Results tagged “mentalhealth”

[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors]

We congratulate Ellen Spiro for her accomplishment. What follows is the press release from the School of Communication at UT. Ellen Spiro, associate professor in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a Lone Star Emmy for her documentary, "Are the Kids Alright?" which explores the struggles facing Texas children with mental illness. Spiro, who has directed and produced an extensive body of award-winning documentary work, co-produced...

M O N D A Y [3] film · "Bamako Chic"'s creator Maureen Gosling, a former Austin resident, is back in town hosting a special fundraising screening of "Blossoms of Fire" - her 16mm documentary film about the people of Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico - at Austin Studios. (7pm, map) music · 54 Seconds play Lucky Lounge (10pm) in-store · Billy Joe Shaver at Waterloo Records (5pm) film · aGLIFF runs through Saturday - check their...