Austin Film Society

A 12-year-old boy and his single mother live separate lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. The boy’s solitude is both a source of freedom and a cause for grief. His explorations slowly bring to light the dark contrast between the rules of society and the laws of nature. And before long, the delicate balance of his inner world becomes shattered by unforeseen events.

Snakes dwell in the grass of East Texas, where a widow forms an unhealthy obsession with someone who seems to be the living embodiment of the Marlboro Man.

AFS artistic director Richard Linklater & Associate Director Holly Herrick introduce and discuss Lynch’s Blue Velvet.

Living out of a motel, 15-year-old Tommy makes a drastic decision in order for her siblings to escape the heat before the summer’s over.

A documentary exploring the experience of going to war with a Military Working Dog, trained to find bombs before they can kill or maim soldiers, often at the expense of the dog's sanity.

Richard Linklater hosts a screening of Bresson’s PICKPOCKET in honor of AFS’ 30th anniversary.

A verité portrait of a male birth doula working to improve birth outcomes for Black women in Houston, Texas.

Three Renees go on a quest to find God, who is also Renee. As they cross the mountains and valleys of Renee, they discover all the great joys, tragedies, and mysteries of being Renee.

An immigrant Chinese wife joins her husband in 1950s America after he graduates from the university.

Richard Linklater discusses a dark moral tale of Robert Bresson called "L'Argent."