Watch the New Trailer!

Soundtrack

One of the new songs for the film's soundtrack is posted to Kickstarter.  It's worth a listen!

Press Link

The film has a great spread at a media website -- take a look!

coveringmedia.com

Production Stills

This is one of the dozen production stills I just posted to flickr.  More Dell City pics to come!

Distribution Funding

I am raising money to distribute the film on Kickstarter.  It's a great site; I need your help to bring the film to audiences this summer.  Thanks!

New York City Premiere!

The NYC premiere is set:  the film will have a week run at the Quad Cinemas starting Friday, May 18.  This will kick off what I hope is an exciting summer of screenings throughout Texas and anywhere else I can bring the film.

In the works: 2012 Screenings

After a winter hiatus I am starting to plan screenings of the film in select cities.  More soon!

On visiting Dell City, Texas and why I made this movie ....

The first thing people in Dell City usually ask me about the film is ... "Why??" -- I expect I'll get some of that tonight.  Dropping in on Dell City is like landing on an island surrounded by desert instead of water.  Like island-dwellers, the inhabitants must be resourceful in every way:  in the materials they use, in the things they don't take for granted, in their humor, in their appreciation of their surroundings, in their sense of inner peace.  Without those qualities in abundance you're not going to last long in Dell City.  Making a film about the 20th century generation that built that town is both my tribute to a dying breed and my personal reminder on how to live, anywhere.

Screening IN Dell City

Tales from Dell City, Texas will have a community screening on October 8 at 7pm at the Dell Telephone Coop in Dell City as part of the events of the yearly county fair, the Wild West Chili Fest.  I will be there to present the film and talk about it with the Dell Citizens.  The fair is great and I haven't been for a long time.  Can't wait!

Texas Six Man Football

The Dell City school student body has been shrinking for years, and a few weeks ago the unthinkable happened:  not enough players showed up for the football team and they canceled the season.  Everyone knows football is a big deal in Texas, and small towns like Dell City play a version that fields six players because they can't field an eleven man team. This year, even a six man team proved too difficult to field -- until today.  It was announced that enough players had joined the team and the season could be played.

http://varsity.oaoa.com/articles/dell-8837-oavarsity-city-play.html

It's a real community event -- the Friday night football game, and I am very glad they are having a season now.