Radical Visions Play Out at Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2022
Radical visions—that’s what lead programmer, Jazmyne Moreno, says we should look for at this year’s Houston Cinema Arts Festival (Nov. 10-16).
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Moving Bodies, Moving Cameras: Frame x Frame Expands to Three Locations
With a tagline of “international, powered by women & curiously lo-fi,” Frame Dance’s line-up this year for Frame x Frame Film Fest 2022 offers a range of impactful films.
Texas Studio: Sarah Fox’s Bad Bunny Gets Real
“My work starts with a character,” says San Antonio artist Sarah Fox.
It all Happens in Houston: Houston Cinema Arts Festival Returns
“It’s Houston. Literally every single thing is happening, including filmmaking. Everything is happening in Houston.”
TikTok Famous: Dallas’ Leos Ensemble Theatre is giving a 105-year-old Gertrude Stein play social-media relevance
Leos Ensemble Theatre decided to change that. The Dallas-based company, which was founded in 2019 by dancer and performer Nick Leos, is becoming the first theater group in the U.S. (and perhaps even the world) to create a piece expressly for TikTok.
Embracing Connection: Diverse Arts Experiences at the Asia Society Texas Center
What does the Asia Society do? That requires a lengthy answer.
Society for the Performing Arts Goes Digital
Radical reinvention: That’s what Meg Booth, chief executive officer for Society for the Performing Arts, sees in this time when artists and audiences must stay separate to stay safe.
Cowboys, Astronauts and Art: Jessica Green leads HCAF into the Future
When New York native Jessica Green took the position of artistic director of Houston Cinema Arts Festival this year, she decided the best way to program the sprawling arts-based film festival for Houston was to let this enigma of a city become her muse.
Sonia Sanchez Documentary Headlines REELpoetry
While not quite as ancient as all nine muses of the arts, the conversation between the arts of poetry and film goes back some time. REELpoetry, curated by Toni Holland, is Public Poetry’s first poetry film event, featuring documentaries, workshops, panels, poetry performances, and cinepoetry.
Bold Cinema: Houston Iranian Film Festival at the MFAH, Rice Cinema and Asia Society
At the MFAH’s Houston Iranian Film Festival, now in its 26th year, the seats are always full. The festival, established by the MFAH and Rice Cinema, runs Jan. 18-26, with screenings at both venues and at Asia Society Texas Center.
Houston Cinema Arts Festival at Ten
Consider the Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF), this year celebrating its tenth anniversary, and Richard Herskowitz, its artistic director.
Houston Celebrates Bergman at the MFAH
Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is nobody’s idea of a summer watching.