Faculty

Set to return to Earth, a deep-space transmitter pilot begins to experience unusual flashbacks while in orbit around a newly-discovered moon. Fall 2009

A 12 year-old boy is kidnapped by his estranged father the night before he turns 13. Spring 2007

http://www.estebandido.com

A documentary portrait of my father and grandfather, two men whose lives are ultimately defined by the wars they've waged both abroad and within themselves.

2006 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Award, GI Film Festival, Austin Film Festival

http://www.migalvarez.com

TRASH DANCE documents the creation of a beautiful dance piece inspired by the work of often unnoticed public servants – sanitation workers.

http://trashdancemovie.com/

This feature documentary uncovers Trinidad, Colorado's transformation from Wild West outpost to "sex change capital of the world," and follows three transgender women who may steer the rural ranching town toward becoming the "transsexual mecca." 2008

http://trinidadthemovie.com

A cross-dressing loner, the flamboyant owner of a gay bar and a gay-rights activist have different approaches to living out their retirement years.

WINNER Best Documentary Jury Award Reeling Chicago Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, WINNER Audience Award Image+Nation Montreal Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, WINNER Scott Dinger Audience Award Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, WINNER Best Documentary Jury Award Dallas Asian Film Festival, Nominated for Best Film, Austin Film Critics Association, SXSW "Buzz Screening"

www.beforeyouknowitfilm.com/

www.unraval.com/

The documentary PORTRAIT OF WALLY traces the history of this iconic image from Schiele's gesture of affection toward his young lover, to the theft of the painting from Lea Bondi, a Jewish art dealer fleeing Vienna for her life, to the post-war confusion and subterfuge that evoke THE THIRD MAN, to the surprise resurfacing of "Wally" on loan to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan in 1997.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790250/

This film grew from the filmmakers’ 25-year-long interest in South Louisiana’s dancehalls, habitat for the Cajun, Creole, Swamp Pop, and Zydeco musics that have made the area America's "greatest musical wellspring." During that time, sadly, they’ve seen the dancehalls dying, and Mike Tidwell’s 2003 book “Bayou Farewell” helped them to see, too, that there are much larger forces at play in the wetlands. In 2008, with the help of cinematographer David Layton, they began shooting a film that would interweave these parallel stories of loss in the dancehalls and the marshes, where the cataclysm continues. And with the help of producer Megan Field, additional cinematography by Lee Daniel, some exceptional sound recording and design by Justin Hennard, and the graphics work of Mike Nicholson, these Texas filmmakers have created a heartfelt tribute to this incredible landscape, and an elegy for one of America’s most amazing cultures.

A 12 year-old boy is kidnapped by his estranged father the night before he turns 13. Spring 2007

http://www.estebandido.com

TRASH DANCE documents the creation of a beautiful dance piece inspired by the work of often unnoticed public servants – sanitation workers.

http://trashdancemovie.com/

Told in the playful style of a graphic novel, MARS is a uniquely animated romantic comedy about astronauts and robots falling in love on their way to the red planet. Spring 2010

http://www.swervepictures.com

Asking what the politics are that launched George W. Bush to national office, award-winning filmmaker Paul Stekler takes his camera to Texas for a lively, behind-the-scenes look at a pair of 2002 elections. Summer 2004

http://www.pbs.org/pov/lastmanstanding

INCENDIARY documents the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, whose three daughters died in a Corsicana, Texas house fire. Convicted largely on faulty arson evidence, Willingham was sentenced to death for the murder of his children. Despite overwhelming expert criticism of the prosecution’s “junk science,” he was executed in 2004. The film focuses on the science available to our criminal justice system and how its interpretation is often determined by jurisdiction, politics and personalities.

http://incendiarymovie.com/INCENDIARY.html

When a professor with controversial views arrives to speak at a university conference, he is met by his student chaperon. Her assigned task--getting him to the auditorium without incident--is disrupted by some unexpected difficulty. Spring 2010

http://www.stevemimsfilms.com

All hell breaks loose when seven-year-old Petey is left with his hell-raising brothers. But things go from bad to really, really bad when Dad gets home.

http://www.candlerproductions.com

An emotionally explosive thriller set in the troubled heart of Texas. Tragic family history rises to the surface when a teenager races to protect his family from a lethal drug-runner. Spring 2010

http://www.dancewiththeone.com

After a career spent mining his music from the shadows, the actions of one fan create a chain reaction for the lead singer of a black metal band.

http://www.candlerproductions.com

A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.' 2009

http://www.beeswaxfilm.com/

Set to return to Earth, a deep-space transmitter pilot begins to experience unusual flashbacks while in orbit around a newly-discovered moon. Fall 2009

Asking what the politics are that launched George W. Bush to national office, award-winning filmmaker Paul Stekler takes his camera to Texas for a lively, behind-the-scenes look at a pair of 2002 elections. Summer 2004

http://www.pbs.org/pov/lastmanstanding