Hector Galán on 'Cottonfields and Crossroads'

Local doc on local band opens locally on Aug. 11

"...such as Songs of the Homeland and Accordion Dreams, Hector Galán has played an important role in documenting Tejano..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Galán and La Guerra

"...small screen: First off, PBS has hired Austin filmmaker Hector Galán (Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads) to amend..."

April 27, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Children of Giant Speak

Children of Giant tells new stories about the film classic

"...celebrated movie. But then again, you’re not Austin documentarian Hector Galán, whose Children of Giant debuts tonight on the..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jeff Nichols Enters Texas Film Hall of Fame

Loving director, Hector Galán, and Tye Sheridan honored

"...Film Society announcing that director Jeff Nichols and documentarian Hector Galán will enter the Texas Film Hall of Fame,..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Film Awards Celebrate the Maverick Spirit

Shirley MacLaine, Jeff Nichols, and others to be honored

"...never expected to live in Austin, whereas native Texan Hector Galán didn't expect to become a documentarian. But now..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Reviews

This PBS-backed documentary, directed by Hector Galán, succeeds as both a Tejano cultural history and a heartfelt love ballad to the most maligned of instruments.

"...Accordion DreamsD: Hector Galán. (Video, 56 min.)..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

A City in Fits and Starts

AFS Documentary Tour: Austin Time Tours

"...Richards to Neal Spelce and Mayor Will Wynn, with Hector Galán as the main narrator...."

June 8, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

TV Eye

PBS delivers the goods.

"...On a local note: Hector Galán's joyous documentary Accordion Dreams has its national broadcast..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

News From the Front

"...Native American contribution to World War II, local filmmaker Hector Galán was hired to correct the omission. However, there..."

May 11, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...When documentary filmmaker Hector Galán decided to tell the Los Lonely Boys' story,..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film Reviews

"...The Big SqueezeDocumentary Short D: Hector Galán..."

March 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...was presented on HBO in 2002. Austin's documentary godfather, Hector Galán, and the gang are working on Visiones, a..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye

What's the real meaning of Christmas? Well, it's doubtful you'll find it in the typical cheery holiday TV programming. But two upcoming documentaries -- The Forgotten Americans and First Person Plural -- remind us of the importance of home and family and offer a thought-provoking alternative to more traditional holiday fare.

"...9pm, Sunday, Dec. 17, 5pm, PBS): Austin-based documentary filmmaker Hector Galán's The Forgotten Americans focuses on the struggles of..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Texas Film Awards Announces Presenters

Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll, Henry Cisneros join lineup

"...administration HUD secretary Henry Cisneros will present trailblazing documentarian Hector Galán with the first-ever Austin Chronicle Ann Richards Award...."

March 1, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

The rise of the networks' fall

"...Visiones: This highly anticipated documentary series from local filmmaker Hector Galán comes to the small screen after five-plus years..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Once Upon a Time in Austin

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

"...Galán has been making important TV political documentaries for more..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

TV Eye

Questions and answers

"...studios. Presenting Barrera her award was Austin-based documentary filmmaker Hector Galán (Frontline, Accordion Dreams). Galán's tribute reel with rare..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Shirley MacLaine and Sarah Green to Enter Texas Film Hall of Fame

Texas Film Awards announces more honorees

"...to the previously announced honorees: filmmakers Jeff Nichols and Hector Galán, and actor Tye Sheridan...."

Feb. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Lights, Camera, Print Media

October 1985 was the strangest month

"...no particular order: Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, Laura Dunn, Hector Galán, Kat Candler, the Zellner brothers, Paul Stekler, Luke..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by Louis Black

RIP Paige Martínez

Doc filmmaker and former Austin resident passes away

"...Martínez came to Austin to work with Hector Galán on Los Mineros, his film about Mexican-American copper..."

Dec. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Paul Stekler

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...Pierson, Ellen Spiro, Richard Lewis, Don Howard, Ramona Diaz, Hector Galán, Paul Stekler, Matthew McConaughey, and Mike Judge. It..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Truth Seeker

Photographer Sebastião Salgado bears witness to the world in black and white

"...also home to award-winning documentary filmmakers Paul Stekler and Hector Galán, whose work has been shown on PBS.)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

TV Eye

The presidential debates are coming, and so are the Emmys

"...Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads by Austin filmmaker Hector Galán airs Sept. 25 at 9pm on PBS. Check..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Band of Brothers

In a brotherhood like Los Lonely Boys, all is 'Forgiven'

"...reaffirmed a commitment to Garza family values in the Hector Galán documentary Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads. With..."

July 4, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

War and remembrance: Part I

"...national broadcast. Her local connection is with Austin filmmaker Hector Galán, working as a segment producer on Visiones, the..."

March 30, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

In Space

Super!Alright!

"...and Kevin Schneider. Their reach is broad. Flores edited Hector Galán's documentary Los Lonely Boys: Cotton Fields and Crossroads,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Page Two: Seasons Change, and So Do We

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

"...Texas Gardener. Austin is also home to PBS stalwart Hector Galán, who produces most of his programming for the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by Louis Black

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...by way of Doug Sahm, which is captured in Hector Galán's recent documentary, Cottonfields and Crossroads. – Margaret MoserTrish..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

Sound Checking for a Pulse, and Finding It

The rock docs in this year's 24 Beats Per Second program rattle and hum with soul and revolt.

"...Zalman King's Crazy Again or Los Lonely Boys in Hector Galán's Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields and Crossroads – even..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two

Harvey Pekar's two Chronicle covers have been a rare, and deserved, exception to our 22-year focus on local news, culture, and events.

"...Festival; an Austin Film Society Documentary Tour screening of Hector Galán's new work, Visiones, at One World Theatre; and..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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