Dude Perfect walks the red carpet on opening night of DIFF 2024 [Photo: Dude Perfect]
Five Texas A&M alumni who became famous for their trick-shot comedy YouTube videos will walk the red carpet today at the 18th Opening Ceremonyth Dallas International Film Festival.
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., a screening of ESPN's “30 by 30'' documentary “Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot'' will be held at the historic Majestic Theater in downtown Dallas. The remaining 100-plus films in the festival will be shown from Friday through May 2 at the Violet Crown Cinema in the West Village Shopping Center in Dallas, with additional opening weekend screenings at the Texas Theater in Oak Cliff. .
The festival will also feature numerous post-screening Q&As with filmmakers and actors, as well as nightly DIFF red carpets and other special events.
Frisco-based Dude Perfect has been in the news recently after securing an investment of more than $100 million from Highmount Capital. This could help realize their dream of building a $100 million headquarters and a theme park featuring a 330-foot-tall “Impossible Shot.” Tower. Fittingly, Texas A&M University is sponsoring the festival's opening night.
The festival will conclude on May 2nd at A24. “Sing Sing” Based on the real-life program “Rehabilitation Through the Arts,” its cast includes formerly incarcerated actors and alumni of the program.
DIFF Artistic Director James Faust said in a statement: “We always strive to ensure that our festival features important and interesting stories, and this year's schedule includes stories about why we love watching movies. There are so many types of movies that remind us of that.” “We have had the pleasure of creating this program that screens all of our films and allows us to ‘meet’ filmmakers both through their submissions and invitations to screenings, and we are thrilled to be working with North Texas and We feel that we are offering the best to film festival fans. I say this every year, but this program may be my favorite so far. ”
Many DIFF 2024 films have local connections
Racing Mister Fahrenheit is one of the DIFF 2024 movies with ties to the Dallas area.
This closing night movie is just one of the movies on the DIFF 2024 schedule between Dallas and Fort Worth. “Sing Sing” director and co-writer Greg Kweder is from Dallas, and the film's co-writer and producer Clint Bentley lives in Oak Cliff. The film's financier also lives in Dallas.
According to DIFF, other festival films with ties to North Texas include:
“Racing Mr. Fahrenheit” From Dallas-based filmmaker Michael Rowley, this film follows Bobby Haas, a 74-year-old Dallas investor, photographer, and motorcycle enthusiast, and his attempt to set a world speed record on a hand-built motorcycle. I am drawing about.
“get on,” The bull-riding crime drama was directed and co-written by Jake Allyn and produced by Jake, Rob and Conor Allyn. Jake and Connor went to Jesuit Preparatory School in Dallas.
“Ghost Light”: The producer is based in Dallas.
“Texas Music Revolution”: The film's producer (and subject) is the station manager of Dallas' alt-country radio station KHYI.
“Bastards of Soul”:Dallas bands, Dallas directors, Dallas money, according to DIFF.
“Deer Camp '86”: Distributor is based in Dallas.
“Losing grace and finding hope”: Attorney Brian Loncar's tragic story is backed by funds from the Loncar family, DIFF said.
“City of Hatred”: A look back at Dallas at the time of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The documentary's filmmakers are based in Dallas.
“Dark Sanctuary”: The filmmaker is based in Dallas.
“Lane: Life, Legend, Legacy” The film, about the life of bull rider Lane Frost, was directed by Fort Worth filmmaker Brad Hughes.
“Harsh treatment” A drug-trafficking thriller from Denton filmmakers Jonathan Paul and Josh Gilbert, shot in North Texas and starring actor Barry Corbin.
To see the complete DIFF 2024 schedule and order tickets, go here.
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