Having watched Christy at its opening-night screening at the Austin Film Festival (with writer-directors David Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes in attendance, alongside the real-life Christy Martin), I walked away both exhilarated and deeply moved. The film stakes its claim not just as a sports biopic but as a profound meditation on identity, power, and survival.… Continue reading AFF 2025 – Christy: a profound meditation on identity, power, and survival.
Category: Festivals
Austin Film Festival: Sacrificios – Entrevista con los Cineastas Internacionales
El estreno mundial del largometraje Sacrificios, realizado en el 32º Festival Anual de Cine de Austin, está dirigido por Mauricio Chernovetzky, a partir de un guion que coescribió con Alexander Ioshpe. La película se describe como “una historia inquietante de dolor, fe y amor en todas sus más terribles contradicciones.” La película está en la… Continue reading Austin Film Festival: Sacrificios – Entrevista con los Cineastas Internacionales
AFF Sacrificios –Interview with the International Filmmakers
The World Premiere of the feature film Sacrificios, held at the 32nd Annual Austin Film Festival, is directed by Mauricio Chernovetzky, from a script he co-wrote with Alexander Ioshpe. The film is described as “a haunting tale of grief, faith, and love in all of their most terrible contradictions.” The film falls under the Dark… Continue reading AFF Sacrificios –Interview with the International Filmmakers
AFF The Writer – The World Premiere at AFF, Set to Screen at the Lone Star Film Festival, introduces a film that explores deep emotional themes.
Exploring the themes of family, success, and generational trauma, this short film has an excellent cast to portray the characters, the writer, and those who surround him. Written and directed by Austin Glasser and Luke Maddenwald, the film stars actors from “Yellowstone,” including Jefferson White, Neal McDonough (“Tulsa King”), and Sara Paxton (Weapons, Aquamarine (2006),… Continue reading AFF The Writer – The World Premiere at AFF, Set to Screen at the Lone Star Film Festival, introduces a film that explores deep emotional themes.
AFF 2025 – Yesterday Island: an award-winning, darkly comic tale
Screening at this year’s Austin Film Festival, Yesterday Island starts with something as simple as a midnight phone call. It gradually moves into more unusual territory—a darkly comic tale about failure, self-deception, and being both physically and emotionally stranded. Writer-director Sam Voutas brings his offbeat style to the story, although this one feels more focused,… Continue reading AFF 2025 – Yesterday Island: an award-winning, darkly comic tale
AJFF News: Austin Jewish Film Festival Returns for the 23rd Year with Features and Shorts
The Austin Jewish Film Festival returns with some of the most important Jewish and Israeli films curated from around the world, as well as Q&A events with filmmakers and parties, all taking place at the Dell Jewish Community Center in Northwest Austin. The 23rd Austin Jewish Film Festival offers two options for participation: one in-person… Continue reading AJFF News: Austin Jewish Film Festival Returns for the 23rd Year with Features and Shorts
Fantastic Fest 2025: BUGONIA – A Hilarious Exercise In Absurdity
The second secret screening of the festival this year was the newest film by Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. In previous years, Fantastic Fest featured the director’s previous films, The Lobster and The Killing of A Sacred Deer, both of which became fan favorites. So, it came as little surprise that Bugonia would get programmed this… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: BUGONIA – A Hilarious Exercise In Absurdity
AFF 2025 – American Baby: heartbreaking and eye-opening
Watching American Baby was a deeply emotional experience for me. As a grandmother of a clever and determined young girl who sometimes has that “it won’t happen to me” attitude, this story struck a nerve. The film’s realism is unrelenting—so genuine that it can be tense to watch at times—but that honesty is exactly what… Continue reading AFF 2025 – American Baby: heartbreaking and eye-opening
AFF 2025: (DON’T KNOW) HOW TO BE- An Existential Romantic Comedy
Salvador Espinosa directs, with Tato Alexander writing and starring in (don’t know) how to be: a fresh, authentic look at individuality and family challenges, seen through the eyes of two leading figures in Mexican filmmaking and comedy. The film premiered in the US at the Austin Film Festival on October 25 at the Galaxy Theater,… Continue reading AFF 2025: (DON’T KNOW) HOW TO BE- An Existential Romantic Comedy
AFF 2025: Sell Out – Austin Filmmakers Stand Out with New Feature
At the 32nd Annual Austin Film Festival, Sell Out was an opening night World Premiere on October 23rd at the State Theater. It is written and directed by Austin-based filmmaker brothers Nick and Josh Holden. The Holden brothers’ first feature film, The Golden Rut, premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2016. Sell Out is… Continue reading AFF 2025: Sell Out – Austin Filmmakers Stand Out with New Feature