Hyperreal Film Club's East Austin theater opened this summer. (Courtesy Jen Rachid)
Hyperreal Film Club's East Austin theater opened this summer. (Courtesy Jen Rachid)
Local movie enthusiast group Hyperreal Film Club launched a new theater location in East Austin this summer.
Hyperreal has hosted film screenings around town for 8 years and also maintains an online film journal with a variety of movie-related content. The new physical theater space on Chicon Street now screens films throughout the week—including local shorts and international offerings—and will also host community meet-ups and theater rentals.
Hyperreal Film Club operates from a space on Chicon Street. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact)
The club, co-founded by David McMichael, Jenni Kaye and Tanner Hadfield, support Austin's independent filmmakers and movie-lovers. Hyperreal's offerings and community engagement are intended to promote LGBTQ+ representation and racial equity, while also boosting and funding local filmmaking talent.
Ben joined Community Impact in January 2019 after graduating with a degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. He spent more than two years reporting on Montgomery County and The Woodlands area before moving to Austin in 2021 to cover City Hall and other news throughout the city. Contact Ben with questions, tips or feedback at [email protected], and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @BThompson_CI.
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