It Came From Texas Film Festival

Festival welcomes special guests connected with films shot in Texas, including Documentaries, Commemoration of Texas Film Archives, and Classic Films rarely seen on the Big Screen—all celebrating Independent Texas Spirit.

IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival announces new screenings and special guests joining the lineup for the second annual film festival dedicated to showcasing movies made primarily in Texas.

Schedule of Event

7:00 pm - Double Feature - Documentary and Feature ($20 individual tickets)

HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME (2020)

North Texas Premiere

Director: Anne Rapp (in attendance)

Filmed in Wharton, TX; New York City, NY; and Hartford, CT

Chronicles the creative journey of acclaimed Texas writer Horton Foote - a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and winner of two Academy Awards for screenwriting - through his own eyes and voice at the end of his life. (IMDb)

TENDER MERCIES (1983)

Director: Bruce Beresford

In attendance: Jeannie Oppewall (Art Director); Anne Rapp (Script Supervisor)

Filmed in Palmer, Waxahachie, and Arlington, TX

Featuring an Oscar-winning screenplay by Horton Foote, TENDER MERCIES tells the story of a broken-down, middle-aged country singer who gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. (IMDb)

It stars Robert Duvall in his Best-Actor Oscar-winning performance. (Rated PG)

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