Baghdad Texas will have it's first theatrical run at Quad Cinema, New York City's outstanding venue for independent film. The run begins Friday, August 27th and concludes Thursday, September 2nd.

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BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

DECEMBER 10-17

NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

BAGHDAD TEXAS WILL SCREEN TWICE

Wednesday December 16th @ 7:30 PM and

Thursday December 17th @ 1:00 PM

at Galleria Six on JFK Drive in Nassau

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RADAR HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL

INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER 2-7

HAMBURG, GERMANY

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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 22-29

AUSTIN TEXAS

WINNER

BEST SCRIPT

Shaneye Ferrell, David Hickey, Al No'mani

NOMINATED

BEST ACTRESS

Melinda Renna

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David Hickey’s completely original indie comedy-drama is a lot of fun, but also more than it seems on its quirky surface. (The first action-packed ten minutes have virtually no dialogue, but skillful shooting, editing and musical score give the viewer all the set-up needed.) A Middle Eastern dictator, fleeing his occupied country, finds himself near the Mexican border when his plane crashes. The only survivor of the crash, he stumbles into the highway and is hit by a truck driven by three red-neck cowboys (with stereotypical prejudices) who take the unconscious man to the exotic game ranch that is also home. The wounded man is cared for by the broken down ranch’s Mexican housekeeper and cook (the film’s most compassionate and sensible character). Despite the language barriers (Spanish, English and Arabic -- which make every communication funnier and often more touching), in the ensuing days, every character discovers something about themselves, along with a growing suspicion that this mysterious man might be a very famous, hunted criminal with a large bounty on his head. The flat-out broad comedy is surprisingly sweetened with a larger message about disenfranchised souls and why the meek should indeed inherit the earth.

It's time to start warming up for this year's USA Film Festival, scheduled April 29-May 3. There are some definite bright spots in the interesting schedule, which was released on Wednesday. This year's big-ticket appearance, depending on your perspective, is either stare-down star Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), Oscar-nominated and barrier-breaking actress Juanita Moore (Imitation of Life), actor Brian Cox (who seems to be in everything these days) or the great character actor, M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple). If that's not enough, there are also plenty of films. Among the highlights is the new film from Irish director John Crowley, Is Anybody There? starring Michael Caine as an elderly magician entering a retirement home. There's also Baghdad Texas, the quirky comedy from David Hickey about a Middle Eastern dictator (hmm, wonder who that's based on?) who finds himself stranded on a South Texas exotic game ranch. - by Tom Maurstad, April 16, 2009 - GuideLive is the on-line events magazine of The Dallas Morning News.

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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In 1998, the DGA Independent Directors Committee created the Director's Finder Series to spotlight undistributed low budget and/or independent feature films directed by Guild members. This series has expanded to include the DGA International Association of English Speaking Directors Organizations (IAESDO) partner members' work as well. - from the DGA announcement