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    Film: The Interrupters

    Film: The Interrupters

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

    November 6, 2011

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    Part of the Indie Memphis Film Festival
    Indie Memphis Film Festival presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc.
    Memphis Brooks Museum of ArtHoop Dreams filmmaker Steve James delivers a moving and surprising story of three individuals who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. Shot over the course of a year, this documentary film follows Ameena, Cobe and Eddie as they undergo journeys of hope and redemption during a period marked by high-profile incidents including the brutal beating of high schooler Derrion Albert, whose death was caught on videotape. Admission: $6 mem/$8 non-mem/Free for VIP Film Pass holders.

    The Indie Memphis Film Festival returns to the Brooks and other Midtown locations this November 3-6, presenting a dynamic and engaging weekend of the best new independent features, documentaries and short films from across the country, and providing a showcase for new work by Memphis filmmakers. Named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals, the fourteen-year-old event inspires and connects, transforming the city best known as "the home of the Blues and the birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll" into a connecting point for filmmakers, artists, musicians and audiences. For ticket information and a full festival schedule, please visit www.indiememphis.com.

    Director: Steve James
    U.S.A. | 2011 | 2 hours 5 minutes


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        Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

        1934 Poplar Avenue
        Memphis, TN 38112

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        Info Phone: 901.544.6208

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        November 6, 2011

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        11/06/2011, 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM

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