Category: AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

  • Behind the Paddle: Creating Pickleheads with Ryan Cooper & Josh Flanagan

    Behind the Paddle: Creating Pickleheads with Ryan Cooper & Josh Flanagan
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    Join us for a lively and inspiring conversation with Ryan Cooper (producer/actor) and Josh Flanagan (director) about the mockumentary comedy Pickleheads — the world’s first feature-film dive into the booming sport of pickleball. We explore: how the idea was born, what drew them to the quirky and fast-growing pickleball scene, the challenges of making a… Read more

  • Ellen Rodnianski on American Baby

    Ellen Rodnianski on American Baby
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    In this powerful episode, we sit down with filmmaker Ellen Rodnianski, director of American Baby, a moving and unflinching story about a young girl facing pregnancy, judgment, and isolation in small-town Texas. Ellen opens up about the film’s deeply human themes — from teenage motherhood to the silent struggles young women face when their world… Read more