At the tenth annual Dallas International Film Festival (April 14-24), a total of 113 films representing 31 countries will be screened for American audiences. Below are the five most notable films marking their world premieres at the Angelika Film Center in Texas. “Occupy, Texas” directed by Jeff BarrySeven years after the height of Occupy Wall Street, Beau Baker is still raging against the machine—from a tent in a New York City alley. When his uncle tracks him down and informs him of his parents' death, Beau heads home to Texas, where he’s forced to become the responsible caretaker of his two younger sisters.“Farmer/Veteran” directed by Alix Blair and Jeremy Lange “Farmer/Veteran” is a poignant documentary feature dealing with an Iraq war veteran’s struggle to acclimate himself to post-combat life on a rural farm in North Carolina. Audiences watch as U.S. Army veteran Alex Sutton pushes forward, struggling to reinvent himself as a husband and father.“A Fat Wreck” directed by Shaun M. ColónAlso making its world premiere at the DIFF is “A Fat Wreck” about a 1990s California punk rock record label. It is Director Colón’s homage to the label’s founder Fat Mike (of the band NOFX), as told through an edgy patchwork of interviews with band members, rare performance footage and a 90’s punk soundtrack.“Until Proven Innocent” directed by Jenna Jackson and Anthony Jackson “Until Proven Innocent” is a documentary about a 2006 case where a four-year-old died mysteriously of salt poisoning and his foster mother (Hannah Overton) was charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison. Hannah spends almost eight years incarcerated before a legal battle results in her conviction being overturned.“Halfway” directed by Ben CairdIn ‘Halfway,” a recently released black convict struggles to adapt to life on probation in a conservative Wisconsin farming community. The film aims to expose the inner workings of the American prison system through the eyes of a convict. The drama stars Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side), and a supporting cast including Jeffrey DeMunn (The Walking Dead), Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), and Gillian Zinser (90210).
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