Austin Downtown Arts: Film

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An All-American Film Adventure
I saw three distinctly different documentaries, and left the theater contemplating and questioning each time. Not questioning the films; questioning our lives and how we live them.

Austin Film Festival Celebrates Unsung Heroes
The 4th Annual Austin Film Festival is here, bringing with it a big chunk of fancy Hollywood flavor to the Austin scene.

Brakhage
Among the many worthwhile films screened in Austin at this year's SXSW film festival, one of the most intriguing was the documentary Brakhage, directed by Jim Shedden.

The Cruise
The Cruise is a film that will enlighten the spirit and open the mind.

DIY Films in Austin
Whether it's the charitable organizations willing to help with funds, the film school ready to inspire, the co-ops offering an environment for creative energy, or the festivals with exhibition outlets, there is a strong do-it-yourself film community all over Austin.

Film and the Millenium Youth Complex
The 164 seating capacity disqualifies it for first-run movies, making it the perfect intimate and affordable venue for curated screenings and small film festivals.

A Film Festival in the 30th Parallel
As the sweet breeze of the afternoon air stirs and the sunlight seeps into the room, I instantly have the premonition that someday I will be telling someone in a bar somewhere that I was there before "it" got big. The "it" is the 30th Parallel Film Festival.

Founding a Film Community: the Austin Cinemakers Cooperative
There was no signature red carpet, no glittering stars emerging from shadowy limos in front of the theater. Well, there was some glitter, but that was mostly to celebrate the eve of Halloween, and the crowd gathered out front of the Alamo Draughthouse for the Cinemakers Coop showcase, dubbed Attack of the Fifty-Foot Reel, was definitely in the spooky spirit.