AFF 2011 Photo Essay: Hair of the Dog Brunch

Austin Film Festival provides great opportunities to meet and mingle with filmmakers, but the most laid-back social event where new friendships are forged and ideas sprout is the annual Hair of the Dog Brunch. It's great to see seasoned veterans of Austin's local film scene such as Kat Candler (Jumping Off Bridges), seen above with Carla L. Jackson and Kelvin Z. Phillips of A Swingin' Trio -- check out Jenn Brown's interview with Jackson and Phillips and her review of their first feature film. 

See more photos of filmmakers including the Texas Monthly "Where I'm From" film contest finalists after the jump.

Here's Joshua Neale, director of the documentary Despicable Dick and Righteous Richard, which addresses the honest and painful journey of an alcoholic on the road to recovery.

Also at the brunch were Texas Monthly "Where I'm From" short film contest finalists Sarah Fisch of I Love SA (San Antonio), Mariella Sonam Perez of Going to Grandma's (Corpus Christi) and William Reed and Chad Mathew of Where I Am Texas (Fredericksburg). To find out more about their films, including how you can watch them online, check out Elizabeth Stoddard's review.

More photos from AFF's 2011 Hair of the Dog Brunch are available here.

[Photo credit: Debbie Cerda, available for use with attribution]