts and wildlife conservation.

         

      • ARTS MEMPHIS ON FACEBOOK

      • Twitter Updates

         

      • Find Us


           

      • Get Connected!

        • Sign up for ArtsMemphis events email

        • Watch Art Is Memphis

        • Connect with ArtsMemphis TV

        • Meet the ArtsMemphis Rants & Ravers

      • Supporters

                   



      • Community Partners

                              

      • Artsopolis Network

      Home   |   AboutUs   |   ArtsGiving   |    ArtsSupport   |   ArtsForKids   |   ArtsOutreach

      ArtsMemphis | 119 South Main Street, Suite 500, Memphis Tennessee 38103 | 575 South Mendenhall Road, Memphis Tennessee 38117
      Phone: 901-578-2787 Fax: 901-578-2784

      ©2007 ArtsMemphis