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Website Runtime 90 min. Category Feature Genre Documentary Origin United States Synopsis POVERTY TRAP examines how big plans to end poverty broke the promise of America, and what communities are doing to renew it. From the legacy of urban renewal and the War on Poverty to today’s sprawling network of social programs, many attempts to […]

Website Runtime 78 min. Category Feature Genre Dramedy Origin United States Synopsis It is the summer of 1972 in the small town of Rocin, Texas. The head football coach has hired a new offensive coordinator, Emil “Muley” Sanchez, fresh out of college and eager to prove himself on the gridiron. But first he has to

Website Runtime 20 min. Category Short Genre Documentary Origin United States Synopsis The small town of Kerrville, Texas rebuilds after a flash flood on July 4th, 2025 claimed the lives of 119 people, including 27 girls at a sleepaway camp. Throughout this film, the theme of restoration recurs in unexpected ways as volunteers remove flood

Website Runtime 9 min. Category Short Genre Documentary Origin United States Synopsis Margaret produces and directs documentary short films for festivals and community events nationwide. Her first film, The Polish Hotel (2024) marked the beginning of her journey in filmmaking. Her short documentary, The Best Little Tiny Park in Texas, is about Texas’s tiniest “pocket”

Website Instagram Runtime 14 min. Category Short Genre Documentary Origin United States Synopsis Artist James Magee spent over forty years building installation in the West Texas desert, El Paso. Often working alone or with one assistant, Magee constructed four stone buildings, in the shape of an equidistant cross, containing his large steel-and-glass sculptures. “James Magee

Website Instagram Runtime 9 min. Category Short Genre Drama Origin United States Synopsis A doctor puts aside concerns about her own pregnancy as she works to care for a miscarrying patient. Showtime Info BLOCK 5  |  WHAT REMAINSTHURSDAYNovember 12, 20267:45 p.m.4 Star Cinema BACK TO SELECTIONS

Website Instagram Runtime 8 min. Category SHORT Genre DRAMA Origin United States Synopsis When a long-time New Yorker introduces her niece to her beloved city, a doughnut and a waterfront view ignite memories of her greatest, but luckiest, loss. Showtime Info BLOCK 5  |  What RemainsTHURSDAYNovember 12, 20267:45 p.m.4 Star Cinema BACK TO SELECTIONS

Website Runtime 23 min. Category Short Genre Documentary Origin United States Synopsis When a devastating wildfire ravages their land, a sixth-generation ranching family grapples with the legacy of the American cowboy in the face of government policies that threaten their livelihood and a changing culture that brands their lifestyle a thing of the past. Showtime

Website Runtime 52 min. Category Feature Genre Documentary Origin Switzerland Synopsis American Yodel is a funny and moving documentary road trip, following in the footsteps of the Anabaptists who fled Europe, particularly Switzerland, from the late 17th century onward. Aboard a big black Jeep (the American road-trip spirit obliges), Tristan (journalist), Fanny (director of photography),

Website Runtime 5 min. Category SHORT Genre Documentary Origin UNITED STATES Synopsis In “Drive-In Movie” ( 04.23 min) award-winning acclaimed poet Tom Sleigh lyrically recalls his childhood spent growing up at a Texas drive-in theatre his parents owned and the complexities of his often fraught relationship with his mother. This experimental non-fiction short matches his