Dallas VideoFest continues this weekend at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema! Don’t miss these films screening today!
LOCATION: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
100 South Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 75080
TICKETS: http://dallasvideofest.festivalgenius.com/2014/schedule/week
BACK ON BADSTREET: “Back on Badstreet" is all about the creation of the first theme song that has become the norm in the Professional Wrestling world. Told through the eyes of the people who witnessed it and with never-before-seen footage, this documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of the song, "Badstreet USA," and the people that made it happen. Directed by Keith Alcorn and Steve Barnes. Filmmaker in attendance.
Website: http://www.badstreetusafilm.com/
Trailer: http://youtu.be/4r-BmYwm8gE
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Theater 3
THE WRITER WITH NO HANDS: A British propaganda expert recruits an old friend to make a documentary about his investigation into a murder mystery. His ultimate aim is to expose the existence of government propaganda in Hollywood by proving an acclaimed screenwriter was murdered because of the script he was writing. Directed by William Westaway. Filmmaker in attendance.
Website: http://www.thewriterwithnohands.com
WHEN: 7:15 p.m. Theater 1
VOICES HEARD
WHEN: 7 p.m. Theater 3
The Glass Owl: Modern-day police are befuddled by an old-school burglar who speaks exclusively in prohibition-era gangster slang. When he takes the hapless homeowner hostage, they soon realize there's a language barrier that can only be overcome by one man. Starring Tim Taylor of “The Hunger Games”. Directed by Cathy Bible. The filmmaker and Tim Taylor will be in attendance.
The Arnold Chronicles: This film follows follows the random journeys of two Korean War veterans, Arnold & Charlie, as they travel through the 1950s American South and Southwest in search of meaning. Directed by John Dean Alfone. Filmmaker in attendance.
Intersection: Myles (Cedric Young) is lonely older man without anyone in his life, while walking to see his only friends at his daily restaurant he is robbed. He tries to see the good in this young man (Tyrone Phillips). Directed by Jason Honeycutt.
LOST CAT FOUND: A comedy of a couple who go on a mission to retrieve their lost cat. Directed by Aaron Holloway.
Voices Thrown Silent: Paul Armstrong’s film is a mockumentary about Sam and Sarah, ventriloquists who've never met but share the same problem: they practice interracial ventriloquism in an intolerant society.
We Need to Talk about A.L.E.C.: During the 2014 American Legislative Exchange Council (A.L.E.C.) conference in Dallas, Texas, (July 30 – August 1) over 500 activists staged concurrent teach-ins and protests regarding the activities of A.L.E.C. and the influence of big money in our democracy. This film shines a light on A.L.E.C. and what can be done to stop the takeover of our democracy by big money. Directed by Rebecca Rice.
MY FATHER AND THE MAN IN BLACK: This documentary is the only inside look at Johnny Cash through the eyes of his longtime manager, Saul Holiff, the man who put Johnny together with June. Following his father's suicide, director Jonathan Holiff discovers hundreds of letters and audio diaries, including recorded phone calls with Johnny Cash during his pill-fueled 1960s; triumphs at Folsom and San Quentin; marriage to June Carter and his conversion in the early 1970s to become a born-again Christian.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Theater 1
