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Again, For The Win – Bonus Deluxe Version

Chris Lin — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:04:26 +0000

Again, For The Win released its album, Bonus Deluxe Version, and celebrated with a show at Red Eyed Fly in downtown Austin.

Kareena, model shoot at Auditorium Shores

Chris Lin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:46:05 +0000

While William Bay shot the white dogs for his Caponigro homage photo, Kareena and I waited in a gazebo at Auditorium Shores with all the water-sensitive equipment and borrowed dresses. Kareena was excited to have the chance to wear a wedding gown. And I was more excited about a wedding dress than any guy ought to be. It was a pretty sweet dress. While we waited, we got a few shots.

Model: Kareena
Dress: Antonio from La Chatuise
Bouquet: Flora and Faunas

Cummings Farm

Chris Lin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:59:46 +0000

Cummings Farm: Three couples get together on a farm in rural Louisiana to have an orgy. They have no business getting in an orgy. It’s awkward. But funny awkward. And despite the main plot point being an orgy, there is surprisingly little nudity.

Herpes Boy

Chris Lin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:34:00 +0000

(Not a lot of times you get to use the word ‘herpes’ in a blog post, are there?)

Herpes Boy started as a web series and got picked up into a feature film. Most of the screenings I covered I was able to see the films. The Shorts 5 screening overlapped with the Herpes Boy Saturday screening. Thanks to Britt Moody at Alamo Ritz, I got in the back of the theater right as the Q&A started.

Shorts 5

Chris Lin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:31:27 +0000

Short films are fun. The short films at AFF seemed to be somewhat grouped by topic. Shorts 5 could be called “nerdy love”. Or maybe “strange/awkward/offbeat love”. I can relate.

Two of the shorts in the set won awards: Love Bug, Narrative Short Audience Award Winner, Writer/Director: Kat Candler

Adelaide, Narrative Student Short Audience Award Winner, Writer/Director: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders

Warrior Champions

Chris Lin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:13:38 +0000

The first screening I attended at AFF was the documentary Warrior Champions. It follows four American soldiers, wounded in combat, as they try for the 2008 Paralympic Games. It’s pretty intense.

All four soldiers were at the Q&A, along with filmmakers the Renaud brothers.

Thank you for your service.

Caprica

Chris Lin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:49:22 +0000

Battlestar Galactica was lots of fun. Good television. But wait, the show is over and reached a end of story? Uh-oh, can’t make a spinoff sequel. What to do… Let’s make a prequel!

Caprica was one of the screenings at the Austin Film Festival I had heard of prior to signing up to photograph events.

Actor Esai Morales (Joesph Adama) and director Jeffrey Reiner attended the screening and did a Q&A session afterwards.

Esai was funny, in marked contrast to his quite serious character. At one point he channeled Edward James Olmos’s glare:

Austin Film Festival

Chris Lin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:03:30 +0000

A couple of weeks ago a call for photographers for the 2009 Austin Film Festival went out to the Austin Photogs Facebook group. Photograph the filmmaker Q&A screenings and provide event coverage in exchange for an all-access pass. Sweet. Feature screenings I saw:

Caprica
Warrior Champions
Little Fish, Strange Pond
Cummings Farm
Wild Texas Weather

I’ll be processing photos and uploading/blogging more as I finish getting over a stomach bug or whatever this has been.

BBQ FTW

Chris Lin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:20:49 +0000

My friend Carter has a new project: Again, For The Win. To celebrate their formation and Megan‘s birthday, Carter, Paul, Wayne, and Travis threw a barbecue (really, just grilling some and partying).

Since most of the members of Carter’s other project stumbledrunk were there, they also gave an impromptu performance. It was fun times.

The Scotland Yard Sale, February 22, 2009

Chris Lin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:24:32 +0000