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SWAMP is committed to the film and video art of this region, the artists producing independent images, and to the cultivation of an engaged audience. SWAMP encourages the development of audiences who seek out artistic voices that reflect, celebrate, and examine the cultural, social and political diversity of their localities.

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SWAMP, along with the Austin Museum of Art and Houston PBS, in cooperation with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, produces The Territory, the longest running public television showcase of independent film/video in the country. The Territory series showcases new directions in film, video, and digital media.

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» SPECIAL SCREENINGS

August Evening
Winner of the Cassavetes Award for Best Feature (budget under $500k) at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards
Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 7PM
Museum of Fine Arts - Houston (Brown Auditorium)
Director Chris Eska and members of the cast will be in attendance.

Synopsis:

August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together… but change is inevitable. www.augustevening.com

About Chris Eska:

Chris was raised in Ottine, Texas (pop. 98) and studied sociology and art at Rice University before attending UCLA's MFA film directing program. His short films have screened on PBS, at the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Competition, the Texas Filmmaker's Showcase, and at festivals worldwide. After taking a one-year leave of absence from UCLA to backpack across India and Asia, Chris returned to Japan to produce Doki-Doki, his master's thesis film. Doki-Doki premiered on the national PBS series Independent Lens with an introduction by Susan Sarandon. August Evening is his first feature and is a two-time Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Recipient and 2008 Spirit Award winner for the John Cassavetes Award.

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