10/21/2026
🎺🎺🎺ANNOUNCING The Winner of The Memphis-Porretta Cinematography Film Prize…”Damaged Goods” Director of Photography Jason Thibodeaux! A native Memphian and University of Memphis Film/Video Graduate, Thibodeaux’s cinematography -as illustrated in a sequence of related scenes -was selected from the work of ten other applicants.
The all-Memphis crew of this “noir” thriller was led by Director/Writer Daniel R. Ferrell. Darius Wallace plays the lead -Private Detective Charles Harlan. Several other Memphis actors play co-starring or featured roles.
The Prize? The European premiere of this made-in-Memphis independent film at The Porretta Film Festival ( Festival del Cinema di Porretta Terme) on “Memphis Day”-December 12, 2026. What’s more— Thibodeaux wins a round-trip ticket to Porretta- provided by Sponsors J.W. & Kathy Gibson and Richard & Deborah Ross. ( Sponsor list incomplete at this time.) Accommodations provided by The Porretta Film Festival. Belissimo!!
