Austin Film Festival is one of the most world-renowned film festivals local to the area, especially for burgeoning writers and filmmakers. However, like many film festivals, they tend to be overwhelmingly white in the movies chosen to premiere. For people of color looking to diversify their film-viewing palette, ORANGE has compiled a list of seven films to watch this festival season.
Fresh off the premiere and Palm d’Or win for his critically acclaimed film “Parasite”, writer-director Bong Joon-ho sat down with the University of Texas at Austin to discuss the film, his methods of storytelling, and the trajectory of his career thus far.
You might believe you know all there is to know about John Mulaney, but there’s one thing people haven’t caught onto — the fact that Mulaney is, and has been, a fierce anti-capitalist.
Flint became the first buzzword people jumped to after the city of Austin announced a water boil notice and this reference often did more harm than good.
Being a woman of color and a filmmaker in Austin can sometimes feel like an oxymoron, especially in a city where so much of the industry is white and male-dominated. It is often left to women themselves to create spaces that will be accepting of their work and expression.
