The 2nd annual South Texas Underground Film Festival, running Oct. 3-6 in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a massive celebration of international alternative cinema, including plenty from Texas filmmakers, of course.
The fest opened on the 3rd with the drop-dead hilarious comedy Pictures of Superheroes by Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos.
But, there’s still plenty more to see throughout the jam-packed weekend wherein films screen from morning until, well, early into the next morning.
The film that’s absolutely not to be missed is the screening on the 6th at 10:30 a.m. of Savage Witches, the amazing celebration of the art of filmmaking by British directors Daniel Fawcett & Clara Pais. A colorful spectacle of multiple filmmaking styles, Savage Witches is a real joy to experience.
Also to be on the lookout for are on the 5th at 11:00 a.m. is the new rockin’ documentary Mondo Fuzz: Twilight of the...
The fest opened on the 3rd with the drop-dead hilarious comedy Pictures of Superheroes by Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos.
But, there’s still plenty more to see throughout the jam-packed weekend wherein films screen from morning until, well, early into the next morning.
The film that’s absolutely not to be missed is the screening on the 6th at 10:30 a.m. of Savage Witches, the amazing celebration of the art of filmmaking by British directors Daniel Fawcett & Clara Pais. A colorful spectacle of multiple filmmaking styles, Savage Witches is a real joy to experience.
Also to be on the lookout for are on the 5th at 11:00 a.m. is the new rockin’ documentary Mondo Fuzz: Twilight of the...
- 10/4/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
DVD Release Date: March 26, 2013
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Microcinema
The 2012 documentary film The Cardboard Bernini examines the life and work of American sculptor and artist James Grashow, who is especially known for his sculptures and large-scale installations made of cardboard.
The Cardboard Bernini follows Grashow as he spends five years building a giant cardboard fountain inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with the intention of putting it outside to dissolve.
Propelled by a one crucial event documented in the film, Grashow is driven to experience the process of creation and loss by making an extraordinary artwork that will be destroyed in the end. This film follows Grashow’s journey, as he questions life’s fragility and the artistic process. The completed fountain premiered indoors on June 11, 2010 at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia to great acclaim.
Directed by Olympia Stone, the...
Price: DVD $24.95
Studio: Microcinema
The 2012 documentary film The Cardboard Bernini examines the life and work of American sculptor and artist James Grashow, who is especially known for his sculptures and large-scale installations made of cardboard.
The Cardboard Bernini follows Grashow as he spends five years building a giant cardboard fountain inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with the intention of putting it outside to dissolve.
Propelled by a one crucial event documented in the film, Grashow is driven to experience the process of creation and loss by making an extraordinary artwork that will be destroyed in the end. This film follows Grashow’s journey, as he questions life’s fragility and the artistic process. The completed fountain premiered indoors on June 11, 2010 at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia to great acclaim.
Directed by Olympia Stone, the...
- 3/21/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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