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"$5 Cover Amplified" won two Emmys for films, including one featuring Valerie June.
Memphis documentaries "I Am a Man" and "$5 Cover Amplified" were winners at the 24th annual Mid-South Emmy Awards ceremony.
Directed by Jonathan Epstein of Running Pony Productions and written by John Hubbell of Old Bridge Media, the 25-minute documentary "I Am a Man" -- which looks at the infamous Memphis sanitation strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to town through the eyes of 70-something Elmore Nickelberry, who continues to collect garbage for the city -- won four regional Emmys at the Saturday night event, which was held at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.
"I Am a Man" earned Emmys in the categories of Historical Documentary; Director -- Programs division (Epstein); Music Composer/Arranger (Scott Bomar and Deanie Parker); and Writer -- Programs division (Hubbell).
"$5 Cover Amplified" -- created by Alan Spearman (a photographer with The Commercial Appeal), in collaboration with editor Eileen Meyer and co-producers Hubbell and Andria Lisle -- was recognized with two awards. The series won the Cultural Documentary Emmy for its episodes on musicians Valerie June and Ben Nichols, and the Photography (Programs division) award for its June episode and an episode titled "What It Is," featuring filmmaker Craig Brewer and musicians Paul Taylor and Jason Freeman.
Created in conjunction with The Commercial Appeal, the 12 "$5 Cover Amplified" short documentaries were created last year to coincide with the debut of Brewer's "$5 Cover" musical serial drama on MTV.
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