Marfa Film Festival

10/11/2018

A very sad week for us all at the Marfa Film Festival. Boyd has helped and supported and loved the festival since day one.
REST IN POWER BOYD ELDER , WE LOVE YOU...
VIVA EL CHINGADERO !!!!

07/04/2018

AN AMERICAN IN TEXAS • An angry, crackling and defiantly disordered underclass of nowheresville punk- rock kids, see their band Surgeon General’s Warning (SGW) as their ticket out of small town Texas, as 1990 comes to a close. The band drops acid, plays gigs and carries out calculated acts of vandalism around town to the television soundtrack of 24-hour newscasts about Operation Desert Storm and devotion to country at any cost. Faced with the reality of a dead end job at the plastic plant, a life in the oil field, or fighting a war that has no meaning to them, the group's chaos and imminent adulthood leaves them completely vulnerable for what ensues.• Dir by Anthony Pedone •

Starring: James Paxton, Charolette Best, Sam Dillon, Jr Virralreal, Tony Cavalero •

Winner Dutch Golden Stone Award for BEST FEATURE | Deep in the Heart Film Fest - BEST DIRECTOR | Hill Country Film Fest - BESt ACTOR JAMES PAXTON Prison City Festival - BEST EDITING | Byron Bay Film Fest - Honorable Mention. Official selection: Austin Film Fest, Key West Film Fest, Dances With Film •

Screens Saturday July 14 at 5:30pm

Don't miss our West Coast Premiere of An American in Texas at the 21st Annual Dances With Films festival. We are screening at 7:15pm on June 11th at The TCL…

07/03/2018

SPECIAL EVENT : TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN FILM
MFF IN CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA MITRANI

Marfa Film Festival will honor the work of multimedia female artist Jessica Mitrani, a Colombian-born, New York–based artist whose work traverses a range of media, including performance, theater, objects, and film.

Jessica Mitrani’s provocative explorations into female subjectivity are deeply invested in notions of desire as both an agency exercised by women and as a social apparatus that suspends women’s potential by delimiting them as objects. Her amusing acts, often expressed in an affective range that is excessive, absurd, and melodramatic, recontextualizes and reconfigures quotidian gestures, scenes, and objects in a magical realist realm that is nothing short of fantastical.

The program will open with a very special screening of selected short films and followed by a conversation with the artist. • see web for details of screenings •

06/25/2018

MFF is dedicating the 2018 program to the empowerment of females in creative industries • UNDER HER SKIN is a series profiling, a diverse group of female artists, ranging from ages 17-71 who draw from pain (whether personal, universal, or intergenerational) in order to create their work emphasizing the transformative power of art and it’s vital role in our society. SCREENING THURSDAY JULY 12th @ 4pm ••directed by Kelsey and Remy Bennett•• Works by one of the featured artists in this film will be on display at MFF's Official Women's Gallery and Experimental TheateR

06/25/2018

Frida Kahlo was born in July and died in July, making this the perfect month to honor the legacy of Mexico's most celebrated female artist. On the day of her passing, we will celebrate the life of Frida Kahlo with a sunset picnic at the Marfa Golf Course. Invoke the spirit and creativity of Frida at the self-portrait drawing + flower wreath-making stations and wander amongst the Frida inspired art installations while serenaded to the sounds of live traditional Mexican music. Dressing festive is encouraged... come as Frida!

06/25/2018

Before the Kardashians and internet stars a young woman defending herself became a hero among many in 1985. Honoring women, youth and the spirit of "fair is fair " we present this classic 80's film Legend of Billie Jean. Dance underneath the stars to our 80’s themed video dance party immediately to follow the film! OUTDOOR SCREENING SATURDAY JULY 15TH AT 9PM

Matthew Robbins

06/15/2018

GET YOUR SHORTS ON ! ...THURSDAY JULY 12TH SHORTS • I Heart NY • 93Queen • Perdóname • The Future Is Bright • Ijazeh • Today • Secret Drum Band - Dadada • Three August Days • To Be Free • I [Art] Marfa: Julie Speed • Forget Me Not

06/08/2018

NARCISSISTER ORGAN PLAYER
• Screens Thursday, July 12th • Director and Screenplay Writer : Narcissister - In attendance

A thought-provoking hybrid documentary/performance film that portrays how her complex family history compels her to create the masked, erotic character Narcissister. This Brooklyn based artist and performer is notorious for her radical work that focuses on race gender and sexuality. www.narcissister.com

https://vimeo.com/137179429

This is "Self Gratifier -- Excerpt" by NARCISSISTER on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/04/2018

YOU GO TO MY HEAD • Directed and Produced by Dimitri de Clercq • FEATURE | FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM | West Texas Premiere, 116mins.

In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her unconscious. He drives her to the nearest doctor, to discover that she's suffering from post-traumatic amnesia.

Prepare for a story with a twist Saturday July 14th at 1pm

Feature Film: YOU GO TO MY HEAD (Trailer) Director: Dimitri de Clercq Starring Delfine Bafort & Svetozar Cvetković Production Companies:…

06/01/2018

OBLIVION VERSES Driected and Written by: Alireza Khatami
FEATURE | FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, CHILE | 93mins.
SCREENING | FRIDAY, JULY 13TH |CROWLEY THEATER

When the elderly caretaker of a remote morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns.

This is "Trailer OBLIVION VERSES" by UDI on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

05/30/2018

ANNOUNCEMENT / OPENING FILMS + INTERNATIONAL WOMENS OPENING CELEBRATION • Marfa Film Festival 2018 is dedicated to honoring female achievements from ALL around the world. We are kicking off this year's festival with 3 unique powerful stories from women with roots in India Shilpi Shikha Agrawal/ (OUT)CASTE, Afghanistan Ariana Delawari / ENTELECHY, and Lebanon Darine Hotait / LIKE SALT, World Premiere. The program will be followed by a Q+A with all three women directors in attendance. This special evening continues with an exciting International Women's Opening Celebration at Planet Marfa w/ International music, visuals performances and food. We can't wait to celebrate with you all!

05/15/2018

EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE FIRST 2018 MARFA FILM FESTIVAL FILMS! Truly honored to share these amazing films with you in Marfa July 11 - 15. Thank you to all who shared their visions. Congrats to this year's filmmakers!

WELCOME TO MARFA FILM FESTIVAL 2018

for film info and trailers : https://www.marfafilmfestival.com/2018-2