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LAST MAN STANDING
Politics Texas Style
Directed by Paul Stekler (in person)
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Post-film Q&A with director Paul Stekler and Patrick Rose, former Texas State Rep and local SMTX resident
Revisit San Marcos circa 2002 with the humorously enlightening nail-biter LAST MAN STANDING – a behind-the-scenes look at the election between incumbent Rick Green and newbie Patrick Rose for local state rep contrasted with a polarizing race for governor, pitting an ascendant Republican Party against a historic multicultural Democratic ticket. Characters include Karl Rove, Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Paul Begala, Henry Cisneros, and especially two, young ambitious candidates for state rep who literally fight it out until late on election night, leaving one last man standing. (PBS POV, 87min)
“If everyone could see elections this gripping, more of us might get off the couch and vote.” — The Austin American Statesman
Official Selection — SXSW
Trailer is HERE
This Season’s Program
The Grove, Texas
January 9th, 2024
In 1972, Moody Anderson bought a ghost town called The Grove, Texas, near Gatesville, TX, and brought it back to life. Now, nearly four decades later, he faces the heart-wrenching task of dismantling and selling his collection of Americana artifacts used in hundreds of films, from Lonesome Dove to Second Hand Lions to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the Coen Brothers’ remake of True Grit. The Grove, Texas reveals the emotional storm of doubt, excitement, and sense of closure as Moody puts his life’s passion in the hands of a young auctioneer.
Dance Hall Days
February 6th, 2024
Dance halls were once as common as cattle in Texas. Now, they exist in a time where their past is legend and future uncertain. Feature documentary Dance Hall Days showcases a cast of iconic characters striving to keep these legendary venues alive while one man fights make sure that not one more is lost to history. Featuring Texas’s best dance floors and beer joints with unique archives. RT: 72min.
Breaking The News
March 5th, 2024
Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of fearless women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.
The Stars at Night
April 2nd, 2024
The Stars at Night is a feature documentary that explores the connection between astronomy, mythology, and original storytelling. Through expert interviews and an expedition to one of North America’s last truly dark skies we try to discover what impact light pollution is having on our culture, and what stories may have never been told, had the storytellers never seen the stars.
FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE
May 7, 2024
In 1978 during Houston’s gay rights movement, Numbers Nightclub opened as a gay disco in the heart of Montrose – an LGBTQ enclave located in central Houston. Numbers progressed into the ‘80s as the premiere cutting edge music venue and dance club of Houston, becoming a home for the LGBTQ, punk rockers, goths, new wavers, club kids and a myriad of other subcultures. Friday I’m in Love details the nightclub’s long and storied history — mixing personal stories with those of the legendary musicians who performed there (Ministry, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Grace Jones, The Cure, Björk, Nine Inch Nails among them) this powerful documentary celebrates those who ignited and sustained its musical history and legacy of acceptance.
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
A Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society. (Runtime: 59min)
General Details
Event held at The Price Center
222 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX
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