Austin, TX) – The Austin Film Society is proud to once again partner with the University of Texas Documentary Center to present a graduate thesis film showcase on May 14 at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown at 7 PM. Under the guidance of world-renowned filmmakers and professors like Paul Stekler, Ellen Spiro, Andrew Garrison and Nancy Schiesari, UT at Austin serves as an incubator for new documentary talent. Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A.
The show is as follows:
LA VOIE DU NORD -- THE WAY NORTH
Directed by Shara Lange (USA, 2007, 60 min.) -- From Marseilles come the stories of Fatima and the women in her community of North African immigrants making new lives for themselves and their families in tense, complex, contemporary France.
ROAD TO TLACOTEPEC
Directed by Berndt Mader (USA, 2007, 37 min) – After the death of photographer Bob Mader in 2005, his son decided to deal with his grief by finishing his father’s last roll of film in the small Mexican village of Tlacotepec – a town his father had visited and photographed 40 years before. On his journey to this obscure Mexican village, Berndt is diverted to Belize where his sister has run into legal trouble in her adoption of a Mayan baby. After this detour and other misadventures, Berndt finally makes it to Tlacotepec, where he discovers possible connections to the past and answers to the questions of his own memory.
GIRLS OF DON BOSCO
Directed by Kendra Dorty (USA, 2007, 30 min.) – A short documentary highlighting the lives of a group of girls living in an orphanage in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico as they interact with each other, the Madres who oversee their care, and the volunteers that give their time at Casa Hogar and as they express their aspirations to grow far beyond the orphanage walls.
Select images at 300 dpi available; web resolution images also available.
Tickets are $4 for AFS members and $6 for non-members.
The AFS Documentary Tour is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
Austin Film Society promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative filmmaking by screening rarely seen films, giving grants and other support to emerging filmmakers, and providing access and education about film to youth and the public. Through Austin Studios, which AFS opened in 2000 in partnership with the City of Austin, AFS helps attract film development and production to Austin and Texas. Gala film premieres and the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards raise funds as well as awareness of the impact of film on economy and community. The Austin Film Society is ranked among the top film centers in the country and recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and Directors Guild of America. For more information on Austin Film Society, visit www.austinfilm.org
The UT Documentary Center supports the production, distribution, and study of non-fiction work in broadcast, theatrical release, education, new media applications, and print publication. The Center provides professional opportunities for UT students, alumni and the community at large. For more information on the UT Documentary Center, visit http://utdoccenter.org
