YOUNG KING was an Official Selection at the 2024 Austin Film Festival. Written and directed by Bryant T. Griffin, this powerful feature offers a poignant and realistic portrayal of life after military service. The film effectively sheds light on the struggles of a veteran who seeks help from the government they served, only to be… Read more

CHAMPIONS OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival.  This documentary feature was directed by Ben Sturgulewski.  This beautiful documentary is about the hope brought to the Golden Valley by Alishah, who established a ski club in Bamyan.  It also incorporates a bit of backstory for two of the… Read more

ALL HAPPY FAMILIES is an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival.  Directed by Haroula Rose, it is about Graham Landry who lives in his brother’s place, which he also manages.  We first meet Graham as he discusses a plumbing issue with the plumber, who warns that extensive repairs are needed to prevent a… Read more

AMERICAN SPIRIT was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival.  Written and directed by Christopher Yates, it stars Yasmeen Fletcher, as Melody, and Cooper Roth, as Jonathan.  Eric Johnson, the Director of Photography, did a phenomenal job capturing this movie with well-lit locations, vibrant colors and beautifully cast shadows.  In my opinion, the… Read more

Hi, Friends! was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival. It was written and directed by Wheaton Sims. It was about a couple, Beth and Brian, who come to visit their friends at a picnic. Trouble is, it’s terribly awkward, uncomfortable, even. I love how the way the film was shot and the accompanying… Read more

Mermaid, Bitch was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival. Directed by Victoria Negri and co written by Negri and Alexi Pappas. Mermaid, Bitch is a short, live-action comedy about a young woman who wakes up with a mermaid’s tail. Out of necessity, her best friend starts to help her move around given the… Read more

I Could Dom was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival that was written and directed by Madison Hatfield. It is about a young woman who has very sexually experienced friends who are discussing “domming” and “subbing” and she randomly blurts out “I could dom!” I Could Dom is a really funny and charming short… Read more

Special Delivery was an Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival written and directed by Emily Everhard. It’s about a young woman who works on the audio mixing for pornographic movies, and takes her work very seriously. While she works, she seemingly fall for the male star. The short is exceptionally charming. The lead actors… Read more

Artifact War was an Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival.  Directed by Evan Michael Carpenter and Jacob Schwarz, the documentary features Amr Al Azm, Adnan Almohamad and Katie Paul.  This significant film documents the threat to cultural heritage posed by looting during wartime, with a particular focus on Syria. The documentary tastefully recreates pivotal… Read more

Two Cents and a Foot Long was Official Selection of the 2024 Austin Film Festival Official that was written and directed by Kanin Guntzelman. It’s about a “Sub Club” worker (played by Saul Trujillo) who makes sandwiches and has a customer (played by George Russon) that starts to vent about his life. The customer is pretty… Read more