BATTLE FOR THE HEART OF TEXAS + AMERICAN SCAR

2400 Flora Street,Dallas TX 75201

13 May, 2022

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Friday May 13, 8:00pm - BATTLE FOR THE HEART OF TEXAS Studio Theater Short Film: AMERICAN SCAR Feature Film: BATTLE FOR THE HEART OF TEXAS (dir. John Brown) Friday, May 13: STUDIO THEATER 8:00PM Short Film: AMERICAN SCAR Doors at 7:30pm | Films at 8:00pm Landowners and county officials were in the dark when, in September of 2018, Kinder Morgan announced construction of The Permian Highway Pipeline, a 420 mile natural gas pipeline traversing Texas. When the news was announced one thing would become clear: if a private company can exercise the power of eminent domain, private property rights no longer exist in the very state these rights are sacred. Battle for the Heart of Texas explores the tension that arises between individuals, corporations and government — and ultimately how this affects the land itself. Runtime: 80mins Year: 2022 Meet the Director: Director John Claiborne Brown grew up on the Texas-Louisiana border. In 1987, Brown moved to Chicago, working his way through various facets of the film industry before moving back to Central Texas in 2001. Having traveled the world in support of many documentary, commercial and feature film projects for the last 35 years, Brown now lives in Wimberley, TX where he continues his lifelong connection to the Texas Hill Country. EarthX Film Festival 2022 marks his feature documentary directorial debut. Short Film: AMERICAN SCAR (dir. Daniel Lombroso) Runtime: 13mins Year: 2021 When a wedding photographer mistakenly captures a dynamite blast at the US-Mexico border, he discovers a wide-ranging environmental catastrophe that could put the future of animal life in North America at risk. Screening Times: Fri May 13: 8:00pm - Studio Theater Meet the Director: Daniel Lombroso is now a filmmaker at The New Yorker, after spending five years at The Atlantic. Lombroso’s debut feature, White Noise, for which he spent four years embedded inside the alt-right, premiered in 2020 to critical acclaim. Lombroso has been interviewed about his work in Variety, Vox, NPR and Filmmaker Magazine. Lombroso lives in New York City. www.earthxfilmfestival.org