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FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE
A Love Letter to Houston’s Numbers Nightclub
Directed by Marcus Pontello (in person)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Post-film Q&A with director Marcus Pontello & Dr. Louie Dean Valencia, Dept. of History at TXST
Friday I’m in Love details Houston’s Numbers Nightclub and its long and storied history in the heart of the city’s Montrose district — mixing personal stories with those of the legendary musicians who performed there (Ministry, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Grace Jones, The Cure, Björk, Nine Inch Nails, Erasure among them). This powerful documentary celebrates those who ignited and sustained its musical history and legacy of acceptance in what became a home for the LGBTQ, punk rockers, goths, new wavers, club kids and a myriad of other subcultures. RT: 124min
Official Selection Nashville Film Festival
Official Selection New Orleans Film Festival
Official Selection Sound Unseen
Trailer is here
Preceded by music video BRUTUS (4min), directed by
Caleb Cooper
This Season’s Program
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In 1972, Moody Anderson bought a ghost town called The Grove, Texas, near Gatesville, TX, and brought it back to life. Now, nearly four decades later, he faces the heart-wrenching task of dismantling and selling his collection of Americana artifacts used in hundreds of films, from Lonesome Dove to Second Hand Lions to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the Coen Brothers’ remake of True Grit. The Grove, Texas reveals the emotional storm of doubt, excitement, and sense of closure as Moody puts his life’s passion in the hands of a young auctioneer.
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Breaking The News
March 5th, 2024
Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of fearless women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.
The Stars at Night
April 2nd, 2024
The Stars at Night is a feature documentary that explores the connection between astronomy, mythology, and original storytelling. Through expert interviews and an expedition to one of North America’s last truly dark skies we try to discover what impact light pollution is having on our culture, and what stories may have never been told, had the storytellers never seen the stars.
FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE
May 7, 2024
In 1978 during Houston’s gay rights movement, Numbers Nightclub opened as a gay disco in the heart of Montrose – an LGBTQ enclave located in central Houston. Numbers progressed into the ‘80s as the premiere cutting edge music venue and dance club of Houston, becoming a home for the LGBTQ, punk rockers, goths, new wavers, club kids and a myriad of other subcultures. Friday I’m in Love details the nightclub’s long and storied history — mixing personal stories with those of the legendary musicians who performed there (Ministry, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Grace Jones, The Cure, Björk, Nine Inch Nails among them) this powerful documentary celebrates those who ignited and sustained its musical history and legacy of acceptance.
General Details
Event held at The Price Center
222 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX
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