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I Dream Too Much
TOO MUCH is a heartwarming coming-of-age film that illustrates the challenges that women and families experience from the perspective of three different generations. Follow these women as they discover their dreams.
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Improv Death Ice Age
A film about improv that explores the concept of "Group Mind".
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In Transit
Legendary documentary filmmaker and New York staple Albert Maysles pioneered feature documentary filmmaking and Direct Cinema, his work revealing a patient intimacy and unassuming quest for understanding. This technique is never more apparent than with In Transit, Maysles’ final project before his passing. He and his collaborators capture a journey through the hearts and minds of passengers aboard The Empire Builder, America’s busiest long-distance train route. Aboard the train, we meet pensive runaways and eager adventurers, reunited family members, and perpetual loners, as the landscape shifts from urban centers to oil fields to seemingly infinite plains. In Transit breathes new life into the cross-country commute and asks us to contemplate the unknowns that lie at our final destination.
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INHIBITED
Sometimes the hardest traps to break free from are the ones we create for ourselves
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Jackelope
This documentary by independent filmmaker Ken Harrison provides a look into the contemporary Texas art world of the mid-‘70s. Shot in 1975, Jackelope is loosely divided into three segments, each focusing on three young artists: James Surls, George Green, and Bob Wade. The first segment documents sculptor/ woodcarver James Surls and the evolution of one particular piece (“Blind Bear with a Crooked Stick”) - its conception, its physical creation (with memorable footage of Surls sawing trees) and later refinement in the studio, to, finally, the piece's exhibition at San Antonio's Witte Museum. The second features George Green at work in his Houston studio as well as in his more leisurely moments: flipping through a family photo album, talking at an artists' party, and on a trip to Galveston Island. Road footage of artist Bob Wade comprises the third segment, with stops at Jernigan's Taxidermy in Waco, hatmaker Manny Gammage's Austin store, the Luckenbach World's Fair, artist Mel Casa's house outside of San Antonio, and, memorably, a shooting range outside of Waco. Wade's work in a group installation at a New York City gallery concludes Jackelope. The documentary captures each artist in the more casual moments of their lives, capturing their ideas about art, the artistic process, Texas and other topics in the process. Not only does Jackelope also include appearances by fellow Texas artists Mike McNamara, Letitia Eldridge, Mel Casas, and John Alexander, the film is also intercut with footage of many of these same artists in discussion with each at parties, openings, and at each other’s studios, giving us a rare glimpse into an often overlooked scene. The film was newly restored film by Blaine Dunlap.
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Journey to America
Xuliang Fu is a Chinese tour guide in Chicago who seeks his American dream. Soon, however, he discovers that his dream is no more than a mirage.
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Joy
A Nigerian middle-aged woman living in America, struggles to convince her traditionalist husband not to circumcise their ten-year-old daughter.
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Jungle Beast
Beasts of the jungle run wild in this stop-motion extravaganza! Made with a cell phone.
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Kovacs Award
This year the Kovacs Award will go to Chris and Bob Elliott.
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KRISHA
After years of absence, Krisha reunites with her family for a holiday gathering. She sees it as an opportunity to fix her past mistakes, cook the family turkey, and prove to her loved ones that she has changed for the better. Only, Krisha’s delirium takes her family on a dizzying holiday that no one will forget. "KRISHA" is expanded from the award-winning short film, "Krisha," which was awarded Special Jury Recognition at SXSW 2014.
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