The Music of Tim Sutton’s ‘Memphis’ :: Willis Earl Beal, Shirley Ann Lee and Bobby “Blue” Bland

“Like a waking dream...located somewhere between blue midnight and grey dawn”

While the above quote describes Willis Earl Beal’s self-released 2014 collection, Experiments in Time, it can easily be applied to Beal’s latest vehicle as well -- the minimalist film Memphis, written and directed by Tim Sutton. Shot on a low budget and quietly released in 2014, the semi-autobiographical Memphis is a beautifully vivid experiment in naturalistic observation.

Filmed on location,

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