All special event screening are courtesy of the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow's double 35mm projection system and 40 x 20 foot blow up screen.
Thursday Night, May 1st
INSTRUCTIONS:
Tickets for THERE WILL BE BLOOD can be purchased or picked up at WILL CALL at the Hotel Paisano ballroom beginning at 9:00 AM Thursday morning until 6:00 PM that afternoon. After that tickets will be available at the shuttle pick up at Farm Stand Marfa (by the train tracks in downtown) where Sul Ross University shuttles will be leaving beginning at 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM. No private vehicles are allowed on the set. Beer and Bar-B-Que will be available at the event. Free popcorn and cotton candy. Bring balankets and warm clothes.
Daniel Day Lewis stars in this merciless examination of power lust and greed in the forming days of the oil industry from Writer-Director Paul Thomas Anderson. Based loosely on a novel by Uptain Sinclair, P.T. Anderson reaches new heights as a filmmaker in this gorgeous and relentless epic shot almost entirely in Marfa. The film received numerous Oscar nominations, with wins for Daniel Day Lewis and cinematographer Robert Elswitt.
We’re please to announce this once-in-a-lifetime screening will happen on the set of THERE WILL BE BLOOD (see below) just south of Marfa on the MacGuire Ranch. Though some small parts of the set will remain after the event, the town will soon be torn down, as the West Texas winds are already taking their toll on the scenic construction.
The following special screenings will be on the Marfa Golf Course ("the highest golf course in Texas" with a breathtaking view of the Marfa Plateau)
Friday Night, May 2nd
Charles Laughton directs Robert Mitchum and Lillian Gish in one of the great classics of American cinema. With a powerful mixture of German expressionism and American gothic that sets it apart from almost all other Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s, "Night of the Hunter" creates and sustains a tone of dreadful suspense that never lets up.
Pristine 35mm archival print from the UCLA film archive.
Late Show Dance Party, Saturday Night, May 3rd
A fascinating look at Texas culture from the brilliant American original, David Byrne, starring Jo Harvey Allen and a young John Goodman. Bring comfortable shoes because we're dancing!
Archival 35mm print.
Sunday Night, May 4th
Deborah Kerr moves into a magnificent manor in the English countryside to care for the master’s two children only to find something dark and sinister waiting for her there. One of Hollywood’s first mainstream ventures into horror and a rarely seen classic of the genre. Gorgeous black and white cinematography and terrific performances from the children make for a genuinely creepy experience. Co-written by Truman Capote.
Archival 35mm print from the UCLA film archive.
Monday, May 5th, Closing Night
Dennis Hopper marks his first return to Marfa since filming "Giant" over fifty years ago with a screening of his legendary and rarely seen western "The Last Movie," which won top honors at the Venice Film Festival in 1971. Mr. Hopper will be available for Q & A after the film. Archival 35mm print.
35mm archival print on loan from the Academy Archive.
May 3rd, 10:00 am
The Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund has an eleven-year history of supporting Texas filmmakers with cash, goods and services – over $830,000 for 243 film and video projects at last count.
At this workshop, the Austin Film Society's Director of Artist Services Bryan Poyser will take you through the application process step-by-step and screen video samples from previously funded work.
The TFPF deadline is June 2, 2008 and filmmakers who reside in Texas can request up to $25,000 for their films.
at Marfa Public Radio
111 S. Highland Ave
Next to Marfa Book Co.
THE MASSES is a collaboration of filmmakers, musicians, actors and artists united by a passion for cutting edge music and driven by unique and diverse cinematic visions.
Several videos from THE MASSES will screen during the festival, including a never before seen video directed by Heath Ledger for Ben Harper and a new work by Shannyn Sossamon.
Throughout the five days of the festival, THE MASSES will house an exhibit in building 98 in Marfa featuring the works of Icelandic Photographer Borkur, Wildlife Photography by Tristan Bayer, concept designs and illustrations by Italian artist Daniel Auber, and unique pieces by Brooklyn-based tattoo artist-turned painter Scott Campbell. Also in the exhibition will be original collector's pieces from the set of Terry Gilliam's latest film, "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus", and a projected continuum of music videos by THE MASSES.
Admission to the opening party with THE MASSES at Bldg 98 after THERE WILL BE BLOOD with music by Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeroes, is included in with a ticket to the screening.
Free admission to THE MASSES at Bldg 98 at all other times (May 2-5).
The Marfa Tea Party
12-5pm Saturday May 3rd
"The Marfa Tea Party at the Mason Bldg in downtown Marfa celebrates the films, musical talent, and artwork of Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond), Maximilla Lukacs (Kill Your Darlings, Lay Down Lean), Cat Solen (Milk), and Alia Raza (White Light) and is produced by Draw Pictures.
The filmmakers and musicians will combine their imaginative minds to present an eclectic selection of illustrations, photography and film. Music will be played, and iced tea and snacks will be served. Featuring experimental and narrative shorts, animation, music video and art work.
Special DJ set by Small Town Talk Saturday at 8pm.
Join Aimee for free yoga instruction upstairs in the fabulous Mason Bldg in downtown Marfa every morning, May 2-5, at 8:30 AM and then again at 4:00 PM. All levels welcome.