Local filmmaker Kat Candler is hosting a two-day indie filmmaking workshop May 2-3. As frequent Slackerwood readers surely know, Candler is an award-winning writer and director. Her films Hellion (both short and feature), Black Metal and Jumping Off Bridges screened at Sundance, SXSW Film Festival, and many other film festivals.
Candler's feature film Hellion, starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, was a Sundance Creative Producing Lab participant and premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. I saw the movie at Sundance 2014 --- read my review and Don's review -- and interviewed Candler while I was there. Hellion was released in theaters last June through IFC Films.
Candler is also a 2014 Sundance Women’s Initiative Fellow, and was one of the panelists for the "Indie Filmmakers Share Their Secrets For Working With Actors" session at the SXSW Film Conference last month.
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Candler's feature film Hellion, starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, was a Sundance Creative Producing Lab participant and premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. I saw the movie at Sundance 2014 --- read my review and Don's review -- and interviewed Candler while I was there. Hellion was released in theaters last June through IFC Films.
Candler is also a 2014 Sundance Women’s Initiative Fellow, and was one of the panelists for the "Indie Filmmakers Share Their Secrets For Working With Actors" session at the SXSW Film Conference last month.
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- 4/9/2015
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Today’s film is the 2009 short Love Bug. The film stars Reese Merritt, Kelsey Buchanan, Leslie Langee, and Anne Nabors, and is written and directed by Kat Candler. Candler made her feature film writing and directing debut in 2000 with Cicadas, following it up with a number of short films, and a second feature in 2006, titled Jumping Off Bridges. Her newest film, titled Hellion, made its debut at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and opens in limited release in American theatres this weekend.
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- 6/14/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Boys of Summer: Candler’s Latest Effort a Meandering Glance at Troubled Youth
If there’s anything as frequently explored as the ‘coming of age’ archetype in independent American cinema, it has to be the tried and true dilemma of troubled youths amidst familial trauma or dysfunction. Ere goes, the multitudinous examples sometimes obscure each other, and such is the case with Kat Candler’s first feature since 2006, Hellion, which is an agitatingly stretched out version of an earlier short film from the director. Audiences will most likely compare the film to 2012’s Mud, and oddly enough, director Jeff Nichols shows up as producer here. While there’s nothing innately wrong with Candler’s careful exploration of a troubled youth discovering the necessity and wisdom of doing the right thing, despite a pair of laudable performances, the essence of the film feels stagnantly predestined.
Frequently getting in trouble with the...
If there’s anything as frequently explored as the ‘coming of age’ archetype in independent American cinema, it has to be the tried and true dilemma of troubled youths amidst familial trauma or dysfunction. Ere goes, the multitudinous examples sometimes obscure each other, and such is the case with Kat Candler’s first feature since 2006, Hellion, which is an agitatingly stretched out version of an earlier short film from the director. Audiences will most likely compare the film to 2012’s Mud, and oddly enough, director Jeff Nichols shows up as producer here. While there’s nothing innately wrong with Candler’s careful exploration of a troubled youth discovering the necessity and wisdom of doing the right thing, despite a pair of laudable performances, the essence of the film feels stagnantly predestined.
Frequently getting in trouble with the...
- 6/13/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Despite having two household names attached to the production, the feature-length version of Hellion showcases two extremely talented young actors: Josh Wiggins (Jacob) and Deke Garner (Wes). Like the short film, Hellion relishes in the youthful ecstasy of absolute freedom and the inherent wildness of boys when left to their own devices as well as highlighting the irresponsible choices that they tend to make. Kat Candler (Cicadas, Jumping Off Bridges, Black Metal) has an undeniable talent for creating very specific atmospheres within her films. Shot in the hazy sunshine of the Gulf Coast, Hellion captures the difficulties of a single, working class parent, carefully examining the effects that local economics can have on families. The gritty, handheld cinematography (Brett Pawlak) hearkens back to the glory days of 1970s American independent cinema while also reflecting the working class livelihoods of this East Texas community. Here is the debut trailer for Hellion,...
- 5/16/2014
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Austin-based filmmaker Kat Candler's got a sweet spot for kids. (That sounds creepy, but I assure you it's not.) Many of her films, including her first feature Jumping Off Bridges, deal in the emotional space of children and what it means to be young -- all the bad things and all the good things included. Her short-turned-feature Hellion has captured Sundance crowds and Twitch sat down during her very busy Park City stay to dig a little deeper in.Twitch: At what age did you know you wanted to be a writer/director?Kat Candler: I knew I wanted to direct when I was in college for creative writing. I had a friend that I worked at a movie theater with and was helping with her thesis film at Fsu....
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- 1/25/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Here's the latest Austin film news.
Austin Film Festival announced more panels and panelists for this year's conference: writer Ron Nyswaner, whose credits include Philadelphia and The Painted Veil; producer Ben Blacker, who will moderate The Nerdist Writers Panel; Daniel Schechter, writer/director of Goodbye Baby; and David Shore, the creator of the TV series House, M.D., as well as a writer for The Practice and Law and Order. The full Aff Conference lineup will be announced later this month.University of Texas in Austin alumnus Glen Powell is slated to appear in The Expendables 3 alongside Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas, reports Austin Movie Blog. Powell got his start in movies with 2003's Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and has appeared in more than a dozen TV and shows and movies, including Austinite Kat Candler's Jumping Off Bridges.The Austin-made horror-comedy Saturday Morning...
Austin Film Festival announced more panels and panelists for this year's conference: writer Ron Nyswaner, whose credits include Philadelphia and The Painted Veil; producer Ben Blacker, who will moderate The Nerdist Writers Panel; Daniel Schechter, writer/director of Goodbye Baby; and David Shore, the creator of the TV series House, M.D., as well as a writer for The Practice and Law and Order. The full Aff Conference lineup will be announced later this month.University of Texas in Austin alumnus Glen Powell is slated to appear in The Expendables 3 alongside Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas, reports Austin Movie Blog. Powell got his start in movies with 2003's Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and has appeared in more than a dozen TV and shows and movies, including Austinite Kat Candler's Jumping Off Bridges.The Austin-made horror-comedy Saturday Morning...
- 9/2/2013
- by Jordan Gass-Poore'
- Slackerwood
Writer-director Kat Candler (Cicadas, Jumping Off Bridges) has an undeniable knack for creating lush atmospheres within her films, developing cinematic worlds that relish in youthful ecstasy and naivete. The dreamlike visual qualities of Candler’s films play like not-so-distant memories of youth; yet the characters and their actions are incredibly realistic. All of Candler’s films remind me in one way or another of my own youth, and that right there is something very few filmmakers have ever captured. I hate to play favorites, but Candler is one of my favorite Austin-based filmmakers. Her latest film Hellion (which premiered at Sundance 2012) is programmed in what is clearly the strongest Texas Shorts program in SXSW Film history. I chatted with Candler on the eve of her regional premiere of Hellion to discuss her career as a filmmaker in Austin… What is life as a filmmaker in Austin like for you? I love living and working in Austin. I...
- 3/13/2012
- by Don Simpson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Kat Candler (Jumping Off Bridges, Cicadas) is a familiar face in the Austin film community -- whether as a lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin or as seen above mingling along with filmmakers at local screenings and film festivals, such as Carla L. Jackson and Kelvin Z. Phillips of A Swingin' Trio. I met Kat during SXSW Film in 2006, introduced by Lisa McWilliams of Mobile Film School. I was struck by the passion and creativity of both women. Candler was kind enough to give me a screener of her feature Jumping Off Bridges, an emotionally moving story of the impact of a parent's suicide on a young teenager.
Candler's new short film Hellion will premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, with multiple screenings prior to the narrative feature My Best Day. Candler has proved that she works well with young actors, and Hellion is no exception as she...
Candler's new short film Hellion will premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, with multiple screenings prior to the narrative feature My Best Day. Candler has proved that she works well with young actors, and Hellion is no exception as she...
- 12/7/2011
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Austin Film Festival provides great opportunities to meet and mingle with filmmakers, but the most laid-back social event where new friendships are forged and ideas sprout is the annual Hair of the Dog Brunch. It's great to see seasoned veterans of Austin's local film scene such as Kat Candler (Jumping Off Bridges), seen above with with Carla L. Jackson and Kelvin Z. Phillips of A Swingin' Trio -- check out Jenn Brown's interview with Jackson and Phillips and her review of their first feature film.
See more photos of filmmakers including the Texas Monthly "Where I'm From" film contest finalists after the jump.
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See more photos of filmmakers including the Texas Monthly "Where I'm From" film contest finalists after the jump.
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- 11/3/2011
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Austin Film Festival (Aff) has announced the 2009 Audience Award winners, and I'm happy to report that among the winners were a few Texas films as well as some of our favorites from the fest. Aff also announced the dates for next year's film festival and conference: October 21-28, 2010.
Throughout the week of the festival, audience members were invited to rate films by ballot after each screening. Check out Jenn Brown's review of Happy Ending, which was written and directed by Atsuriho Yamada, and which won the Aff Narrative Feature Competition audience award.
Another favorite film that won was Herpes Boy, in the Comedy Vanguard Audience Award category. I caught up with writer Byron Lane and director Nathaniel Atcheson at their second screening after-party, and they expressed gratitude to Aff for allowing them to premiere their film in Austin.
Texas writer/filmmaker Tisha Blood also scored a win in the...
Throughout the week of the festival, audience members were invited to rate films by ballot after each screening. Check out Jenn Brown's review of Happy Ending, which was written and directed by Atsuriho Yamada, and which won the Aff Narrative Feature Competition audience award.
Another favorite film that won was Herpes Boy, in the Comedy Vanguard Audience Award category. I caught up with writer Byron Lane and director Nathaniel Atcheson at their second screening after-party, and they expressed gratitude to Aff for allowing them to premiere their film in Austin.
Texas writer/filmmaker Tisha Blood also scored a win in the...
- 11/5/2009
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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