Co-presented by AMVFest and Austin Film Festival Within merely a dull moment's commercial break, a band's internet-breaking music video, an epic twist of television, or silver-lined loops of feature-length film, storytelling can shake us at our core. Join us at the table for a panel conversation with critically acclaimed directors and festival curators to discuss the power of storytelling in its myriad forms.
Join us at the table for a panel conversation with critically acclaimed directors and festival curators to discuss the power of storytelling.
2:50pm - Doors3:00pm - Panel3:45pm - Q&A MODERATOR:Alexandra Mitchell (Shorts Programmer @Austin Film Festival) PANELISTS:Elizabeth Mims grew up in Austin, Texas and graduated with a BFA from CalArts. Her 2012 film Only The Young was theatrically released by Oscilloscope and won numerous awards including the Silverdoc’s Sterling Silver Award for best US documentary, American Film Institute Audience Award, and was nominated for a Spirit Award. Elizabeth was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Indie Film and worked as the Senior Film Programmer for Austin Film Festival for over 5 years. She works at Paramind Films as a director, editor and producer. PJ Raval's award-winning films have been described as “a crucial addition to the LGBTQ doc canon” (indieWIRE), and his prolific and provocative music video collaboration with queer performance artist and "human pissoir" CHRISTEENE described as “something you desperately wish you could un-see” (Hollywood Reporter). MmmHmm…Erica Silverman is a writer, director and editor based in Austin, Texas. Her gift for storytelling - and singular narrative voice - is present in her films, commercials and music videos. She spends much of her time, writing, dreaming up new stories, and exploring the world with her little boy.
Saturday December 14, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm CST
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