FILMMAKERS

ROBERT GORDON
Director, Producer

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER ROBERT GORDON has won both an Emmy and several Grammys for his work. His previous immersion films include Best of Enemies, William Eggleston’s Stranded in Canton, and Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. Other music films include Johnny Cash’s America, Cowboy Jack Clement’s Home Movies, and Muddy Waters Can’t Be Satisfied. His 6 books include It Came From Memphis and Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion. More about Robert.

JOE LAURO
Producer

PRODUCER JOE LAURO has directed and produced numerous documentaries including The Big Beat: Fats Domino & the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rejoice and Shout,  Louis Prima : The Wildest,  Reach Out: The Four Tops, and The Howling Wolf Story.  He founder and is CEO of HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE one of the worlds leading archives of American music on film which is now a division of Mercury Studios/Universal Music Group. In addition to his work in archives and documentaries, he is an avid 78s collector and a musician. More about Joe.

LAURA JEAN HOCKING
Producer, Editor

EDITOR LAURA JEAN HOCKING is a Memphis filmmaker best known for editing and directing documentary features, experimental shorts, and music videos. Her films have screened at Indie Memphis Film Festival, Metrograph, Sidewalk Film Festival, TCL Chinese Theatres, and Kino Lumiere in Sofia, Bulgaria. More about Laura Jean.

STEPHANIE JENKINS
Co-Producer

CO-PRODUCER STEPHANIE JENKINS has been making award-winning documentaries with Ken Burns for over a decade, including The Central Park Five and Jackie Robinson. Most recently, she was a producer on Burns’ series Muhammad Ali. A musician and composer, she’s known for her 5-string banjo work. More about Stephanie.

KIM BLEDSOE LLOYD
Co-Producer

CO-PRODUCER KIM BLEDSOE LLOYD has been producing music film content since the 1990s, with an emphasis on the Mississippi Delta region.  She was interview and segment producer for live music programming with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. She co-produced Eagle Rock's Club Date series (Elvis Costello, the Pixies) and Sony's re-release of the Johnny Cash TV show. She's made films about Elvis Presley, B. B. King and more. More about Kim.