Austin Downtown Arts: Film

Film articles from A-F | G-O | P-Z

Gimme That Ol' Time Filmmaking by Andre Silva
Of the countless anachronisms in the hyper-technological 21st century, Super 8 filmmaking is certain to make the top 10.

A Great Man of Film
The explosion of independent films and film makers boggles the mind. These days it seems like everyone (and their brother) is picking up a hand-held or steadycam, drinking copious cups of coffee, and stopping people in the street: "Hey, babe, you wanna be in my mooovie?" One of these new kids is Steve Bilich.

The Human Rights Global Watch Showcase
The Human Rights Watch Global Showcase, presented by the University Film Society and Amnesty International from April 2 to 6, wants to expand Austinites' understanding of what it means to be a victim.

Jazz in Cinema
One might conclude that the combination of the two -- jazz and cinema -- would be the perfect balance. Yet the blending of these two uniquely individual genres is far from that simple.

A Line Describing... by Jodie Keeling
There are no chairs to recline in, nor screen to gaze upward at. The film begins then with everyone standing around the room at comfortable distances from each other, as strangers do. And it's clear from this point that this film is going to demand a different kind of attention.

Little Slices of Life...from Cinematographer Lee Daniel
In 1991 director Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel broke wide open the independent film scene with Slacker, starring a bunch of Austin freaks.

Local Film and Videomaker Support Organizations
The film industry here in Austin is not just for those with big pocketbooks or grandiose visions of Hollywood commercialism.

Master of the Game
With only two days left to shoot, the crew is intensely concentrating as they film a man dressed in prison garb who is wiping blood off the cabin floor over and over again.

Medicine
Amada Cardenas lives at the intersection of many -- often conflicting -- cultures. Amada of the Gardens is a documentary.