Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...4) Been on Moon Berndt Mader 5) Co-op House Amy Grappell 6) Madonna Pap Smear & Street Scenes Karen..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Restyling 'Slacker'

Local filmmakers join forces to reshoot the Austin classic

"...Sam Wainwright Douglas, Jay Duplass, Chris Eska, Paul Gordon, Amy Grappell, Duane Graves, Berndt Mader, Geoff Marslett, Spencer Parsons,..."

April 29, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye: Who's Sunny Now?

Matthew Perry, funny if not quite sunny, returns to TV

"...filmmaker and 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival honoree Amy Grappell is getting some play on HBO2. Her award-winning..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2010 Film Awards

Audience, jury, and special awards

"...Winner: "Quadrangle" (D: Amy Grappell)..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...(for a short time, Mr. Lana Turner). Local gal Amy Grappell examines more than one side of family drama..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film Awards Announced

The envelope, please

"...Documentary Shorts Winner: “Quadrangle” (D: Amy Grappell) Runner-up: “White Lines and the Fever: The Death..."

March 16, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

"...one of 16 slots in the festival's dramatic competition. Amy Grappell's short film "Quadrangle" took home an honorable mention...."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sundance Report: Amy Grappell Honored

"Quadrangle" creator takes honorable mention at 2010 Sundance

"...on Tuesday at a special ceremony where Austin filmmaker Amy Grappell received an honorable mention based on outstanding achievement..."

Jan. 27, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...In the short doc category, Amy Grappell will screen "Quadrangle," which is described as "an..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Amy Grappell's 'Quadrangle'

The Austin filmmaker's video installation unveils an unusual family history

"...Amy Grappell's video installation Quadrangle is part of the latest..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New American Talent: The Twenty-Fourth Exhibition

You'll find striking examples of people depicted in this rush of new artistic creation

"...You'll find Amy Grappell's video installation Quadrangle presenting a look into part..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

'SXSW Presents'

Light From the East

"...the series runs through January. This week's installment is Amy Grappell's Light From the East, which, when it screened..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Screens Feature

Page Two: Feels Like the First Time

On onion rings, barbecue, and the never-ending "Best of Austin" debate

"...Nov. 21, D: Amy Grappell..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Seasons Change, and So Do We

Our sports blog commences, 'SXSW Presents' continues, and Priest unmasks the past

"...Liz Lambert, Nancy Higgins, Ryan Polomski and Frank Bustoz, Amy Grappell, Chris Elley, and a few of the short..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Return of the Independents

'SXSW Presents,' season three

"...number of local filmmakers and/or Austin topics are covered. Amy Grappell's A Light From the East is a fascinating..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Film News

Austin picks up a 'Hitcher'; Linklater's Cannes deux attitude; and the rest

"...titled Family, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival... Amy Grappell's doc Light From the East, which played SXSW..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Word from the Independent Spirit Awards and Sundance fronts; plus, 'No Pain, No Gain,' Bobby Cannavale, and 'Light From the East'

"...Nation adaptation, which is quietly filming locally... Austin director Amy Grappell's documentary Light From the East is part of..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Behind the Curtain

The Texas Documentary Tour: Amy Grappell's 'Light From the East'

"...a doc taking on a life of its own. Amy Grappell went to Ukraine in 1991 to both act..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

SXSW Film Reviews

"...D: Amy Grappell..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Page Two

SXSW 2005 looms on the horizon

"...Light From the East (Documentary, directed by Amy Grappell): After the recent, quiet revolution in Ukraine, this..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Also Gary Chason, Amy Grappell, Liz and Sari Keigley, Donise Hardy..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

After a Fashion

It's the holiday season and Stephen is already ho-ho-Hoin' it up. What did the fashionable eat for turkey day?

"...it was Thanksgiving Through the Queer Eye. Said actress/filmmaker Amy Grappell, "It looks better and tastes better. ... That..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TFPF Grant Recipients

The Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers Production Fund has announced its 2003 awards -- totaling $65,000 -- to 17 "emerging film and video artists in the state of Texas … whose work shows promise, skill, and creativity."

"...Christine Felton (90 min., documentary); "Light From the East," Amy Grappell (53 min., documentary); Once Upon a Time in..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Screens Feature

Competition Judges

"...Amy Grappell has produced a number of films and music..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature

Best of the Fest

"...Let The Music Play, Calvin Russell (Director: Christian Moore, Amy Grappell); Vulcan Death Grip, Ugly Americans (Director: Kerry Brown)..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature