Mississippi has given rise to some incredible artistic talents, from Tennessee Williams to Elvis Presley and B.B. King to William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Morgan Freeman. The very soil seems to teem with creative potential.
Bolstered by attractive tax rebates and similarly attractive scenery, Mississippi has enjoyed a significant presence from the film production community.
Major Hollywood projects and smaller indies have set up shop and are shooting in the Magnolia state. Mississippi’s “Hub” City, Hattiesburg, is working to bring to the state a premiere film festival to showcase the state’s burgeoning film industry.
Now in its fifth year, FSFX seeks to pay homage to Mississippi’s rich creative legacy and to foster and give voice to independent filmmakers from Mississippi and around the world.
“We hope to provide a platform for emerging artists to showcase and talk about their films, to network with other filmmakers and to advertise, in a way, the wonderfully complex creative power and culture that continues to percolate through our state and her people,” said FSFX Director Miles Doleac.
Each year, FSFX also hosts a film series and other special events, in addition to competition features and shorts.
“This year we are proud to celebrate Music at the Movies, showcasing the influence of Mississippi talents like Elvis, our great blues artists, and others and their contributions to the world of cinema,” Doleac said.
Screenings
Sunday, June 16:
• 6:30: Red Carpet arrivals and cocktails
• 7:30: King Creole, Music in the Movies series
• 9:30: Viva Las Vegas, Music in the Movies series
June 17, 5 pm, Theater 1:
Music Video/Dance Block:
• Life Is: 4:26
•To Wonder at the World Above: 7:34
• Sometime (A Mini-Musical): 24 minutes
• Exist with us: The Squid and the Whale: 25:06
• The Meaning of Us: 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Block Runtime: 1:07:12
• 6:30: Shannon Shea on VFX in Jurassic Park
June 17, 7:30, Theater 1:
Doc Block
• Young Blood: The Mass Shooting Generation Takes Action: 17:00
• Always in Season: 1:28:00
Block Runtime: 1:45:00
June 17, 6:45, Theater 2:
• The Last Waltz, Music in the Movies series
June 17, 9:30 pm, Theater 1:
• Hoodies: 24:00
• 2: 1:20:00
Block Runtime: 1:44:00
June 17, 9:30 pm, Theater 2:
• Purple Rain, Music in the Movies series
June 18, 5 pm, Theater 1
• Times Gone By, 12:00
• Parallel, 11:00
• Crisis Act, 11:28
• Panda: 35:44
• Silver Slipper: 58:37
Block Runtime: 2:08:49
June 18, 7:30, Theater 1:
• Alienated: 5:00
• Triggered: 1:49:31
Block Runtime: 1:54:31
June 18, 7:35, Theater 2:
• The Dark Crystal, with live orchestration, Music in the Movies series
*Large theater. This will be a popular event.
June 18, 9:30, Theater 1:
This is Spinal Tap, Music in the Movies series
Wednesday, June 19
4:00: THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FILM PRODUCTION
w/ MS Film Office Director Nina Parikh, president of MS Film Alliance Melanie Addington, Filmmakers Michael Williams, Miles Doleac et al
June 19, 5 pm, Theater 1:
• Dusmas Briesmones: 15:27
• Huckleberry Finn & the Widow’s Mite: 16:14
• God Gave Us Grace: 27:06
• Kerosene: Legend of the Shadow Man: 24:00
• Bo McGraw and the UFO, 44 minutes
Block runtime: 2:06:47
June 19, 6:45, Grand Lobby:
‘Fosse’ Jazz Class with Rebecca Chandler
June 19, 7:30, Theater 1:
• Game: 15:00
• A Son Inherit: 14:11
• Dead Winter: 15:35
• Ahura: 15:36
• Driven: 1:29:53
Block Runtime: 2:30:15
June 19, 7:55, Theater 2:
All That Jazz, Music in the Movies series
June 19, 8:15, Theater 3:
Almost Famous, Music in the Movies series
June 20, 4 pm, Theater 1
• The Betrayal: 14:56
• Signing Day: 8:00
• A Picture and a Gun: 13:00
• The Turner Exhibit: 24:48
• Just My Type: 10:00
Block Runtime: 1:10:44
June 20, 6:30 pm, Theater 1:
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
June 20, 9 pm, Thirsty Hippo:
FSFX Awards Show and Concert featuring Quint
