Marfa, Texas is a West Texas town of little more than 2,000 people. However, this week the tiny town welcomes hundreds of filmmakers, artists, musicians, and film aficionados for the 3rd annual
Marfa Film Festival.Over fifty feature films, experimental and short films will be screened at this year's event.
The town is surprisingly no stranger to the attention of the film industry. "Giant", "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country For Old Men" were all filmed on location in Marfa.
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| James Dean on the set of "Giant". |
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| James Dean on location in Marfa, Texas |
"There Will Be Blood" was screened at the Marfa Film Festival in 2008 on one of the film's sets.
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| Daniel Day-Lewis and Dillon Freasier on location in Marfa, Texas filming "There Will Be Blood" |
Among the films screening this year are "Echotone", a documentary about musicians in Austin, Texas (the
Live Music Capital of the World) and Red Shirley, a film featuring musician Lou Reed and his cousin Shirley.
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| Black Joe Lewis performing in "Echotone" |
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| Shirley Novick in Red Shirley |
In addition to the film festival, many musicians and artists will be on hand to perform and display their works.
Greg Miller's installation, "Crazy Horse", will run May 5th through May 9th at the Crowley Theatre in Marfa.
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| Greg Miller at work |
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| "Fun" by Greg Miller |
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| "Motel" by Greg Miller |
The Marfa Film Festival runs May 5th through 9th.
For more information visit
Marfa Film Festival
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