Events

Indie Film Nite | Saturday, February 23, 2019

The Hill Country Film Society is excited to support Gem of the Hills Community Center in Blanco, Texas. Gem of the Hills will host a fundraiser, Indie Film Nite on Saturday, February 23rd that will include short film screenings, food, silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit Gem of the Hill’s mission to provide space for enrichment programs and activities for senior citizens and the Blanco community.

EVENT DETAILS
Date/Time: Saturday, February 23 at 6 p.m.
Location: Gem of the Hills Senior Center | 2233 US Highway 281 North, Blanco
Cost: $40

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Gem of the Hills: Indie Film Nite

Indie Film Series | Sunday, March 3, 2019

In partnership with Fritztown Cinema, the Hill Country Film Society and the Film Festival will host a FREE screening on Sunday, March 3rd at 5:30 p.m.

FILM INFO
This month we will screen the 2018 Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase curated by the Houston Film Commission. The screening will feature the following Texas-made short films:

ALTERNATIVE MATH (d. David Maddox)
A well-meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.

AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE (d. Iliana Sosa & Chelsea Hernandez)
In Austin, Texas, two expectant mothers—one undocumented and one US citizen—must contend with increased ICE raids and mounting hostility towards immigrants under President Trump.

THE BACKUP PLAN (d. Daniel Earney)
When a down-on-his-luck single father faces eviction, he begins stealing catalytic converters to save his home.

CALLING (d. Artemis Anastasiadou)
Valeria, a Mexican American seamstress and mother of an intellectually challenged man is sexually assaulted one night by her employer. The film explores the next few hours after the event, the struggles of Valeria to take care of her son till she makes the final call.

CAROLINE (d. Celine Held & Logan George)
When plans fall through, a six-year-old is faced with a big responsibility on a hot Texas day.

THE HEIGHTS (d. Ryan Booth & Henry Proegler)
A promising musical duo tries to avoid a meltdown before the biggest show of their career.

LIQUID SOUL (d. Allen Phillips & Trampas Smith)
Heartbroken and high on huffing gasoline, a psychotic fuel tanker driver plots revenge on the girl that broke his heart, her whole family, and their dog.

SCREENING DETAILS
Date/Time: Sunday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Fritztown Cinema | 2254 US HWY 87 S, Fredericksburg
Cost: Free; donations benefiting the Hill Country Film Society will be accepted

Doors open at 5:15 p.m.; seating is first come, first serve.