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Anthony "Amp" Elmore is the 1st person in Memphis history to produce an Independent 35mm Feature film. Although Elmore is Memphis 1st Independent feature filmmaker Elmore notes that he is unknown in Memphis as a filmmaker because of Memphis White Supremacy, Racism and "Black on Black Racism."

Elmore's television in Memphis goes back to 1981 whereas Elmore was the 1st person to bring E.S.P.N. to Memphis. Because Elmore brought E.S.P.N. to Memphis he met with then Memphis Mayor Wyeth Chandler. Elmore E.S.P.N. television bout was televised from the Memphis "Cook Convention Center."

Elmore presented a "major problem for Memphis." The problem was that Elmore was Black and a Muhammad Ali type who represented himself. Had Elmore had a "White Manager" things would have been easier. The idea that a Black man in Memphis speaking for himself was not the norm in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1982 while Elmore fought for the PKA World Heavyweight title the Memphis business community would not support Elmore. Elmore tells the heartbreaking story that while he sold "Cokes at the Event" the local Coke Distributor mandated that Coke would not only not support the event that Coke management was not allowed to attend the May 29, 1982 event at the Memphis "Cook Convention Center."

Elmore promoter of the event faced many challenges in that he was promoting a World Title bout and has to incur the expense of promoting the event and paying the fighting fee of the then World champion. While Elmore could not get local support the "Adolph Coors Company" thanks to the local Coors Distributor manager "Bob Heavers" who advocated that "Coors" Support Elmore. Coors national signed Elmore as its 1st African/American personal service representative. Coors gave advertisement and a big time look for his event.

The Adolph Coors Company signed Elmore to a "personal service contract." Elmore was not only the first African/American to sign a "personal service contract" with the Adolph Coors Company, Elmore became the 1st Kickboxer in American history to be sponsored by a major American corporation.

The Adolph Coors Company provided Elmore an opportunity and gave Elmore something many African/American experience. The Adolph Coors Company provided Elmore with time. Elmore influenced by "Spike Lee's 1986 film "She Gotta Have" Elmore decided to make a film and tell his story. Thanks to support from the Adolph Coors Company Elmore went back to college, took an English and typing course and he wrote a movie script.

Elmore mortgaged his home and set out to make a film. Elmore faced the "Herculean Task" of making a feature film. There was no one in Memphis who had ever produced a major feature film. Elmore asked White film director Marius Penzner to direct his film. While Penzner turned down the opportunity to direct the film, Penzner advised Elmore to read the book "Independent Guide to Feature filmmaking by Gregory Goodell."

In retrospect Elmore can now understand why Marius Penzner did not direct his film. Penzner had never directed an Independent 35mm film. There was not a "Film Lab" in Memphis to develop 35mm film and Memphis was not equipped to handle a 35mm production.

Elmore directed the film himself and hired an African/American crew from Chicago. The crew lived in Elmore's home in Orange Mound." In regards to White Supremacy and Racism it never occurred to Elmore that he was a victum of

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