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AFI Dallas International Film Festival Shorts Competition Programs

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The Asphalt Virgin. Director Fernando Frias. Mexico, 2006. 9 mins. An image of the Holy Virgen de Guadalupe appears in a poor neighborhood in Mexico City. Thousand of believers go to worship the 'miracle' until the harsh truth is revealed.

Holdout. Director Brent Joseph. USA, 2006. 15 mins. Filmed in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a portrait of a classic New Orleanian set against the helicopters and gunshots of a vacant Crescent City.

Master of Reality. Director Matthew Killip. UK/USA, 2006. 22 mins. Ronny Long has been filming himself since the age of 9, staging various bizarre wrestling matches and horror movies in his backyard in the suburbs of Dallas.

My 9/11. Director Tjebbo Penning. USA, 2006. 13 mins. Some day I will tell my son about the September morning that I looked out my bedroom window and saw a big burning hole.

Spitfire 944. Director William Lorton. USA, 2006. 15 mins. An 83-year old World War II pilot views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for the first time.

Los Tabaqueros. Director Russell Griffin. USA, 2006. 7 mins. Passion, love, and tobacco... all rolled-up in into a documentary on the life and art of handmade cigars.

Some nearby drink specials on March 29th

• Aw Shucks Oyster Bar: 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm: $2 off house margaritas, $1.50 off drafts / half-price raw oysters
• J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville): 11 am - 2 am: $2.50 house frozen swirl & rocks margaritas, $3 flavored margaritas, $4 wines
• Kirby's Steakhouse (Dallas): 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: $1 off beer, $2 off cocktails
• Margarita Ranch: 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 off margaritas and domestics
• Snuffer's Restaurant and Bar (Dallas / Lower Greenville): 3 pm - 7 pm: $1 Coors original, $2 Coors Light, Miller Light and Shiner Bock draft, $2 frozen margaritas and $2 strawberry daquiris

Some nearby restaurants

• Trader Vic's
• The Blue Goose Cantina (Dallas)
• Aw Shucks Oyster Bar
• Goff's Hamburgers
• Corner Bar & Grill

Some nearby events on March 29th

• Punk's Not Dead, Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 7:15 p.m.
• Derek Evans / Erin McCarley, Bend Studio, 8 p.m.
• Kurt Cobain About a Son, Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 10 p.m.
• Shut Up and Shoot Me, Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 7 p.m.
• Shorts Program 5, Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 9:45 p.m.

Event posted March 1, 2007
Last updated March 4, 2007