"The Big Spoon"
The Big Spoon premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]Based in Austin and directed by University of Texas graduate Carlyn Hudson, the film is described as an "unromantic comedy about the pitfalls of staying together when you should really be apart."
Screening 1: Thu., Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse Village, 2700 W. Anderson Lane, Austin
Screening 2: Sun., Oct. 16, 6 p.m., Rollins Theatre, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin
"Canine Soldiers"
Canine Soldiers premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]Shot in 3-D, the documentary is the product of UT professor Nancy Schiesari. The film explores the emotional bond between military working dogs and their soldier handlers.
Screening 1: Sat., Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse Village, 2700 W. Anderson Lane, Austin
Screening 2: Mon., Oct. 17, 5:3o p.m., Rollins Theatre, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin
"Crunch Time"
Crunch Time premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]Presented by local production company Rooster Teeth, the entry is a series of 6 webisodes about a group of misfit graduate students and an untested, lucid-dreaming machine.
Screening 1: Episodes 1-2, Fri., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., Galaxy Highland, 6700 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin
Screening 2: Episodes 3-6, Sat., Oct. 15, 4:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., Austin
"Funniest"
Funniest premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]This documentary follows the preparations, worries and hopes of six comedians all looking to take the crown during the 2015 'Funniest Person in Austin' contest.
Screening 1: Sun., Oct. 16, 9:15 p.m., Rollins Theatre, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin
Screening 2: Wed., Oct. 19, 9:30 p.m., State Theatre, 719 Congress Ave., Austin
"The Golden Rut"
The Golden Rut premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]Shot in Austin in Sept. 2015, this feature by writers and directors Joshua and Nick Holden is about a broke, bohemian playboy actor who falls for a sweet-natured, career-driven entrepreneur with an identical twin sister.
Screening 1: Sun., Oct. 16 at 1 p.m., Rollins Theatre, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin
Screening 2: Tues.,Oct. 17 at 9:45 p.m., State Theatre, 719 Congress Ave., Austin
"Homestate"
The film depicts a week in the life of director David Hickey's seemingly run-of-the-mill family and blurs the lines between reality and fiction. "Homestate" is filmed in Hickey's Austin home, where lead actor Blaise Miller lived on set for two-and-a-half months with the family.
Screening 1: Sun., Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m., Rollins Theatre, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin
"Quaker Oaths"
Quaker Oaths premiers at the Austin Film Festival.[/caption]Austin resident Lucy Kreutz' first feature film involves a married Quaker couple that wants to get a divorce. Before they can officially split, they must—as per Quaker tradition— find every guest that signed their marriage license and ask them to cross their names off.
Screening 1: Tue., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., Austin
View the entire film schedule here, and a list of all the panelists here.
Individual movie tickets—$12-$13, cash only
Film Festival Pass—$75
Access to all eight days of festival screenings and the film pass party.
Lone Star Badge—$175
Access to all eight days of festival screening and all Saturday panels.
Capital Badge—$300
Access to all eight days of festival screenings, all Saturday and Sunday panels and five parties, including the Pitch Finale party.
Conference Badge—$450
Access to all eight days of festival screenings, panels and select parties and networking events.
Producers Badge—$675
Access to all eight days of festival screenings, parties, panels and networking events.
Tickets and badges can be purchased here.
This story has been updated with the correct start date of the festival.
