Rural Route: WOMEN WHO HUNT, UP THE RIDGE & JUNIOR

Rated Unknown; 132min

Shock Value, Eco-Wise, Sustainable Food Center and Austin Farmer's Market present
THE RURAL ROUTE FILM FESTIVAL

DRESSED TO KILL: WOMEN WHO HUNT - Hunting: an age-old rite of passage for American men takes an interesting turn when the so-called gentler sex enters the picture. Do these women have something to prove? Find out as this documentary opens an absorbing and often startling window into a world of strong-willed and likable characters that make no excuses for their zeal about hunting.
Dressed to Kill chronicles women's experiences, motivations, and complicated emotions on five hunts across Texas in an unsettling and thought-provoking journey about ways we obtain our food and how that impacts who we are. From professional lobbyists to accomplished mothers, to urban disadvantaged teens on their first hunt, the colorful hunters share with us their spirit of independence, respect for nature and primal fulfillment.(Director in attendance)

JUNIOR - Toby, a sullen teenager, must descend into the depths of small-town Texas to spend the summer with his dad, Darrell. Pulled from the comfort of his middle-class existence, Toby has to cope with his father, an overbearing carouser who makes his living as a ranch hand, and try to get through this visit with no disasters. When Darrell goes overboard, trying to impress his son at the local rodeo and the visit turns sour, Toby is forced to see his dad clearly, and choose whether to forgive him or not. (Director in attendance)
UP THE RIDGE - A frightening doc about inmate abuse at Wallens Ridge Penitentiary, the Appalachian region's newest prison built to prop up the shrinking coal economy. An in-depth look at the United States prison industry and the social impact (and tragic consequences) of moving hundreds of thousands of inner-city minority offenders to distant rural outposts manned by racist, undereducated prison guards.

The Rural Route Film Festival, based out of New York City, has been created to highlight works that deal with rural people and places. While the term "rural" is defined by Webster's Dictionary as: 1) Of or relating to the country: RUSTIC 2) Of or relating to people who live in the country 3) Of or relating to farming: AGRICULTURAL, the creators of Rural Route Film Festival leave it up to you, the film and video artists, to explain your own definition of "rural." Whether it be a documentary about an organic turnip farm in West Virginia, a fictional backpacking drama set in Peru, or a personal/experimental work about life in a small town in Wisconsin, we want to see and hear what you have to say. Works that include alternative country, country western, and folk music are encouraged, as are those that play loud rock in cornfields. More details at www.ruralroutefilms.com

Screenings (click on a show time to buy tickets):

• Sunday, April 22, 2007
  • 7:00p