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Grown in Detroit Austin Film Festival: Grown in DetroitWednesday, October 28th @ 7 p.m.Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek (17329 Research Blvd)Free for Badges and Passholders, $9 General Admission[info]However hard it was for you to make it to your high school each morning, the teen moms at Catherine Ferguson Academy in Detroit... continue reading on Austinist

The Screenwriter's Conference is over and done with, so now it's just down to the films. Here are our picks for Monday at the Austin Film Festival, including some you may have missed the first time around. You can start your evening of film off at 5:00pm with Shorts 13.... continue reading on Austinist

Lukantum Producciones Austin Film Festival: Myna Se VaFriday, October 23rd @ 9:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 27th @ 5 p.m.Regal Arbor Cinema (9828 Great Hills Trail)[info] | [tickets]In Myna Se Va (Myna Has Gone), the title character is an illegal immigrant who is trying to care for her charge, a... continue reading on Austinist

Happy Ending, the anti-romantic comedy. Austin Film Festival: Happy EndingSunday, October 25th @ 12:15 p.m. and Monday, October 26th @ 9:30 p.m.Various Venues (Austin)[info] | [tickets]The genre of romantic comedy is not everyone's favorite; indeed, the lead character Momoko in Happy Ending deplores romantic comedies, preferring the slasher genre instead.... continue reading on Austinist

Austin Film Festival: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by SapphireFriday, October 23Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue)7:30pm, Free w/AFF badge/pass[official site] | [AFF site]Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire premiered to glowing reception at the Sundance Film Festival. Yet despite love from critics and fans alike, there... continue reading on Austinist