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    The Whole Shootin' Match w/ Sonny Carl Davis

    The Whole Shootin' Match w/ Sonny Carl Davis

    Presented by Austin Film Society

    April 22, 2011

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    Lead actor Sonny Carl Davis in attendance

    A landmark of American independent film from 1978, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH is a rapturous rediscovery. Eagle Pennell's first feature details the tragi-comic struggles of two small-time schemers, Lloyd (Lou Perryman) and Frank (Sonny Carl Davis), desperate to land their big break. Through its anecdotal narrative and fresh, honest observation of its characters, the film intimately captures a time and place (Austin, Texas, 1977) with its atmospheric photography and rough-hewn charm, making it an inspiration for filmmakers everywhere since its release.

    The Robert Redford/Sundance Connection
    Robert Redford recently told the Hollywood Reporter that it was in 1978, while watching SHOOTIN' MATCH at the U.S. Film Festival in Salt Lake City, that he first envisioned the Sundance Institute. Redford said, “I thought a real service to the [motion picture] industry would be to provide a guy like [Eagle Pennell] with a place to train, a place to go where he could develop his skills."


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        AFS Screening Room

        1901 E 51 St, Gate 2 under the Water Tower
        Austin, TX 78705

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        Dates:
        April 22, 2011

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        730-930pm

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