The Malco Summer Drive In will be one of the host locations for Sundance Film Festival premiering movies over six nights.
Filmmakers and film lovers won’t be flocking to Utah this week for the Sundance Film Festival. Instead, some of the films will be coming to Memphis.
The in-person festival was canceled this year due to COVID-19. Satellite locations throughout the country were chosen instead to premiere the movies including Indie Memphis.
Over the course of six nights, movies will premiere at the Malco Summer Drive-In.
Indie Memphis Executive Director Ryan Watt said it’s no exaggeration to say that the event is an once in a lifetime opportunity.
“You’re literally the first audience to ever see this movie in the world because it will be premiering at the same time in other cities,” Watt said. “You’ll see a custom introduction by the filmmaker that Sundance has put together.”
Over the years, Indie Memphis has forged a relationship with Sundance which landed them on the list of satellite cities plus allowed some choice in the film selections that will be played.
