The Dallas International Film Festival is April 12-22, and most of the films are screening at the Angelika at Mockingbird Station. Here is the full index of films.
Movies with local angles include “Thank You for Judging,” a documentary about UIL speech competitions, filmed at Plano High School; a screening of “Robocop” on its 25th anniversary; “Kid-Thing,” an independent filmed in East Texas by an Austin-based director; and “America’s Parking Lot,” the documentary about tailgaters at Dallas Cowboys games.
“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty” is the feature film debut from Dallas native Terence Nance, who went to J.J. Pierce High School and attended St. Luke Community Methodist Church. It was kind of a big deal at Sundance.
There are showcases for Dallas-area college and high school student short films. Booker T gets its own showcase.
“E.T. The Extraterrestrial” is 30 years old. It screens at NorthPark Center April 14. “L.A. Confidential” is 15 years old. It screens at the Angelika April 19.
Actress Gabourey Sidibe will be on hand for a Q&A after a screening of “Precious” at the Angelika April 21.
There are documentaries about hate groups, the state of American health care, Siberian models, sexual assault in the U.S. military, and a guy in Honduras who has spent the past 53 years building a helicopter in his backyard.
And there are two opportunities to watch “Somebody Up There Likes Me,” starring Nick Offerman, TV’s Ron Swanson.
