The church of cinema was built in Texas, and Richard Linklater's still preaching.
Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin Film Society has grown into a cornerstone of the city's creative community - while remaining true to its edgy, eclectic roots.
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Intimate access to filmmaking legends at their most unguarded.
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Archival footage that feels like flipping through a secret history.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Linklater founded AFS after returning to Austin from a brief Houston stint, reportedly inspired by the city's lack of access to the films he was reading about in Film Comment.
The AFS essentially incubated the 'Austin film scene' that would later birth Robert Rodriguez, Mike Judge, and countless SXSW breakouts—this 15-minute doc is tracing a river back to its trickle.
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