August 31, 2011

Slacker 2011 premieres at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. Here's the Austin Statesman-American's coverage.

"Red Carpet" photo gallery here.

Left to right: Sam Douglas, David Wingo, Adam Parks and David Hartstein at the Slacker 2011 preimere.

August 26, 2011

Austin Chronicle article about Slacker 2011

NPR news segment featuring my scene from Slacker 2011.

Left to right: Adam Parks and Christopher Lee, actors in Scene #12 (the Mechanics) from Slacker 2011.

July 27, 2011

Check out the trailer for Slacker 2011.

I participated in this remake of the independent film classic with 20 other Austin filmmakers. The project was commissioned for the film's 20th anniversary by the Austin Film Society and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas with the blessing of the director Richard Linklater. The filmmakers divided up the script and each of us put a new spin on our facorite scene.

Get info here for the August 31st premiere in Austin!

July 15, 2011

Many thanks to everyone who helped us raise $20,000 through United States Artists to go towards the production of our Land Art film! There's more money to raise, but you've made sure that we'll be able to start production this fall. Much appreciated!

May 19, 2011

I'm raising funds for my new film Moving Mountains: Land Arts of the American West through the USA Projects. Please check out our page on their website and help us meet our fundraising goal! Matching funds are still available, and if we don't meet our goal, we won't get to keep anything. All contributions are tax deductible. Please consider a donation:

Moving Mountains: Land Arts of the American West

To find out more on the subject of the film visit these links:

http://landarts.org/

http://landarts.unm.edu/

May 4, 2011:

I'm currently participating in a remake of director Richard Linklater's independent film classic SLACKER. Along with 20 other filmmakers in Austin, we are diving up the script and each directing a couple of scenes to create an updated version of the film for it 20th anniversary later this year. The project has been commissioned by the Austin Film Society and Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas with the blessing of Linklater himself. SLACKER 2011 will premiere on August 31st with Richard Linklater in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.

For information go here. Or, to make a tax deductible contribution to the project go here.

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Big Beard Films’ latest documentary CITIZEN ARCHITECT: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio will broadcast nationally August 23rd, 2010 on PBS.

The film is currently playing film festivals and other screening engagements around the country.

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CITIZEN ARCHITECT: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio is having its World Premier at SXSW 2010!

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Check out the trailer for Big Beard Films’ upcoming documentary CITIZEN ARCHITECT: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio.

In Alabama, Samuel Mockbee’s radical design/build program brought architecture to the rural poor and a new set of ethics to architecture. His legacy has inspired a generation of architects dedicated to design for social good.

For more information: www.CitizenArchitectFilm.com

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