Complete event listing for
Alamo Ritz 1
320 E 6th St
Friday, March 7
Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worke…
Rob is facing the biggest day of his life. He needs to nail a college interview ensuring his admittance to his parents’ beloved alma mater, keep his cool when life-long crush Angela (nicknamed ‘After School Special’ for …
Saturday, March 8
Fiercely independent and in her mid-30s, Ronah works as a sexual surrogate in New York City, teaching her clients the very thing they fear most -- to be intimate. Her life unravels when she starts working with a volatile…
Nash spends a year drawing into himself, becoming troubled by his work and disillusioned with his romantic prospects—until a return home forces him to confront his inertia. Through pulsing dance floors, flooded basements…
Sunday, March 9
Miwi is awoken in the middle of the night by her father telling her that she must leave home and take her sister, Juliana, with her. Although no one explains why, she understands that she needs to protect her older siste…
The celebrated lyricist, Edwyn Collins could only say two phrases after waking up: 'Grace Maxwell' and 'The Possibilities Are Endless’. This is the incredible story of Collins, a songwriter who had the contents of his m…
Monday, March 10
The "Dance of Reality" is one of the most anticipated titles premiering at SXSW this year. Produced and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it is his first film in 23 years.The legendary filmmaker was born in 1929 in Toc…
Nick’s a lucky guy. Tonight, he’ll be having dinner with Jill Goddard, the hottest actress on earth. She's promoting her latest movie and he’s won the main prize in an online contest. Then he gets a call. Some guy named …
Starry-eyed teenager Camilla Swanson wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Broadway diva, but she's stuck working in the kitchen of a snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sn…
Tuesday, March 11
"Brighton" is the love story of a young urban couple who abandon their burgeoning careers in order to build a life in community-supported farming. But just as they begin to hit their stride, the grim onset of cancer thre…
"Everything You Wanted" tracks a lead singer, aided by his cohort of musicians, on a mind bending journey down a single road, fulfilling frozen snapshots of moments that are about to occur.……
In "Lesson #16 for Beatmaster V/Fun" we follow a group of rebellious brats who don't care about anyone but themselves. Not until a new and fascinating role model is introduced to dazzle their young, naive eyes.……
This video is a cinematic, loose documentary-style snapshot of our culture. A portrait of where we're at right before the tipping point.……
A geometric stop-motion love story. Two triangular characters find love amongst two warring states.……
Employing an experimental technique using “cinemagraphs”, Ian & Cooper tell a haunting story of a boy trying to bring his father back to life in Joel Compass’s "Back to Me". Akin to an “animated GIF”, the actors were fil…
This is a high concept, narrative-driven music video, starring Michael Kenneth Williams as The Plant Hunter—a new jack thief who commandeers genetically engineered plants and processes them into euphoria-inducing drugs—a…
Alagoas - "Brighton" Director: Jeremiah Zagar A hybrid music video/documentary for the highly-emotional and wholly original debut single BRIGHTON by Alagoas Clubfeet - "Everything You Wanted" Director: Josh Thomas A min…
Shot on Super 16mm Film, "Opening Brace" follows a heightened and fictional day in the life of My Panda Shall Fly frontman, Suren Seneviratne. It makes for very kitsch and awkward viewing.……
John wants what every man wants. The Promotion, The Girl, The Recognition. There's only one problem: HE'S A GOBLIN!……
DANIELS crafted a narrative surrounding one girl’s self-destructive behavior. Torn between lovers and in danger of spiraling out of control, the directors invented a visual language to augment her story by employing a co…
Vincent Haycock’s monochrome beauty for London composer/producer Raffertie AKA Bejamin Stefanski is the stirring ‘Build Me Up”. Shot in the South Central district of Los Angeles, Vince has documented the lives of the th…
Sandra wakes up in the middle of abandoned and pale eerie fields, to find herself unconscious about a big and bloody wound on her chest. A screaming affliction that locks her in the state of gloom. Through a clinical and…
The video follows a guy as he struts his long blonde ponytail and 49ers jacket around town. As the percolating "Itchy" comes to a close the video rolls into "Corner Boy," a space-age hip-hop cut.……
In his film for Tame Impala's "Mind Mischief", David Wilson updates the age-old young male student/hot female teacher fantasy, viewing it through a nostalgic and psychedelic lens. The film marries Tame Impala's opulent a…
A journey through surreal, topographical landscapes of paint, mountains and faces: "Magma" is a visual, mind-bending adventure where moulten liquids and colours fuse together.……
"Fade Away" is the official music video for electro french artist Vitalic. It follows a manhunt between professional killers, who want to get their hands on a mysterious suitcase. Each killer may be a victim of one of hi…
Welsh musician Gruff Rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the fantastical adventure of his 18th Century relative, the explorer John Evans. In search of a lost tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans,…
Rob is facing the biggest day of his life. He needs to nail a college interview ensuring his admittance to his parents’ beloved alma mater, keep his cool when life-long crush Angela (nicknamed ‘After School Special’ for …
"SVDDXNLY" features never-before-seen footage detailing the ascension of one of raps brightest young stars. From home videos and interviews with friends and family, to the very first seminal moments of his career caught …
The 1954 classic Godzilla is one of the most influential monster films of all time. For its 60th anniversary in 2014, Rialto Pictures will re-release the restored Japanese original as envisioned by writer/director Ishiro…
10 years ago tragedy struck, leaving the lives of siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is released from protective custody and wants to move o…
Wednesday, March 12
The 78 Project Movie is a road trip across America to make one-of-a-kind 78rpm records with musicians in their hometowns using a 1930s Presto direct-to-disc recorder. With one microphone. One blank disc. In one 3-minute …
Mariachi is an essential part of Mexican culture. It’s more than just music; it's a lifestyle that views the world from a macho perspective. The business is tough and women are seldom appreciated in this strictly male do…
At first glance, it is not obvious that Abigail Evans lives with a life-threatening skin disease. She is a typical teenager: moody, rebellious, irreverent, and is also strikingly beautiful. But her life is the antithesi…
Speaking about Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters said “When I first heard him, I thought he was one of the greatest blues players in the business.” “LEMMY” co-director/producer Greg Olliver spent two years following Johnny fr…
Nick’s a lucky guy. Tonight, he’ll be having dinner with Jill Goddard, the hottest actress on earth. She's promoting her latest movie and he’s won the main prize in an online contest. Then he gets a call. Some guy named …
10 years ago tragedy struck, leaving the lives of siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is released from protective custody and wants to move o…
Thursday, March 13
Jerry is a strange and solitary boy who lives alone with his young neglectful mother in a run down apartment. Behind the bedroom wall he discovers a seductive alien creature with which he has sex. After the creature bec…
Owen never learned about sex or relationships from his parents, since they turned into cats. But today, with the help of a human girl, Owen is going to learn a lot.……
Most of the time it is just a split second, one wrong reaction or decision, that can change a life forever. On this cold, snowy morning, Tobias could not have imagined in his wildest dreams, what would happen to him on h…
Mansor extracts the remains of his late wife only to discover her presence forever illuminated in the divine. Like a bird that sings to a flower and a flower that blooms to a singing bird, Rozita and Mansor continue to r…
Inspired by GIF, this video clip is about the clichés of american antagonisms : Christian thought, homeland love and excesses of the USA.……
Box Room Director: Michael lathrop A strange and solitary boy discovers a seductive creature growing in his bedroom wall. Chocolate Heart Director: Harrison Atkins Owen never learned about sex or relationships from his …
Tony Wash's short film "The Muck" is an attempt to recreate the 80s creature flick feel. Influenced by recent "homage" period movies like "House of the Devil" and "The Sleeper", "The Muck" brings a lot of pride to the Sc…
Pumpkin and Bubby, two rapping friends who haven't seen each other in a while, bump into each other out in mother nature, deep in the middle of nowhere. But when Pumpkin bumps into nature itself, the two get into a fight…
A Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonator, hired to visit with a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself delivering last rites at the boy's bedside.……
Florence rescues a stray cat from a gang of teenagers. After taking the feline to an isolated building, her true intentions emerge. "Violent Florence" is a depraved tale of love and loss, and the devastating consequence…
A man raps in the mirror, cuts his head off, and has sex with it. There is also a cartoon.……
"Deep City" is an inspirational story that explores the early days of soul music in Florida, the era’s pioneers and their lasting contributions to the broader American musical landscape. During the mid-1960s, producers…
"SVDDXNLY" features never-before-seen footage detailing the ascension of one of raps brightest young stars. From home videos and interviews with friends and family, to the very first seminal moments of his career caught …
Paranoia forces small-time scam artist, Marty to flee his lousy temp job and hide out in his co-worker's basement. Once the sugar high wears off, the horror metal slacker crashes hard, fleeing to Detroit with nothing but…
When an opportunity arises for Seattle rock band Tennis Pro to take their act on the road to Japan - where the allure of a second chance at recognition awaits them - they can’t refuse. On their Tokyo musical odyssey, th…
Young newlyweds Paul (Harry Treadaway) and Bea (Rose Leslie) travel to remote lake country for their honeymoon where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disor…
Friday, March 14
"Last Hijack" is a true tale of survival in Somalia told from the pirate’s perspective. Combining animation with documentary storytelling, the film takes an innovative hybrid approach to explore how one Somali pirate - M…
Set in Rio de Janeiro, "A Wolf at the Door" is the nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her 6 yr old daughter has been picked up a…
The "Dance of Reality" is one of the most anticipated titles premiering at SXSW this year. Produced and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it is his first film in 23 years.The legendary filmmaker was born in 1929 in Toc…
Hannibal Buress is back on Comedy Central with his brand new hour standup special HANNIBAL BURESS LIVE FROM CHICAGO. Taped at The Vic Theater in his hometown of Chicago, IL, Hannibal’s latest offering features more of th…
29 year old Enea is looking for love - phsyical love that is. But as the autist he is, living in Italy, this is anything but easy. So him and his two best friends Carlo and Alex set out on a journey through Europe and ev…
When ambitious young real estate agent Leigh is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl whom she learns is the runaway daughter of the couple selling the property. When Leigh…
Saturday, March 15
Nick’s a lucky guy. Tonight, he’ll be having dinner with Jill Goddard, the hottest actress on earth. She's promoting her latest movie and he’s won the main prize in an online contest. Then he gets a call. Some guy named …
Dean is an inventive yet unorthodox scientist who uses his technical expertise to create grand romantic gestures for his girlfriend Lana. After an anniversary weekend goes terribly wrong, a guilt-ridden Dean is spurred t…
Comedian Doug Benson (star of "Super High Me", host of the Doug Loves Movies podcast) has toured the country with his wildly popular Movie Interruption, a live comedy show celebrating classic (and not-so-classic) films. …
"The Winding Stream" tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes. The Carters didn’t just play the music of their hill country upbringing. They helped invent it and influenced generati…
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