Outside In: SAFDIE BROTHERS SHORTS w/ Safdie Brothers Live

OUTSIDE IN is our newest screening series, showcasing underappreciated geniuses, cinematic wingnuts, anti-art visionaries and the secret heroes of the big (and small) screen!

Since their startling feature debut with THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED (SXSW 2008) and last year’s transcendent DADDY LONGLEGS, the Safdie Brothers have been on the must-watch list for any serious enthusiast for new cinema. Their new short film, JOHN’S GONE, premiered at this year’s SXSW and it became quickly apparent that these brothers are doing something very, very right. 

After we sent them a gushing fan letter, we discovered they have an entire shorts program that just ran in Argentina and has never played in the US.  We’ll be hosting the North American Premiere of this new shorts program, which will include JOHN’S GONE and a handful of other never-before-seen-in-America shorts. 

The Safdie Brothers’ films are sinister, gritty and tender, displaying the underside of urban landscapes that we all assume must have died out in the 1970s.  To see a collection of their short films will be an occasion to cherish, even if you’ll have to shower immediately after.

The shorts:

Acquaintances of a Lonely John
We're Going To The Zoo
There's Nothing You Can Do
I Think I'm Missing Parts
The Story of Charles Riverbank
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
John's Gone

Also check out the Safdie Brothers' feature film, DADDY LONGLEGS, playing on August 22nd at the Ritz.

This series is sponsored in part by the Austin Film Society. They will also be hosting a Moviemaker Dialogue with the Safdies on Tuesday, August 23 at Austin Studios.  For more info, visit their site.