Join Southwest Alternate Media Project and Houston Cinema Arts Society for the monthly Houston Filmmaker Showcase- celebrating the best of our local filmmakers. Tickets are only $8 to catch this amazing lineup of emerging Houston talent.
Stay with us after the screening to enjoy a conversation with our featured filmmakers.
THREE TWENTY-FIVE
Eli Fischer | 14:02A couple experiences the final twelve minutes of their relationship as they realize they are not ready to move in together
ATTACK OF THE KILLER CHILDHOOD
Gabriel Theis | 9:00
You might be done playing with toys… but they’re not done with you.
RUIN FALLS
Caleb Gonzalez | 14:43
Ruin Falls tells the story of two childhood friends, Ethan and Kyle, who become inseparable after Ethan's father dies of an opioid overdose. Years later, the growing fractures in their friendship surface when Ethan is forced to confront Kyle about his emerging alcoholism.
A TRULY GREAT MAN
James McDonald, Eva Catanzariti | 2:32
A TRULY GREAT MAN is an elevated depiction of a mass lay off with inspirations from our favorite horror and psychological thriller flicks. A battle to the death followed up by the humiliation ritual of corporate training. All capped off with returning home and enjoying some television to wash down what you just experienced.
NOMAD’S BACK
Andrew Houston Vaughan | 9:39
Tariq is a drifter, going from town-to-town. Returning back to his hometown, he reminisces on old times, and thinks about the weight of living a free lifestyle.
PICTURE ME BETTER
Xavier Alexander | 10:29
Marcus, a suicidal teen seeks to fix his past regrets. Faced between his past and the present, as his perception of true reality blurs.
EFFIGY
Noah Conley | 5:14
A person confronts the dark side of themselves in a surreal nightmare.
THE PILL
George Chuang | 8:51
Forced to confront the traumatic decisions of his past, William must make a choice: whether to continue putting faith in the country that raised him, or stand for what he believes is right.
Influenced by the past decade of current events in America, THE PILL is a story that explores the themes of loyalty, obedience, and defiance through the lens of a government asset born from a defunct child soldier program.
