Southern Stories
Paul Harrill, Producer/Director
Ashley Maynor, Producer/Director
Quick Feet, Soft Hands - Trailer from Paul Harrill on Vimeo.
About the Filmmakers
Paul Harrill’s narrative films and documentary videos have screened on five continents at film festivals, museums and on television. Harrill’s work has been supported by the Independent Television Service and the Aperture Film Grant and by residencies at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Ashley Maynor is an award-winning documentarian whose films and new media works have been exhibited around the country. Maynor's creative work, outreach and research have been supported by the Southern Humanities Media Fund, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Her most recent documentary, For Memories’ Sake, was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 University Film and Video Association Competition.
About the Film
Southern Stories brings together three films by filmmakers Paul Harrill and Ashley Maynor, drawing upon the filmmakers' Tennessee roots and demonstrating their commitment to regional filmmaking. The program includes the Sundance award-winning short film, Gina, An Actress, Age 29, a story about a budding actress, who is hired to help bust a union-organizing effort; the ITVS co-production, Quick Feet, Soft Hands, which follows a young couple in their pursuit of the American dream; and the Southern Humanities Media Fund documentary, For Memories' Sake, which investigates the life and work of Angela Singer, a southern homemaker who has taken an average of a dozen photos a day for the last 35 years.
Tour Dates & Locations
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Date
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Venue
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City, State
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| Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
East Tennessee State University |
Johnson City, TN |
| Friday, March 4, 2011 |
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art |
Charleston, SC |
| Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
Buckman Performing Arts Center |
Memphis, TN |
| Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
Millsaps College |
Jackson, MS |
| Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
Clemson University |
Clemson, SC |
| Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
Western Carolina University |
Cullowhee, NC |
| Friday, March 11, 2011 |
Center for Documentary Studies @ Duke University |
Durham, NC |
| Monday, March 14, 2011 |
Capri Theatre |
Montgomery, AL |
| Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
Manship Theatre |
Baton Rouge, LA |
| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
Arts Council of Central Louisiana |
Alexandria, LA |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
Lucas Theatre |
Savannah, GA |
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