We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Tales of Dell City, Texas at the Clinton Street Theater, running Friday, August 10 through Thursday, August 16, 2012. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, August 10.
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From our sponsors at Clinton Street Theater:
Tales From Dell City, Texas
Friday, August 10 – Thursday, August 16, 2012
7 p.m. | $6 | All Ages
Clinton Street Theater
2522 Southeast Clinton Street Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-5588 | More Info: www.clintonsttheater.com
On a lonely stretch of Texas highway, a rusty billboard declares “Dell City — The Valley of Hidden Waters”. Once a thriving town of several thousand, Dell City is down to a few hundred stubborn souls committed to life in a tough desert oasis.
Taking an original approach to documentary filmmaking, Josh Carter travels to Dell City and asks people what they would film there. He then helps some of the residents make their ideas into short films. Surprising and heartfelt, these shorts take on everyday subjects in Dell City that are full of personal meaning for each filmmaker. They reveal life in Dell City as pictured by those who know it best.
Like much of rural America, Dell City has experienced a long, slow decline that continues unabated. TALES FROM DELL CITY, TEXAS paints a complex and charming portrait of the people who remain in Dell City. Mostly at ease in their choice to live in such a remote and challenging environment, they face an uncertain future with humor and determination.
Here’s a link to the trailer: http://blog.talesfromdellcity.com/2012/05/watch-new-trailer.html
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I love the American Southwest and all the old desolate desert towns and will definitely be checking out this movie. I’m a native PDXer who moved to New Mexico a few years ago and I’m in town this week visiting family. This Dell City is just south of the New Mexico border so I’ll have to take a road trip when I return to NM. BTW – I still love PDX.
I am from Oklahoma, which is pretty similar with the inhospitable land and dwindling population. People who have never been to that region of the country don’t entirely understand when I talk about home. This sounds like a great doc to really give a more heartfelt look of the country that is often just written off.
I am a transplanted Texas southern girl who would love to see this doc.
I love movies about the human
spirit and I love the CST!
Wowee what a nite!
I would love to go because I am from the southeast (GA), and have no idea what the desert is like!! I would love to learn something new and broaden my horizons!
I have only been to Texas once, but I would love the opportunity to experience it again through an artistic viewpoint.
I would love to see this! Sounds so interesting and would love to see it for free!