UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
PROGRAM 5: SPEAK INTO THE MIC
Can you hear me now?!?
Screenings:
Sept. 19 | 9:00 pm | The Hideout (downstairs theater)
Sept. 22 | 11:00 am | Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Holiday
U.S.A. 4:30 16mm
Dir Lauren Everett
The tragic commodification of the American Dream; the holiday season as just another opportunity for needless comsumption; the weariness of the celebrator. These themes are illustrated in dark, glittering, black-and-white images taken in New York City’s wealthy Upper East Side.
43%
U.S.A. 13:17 DV
DIR Rebecca Fitz
43% is the number of American women who have an abortion within their reproductive lifetime. Why is this startling? Because an event shared by nearly half of American women is often experienced as a secret. Exploring public opinion about the topic offers insight to why. Through interviews and following Krystina through the process of having an abortion, the “secret” becomes divulged, and hopefully, some of the shame.
Hecho a mano: tres historias de Guatemala (Made by Hand: Three Stories from Guatemala)
Guatemala 27:20 DV
DIr Ryan Polomski, Saul Roblero, Frank Bustoz
Hecho a mano follows an aspiring Guatemalan journalist, Saul Roblero, through the communities of the Mayan highlands. Roblero follows through on his desire to report “the truth” about his country’s oppressed and misunderstood indigenous people—their stories, hopes and customs.
Boyhood Dreams
U.S.A. 5:00 DV
DIR Dorothy Vandecarr
A young teenager wrestles with gender identity and biology.
Juvenile
USA 54:45 Super-8 & DV
DIR David Valdez
Juvenile is a documentary about growing up and finding one’s way in the world. It follows four teens through a year-long program in the San Francisco Bay area and provides an intimate look at their personal journeys of self-discovery.
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