SXSW Presents EAS line-up
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November 18 at 10:00 p.m. on KLRU. Some of these can also be seen on
the <www.EastAustinStories.org> web page.
My thanks to U.T., the UTopia project, Matt Dentler, and always the
studentr filmmakers and the people of East Austin.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks,
Andy
SXSW Presents EAST AUSTIN STORIES
Friday November 18, 10:00 p.m.
1. Clarence 6:33
Clarence Pierce, lead guitarist for the East Side Kings talks about
Blues, life, and how he got started. By Bryan Lozano and Jessica
Gardener.
2. Meander 5:30
An beautiful, impressionistic day and night in East Austin with
everyone from musicians, bike mechanics, shade-tree car mechanics, kids
at a laundromat and a late-night café crowd. By Diane Zilliox and
James Ed Boisvenue.
3. Laying the Foundation 11:52
Boxer Ann Wolfe's determination burns with an intensity that has lead
to three championship belts. She came up hard but found what she
needed in boxing and the help of trainer, Don "Pops" Billingsley. By
Matthew Carey, Aaron Castillo, and Amy Khoshbin.
4. World's Fastest Mexican 9:41
Charlie Machado has raced everything from lawnmowers to top gas
motorcycles. He builds bikes and dispenses gentle insights and humor
from his shop in East Austin. By Daniel Del Favero.
5. Tattooing from the Heart 8:14
Tattooing is not just a profession for Arnoldo Carrillo, it is his art.
By Eric Jenkins and Steven Ray,
6. La Casa Lopez 8:25
After a lifetime of work and paying off the house in which she and her
husband raised their children, Elena Lopez refuses to sell and be
forced to move again. By Andrew Cadelgo, Isaac Simon, and Lauren
Hardy.
7. For Him and Me 7:54
An intimate conversation with two young mothers, Hicela Martinez and
Marissa Dubois. "People see us and they stare, and I know they want
to ask us something." By Helen Gagne, Christina Kim, and Jennifer
Perales.
8. Playing Papi 8:52
Features two families where the fathers, Juan Valadez and Miguel
Guajardo, have the primary responsibility for raising their children.
By Juan Valadez, Miguel Guajardo, Javier Guajardo, Arlette Salcedo and
Lane Genzlinger
9. Memories Are More Vivid at Night 1:36
If a building could tell its story, show its story, what would we see?
A short experimental work by Mary Ann McQuillan,
10. NOKOA Newspaper and The Observer 7:42
A portrait of firebrand reporter, editor, and founder of NOKOA News,
Akwasi Evans. By Damien Brockman, Mary Ann McQuillan, Jack McWilliams,
and Chris Obal
11. Capirotada 6:14
Parallel stories from two eighth graders, Yolanda Solis, a fourth
generation Mexican-American, and Alejandrino Mendez, a recent Mexican
immigrant. By Melissa Aellos and Laura Donnelly.