Continuing from Part One, here are detailed descriptions of more 2014 Afs Grants winners. Again, if you have info we don't, feel free to share it in the comments or drop us a line if you're involved with one of the films.
Never Goin' Back (Narrative Feature) (pictured below)
The grant: $2,500 (Afs Grant Award) for production and $5,000 (Mps Camera Award) for camera package and equipment rentalsThe blurb: "In an attempt to get rent money and avoid eviction, high school drop outs Jessie & Angela embark on a day of adventure that includes dudes, drugs, booze and an ill-advised heist. Just another day in the life of your average 16-year-old girl."The filmmaker: Augustine Frizzell was born in Texas and currently lives in Dallas. She has done quite a bit of work as an actress (her credits include Ain't Them Bodies Saints and Hellion), and she also directed the short film I Was A Teenage Girl,...
Never Goin' Back (Narrative Feature) (pictured below)
The grant: $2,500 (Afs Grant Award) for production and $5,000 (Mps Camera Award) for camera package and equipment rentalsThe blurb: "In an attempt to get rent money and avoid eviction, high school drop outs Jessie & Angela embark on a day of adventure that includes dudes, drugs, booze and an ill-advised heist. Just another day in the life of your average 16-year-old girl."The filmmaker: Augustine Frizzell was born in Texas and currently lives in Dallas. She has done quite a bit of work as an actress (her credits include Ain't Them Bodies Saints and Hellion), and she also directed the short film I Was A Teenage Girl,...
- 9/3/2014
- by Caitlin Moore
- Slackerwood
Elizabeth filled us in on the Austin and Texas feature films that are going to be playing at this year's SXSW Film Festival. In an effort to keep you in the loop, as well as to proudly support our local filmmakers, we here at Slackerwood bring you the Lone Star short films that are playing in the 2014 film lineup. Most but not all are in the Texas Shorts block.
Texas Shorts
Dig -- Fellow contributor Debbie Cerda got to check out this film (her review), which premiered at Sundance last month. This is the directorial debut of Dallas-area producer Toby Halbrooks, and was produced by Dfw-based production company Sailor Bear. The film stars the very adorable Mallory Mahoney as Jenny, a young girl who is intrigued by the hole her father (Austin actor Jonny Mars) is digging in their backyard.
Easy -- Dallas filmmaker Daniel Laabs brings us a short...
Texas Shorts
Dig -- Fellow contributor Debbie Cerda got to check out this film (her review), which premiered at Sundance last month. This is the directorial debut of Dallas-area producer Toby Halbrooks, and was produced by Dfw-based production company Sailor Bear. The film stars the very adorable Mallory Mahoney as Jenny, a young girl who is intrigued by the hole her father (Austin actor Jonny Mars) is digging in their backyard.
Easy -- Dallas filmmaker Daniel Laabs brings us a short...
- 2/26/2014
- by Marcelena Mayhorn
- Slackerwood
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