Cavite in Austin: Special screenings with John Pierson

The thriller Cavite opens in Austin this Friday as part of the ongoing AFS@Dobie collaboration, in which little-known films get a week-long (or longer) run at Dobie Theatre. Check the Austin Film Society site for more information about the film.

John Pierson, who wrote Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes and now teaches at UT, will be discussing the indie film's distribution before the Friday and Saturday night screenings. Pierson and his producing class at UT worked to get distribution for Cavite. Pierson is never a dull speaker and has excellent insights about independent film distribution and other aspects of the film industry. If you're planning to see Cavite, go when he'll be there.

Updated: This week's Austin Chronicle includes an essay by Brian Clark, a member of Pierson's class, describing the way the class worked on securing distribution for Cavite.

[via Austin Movie Blog]