“Burlesqueing western conventions, this film has silent movie titles and music and a posse of shetland ponies. A gumnut satire of Westerns with a fine eye for the absurd.” (The Australian Filmmakers Co-operatives Catalogue of Independent Film)
"Saturday Night Square Dance" was released in 1949 as a Soundie. Featured here are Jim Boyd and His Men of the West. Jim Boyd was the brother of Bill Boyd, well known for western swing music, and this film combines some western swing music with calls. The footage shows some fine examples, like the styling sometimes called the Abilene Lift.
Cuscus's grandfather has the virus, so she is the only one who can get supplies. She must face great challenges as she travels a world devastated by a technological holocaust.
The story, set at the end of the 19th century, revolves around the rivalry between two families of ancient peasant lineage, the Valladares and the evil Vilches who, out of greed and sentimental revenge, try to dispossess the true owners of their land. The Valladares defend theirs, ending the conflict with a melee between the two main rivals. There are duels, fires, chases, kidnappings, betrayals and deaths. There is also a romantic note, the costumbrista landscape, the laughable moment and the folk songs.
Aboard a passenger train enroute from Los Angeles to Chicago, a Christian movie actress named Mary meets an elderly woman and openly shares the struggles of her career and young faith. To her surprise, the lady next to her is 85-year-old Lettie Cowman, the author of the most beloved devotional of all time, Streams in the Desert. As the two women converse, Lettie reflects on the experiences and heartbreak that inspired her to write her famous book. As a girl growing up in small-town Iowa, Lettie falls in love with Charles Cowman, a telegraph operator at the Western Union office. A job promotion prompts them to move to a mining town in Colorado after marriage. However, Lettie soon becomes deathly ill, leading Charles to make a vow of service to the Lord that will change both of their lives forever.
Hunting Day is a Korean cinema influenced student/indie short film made in Latvia. When after a poaching run a hunter is found dead in the forest, the hunter’s daughter and mentally ill son set out to find the truth behind his death and take revenge.
Cataluña S.XIX. Wounded and on horseback, Joaquín arrives at a house inhabited by an old marriage. Although Joaquín seems to be safe under the care of Julián and Amelia, things take on a different turn when he tries to leave the house. This is a short-film about family and grief, and about how our emotions can tragically affect our judgement.
A hilarious modern musical melodrama written and directed by TJ Davis. It’s a rip-roaring’ Western adventure starring audience favorites Jordan Todd Brown as Ex-US Marshall Big Guns Bo Garrett and Slater Ashenhurst as notorious Frenchman Jaques Javert! After joining forces, the two lawbreakers find themselves handcuffed and humiliated, just inches from meeting their Maker when by luck they are freed to live another day. Angry, embarrassed, and fueled by their desire for revenge, they set into motion a maniacal scheme which culminates in a deadly western shootout unlike anything the West has ever seen!
On the great frontier a gold-miner, an American Indian, a band of outlaws, and a corrupt sheriff clash under the desert sun in search of riches, revenge, and redemption.
Chicago-based new media artist jonCates’ influential body of work mixes the urgency of punk with the poetics of glitch. His latest project, a glitch Western, takes shape as a feature film and interactive game that critiques the myths and ideology of the American West.