AFS & THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA CELEBRATE THE
20th ANNIVERSARY OF
‘SLACKER’ WITH RICHARD LINKLATER |
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2011
Contact: Agnes Varnum, Director of Marketing, Austin Film Society or Brandy Fons, Fons PR for The Alamo Drafthouse
agnes@austinfilm.org or 512-322-0145 x3213 brandy@fonspr.com or 310-809-8882
 (Austin, TX)—The Austin Film Society and The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will present a Rolling Roadshow screening of SLACKER with writer/director Richard Linklater in attendance on Wednesday, June 22 at Austin Studios (1901 E 51st Street). Doors open at 8 PM, screening at 9 PM. Guests should bring camp chairs or blankets. Proceeds benefit the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund.
About SLACKER
 SLACKER is a loving extended-family photo album, an insider’s ethnographic study of (mainly) 20-somethings trying to make sense of their world at the dawn of the 1990s. With an intriguing style inspired by Ophuls and Bresson, Richard Linklater’s break-out film follows an array of characters talking about ideas from books, movies, TV shows, music, and occasionally from direct observation and analysis. There is no “disorder” or “deficit” in this A.D.D-structured film. Instead, just like flipping through multiple channels on cable TV, we move from one person to another, walking around Austin, picking up bits and pieces of views, thoughts, fears, delusional certainties, and paranoid fantasies from dozens of post-punk, post-college young adults who are avoiding 9-5 jobs, families, commitments, and growing up. SLACKER may very well encapsulate the last time that many young people had the time and desire to contemplate the meaning of life and enjoy a pressure-free existence. Read more on the film by Chale Nafus, Director of Programming and Co-Founder of AFS >>
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Admission is free for Austin Film Society members and Austin Studios neighbors. General admission tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at austinfilm.org or by calling 512-322-0145.
Special thanks to 2011 Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund major sponsors: The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Alpha Cine Labs, Kodak, The Four Seasons Austin, Marc English Design, Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin, Texas Commission on the Arts, The Paramount Theatre, Freeman and Stuck On On.
The Austin Film Society’s programs are funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Alamo Drafthouse is a lifestyle entertainment brand with an acclaimed cinema-eatery, the largest genre film festival in the United Sates and an online collectible art store. Named “the best theater in America” by Entertainment Weekly, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has built a reputation as a movie lover’s oasis not only by combining food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse Founder & CEO, Tim League, created Fantastic Fest, a world renowned film festival dubbed “The Geek Telluride” by Variety. Fantastic Fest showcases eight days of offbeat cinema from independents, international filmmakers and major Hollywood Studios. The Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art boutique, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world-famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek and Universal Monsters. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its brand in new and exciting ways, including the launch of Drafthouse Films, a new film distribution label, and plans to extend its theaters and unique programming philosophy to additional markets across the United States. More information about Alamo Drafthouse franchise opportunities are available on the official website.
Austin Film Society promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative media production by screening rarely seen films, giving grants and other support to emerging filmmakers, and providing access and education about film to youth and the public. Through Austin Studios, which AFS opened in 2000 in partnership with the City of Austin, AFS helps attract film development and production to Austin and Texas. Gala film premieres and the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards raise funds as well as awareness of the impact of film on economy and community. Austin Film Society is ranked among the top film centers in the country and recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and Directors Guild of America. For more information on Austin Film Society, visitwww.austinfilm.org
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