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Made in Texas | Sunshine Shuffle director Xalavier Nelson Jr.
We recently spoke with Strange Scaffold studio head Xalavier Nelson Jr. - director of such games as Sunshine Shuffle and the just-released El Paso Elsewhere - and his thoughts on El Paso were just so good we almost couldn't wait to share them with the world: "The idea of El Paso being a homebase that can extrapolate art and incredible people and experiences into the wider world...is kind of a perfect encapsulation of Texas as a whole. We are a small portion of the overall world...but gosh, we impact the globe on a daily basis." But wait, there's more! Settle in and listen as we chat with Xalavier about the surprising difficulty of making a card game, the benefits of working in Texas, what's on the horizon for Strange Scaffold and more, in our latest Made in Texas interview.
Made in Texas | When You Get To The Forest director Eric Power
"There's a huge history in animated films dating back to the beginning of cinema for cut-paper stop motion," Eric Power, director of the feature film "When You Get to the Forest" recently told us. "So it's nice to carry on that tradition in a new century." We couldn't agree more! Listen in as we discuss Power's latest film and the art of stop-motion filmmaking in our latest Made in Texas interview.
TFC September 2023 Newsletter
TFC Newsletter, September 2023
Made in Texas | The Robert Rodriguez Interview
This one has been a long time coming, y’all: our own Robert Rodriguez sat down to interview none other than legendary Texas filmmaker…Robert Rodriguez. Robert meets Robert in our latest Made in Texas interview – listen as they discuss the benefits of working outside of Hollywood, making movies with your family and more, right now. Special thanks to Nixon Guerrero and Luis Caffesse
Made in Texas with “Love & Death” crew Ben Lowry & Gabriella Villarreal
Listen in on Part 2 of our "Love and Death" Made in Texas interview, with Sound Mixer Ben Lowry and Set Decorator Gabriella Villarreal, as they discuss their individual roles on-set, why this project was different than others they've worked on, their favorite elements of production and more.
Made in Texas with “Love & Death” executive producer Michael Klick
Listen in as we discuss how filming in Texas benefited production, lucky accidents in finding locations, working with local talent and more, with "Love and Death" executive producer Michael Klick - Part 1 of our first ever two-part Made in Texas interview.
Made in Texas with “Quilted Education” filmmaker Kayla Robinson
"What started as this frustration," Kayla Robinson, Director of "Quilted Education" told us, "turned into this really beautiful piece where I got to celebrate my mother as a Black history hero." If that doesn't pique your interest in watching this short film, we honestly don't know what will! Check out our latest Made in Texas interview with Kayla Robinson and learn more about the process of making "Quilted Education", working with Texas crew and the experience of having your mom on set for production.
Made in Texas | “The Going Varsity in Mariachi” Interview
"I've filmed all over the country," "Going Varsity in Mariachi" producer Julia Pontecorvo told us. "And had experience filming in other schools. It's not usually so opening or trusting or welcoming - understandably - but it really speaks to the [Rio Grande] Valley and the folks that live there and the culture that's there, that they saw what this could be and how important this is..." If you know us, then you know there's *nothing* we love more than hearing from filmmakers about how much they enjoyed working with our incredible Texas communities! Hear more from the team behind the Sundance award-winner "Going Varsity in Mariachi", as they discuss working in the Rio Grande Valley, what mariachi music means to them, happy accidents in documentary filmmaking and more in our latest Made in Texas interview.