Film & TV Audience and Community Building Meet Up
Summary
After 8 years on the road as a pop-up screening outfit, Austin’s Hyperreal Film Club put down roots at their single-screen theater in East Austin. Now a year-and-a-half into the experiment, join the creators of the club to talk lessons learned (so far!), meet other indie filmmakers to talk about creative exhibition opportunities and strategies; and dream up new ways to use film programming and community building to create the film community you've always imagined.
- Format: Meet Up
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Contributors
- David Mcmichael
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