RTF at SXSW 2023
Spring in Austin annually announces itself with two recognizable phenomena: fields of bluebonnets and the arrival of the SXSW Film Festival. As is typical of the Austin-based multi-faceted extravaganza of art, culture, and technology, this year's lineup includes an exciting crop of new films and events involving Longhorns, many of which are listed below. Please check them out, as well as our free UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase, hosted by the Austin Film Society on Friday, March 10, at 2 pm at AFS Cinema.
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UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase
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FILMS
Shorts
- BREAKING SILENCE - WINNER Grand Jury Award
Texas Shorts - Documentary
Directors: Amy Bench and Annie Silverstein
Producers: Monique Walton and Amy Bench
Cinematographer: Amy Bench
Editor: Karen Skloss
Color: Joe Malina
Sound: Eric Friend
Interpreter: Lauren Kinsler
Assistant Editor: Daniel Earney, Dio Traverso
Additional Camera: Paavo Hanninen
- WHEN YOU LEFT ME ON THAT BOULEVARD - WINNER Special Jury Award
Texas Shorts - Narrative
Director/Screenwriter/Editor: Kayla Abuda Galang
Producer: Samantha Skinner
Producer: Alfiya Ali
Producer: Udoy Rahim
Director of Photography: Rajinee Buquing
Editor: Matt Stryker
Sound Design/Mix: Will Kurzner
Re-Recording Mix: Morgan Honaker
Gaffer: Hannah Barker
- WÜM
Texas Shorts – Narrative
Producer: David Hartstein, Seana Flanagan, Shelby Hadden
Cinematographer: Yuta Yamaguchi
Editor: Don Swaynos
- CALL ME MOMMY
Texas Shorts – Narrative
Co-Director/Co-Editor: Taylor Washington
DP: Ivy Chiu
- WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES
Midnight Shorts - Comedy/Horror
Director/Editor: Chris McInroy
DP: EJ Enriquez
Colorist: Daniel Stuyck
Features
- MAX ROACH: THE DRUM ALSO WALTZES
24 Beats Per Second – Documentary Feature
Directors/Producers: Samuel Pollard, Ben Shapiro
Cinematographer: Ben Shapiro
- THE STARLING GIRL
Festival Favorites - Dramatic Feature
Producer: Kevin Rowe
- THE LADY BIRD DIARIES
Documentary Spotlight - Documentary Feature
Archival Producer: Michelle Ngo
Consulting Archival Producer: Susanne Mason
PANELS
- Editor and Assistant: Breaking Down Who Does What, Why & When Day to Day from Start to Finish
Sandra Adair, Film Editor, Detour Film production
Nathan Berkowitz, Assistant Editor
Carissa Bittle, Assistant Editor
MENTORS
- Documentary Filmmaker Mentor: PJ Raval (Unraval Pictures)
- Documentary Filmmaker Mentor: David Modigliani (Live Action Projects)