A Look at the 8 Dramas I had initially planned to catch all the festival shorts, but due to timing and a last-minute decision, I chose the drama block. Eight films later, I learned something about myself: I can sit more easily through a two-hour feature than through eight short ones in a row —… Continue reading Round Top Film Festival 2025 – Short Drama Showcase
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Round Top Film Festival 2025- a must attend, little festival with a big heart
Round Top Film Festival 2025: A Small Festival with Big Charm Now in its second year, the Round Top Film Festival is already proving to be something special—an intimate, well-organized event with a genuine sense of community. Everything about the weekend felt thoughtfully planned. The volunteers and festival staff deserve special praise for their warmth,… Continue reading Round Top Film Festival 2025- a must attend, little festival with a big heart
AFF 2025 – Christy: a profound meditation on identity, power, and survival.
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.
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