The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers continues at the Capri Theatre on Monday, October 18th. with Writer/Director Tina Mabry presenting her film Mississippi Damned. Ms Mabry will be at the theatre to present her feature film and discuss the film with the audience.
Mississippi Damned will have one show only at 7:30pm. Tickets are available the night of the show and are $6.00 for Capri members and $8.00 for non-members.
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Mississippi Damnedtells the tale of three poor, black kids in rural Mississippi who face the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction and violence. They struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi. Bitterly honest and profoundly subtle, the film captures growing up in a world where possibilities and opportunities seem to die in the face of the suffocating reality of physical and sexual abuse, obsession and a myriad of destructive compulsions.
Tina Mabry is a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Southern California with a M.F.A. in Film Production in 2005. She co-wrote a feature screenplay, "Itty Bitty Titty Committee," which won Best Narrative Feature at SXSW in 2007. Tina participated in the FIND Director's Lab with Mississippi Damned and was awarded the Kodak Film Grant.
Mississippi Damned Website
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The Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour will continue on Monday,November 15 with filmmaker Richard Reininger and his film Artois The Goat.
For a full listing of the Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour for the Capri: Full Capri Schedule
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The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a unique interactive program that brings independent filmmakers and their films into communities throughout the nine-state region served by South Arts, a not-for-profit regional arts organization making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975. South Arts is supported by funding and programming partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts and the state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Special support for Southern Circuit is provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For more information on South Arts and its programs visit South Arts. |
The Capri Theatre is located at 1045 E Fairview Ave in Montgomery, Alabama. The theatre is operated by the non-profit Capri Community Film Society. For more information about the Capri, visit the Capri Theatre Website
The Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour is presented in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Accommodations for the filmmakers are provided by the Lattice Inn in Montgomery. Additional support from Ham Wilson and the Montgomery County Commission.
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