San Marcos’ Inaugural Citywide Lost River Film Festival

An affordable yet astounding assembly of filmmakers & film-lovers next weekend, featuring the very best of over 60 film submissions, the majority from overseas.

Numerous downtown venues collaborating to host four days of impactful indie cinema, workshops, concerts & more!

The San Marcos Cinema Club via generous support from the San Marcos Arts Commission, Planet K, San Marcos Main Street, Grande Communications, AquaBrew & Greater San Marcos Partnership — hosts an affordable yet astounding assembly of filmmakers & film-lovers next weekend, featuring the very best of over 60 film submissions, the majority from overseas.  Additional highlights include these Special Selections:

• REQUIEM FOR A RUNNING BACK – At the center of controversy presently engulfing the NFL: staggering findings of CTE, a degenerative brain disease in football players that results in rage, social withdrawal & other unusual conduct.  The film follows the family of Lew Carpenter — father of the director as well as San Marcos City Council member Lisa Prewitt — who is diagnosed post-mortem after a career with Vince Lombardi’s championship Green Bay Packers. Winner of 2017 Award of Excellence by Impact Doc Awards. Fri, Nov 3, 7:30 PM at Texas State Performing Arts Center University Recital Hall

• TOWER – Award-winning, animated retelling of the courage exhibited by ordinary people during the tragic UT Tower massacre fifty years ago: the first American killing spree ever broadcast live on television, prompting creation of the SWAT team. Director Keith Maitland & Ramiro “Ray” Martinez, the off-duty officer who stormed the gunman atop the tower, in attendance. Sat, Nov 4, 6:30 PM at Starplex Theater

• SIR DOUG & THE GENUINE TEXAS COSMIC GROOVE – Legendary music journalist Joe Nick Patoski, biographer of Selena & Willie Nelson, accompanies his documentary of hippie-cowboy rocker Doug Sahm’s voyage as a musical prodigy: from sparking a riot at his San Anto high school, headlong into the Summer of Love & his eventual formation of Tex-Mex supergroup The Texas Tornadoes. Thur, Nov 2, 7:30 PM at Price Center

• SOUTHWEST OF SALEM – Chronicles the nightmarish persecution of four Latina lesbians in San Antonio, wrongfully convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls during the Satanic Panic of the 90s. A court ruling last fall, finally exonerating the women of all charges, cited this documentary in its first paragraph. Anna Vasquez, one of the falsely accused San Anto 4, will be on hand for the screening. Sun, Nov 5, 2 PM at LBJ Museum

• NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY – Producer Jeffery Brown introduces the film recounting the life of major-league pitcher Dock Ellis — best known for throwing a no-hitter while hallucinating on LSD, but also a flashy figure in pop culture & the struggle for Black empowerment.  Self-dubbed the “Mohammad Ali of Baseball,” Ellis defied white supremacist threats throughout the tumultuous 60s & 70s. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at 2014 Sundance Film Festival.  Fri, Nov 3, 5 PM at Texas State University Recital Hall

• WHEN WE BURN OUT – Never-before-seen slacker comedy from Vanessa Pla, up-&-coming apprentice of Richard Linklater, shot at Wonder World Cave: features Lorelei Linklater, star of Oscar-nominated BOYHOOD, & musicians Loulou Ghelichkani (Thievery Corporation) & Christian Bland (Black Angels). Songwriter James Hand, who acts in the film, will perform prior to the Director’s Cut viewing: Fri, Nov 3, 7 PM at Wonder World Cave

• EVERY NIGHT’S A SATURDAY NIGHT – Brand spanking new documentary on the decades-long saxophone player of the Rolling Stones, a best friend of Keith Richards, & a session player with everyone from Yoko Ono to Marvin Gaye to Harry Nilson & Barbara Streisand. Director Jeff Stacy & Producer Jeffrey Brown on hand for screening. Fri, Nov 3, 2:45 PM at Texas State University Recital Hall

LOST RIVER FILM FEST’ OFFICIAL SCHEDULE!

• All events $5 for locals & students w/ an ID or bill showing 78666 — $10 for our non-San Martian friends.
• Better deal: Day Passes for locals & students are $15; $30 for our out-of-town friends. Weekend Badge is $50 for locals; $100 for those from outside the ‘666.
• Several events are FREE & will be noted! We’ll try hard to avoid it, but Time & Venue subject to change…

° (KEY: Feature Narrative = FN; Short Narrative = SN

° Feature Documentary = FD; Short Documentary = SD

° TV / Web Content = TV/W)

• THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND •

• Price Center & Tea Room, 222 San Antonio Dr.

°10am – QUALITY PROBLEMS – FN, 1hr 46 min – ATX

° 12pm – Around the World Bloc

• TWO WORLDS – FN, 50 min – Poland
• AN AFFAIR ON THE NUECES – SN, 16 min – TX
• NOBODY DIES HERE – SD, 14 min – South Africa
• CHOICES WE MAKE – SN, 16 min – Kenya

° 2pm – Across the Universe Bloc

• JEZABEL – TV/W, 47 min – France
• ROOT OF DARKNESS – FN, 65 min – Sweden

° 4pm – International Medley Bloc

• THE WHOLE – FN, 60 min – TX
• LIMIT – SN, 7 min – Iran
• FRIED BARRY – SN, 4 min – South Africa
• COWBOYS & INDIANS – SN, 4 min – Spain
• CUP OF TEA – SN, 3 min – India
• SAMAR – SN, 9 min – Iran
• URBAN VENGEANCE – TV/W 6 min – ATX

• Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, 211 Lee St.

° 3pm – Workshop w/ Famed Music Journalist Joe Nick Patoski:

• “Oral Histories of the Civil Rights Era”

• Cheatham Street Warehouse, 119 Cheatham St

            ° 4:20pm – Conversation w/ Joe Nick Patoski:

• “Stevie Ray Vaughn & a Sprawling Conversation of Texas Music” — FREE!

• @AquaBrew 

   ° 5-7pm – Happy Hour  VIP/FILMMAKER 

• Price Center

  ° 7:30pm, presented by Planet K San Marcos – Special Selection: SIR DOUG & THE    GENUINE TEXAS COSMIC GROOVE

  ° Followed by Q&A w/ Director Joe Nick Patoski – FD, 1 hr 23 min – TX    fb.com/events/141115233176027/

• 9pm – Garden Party, featuring music from Chief and The Doomsday Device & sampling from Virus Vodka– FREE!

  ° 10pm – Special Selection: PIRANHA – FN, 1 hr 35 min – San Marcos/USA

• FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD •

• Splash Coworking, 326 N. LBJ Dr.

° 9-11am VIP & Filmmaker Brunch

• Price Center

° 10am – BRICK MADNESS – FN, 1hr 50 min – US

° 12pm – PERSIAN SHOWCASE 

• WEAVERS OF IMAGINATION – DS, 22 min – Iran
• PALE MIRRORS – NS, 15 min – Iran
• THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE – NS, 24 min – Iran
• THE GUY WHO CAME ON HORSEBACK – NS, 15 min – Iran
• THE MAN WHO FORGOT TO BREATH – NS, 15 min – Iran
• BLOWS WITH THE WIND – NS, animated, 6 min – Iran

• @Dahlia Woods Gallery, 232 N. LBJ Dr.

            ° 1pm – “Documentary Filmmaking” workshop, by Jeffrey Brown

• Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 601 University Dr. (TXST)

° 2:45pm – Special Selection: EVERY NIGHT’S A SATURDAY NIGHT – FD, 1 hr 44 min – USA;    Q&A with Director Jeff             Stacy & Producer Jeffrey Brown

                ° 5pm – Special Selection: NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY – FD, 1 hr 40 min – USA;

• Q&A with Producer Jeffrey Brown

° 7:30pm – Special Selection: REQUIEM FOR A RUNNING BACK – FD, 1 hr 29 min – Q&A with Director Rebecca Carpenter, City Council Member Lisa Prewitt & Sarah Naylor

• Wonder World Cave & Park, 1000 Prospect St.

° 6- 7pm VIP Happy Hour in Anti-Gravity House
° 7pm – Special Selection: WHEN WE BURN OUT (Director’s Cut) – FN, 1 hr 24 min – ATX. Serenade from James Hand beforehand; Q&A afterward with Director Vanessa Pla & actress Lorelei Linklater

• Cheatham Street Warehouse

° 9pm – WHEN WE BURN OUT Afterparty: Music by Attic Ted, Kay Odyssey & Moebius

• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH • 

• The Good Stuff Community Store, 173 S. LBJ Dr.

° 9am-11am VIP & Filmmaker Brunch 

• LBJ Museum of San Marcos, 131 N. Guadalupe

° DESSERT FIRST WITH A SIDE OF SHORTS BLOC

• 10am – Special Selection: MOUSSE – NS, 50 min – Sweden
• HIGH CALORIE – NS, 18 min – Turkey
• TELEMARKETER – NS, 4 min – TX
• THE GREEN – NS, 15 min – ATX
• NO SLEEP, NO BREAKS – NS, 15 min – ATX

• PECULIAR PILGRIMAGE BLOC

° 12pm – MY RANGER – NF, 1hr 32 min – ATX
° GOLDEN BREAM – NS, 24 min – Russia

° RISE & SHINE BLOC

• 2pm – SHINERS – ND, 1hr 18 min – Canada
• STANDING ROCK – NS, 30 min – US

• MY SIBLING’S KEEPER BLOC

• 4pm – CAMINO – NF, 1hr 15min – Houston
• DOGTOOTH6 – SN, 4 min – US
• CAIN’S SHADOW – NS, 30 min – Italy

WHEELZ ‘N’ REELZ 

• Good Stuff Community Store…….All outdoor events are FREE!

° 9-11am – V.I.P. brunch at Good Stuff
° 10am – CHASING EVEL – NF, 1 hr 52 min – USA
° 11:30am – OUTSIDE San Marcos River Rollers Derby Demo
° 12pm – OUTSIDE Demo w/ BMX champs Chase Hawk, Tony Cardona & Ruben Castillo!
° 12:30pm – OVARIAN PSYCOS; Skype convo w/ Ovas afterward – FD, 1hr 12 min – California
° 2:30pm – QUAKER OATHS – FN, 85 min – ATX
° 3:45pm – OUTSIDE Unicycle Football Joust
° 4pm – OUTSIDE Another BMX demo, w/ music from Superfoot
° 5pm – Films of Legendary BMX videographer Stew Johnson w/ Q&A (FREE!)
° 6pm – OUTSIDE music from PartyWizard

• San Marcos Activity Center Gym, 501 E. Hopkins

° 3pm – San Marcos Youth Films Showcase – FREE!
° 5-7pm – Film-Themed Art Exhibition Opening at The Walkers’ Gallery titled “Center Stage” – FREE!

• Starplex, 1250 Wonder World Dr

° 6:30PM Special Selection: TOWER w/ Director Keith Maitland & Officer Ray Martinez, who in 1966 stormed the gunman atop the     tower – FD animated, 1 hr 36 min – ATX fb.com/events/2014781748797591/

• SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH •

• @Splash Coworking

° 9-11am: VIP Brunch  

• LBJ Museum

° 9am – San Marcos Showcase: Honorable Mentions

• HELP ME – SN, 19 min – SMTX
• MAKING SAG – TV/W, 22 min – SMTX
• DO YOU DEJA VU? – SN, 1 min – SMTX

° 10am – San Marcos Showcase: Top Selections

• CURRENT – SN, 5 min – SMTX
• A FIVE-MINUTE HEAD START – SN, 8 min – SMTX
• SWINGERS ANONYMOUS – SN, 23 min – Florida
• THE FAILED ARTIST – SN, 19 min – SMTX
• THERE IS NO WINNING – SN, 4 min – SMTX
• BEST SERVED COLD – SN, 19 min – SMTX

° Noon – Transcendence Bloc

• ZAMAN – FD, 50 min – Iran
• LITTLE STAR – SN, 18 min – Mexico

° 2pm – Special Selection: SOUTHWEST OF SALEM, Q&A w/ Anna Vasquez, one of the falsely accused San Antonio 4
   FD, 1hr 31 min – USA

For more information LostRiverFilmFest.org.