A PERFECT WAVE: HARPER WATTERS documentary
Houston social-media sensation Harper Watters is a gay Black man with a gift for the absurd and a passion for platform heels. He’s also a star dancer in one of the world’s most rigid, gendered, and segregated art forms. In collaboration with Texas Monthly.
HARRY RANSOM CENTER documentary
The Harry Ransom Center celebrated their film collection and a new endowment honoring the career of Robert De Niro. The humanities research center has extensive archives that provide unique insight into the creative process of some of our finest writers and artists. The collections are available to students and the public, to promote the understanding and appreciation of literature, photographer, film, art and the performing arts.
More information on the event here.
TEXAS TO TOKYO: HURLEY SISTERS documentary
The Hurley sisters from San Antonio are members of the first and only women’s épée team in U.S. history to win a medal, claiming bronze at the 2012 London Games. They have trained together for as long as they can remember, and in Tokyo, they will make one last run at Olympic glory before Kelley, a medical student, moves to the Caribbean to complete her studies at the St. James School of Medicine. In collaboration with Texas Monthly.
TEXAS TO TOKYO: GINNY FUCHS documentary
Team USA women’s boxing captain Ginny Fuchs represents one of America’s best chances at a gold medal in the sport. The 33 year old with obsessive-compulsive disorder fights not only for herself, but also to spread awareness of vital issues surrounding mental health. In collaboration with Texas Monthly.
TEXAS TO TOKYO: MICHELLE CARTER documentary
Three-time Olympian Michelle Carter has been training to defend the gold medal she’d won in shot put at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Though an injury prevented her from competing in Tokyo, she plans to return to competition in time for the 2022 World Athletic Championships. In collaboration with Texas Monthly.
TEXAS TO TOKYO: JORDAN SANTANA documentary
Houston’s Jordan Santana placed second at the USA Skateboarding National Championships in May 2021 and is one of just a handful of women in the world capable of pulling off a dizzying 540-degree aerial spin. In collaboration with Texas Monthly.
FROM TONGA documentary
Euless is home to one of the largest Tongan communities in the U.S. In this documentary, Huay-Bing Law, a Department of Radio Television Film lecturer at the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin, explores how the immigrants have revitalized the local high school football team.
JUNE narrative short
An immigrant Chinese wife comes across segregated restrooms in 1955 Texas.
Winner of the HBO APA Visionary Award and Princess Grace Award.