Indie Memphis Returns for 28th Festival in November

Indie Memphis is returning for its 28th edition this November. The festival will run from November 5 to 8 at the Halloran Centre and Malco Powerhouse in Memphis.

This year’s opening film is The Lorraine, Sam Pollard’s documentary about the Memphis hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The closing film will be Ira Sachs’ The Man I Love. Other featured titles include the Oscar-contending documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem and the Fantasia breakout Sour Minnows.

Artistic director Brandon Harris said the festival is coming back with a lineup meant to reflect independent cinema’s restless and boundary-pushing spirit. He said the program was chosen to match what he called the city’s southern grit and the complexity of modern life.

The lineup is split into sections including Departures, Documentary, Hometowner, Narrative, Sounds, and Throwbacks. Tickets are on sale now, and the full schedule includes both new films and older restorations.