All Entries Tagged With: "Doc Tour"
AFS Doc Tour Presents THE OATH by Laura Poitras
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present Laura Poitras’ THE OATH on June 9 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E 6th Street). Through the film, we learn how Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s one-time bodyguard, came to believe that al-Qaeda and its commitment to terrorism provided the “one true path” in [...]
AFS Doc Tour Presents O AMOR NATURAL
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present O AMOR NATURAL by Heddy Honigmann on Wednesday, February 10 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for our February documentary presentation. The erotic poems of Carlos Drummond de Andrade, a household name in Brazil, remained unpublished during his lifetime, as he feared [...]
AFS Presents THE BEACHES OF AGNES For December Doc Tour
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present THE BEACHES OF AGNES by Agnes Varda on Wednesday, December 9 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for our December documentary presentation. The film is on the shortlist of fifteen documentaries to qualify for an Academy Award nomination. “THE BEACHES OF AGNES, [...]
Berliner Q&A
We just got a couple of new Flip cameras, which I’m really excited about. Here is my first attempt–recording the Q&A from last nights Doc Tour presentation of INTIMATE STRANGER with veteran documentarian Alan Berliner.
Orson, Ant Farm at Houston Cinema Arts Fest
An exciting new event on the Texas film festival scene, the inaugural Houston Cinema Arts Festival kicks on Nov. 11th with a screening of AFS Artistic Director Richard Linklater’s ME AND ORSON WELLES, with Linklater in attendance.
AFS Doc Tour Presents INTIMATE STRANGER With Alan Berliner, November 11
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present INTIMATE STRANGER by Alan Berliner on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for our November documentary presentation. Berliner will be in attendance for the screening and along with this fascinating family portrait, he will present a selection of his [...]
Doc Tour Presents HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29, October 14
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 by Kevin Rafferty on Wednesday, October 14 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for our October documentary presentation. The film’s title tells us what the final score was, but we wonder how one “beats” the other when the [...]
EXAMINED LIFE Book Now Available
We had a fantastic, sold out screening of Astra Taylor’s EXAMINED LIFE way back in February, and we are pleased to announce that a companion book is now available. From Amazon: The companion to Astra Taylor’s documentary film, the book features interviews with eight iconoclastic and influential philosophers, conducted while on the move through places [...]
Doc Tour Presents VISUAL ACOUSTICS with Filmmaker Eric Bricker
The Austin Film Society with the Blanton Museum of Art and the Alamo Drafthouse are pleased to present VISUAL ACOUSTICS: THE MODERNISM OF JULIUS SHULMAN by Eric Bricker on Wednesday, April 8 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for the April documentary presentation. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS explores [...]
AFS Presents Philosophy Doc EXAMINED LIFE with Filmmaker in Attendance
The Austin Film Society is pleased to present EXAMINED LIFE: PHILOSOPHY IS IN THE STREETS by Astra Taylor on Wednesday, February 18 at 7 PM at The Alamo Downtown (320 E. 6th Street) for the February documentary presentation. The film features some of the most prominent modern philosophers, including Avital Ronell, Cornel West, Peter Singer, [...]
