Three Austin Indies Return for September Screenings

Three local movies that have been on the film-fest circuit are back in Austin next month for special screenings that we recommend you put on your calendar right now. Echotone and The Happy Poet are part of the Texas Independent Film Network series that brings Lone Star movies to various venues around the state, and My Sucky Teen Romance is one of Austin Film Society's monthly Best of the Fest selections.

More info on this trio of Austin indie films:

• Echotone: Friday, September 2 at 7:30 pm at the AFS Screening Room -- tickets here AND Sunday-Thursday, September 11-15 at 10 pm at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar -- tickets here
  I first saw Echotone at its 2010 Marfa Film Festival premiere, an oddly appropriate place to watch a documentary about how Austin music, politics and development fit ... or don't. It screened again during Austin Film Festival at Alamo Ritz (Sixth Street being another apt place to watch this movie), where Debbie reviewed the movie for Slackerwood and I reviewed for Cinematical. Echotone looks beautiful (as shown in the above photo) and sounds great and I can't recommend it enough.
• My Sucky Teen Romance: Wednesday, September 14 at 7 pm at Alamo Drafthouse Village -- tickets here
  Emily Hagins' third feature (all made before she graduated high school) is her best so far, a teen comedy set at a science-fiction convention where it's difficult to tell the real vampires from the conventioneers in costume. No, these vampires don't sparkle. Don Clinchy reviewed the movie at its SXSW 2011 premiere. You can also read Jenn's interview with Hagins pre-SXSW.
• The Happy Poet: Friday, September 16 at 7:30 pm at the AFS Screening Room -- tickets here
  Austin is the perfect setting for a movie about a vegetarian who buys a hot-dog food cart and adapts it for his own aspiring sandwich business. Paul Gordon wrote, directed and stars in this strangely sweet, low-key comedy that premiered at SXSW 2010, where Jenn reviewed it. Speaking of Gordon, look for our Slacker 2011 interview with him this afternoon.