Austin Film Society

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    Drama Riz Ahmed

    Daytimer

    London 1999, a young boy gives school and home the slip to attend his first daytime rave in Riz Ahmed's hazy short with an emotive kicker

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    Drama Regina Pessoa

    Uncle Thomas: Accounting for The Days

    From the director's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, a humble man with a simple and anonymous life. This is her acknowledgement of how one does not have to be somebody to become exceptional in our life.

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    Sci‑Fi Nadia Latif

    They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar

    Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, only to find that the arms of the state can control what he says and does.

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    Dramedy Joseph Amenta

    Haus

    As a young homeless queer boy and his friend prepare for a night of competition at a local Kiki Ball, he is forced to reconnect with his disapproving older brother.

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    Documentary HANNAH GREGG & SEAN KUSANAGI

    Rosa - These Storms

    Rosa, a young Mayan woman, overcomes her past to follow the dreams she once thought impossible as a female living in rural Guatemala.

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    Drama Kathrin Steinbacher

    In Her Boots

    Hedi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.

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    Sci‑Fi Mohammad Gorjestani

    Refuge

    Set in 2020, a brewing cyberwar between the US and Iran puts Sonia, a young Iranian refugee, at risk of deportation. Her only escape may come at a greater price than she’s willing to pay.

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    Drama Joseph Wallace

    Salvation Has No Name

    A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a priest and a mysterious, foreign woman but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.

  • Festival

    Watch These Sundance 2018 Short Films Online Now

    It’s that time of year again, the Sundance Film Festival is a week away. We feature a lot of Sundance films on Short of the Week, hence our excitement for the 2018 program.

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    Drama Ben Ockrent & Jake Russell

    Dust

    Events take an unexpected turn when a suspicious man follows a young mother and her daughter home from school.

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