Austin Film Festival Closing Day Features Movies Galore

AUSTIN, TEXAS — As the Austin Film Festival wraps up for another year, cinematic offerings continue on Thursday.

This year marked a milestone for the locally staged celebration of independent films, with the 25th year of the gathering now coming to a close for 2018. Hundreds of film mavens descended to various points downtown for screenings as filmmakers descended to Austin from all over the world to present their films and engage with audiences.

Here are some highlights of what's planned on the final day of the Austin Film Festival.

SURVIVING BOKATOR

8:45 P.M. AT GALAXY HIGHLAND SCREEN 7

What started as a genocide survivor’s dream to revive an ancient sport becomes an inspiring mission to heal a nation. Grandmaster Sean Kim San, one of the few remaining instructors of the ancient Cambodian martial art of Bokator, makes it his life’s work to resurrect Bokator and preserve it in the nation’s youth. Grappling with his own tragic past and resistance from the community, the grandmaster and his young students work to bring back a cultural identity to a post-war nation.

In partnership with Family Martial Arts Round Rock and Ten Thousand Villages.

JURY ENCORE SCREENINGS

THE INTERPRETERS

Documentary Feature

12:00 P.M. AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE

CLARA

Narrative Feature

2:45 P.M. AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE

Jury Award Winning Shorts

5:00 P.M. AT STATE THEATRE

IN REALITY

Comedy Vanguard

5:30 P.M. AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE

GHOST LIGHT

Dark Matters
8:30 P.M. AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE

BUZZ SCREENINGS

Lost & Found

4:00 P.M. AT ROLLINS THEATRE

Above the Clouds

4:45 P.M. AT HIDEOUT THEATRE

The Amaranth

7:00 P.M. AT ROLLINS THEATRE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

The Front Runner

7:00 P.M. AT PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Oscar® nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama The Front Runner. The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. As tabloid journalism and political journalism merged for the first time, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race – events that left a profound and lasting impact on American politics and the world stage.

In partnership with Common Cause - Texas and Texas Observer.

PARAMOUNT & STATE BAG POLICY CHANGES

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