Austrian born director, Barbara Eder did a student exchange year at Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas, on which she based her first feature film, Inside America.
Previous to that she studied film directing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and made numerous short films like Sleepless (2002), Tod, Teufel & Kommerz (2004) and short documentaries including Himmel, HÖLLE, Rosenkranz (2005) and Harald Serafin Auf Hoher See (2006).
The Inside America Director talks about her firsthand experience living in the border town of Brownsville, Texas, the process of how the film was made and how she was compelled to tell the tragic stories of her classmates.
Heyuguys: When most people think of high school exchange programs, exotic and foreign lands come to mind. Usually a pleasant high school experience in a big city.
How does an Austrian born filmmaker end up in Texas, a small border town such as Brownsville? It...
Previous to that she studied film directing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and made numerous short films like Sleepless (2002), Tod, Teufel & Kommerz (2004) and short documentaries including Himmel, HÖLLE, Rosenkranz (2005) and Harald Serafin Auf Hoher See (2006).
The Inside America Director talks about her firsthand experience living in the border town of Brownsville, Texas, the process of how the film was made and how she was compelled to tell the tragic stories of her classmates.
Heyuguys: When most people think of high school exchange programs, exotic and foreign lands come to mind. Usually a pleasant high school experience in a big city.
How does an Austrian born filmmaker end up in Texas, a small border town such as Brownsville? It...
- 3/11/2011
- by Marie Ferrer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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