Your Friend, Memphis

Memphis is wild at heart. He lives on the edge, pursuing his dreams with grit. But as a young man with cerebral palsy, living without government support, Memphis feels stuck. Saddled with their own baggage, Memphis’ parents waver between supporting his desire for independence and pushing him towards a more pragmatic reality. Seneca, his best friend, struggles to reconcile her own big ambitions with her small town life – and her relationship with Memphis. Shot over five years, debut director David Zucker’s Your Friend, Memphis is an intimate portrait of Memphis’ dogged determination: to bridge the distance between the world’s expectations and his own aspirations, no matter what.

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Credits

Director:

David Zucker

Executive Producer:

Susan Bedusa, Doug Tirola

Producer:

Luke Terrell, Benjamin Edelman

Cinematographer:

David Zucker

Editor:

David Zucker, Darrin Navarro, ACE, Jody McVeigh-Schultz

Sound Designer:

Jacob Misrach-Bloomfield, Greg Francis, Michel Holbrook

Music:

Saul Simon MacWilliams, Billy Libby

Additional Credits:

Consulting Producer: Shaina Ghuraya, Consulting Producer: Robert Kanter, Associate Producer: Reid Davenport

Contact

Distributor:

Ben Schwartz
schwartz@submarine.com

Public Film Contact:

Cupcake Tuesday Pictures
yourfriendmemphis@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Sylvia Desroschers
sdesrochers@mprm.com
213.840.2309

Sales Agent:

Submarine Entertainment

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2022
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93 mins