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Special screening of Kyle Henry short
Former Austin director Kyle Henry has been selected as the only American to screen a short film in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes this year. And Austin audiences can get a sneak peek of the film at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alamo Ritz.
Henry, who now lives in Chicago, will be presenting “Fourplay: Tampa,” one of four shorts that will make up a feature-length film. All of the shorts deal with sexual intimacy.
Directors’ Fortnight was begun in the late 1960s, after prominent directors began to complain about the lack of edgy, independent cinema in the main Cannes Film Festival. Since then, the official Cannes selection has changed quite a bit and includes some of the most avant garde cinema in the world. But the Directors’ Fortnight still stands as a alternative for smaller filmmakers.
The Saturday fundraiser, hosted by Rebecca Havemeyer, is being presented by the Austin Film Society and the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, where “San Francisco,” one of the four shorts that will make up the film, premiered in 2009.
“Tampa” stars Jose Villareal and Stanley Roy, and focuses on a gay incident in a public mall bathroom. The short is described as an adults-only farce. It was written by Carlos Trevino and financed by Michael Stipe’s C-Hundred Film Corp.
Tickets $20 for public, $15 for AGLIFF and AFS members. Go here to purchase.
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