Soul of the City Film Premiere Event

October 10, 2020 @ 10:00AM — September 30, 2021 @ 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

The history of Memphis is revealed through tales of times gone by. Meet our residents as they tell their own stories, and learn what makes Elmwood Cemetery the most historic ground in Memphis. We'll bring it to you this year. You don't even have to put on shoes.

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The Soul of the City Event returns Saturday, October 10th.

There are currently no tickets available for this event, but you can still make a donation.

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It's a new twist on an event you've come to love!

Join us online on Saturday, October 10th at 7:00 pm for the Soul of the City Film Premiere, benefiting Elmwood Cemetery!

We can't safely invite hundreds of our friends to the cemetery for the normal costume tour that takes place every October, so instead we're bringing it to your home. That's right! You'll meet historical figures from Memphis' past: mayors, famed photographers, musicians, tragic figures, scoundrels, judges, and more.

You'll also be treated to Elmwood facts and ephemera! Hear from our deeply knowledgeable staff and volunteers and learn about what makes Elmwood so precious, like cradle gardening, tree facts, historic photography, our archived documents, and treasured antiques not seen elsewhere in town.

The film will premiere online and it will be free to all, broadcast from YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook.

And you can still participate from home. Buy in to the event at the level of your choice, either as a Sponsor, or as a Participant!

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Thank you to our sponsors:

Lisa & Bayard Snowden
LaUna & Chris Brubaker
Carol & Will Leatherman
Louise & Calvin Turley
Molly & Robert Gooch
Nora & Dan Conaway
Dale Schaefer
Vincent Astor
Jim Duncan
Carolyn & Michael Fisher
Holly & Alexander Snowden
Jennifer VanDeveer
Marsha & George Baird
Mary & Sid Selvidge
Cathi & Paul Johnson
Kat & Dave Schwartz
Phyllis Petersen
Ellen Stinson & Kevin Rardin
Barrie Simpson
Laurie Monypeny

Sponsorship

$300 – Gravedigger Sponsorship level! Company logo or name will be listed at the end of the film as a sponsor. Charcuterie board for 4, 2 bottles of wine delivered to your door the day of the event. You will also receive an audio tour download and DVD mailed to you! Social media, website, and newsletter recognition.

$500 – Pallbearer Sponsorship level! Your company logo or name will be featured during the film as well as in the producer credits. You will receive a charcuterie board for 6, plus 2 bottles of wine, 1 six pack of Wiseacre beer delivered to your home the day of the premier. You will also receive an audio tour download and DVD mailed to you! Social media, website, and newsletter recognition.

$1,000 – Undertaker Sponsorship level! You will receive a commercial during the film, to be filmed at your home, business, or location of choice, by Memphis filmmaker Willy Bearden! A charcuterie board for 6 delivered to your home plus 2 bottles of wine and 2 six packs of Wiseacre beer. You will also receive an audio tour download and 2 DVDs mailed to you! Social media, website, and newsletter recognition.

$5,000 – PRESENTING SPONSOR. You will receive a 30 second commercial during the film, to be filmed at your home, business, or location of choice, by Memphis filmmaker Willy Bearden! A charcuterie board for 15 delivered to your home plus 4 bottles of wine and 4 six packs of Wiseacre beer. You will receive 6 copies of the DVD mailed to you and the audio tour download. The Presenting Sponsor gets to name the event, website and social media recognition, as well as appear in any paid print advertisements that the cemetery purchases. Newsletter recognition.

Participant Levels

$20 – Shadow Package! Free download link for Elmwood’s audio tour with donation

$40 – Apparition Package! Free download link for Elmwood’s audio tour, plus DVD mailed to you with donation

$75 – Phantom Package! Free download link for Elmwood’s audio tour, DVD mailed to you with Images of America book with donation

$125 – Spectre Package! Producer credit! Free audio tour download, DVD mailed to you, AND a dessert/cheese charcuterie board for 2 delivered the day of the event to your home.

$200 – Spirit Package! Producer credit! Free audio tour download, DVD mailed to you, AND a dessert/cheese charcuterie board for 2 PLUS a bottle of wine delivered the day of the event to your home.