Pre-Festival Showcase SCREENINGs - free open to the public

Wednesday, September 13 - Edinburg municipal auditorium 200 N 7th Ave, Edinburg

7:00 PM El Mariachi directed by Robert Rodriguez. Q&A with Carlos Gallardo (El Mariachi)

9:00 PM Where the Dead Go Q&A with director Alberto G. Rodriguez, Carlos Gallardo Executive Producer

OPENING Day 

Thursday, September 14 - Edinburg Municipal Auditorium 200 N 7th Ave, Edinburg

9:00 AM-1:00 PM STUDENT DAY

• Workshops, Panels, Films - https://stxiff.com/student-day School Groups - pre-register to guarantee seating. Walk in allowed - space permitting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM RED CARPET

6:30 PM-10:00 PM RGV SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• 3:00am The Graveyard Shift directed by Armando Ramirez Cardenas. 22 minutes.

• Errors and Trials directed by Brook Pruitt. 13 minutes.

• Hit Astray directed by Andrew Perez, Jared Palomares. 18 minutes.

• I'm Everything, I'm Nothing directed by Angie Rocha. 6 minutes.

• Phantom Pain directed by Joseph Balderas. 7 minutes.

• Strings directed by Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez. 13 minutes.

• Whatever It Takes directed by Pamela Oliver Muñoz. 13 minutes.

• Widow directed by Elias Hinojosa. 9 minutes.

• ¡Ya Basta! The Pharr Riot directed by Tati Martinez Alvarez, Amaya Martinez Alvarez. 7 minutes. 

10:00 PM - 11:30 PM OPENING DAY Mixer Edinburg City Hall Courtyard

Friday, September 15 - Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance 118 Paseo Del Prado, Edinburg

All Friday Screenings and Panels Free and Open to the Public

2:00 PM DOORS OPEN

2:30 PM-5:00 PM TEXAS FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Errors and Trials directed by Brook Pruitt. RGV Short, 13 minutes.

• Waiting For Sandoval directed by David Bennett Carren. Texas Feature, 1h 43m.

• 3:00am The Graveyard Shift directed by Armando Ramirez Cardenas. RGV Short, 22 minutes.

4:00 PM-5:00 PM SAG-AFTRA PANEL - Free, open to the Public

• Guests - Jane Austin, Carlos Gallardo, Michael Gregory, Valente Rodriguez; Moderator Brenda Patricia Garza

 4:00 PM-6:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• BENNY: Our Musical Lineage directed by Dave Garcia. Documentary Short, United States 17 minutes.

• One Second at a Time: Battling the Monster of Addiction directed by Tim Searfoss. Documentary Feature, United States, 1h 28m.

5:00 PM-6:00 PM FILMMAKERS PANEL - Free, open to the Public

• Alan Barr, Glenn Garrabrant, Richard Keith-Quintero, R. Scott Leisk, Tania Romero, Alan Thornburg; Moderator Pepe García Gilling

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• La Cosecha directed by Samuel Diaz Fernández. Documentary Short, United States, 13 minutes.

• Operation Tin Man directed by Tania Romero. Documentary Short, United States, 36 minutes.

• The illusion of abundance directed by Erika Gonzalez Ramirez, Matthieu Lietaert. Documentary Feature, Belgium, 1h 1m.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Breaking the Code directed by Michael Flanagan. Documentary Feature, United States, 46 minutes.

• Conquista directed by Joshua Moroles, Robert Espericueta. Documentary Short, United States, 30 minutes.

• You Are Not Alone directed by Kelly Schaber. Documentary Short, United States, 16 minutes.  

SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Bodies Will Tumble And Roll directed by Eli Vazquez. U.S. Short, 15 minutes.

• FLY directed by Joe Quesada. U.S. Short, 18 minutes.

• Kristin Wants a Car directed by Alan Thornburg. U.S. Short, 24 minutes.

• Paperback Delusions directed by Jason Angco-Barrera. U.S. Short, 9 minutes.

• Walkman directed by Spencer Kolssak. U.S. Short, 8 minutes.

• Whatever It Takes directed by Pamela Oliver Muñoz. RGV Short, 13 minutes.

SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Arrivederci Paris directed by Louis Salvatore Bellanti. International Short. France, 20 minutes.

• Happen to Happen directed by Julie Joohee Jeon. International Short, Republic of Korea, 30 minutes.

• Hit Astray directed by Andrew Perez, Jared Palomares. RGV Short, 18 minutes.

• Little Yellow Flower directed by Chien-Ping Lin. International Short. Taiwan, 30 minutes.

• I'm Everything, I'm Nothing directed by Angie Rocha. RGV Short, 6 minutes.

TEXAS FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Velocity Girl directed by Scott Leisk. Texas Feature, 1h 42m.

• Phantom Pain directed by Joseph Balderas. RGV Short, 7 minutes.

8:00 PM-9:00 PM

ANIMATED & MUSIC VIDEO - Free, open to the Public

• As Time Goes On, or (The Space Between Us) directed by Nicholas Ivan Tapia. Animated, United States, 10 minutes.

• Atone directed by Joseph Daniel Rodriguez. Animated, United States, 3 minutes.

• Duckies Of Desire directed by Danielle Pezzat. Texas Young Filmmaker, 1 minute.

• Me, Myself, and My Shadow directed by Clement Steve Leal. Texas Young Filmmaker, 3 minutes.

• The Archway Man directed by Joseph Daniel Rodriguez. Animated, United States, 3 minutes.

• This is a life directed by Fima Emami. Animated, Islamic Republic of Iran, 3 minutes.

• Chacal directed by Luis Treviño, JJ Melendez. Music Video United States, 3 minutes.

• Jeremy Parsons - Tickin' directed by Nick Van Dyk. Music Video, 4 minutes.

• NIMH directed by Dylan Hensley. Music Video United States, 5 minutes.

• “Muero Por Tu Amor” directed by Baldemar Garcia. Music Video United States, 3 minutes.

• Suelta directed by, Xavier Sanchez. Music Video, 4 minutes  

• "They Don't Make 'Em Like Willie Anymore" directed by Blacksmith Rose, Little Rose, K Foster Karen Foster, Big Rose. Music Video United States, 3 minutes. 

• Without You directed by Jeremy Abboud. Music Video Canada, 4 minutes.

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

48 HOUR FILM RACE Film Screening & Awards - Free, open to the Public

FILM BLOCK - Free, open to the Public

• The Online Shop directed by Carsten Woike. International Short, Germany, 12 minutes.

• Visiting Friends directed by Glenn Garrabrant. U.S. Feature, 1h 13m.

• Widow directed by Elias Hinojosa. RGV Short Film, 9 minutes.

INTERNATIONAL FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Accidental Expat directed by Alan Barr. International Feature, Mexico. 1h 36m.

• Haven directed by Maureen OConnell. International Short, Ireland, 15 minutes.

TEXAS FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public Dangerous Ones directed by Rankin Dean. Texas Feature, 1h 53m.

saturday, September 16- Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, 118 Paseo Del Prado, Edinburg

8:30 AM DOORS OPEN

9:00 AM-10:00 AM STUNT WORKSHOP

• JANE AUSTIN, Stunts and Managing Partner at Hollywood Stuntworks TICKETS

9:00 AM-10:00 AM TEXAS YOUNG FILMMAKER PITCH - Free, open to the Public

• Death's Dirty Work written by Joslyn Lopez.

• Let's Kill Yolanda! written by Isabella Sanchez.

• The Diary written by Ryan Ruiz-Lozano.

• The Family Problem written by Carter Newton.

• Welcoming Spring Means Accepting Winter written by Josue Ariel Josue Moreno.

10:00 AM-11:00 AM THE PITCH: SCREENWRITING - Free, open to the Public

• Poder-Rosas written by Hayley Muñoz.

• The Devil in Me written by Mario Alberto Zamarripa, Jose Guadalupe Zamarripa.

• Twisted Lies written by Nancy K Parten.

• WEATHERING IT written by Lynn Vincentnathan.

10:00 AM-11:15 AM MAKEUP WORKSHOP

• JOHN CAGLIONE, JR., Academy & Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist TICKETS

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Border Cowboys directed by Jose Francisco Sanchez. Documentary Feature Showcase Film United States, 46 minutes.

• ¡Ya Basta! The Pharr Riot directed by Tati Martinez Alvarez, Amaya Martinez Alvarez. RGV Short, 7 minutes. 

INTERNATIONAL FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Silver Screen Dreams directed by David Li. International Feature. Canada, 1h 27m.

• Loki directed by Diego Alexander Gonzalez. International Short, Mexico, 2 minutes.

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Celebrity Panel - Free, open to the Public

• Featuring Lou Diamond Phillips, Valente Rodriguez and Jane Austin, John Caglione Jr., Carlos Gallardo, Michael Gregory

12:30-1:30 PM

TEXAS YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Bright Eyes directed by Carolina Rodriguez. 7 minutes.

• Duckies Of Desire directed by Danielle Pezzat. 1 minute.

• Easier Said Than Done directed by Jesus Martinez. 3 minutes.

• Me, Myself, and My Shadow directed by Clement Leal. 3 minutes.

• Memento Mori directed by Ines Wallisch. 8 minutes.

• Self Care directed by Isabella Sanchez. 2 minutes.

• Slithering to State directed by Joslyn Lopez. 15 minutes.

• The Last Cast - The Story of Ryan Bagwell directed by Jesus Martinez. 7 minutes.

• Ways to Say Goodbye directed by Hannah Marie Benavides. 7 minutes.

• You, Me, and the Moon directed by Teresa Charlene Durrwachter. 3 minutes.

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

TEXAS SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• A Life in Technicolor directed by Alex Ramirez. Texas Short, 19 minutes.

• Curtain Call directed by Christian Jacob Ramón. Texas Short, 15 minutes.

• IN TOW directed by Sharon Arteaga. Texas Short, 21 minutes.

• My Dear Aunt Sally directed by Tom Procida. Texas Short, 10 minutes.

• Shifting Gears directed by Hector Zertuche. Texas Short, 9 minutes.

• Short Term Solution directed by Jonathan Gonzales. Texas Short, 14 minutes.

• The Vanishing directed by Isaiah I. Navarro. Texas Short, 15 minutes.

US FILMS - Free, open to the Public

• Wannabe: All Washed Up directed by Richard Keith- Quintero. U.S. Feature, 1h 27m.

• Strings directed by Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez. RGV Short, 13 minutes.

1:00 PM-3:00 PM Showcase DOCUMENTARY FILM - Free, open to the Public

• Going Varsity in Mariachi directed by Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn. Showcase Documentary Feature, United States, 1h 4m.

1:30 PM-2:35 PM DOCUMENTARY FILM - Free, open to the Public

• City Kids directed by Zac Zlatic. Documentary Feature, United States, 1h 4m.

 9th Annual STXIFF Award Gala

6:30-7:30 PM RED CARPET

7:30-9:30 PM 9th Annual STXIFF Award Ceremony and Dinner TICKETS