Artist and filmmaker Denise Prince will be holding a free neighborhood screening of For Esmé, With Apologies for What Lies Ahead, a series of video portraits, September 29, on the east side. Visitors to Austin, local residents, and passersby will be delighted by a street-side splash of colorful projections depicting eccentric and traditional Austinites at 1702 E. 6th two doors east of Chalmers Avenue from 8:00 PM to 10PM. The scene will have a chat with your neighbors, community atmosphere with the quality of a contemporary video installation. This appx three minute video will repeat continually so drop by any time between 8 and 10 pm.

As a Cultural leader in the Austin Arts scene, the inclusion and diversity of the Austin community is a constant concern of the artist and her work. The film project acts as a series of kinetic portraits of Texan women and children, romantically playing with the boundary between the reality of their circumstance and the fantasy of beauty and perfection. The subjects range from Hispanic grandmothers making corsages in east Austin, to young boys dancing ballet in the hallways of the Texas Memorial Museum. The intention of this screening is to work within the landscape of the city to create a vision of Austin as open and inclusive to all of its citizens.  

This project is funded and supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com