Welcome Suzi Yoonessi to the Tour!

After a great first screening of Dear Lemon Lima with its producer, Jonako Donley, we are happy to welcome Suzi Yoonessi to the tour. Suzi is the director of Dear Lemon Lima and will be travelling with the film along the Southern Circuit. And while we are sad to see Jonako go, we are very excited to have Suzi on the tour! Her first screening will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Madison-Morgan Cultural Center.

Suzi Yoonessi's first feature film, Dear Lemon Lima, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the San Francisco Asian Film Festival, among several other filmmaking awards. Dear Lemon Lima, was developed with the support of an ITVS Feature Development Grant, a FIND Kodak Grant and a Tribeca Film Institute post-production grant. Yoonessi also associate- produced the Cannes and Sundance award-winning Me And You And Everyone We Know, written and directed by Miranda July.

Southern Circuit Welcomes Jean Marie Offenbacher and "Tea on the Axis of Evil"

South Arts welcomes Producer/Director Jean Marie Offenbacher with her feature documentary film "Tea on the Axis of Evil." Jean Marie will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Thursday, April 22, at The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and concluding on Friday, April 30, at the Historic Polk Theatre in Lakeland, FL. Along the way, the film will also screen at The Grand Theatre in Fitzgerald, GA; the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in Madison, GA; and the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, GA.

More about Jean Marie Offenbacher, "Tea on the Axis of Evial," and the tour schedule

Web site for "Tea on the Axis of Evil"

Audio interview with Jean Marie Offenbacher

Southern Circuit Welcomes Jen White and "Between Floors"

South Arts welcomes Producer/Director Jen White with her fascinating feature film "Between Floors." Jen will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Monday, April 5, at the Arts Council of Central Louisiana in Alexandria, LA, and concluding on Friday, April 16, with a screening presented by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham, NC. Along the way, the film will also screen at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY; Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN; Mobile Arts Council in Mobile, AL; Capri Theatre in Montgomery, AL; Millsaps College in Jackson, MS; Clemson University in Clemson, SC; and Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.

More about Jen White, "Between Floors," and the tour schedule

Web site for "Between Floors"

Audio interview with Jen White

Southern Circuit Welcomes Karen Hunter and "Bleacher Boys"

South Arts welcomes Producer Karen Hunter with her insightful and touching documentary film "Bleacher Boys." Karen will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Wednesday, March 31, at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA, and concluding on Sunday, April 11, at The Arts Council in Stuart, FL. Along the way, the film will also screen at Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs, MS; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN; Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University in Auburn, AL; Imperial Theatre in Augusta, GA; Stanback Museum and Planetarium at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC; the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville, SC; and the University of North Florida Fine Arts Center in Jacksonville, FL.

More about Karen Hunter, "Bleacher Boys," and the tour schedule

Web site for "Bleacher Boys"

Audio interview with Karen Hunter

Southern Circuit Welcomes Zack Godshall and "God's Architects"

South Arts welcomes Producer/Director Zack Godshall with his insightful documentary film "God's Architects." Zack will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Tuesday, March 16, at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, and concluding on Friday, March 26, with a screening presented by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham, NC. Along the way, the film will also screen at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN; Arts Council of Central Louisiana in Alexandria, LA; Mobile Arts Council in Mobile, AL; Capri Theatre in Montgomery, AL; Millsaps College in Jackson, MS; Clemson University in Clemson, SC; and Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.

More about Zack Godshall, "God's Architects," and the tour schedule

Web site for "God's Architects"

Audio interview with Zack Godshall

Southern Circuit Welcomes Tonya Holly and Lily Holly with "When I Find the Ocean"

South Arts welcomes Writer/Director Tonya Holly and actress Lily Holly with their feature film "When I Find the Ocean." Tonya and Lily will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Wednesday, March 10, at The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and concluding on Wednesday, March 17, at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, GA. Along the way, the film will also screen at the Historic Polk Theatre in Lakeland, FL; The Grand Theatre in Fitzgerald, GA; and the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in Madison, GA.

More about Tonya Holly, "When I Find the Ocean," and the tour schedule

Web site for "When I Find the Ocean"

Audio interview with Tonya Holly

Southern Circuit Welcomes Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates with "The Reckoning"

Southern Arts Federation welcomes Producer Paco de Onis and Director Pamela Yates with their important documentary film "The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court." Paco and Pamela will be on the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers beginning Wednesday, March 3, at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA, and concluding on Sunday, March 14, at The Arts Council in Stuart, FL. Along the way, the film will also screen at Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs, MS; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN; Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University in Auburn, AL; Imperial Theatre in Augusta, GA; Stanback Museum and Planetarium at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC; the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville, SC; and the University of North Florida Fine Arts Center in Jacksonville, FL.

More about Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates, "The Reckoning," and the tour schedule

Web site for "The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court"

Audio interview with Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates