Shane Pfender

15 entries
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Matt Poitras, Director, Props Manufacturer
Matt Poitras, Director / Props Manufacturer
Then: "Nobody had $400 to spend on a Han Solo belt."
Now: "It was a little weird to mask up and get a COVID test to be in my own house.

Screens, July 8, 2021

Revew: Initiation
Initiation
Updated campus slasher flick gets the tech right, but not much else

Movie Review, May 7, 2021

Virtual Film Festival Pioneer Indie Meme Hits Its Stride
Virtual Film Festival Pioneer Indie Meme Hits Its Stride
The celebration of South Asian cinema is still on your screens for year two

Screens, April 8, 2021

SXSW Film Review: <i>When Claude Got Shot</i>
SXSW Film Review: When Claude Got Shot
Documentary goes beyond the headlines of Black-on-Black crime

Screens, April 7, 2021

TUFF Enough: Free Streaming Festival Highlights Rising UT Filmmakers
TUFF Enough: Free Streaming Festival Highlights Rising UT Filmmakers
Alamo On Demand hosting this week's Texas Union Film Festival

Screens, April 5, 2021

SXSW Film Review: <i>Under the Volcano</i>
SXSW Film Review: Under the Volcano
When the island of Montserrat was the center of the music biz

Screens, March 21, 2021

SXSW Film Review: <i>Ayar</i>
SXSW Film Review: Ayar
Experimental drama is bound by standard cinema roots

Screens, March 19, 2021

SXSW Film Review: <i>The End of Us</i>
SXSW Film Review: The End of Us
Quarantine-made movie proves it can be done

Screens, March 18, 2021

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sisters”
SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sisters”
Jess Brunetto on her story of sibling rivalry and bonding

Screens, March 17, 2021

Waiting for the Fall as <i>Lily Topples the World</i>
Waiting for the Fall as Lily Topples the World
Director Jeremy Workman holds his breath with a domino artist

Screens, March 16, 2021

Revew: Crisis
Crisis
Opiate addiction drama is too obvious and scattershot

Movie Review, March 12, 2021

Wat'cha Watchin'?
Wat'cha Watchin'?
Editorial intern Shane Pfender makes it through the cold

Screens, March 11, 2021

From Paris to Morocco With the Children of Abraham/Ibrahim
From Paris to Morocco With the Children of Abraham/Ibrahim
AFS and UT select the best of Middle Eastern cinema

Screens, Feb. 18, 2021

A Family Crisis Inspires an Adaptive Clothing Company
A Family Crisis Inspires an Adaptive Clothing Company
Brittany Burke launches Uniteable to bring stylish options for wheelchair users and people with amputations

Arts, Feb. 11, 2021

In an Austin Tea Room, the Japanese Way of Tea Is Taught Over Zoom
In an Austin Tea Room, the Japanese Way of Tea Is Taught Over Zoom
How Linda Mosley passes along centuries-old tradition during the pandemic

Food, Feb. 4, 2021

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