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When: October 23-24, 2021
Where: Galaxy Theatres at Grandscape
5740 Grandscape Blvd.
“Helix” - Texas Short Film
Film Director: Shaheer Naqvi
From: Texas, USA
Film Genre: Mystery, Drama, Noir
Screening at 12:53 PM CST in Short Block 01 on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 at the PressPlay International Film Festival
Synopsis:
A weary artist undergoes a medical procedure and finds himself thrust into a bizarre dreamscape where he must confront the fears he has long run from or be forever stuck in oblivion.
“Fearless” - Texas Documentary Film
Film Director: Wojciech Lorenc
From: Texas, USA
Film Genre: Documentary
Screening at 10:00 AM CST on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 at the PressPlay International Film Festival
Synopsis:
An intimate portrait of a boxing gym in a small town of Conroe, Texas. The film is constructed as an allegory for the challenges faced by people of color and immigrants in the US.
10/23/2021
“In the Hiding” - Texas Short Film
Film Director: Jason J. Angco-Barrera
From: Texas, USA
Film Genre: Western, Drama
Screening at 6:46 PM CST in Short Block 03 on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 at the PressPlay International Film Festival
Synopsis:
Maria Estrada is a local bar owner in Catarina, TX. The year is 1910 and Mexico is experiencing civil unrest as the Mexican Revolutionary War is at full power. Hundreds of Mexicans are fleeing from their war torn villages north into Texas. However, the Texas government views these "refugees" as a threat to their well being, so the Texas Rangers were given full power to do whatever they wanted to keep the "great state of Texas" safe. So, these unlawful Rangers became the judge, jury, and executioner of hundreds of Mexican refugees and Mexican Americans. This is only one story of Texas' dark history.
10/23/2021
“The Robbery” - Short Film
Film Director: John Marrs
From: Arizona, USA
Film Genre: Western, Comedy
Screening at 3:17 PM CST in Short Block 02 on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 at the PressPlay International Film Festival
Synopsis:
A gang of incompetents outlaws tries to rob a bank.
“The State of Melissa vs. Texas” - Texas Documentary
Film Director: Sabrina Van Tassel
From: Texas, USA
Film Genre: Documentary
Screening at 11:30 AM CST on Sunday, October 24th, 2021 at the PressPlay International Film Festival
Synopsis:
The State of Texas vs. Melissa explores the life journey of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman to be sentenced to death in the state of Texas. For over ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal. No one had ever seen Melissa be violent towards her children, yet she was blamed for the daily abuse and subsequent death of her two year-old daughter, who died from blunt head trauma. Set in the heart of the Latino community of South Texas, the film takes a look at Melissa’s broken childhood, her adult life plagued by poverty and prejudice, and the miscarriage of justice Melissa faced, from the court appointed attorney who willingly set aside evidence, to the District attorney who used her case to help his re-election. The State of Texas vs. Melissa is the portrait of a woman’s fight against an entire system.
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