KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana |'That Evening Sun' wins Memphis award
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Associated Press - October 13, 2009 4:04 AM ET
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - "That Evening Sun" starring Hal Holbrook has been named Best Narrative Feature at the 12th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Holbrook portrays a cantankerous octogenarian who fights to remain on his family farm in East Tennessee. The movie was directed by Scott Teems and is based on a short story by William Gay.
The Southern Soul of Independent Film Award went to Scott Crocker's "Ghost Bird," a documentary about the impact in Arkansas of reported sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker, which had been believed to be extinct.
The weeklong festival continues through Thursday at Malice's Studio on the Square at Overtone Square.
Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com
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