Quick Snaps/News: 'Beeswax' Returns to Austin

Did you catch Beeswax at SXSW this year? The latest movie from now-an-Austinite Andrew Bujalski (Mutual Appreciation) has been playing fests around the country, and I've been waiting for it to return to the city where it was shot. During the festival, I took this photo of writer-director Bujalski and SXSW Film Director Janet Pierson, who has a role in the film.

I'm happy to announce that Beeswax will open in Austin at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar (where I took the above photo, coincidentally) on Friday, October 9 and, where it is scheduled for at least a week. Update: Austin Film Society members can get a discount for the 7:05 pm screening, which Bujalski will attend and hold a Q&A.

From my Cinematical review: "Bujalski seems to be working to make his film as natural as possible, as if we were peeking in on real people from the window, but accomplishes this while still making Beeswax fascinating to watch."

I've got photos from the SXSW screening of Beeswax at the Paramount, after the jump.

Co-stars Tilly and Maggie Hatcher (who plays sisters in Beeswax) with now-local filmmaker Alex Karpovsky, who also appears in the film:

Karpovsky again, this time with local filmmakers Nathan and David Zellner, who play brothers in the film (as they are in real life). Why yes, there are a number of Austin filmmakers in this movie, including Bryan Poyser and Bob Byington, who weren't at the SXSW Q&A:

And here's as much of the Beeswax cast and crew as could fit on the Paramount stage:

Check out my SXSW 2009 Flickr set if you want to see more photos of the Beeswax gang -- which I just made public -- as well as local filmmakers, visiting celebrities, and whatever else caught my eye during the film fest in March.