SXSW Schedule
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programs to be screened at SXSW on each of four nights, March 11
through the 14th, at The Hideout Theater, 617 Congress Ave,. The
programs are from 9:00 to 11:00 and include Q&A. If you want
additional information, write to me or call me at 336-7316.
SATURDAY March 11
Clarence 6:34 Sat
dir: Bryan Lozano, Jessica Gardener
Guitar Blues from Clarence Pierce
Capirotada 6:14 Sat
dir; Melissa Aellos, Laura Donnely
Parallel interviews with two eighth-graders, a fourth generation
Mexican American girl and a newly immigrated Mexican boy.
Sam's BBQ (2003) 8:53 Sat
dir: Chad Sandahl, Sarah Abdurrahman
Dan Mays and family run this barbecue landmark.
La Casa Lopez 8:30 Sat
dir: Andrew Cadelago, Lauren Hardy, Isaac Simon
Senora Lopez likes her house and refuses to sell.
Meander 5:28 Sat
Dir: Toni De Aztlan, Diane Zillioz, Ed "James" Boisvenue"
A quirky, lyrical look at a day in East Austin.
Celebration of our Future 7:15 Sat
dir: Christine Castano. D.J. Carwile
The Ebenezer Baptist Church Child Development Center.
She's Something Extra 9:57 Sat
dir: Natalie Cox, Lisette Garza
Not your average Texas beauty pageant.
In the Shadow of Downtown 6:11 Sat
dir: David Elkins, Chris Case
Change is already on its way for East Austin. What will it mean for
the communities and culture already here?
Making the Grade 5:11 Sat
dir: Taylor Black, Sweta Vohra, Caroline Hoffman, Lindsay Stillman
It takes courage and encouragement to decide to go back to school.
Here's where it happens.
Popcorn 5:58 Sat
dir: Daniel Del Favero
Popcorn tells all about his old days and his hope for tomorrow and he
still can dance.
Laying the Foundation 11:56 Sat
dir: Amy Khoshbin, Matthew Carey, Aaron Castillo
Ann Wolfe runs her own gym, teaches kids and professionals, and fights
with unconditional love for boxing.
SUNDAY March 12
Graphic Glass. 8:17 Sun
dir: John Johnson
Rejina Thomas dishes out art, life, and some advice, non-stop.
Tattooing from the Heart 8:17 Sun
dir: Eric Jenkins, Steven Ray
Arnoldo Carrillo would rather make tattoos that create beauty than make
money.
Memories are More Vivid at Night 1:00 Sun
dir: Mary Ann McQuillen
A one-minute sight poem to the memories locked in a place.
Into the Vortex(new version) 5:00 Sun
dir: Zach Bowman
Vortex Theater launches a production.
For Me and Him 7:54 Sun
Hicela Martinez and Marissa Dubois talk about responsibility, raising
children, and high school in this frank documentary.
Playing Papi 8:52 Sun
dir: Arlette Salcedo, Lane Genzlinger, Juan Valadez., Javier Guajardo,
Miguel Guajardo
A vision of fathers deeply involved in raising their children.
Cowboy Donley 10:52 Sun
dir: Collin Lessing, Chad Sandahl
Tejano Music legend, Manuel "Cowboy" Donley, remembers growing up
in East Austin.
Talk 60 2:57 Sun
dir: Henry Gayden
JoJoe Johnson grew up on public access.
A Taco for Me 10:12 Sun
dir: Raul Ramirez
Polo plans for his family, dreams of his future restaurant, while he
makes fabulous fresh garnachas in his restaurant-in-a-parking-lot.
Ruth's Ladder 7:14 Sun
dir: Russel Baldonado, Wes Stone
Everybody needs a little help sometimes. Ruth Robinson offers help and
found some, too.
Por Media de Mis Heridos 10:45 Sun
dir: Damien Brockmann, Maure Kennedy, Juan Valadez
Three young men risked their lives to leave the gang life in Honduras.
MONDAY March 13
Bikes Across Borders 8:58 Mon
dir: David Tillman, Ryan Williams
Dead bikes are revived and brought to people who need them by the
Rhizome Collective.
Gene's Too Hot to Trot 7:57 Mon
dir: Lauren Bigley, Adam Robinette
Gene Tumbs brings a little bit of Louisiana cuisine to Austin
Piercing 5:29 Mon
dir: Jared "Ashtray" Akins, Tara Fowler, Angel Pedraza
Made by students from Reagan High School, an insider view of piercing
as alternate life style.
Voices 7:26 Mon
dir: Katie Gauld, Kristen McDonald, Stephen Schaller
A look at the film program at Reagan High, including an interview with
one of the makers of "Piercing."
Holly 7:54 Mon
dir: Apolinar Garza, Matthew Drenik, Kevin Terrill
In which neighborhoods can a utility be put up near schools, parks and
homes? When the people in this neighborhood got together they had the
power to make a change.
Familia Aztlan (new version) 7:30 Mon
dir: Andrew Lasky, Manny Medndoza
Modern with roots in folkloric, Aztlan Dance Company struts its stuff.
NOKOA Newspaper "The Observer" 7:42 Mon
dir: Damien Brockmann, Mary Ann McQuillan, Jack McWilliams, Chris Obo
Akwasi Evans is the force behind this most independent of news weeklies
in Austin.
Stories Alive 6:35 Mon
dir: Christina Kim, Mary Ann McQuillan, Roger Timm
Danny Camacho talks about his explorations of family history and
community history.
La Tierra de Mis Hijos 3:16 Mon
dir: Raul Erivez, Eric Jenkins, Andrew Lasky, Amy Mullin, Steven Ray
Francisco Rodriguez and his family are new to Texas but work hard to
make the life they want.
Pool Rats 8:22 Mon
dir: Sean Cunningham, Ryan Jarrell, Sam Shaffer
Twelve-years-old, friends, a Texas summer day, two pools--what could be
better?
Live Oak Rules! 8:07 Mon
dir: Carlos Cruz
Chip McElroy and the beer that made East Austin famous.
TUESDAY, March 14
World's Fastest Mexican 9:52 Tues
dir: Daniel Del Favero
Charlie Machado says he may not be the World's Fastest Mexican, but
that's how the race world knows him.
Urban Farm 7:50 Tues
dir: Amy Mullin
East Austin used to be mostly farms and gardens. Carol Ann Sayles and
Larry Butler have the only commercial, organic farm in East Austin.
House of Elegance 8:12 Tues
dir: Amy Bench
There's more than just hair styling for friends and customers at Mrs.
Pease's "House of Elegance."
Talk 60 2:57 Tues
dir: Henry Gayden
JoJoe Johnson was raised on Access TV, hosting one of the longest
running local shows.
Chispas 7:34 Sat
dir: Nisha Madhani
A group of adolescent girls find a voice and fun through
"Latinitas."
World Class People 12:40 Tues
dir: Brandi Perkins
A tour of a border maquila with Cerca Tan Frontera.
Undocumented 9:29 Tues
dir: Alex Messianu
Two stories of facing danger and deprivation to travel for work in the
U.S.
Yellow Bike Project 4:10 Tues
dir: Danielle McMillen
Austin's community bike program and the people who make it happen.
Sanamiento 9:26 Tues
dir: Phyllis Hawkins
The traditional healing practice of Curandismo.
Laying the Foundation 11:56 Tues
dir: Amy Khoshbin, Matthew Carey, Aaron Castillo
Ann Wolfe runs her own gym, teaches kids and professionals, and fights
with unconditional love for boxing.