USAFF55 is pleased to be a part of Arts Month! Dallas Arts Month was first launched as Dallas Arts Week in 2013. It is a city-wide celebration of Dallas arts and is held annually in the month of April. Arts Month is designed to build awareness and appreciation for the work of Dallas artists and organizations and foster creative learning and activity throughout the city. Residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in events and programming offered by art and cultural institutions from all disciplines

Schedule of Events:

Love, Danielle
4:00pm
When Danielle (Devin Sidell), A Happily Married Thirty-Something, Tests Positive For A Brca1 Gene Mutation She Learns That This Puts Her At High Risk For Developing Breast And Ovarian Cancer. Thanks A Lot, Dna! She Now Struggles With Daily Life, Working At Her Bakery With Her Hubby Pat (Michael Roark) And Hanging Out
With Slightly Clueless Best Buds On Game Night (Marianna Palka & Ian Owens), While Supporting Her Older, Smart-Alecky Sister Amy (Jaime King) Who Is Already Undergoing Chemotherapy For A Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Danielle Now Contemplates Preemptively Removing Her "Ticking Time Bomb" Breasts And Reproductive Organs
Before Cancer Can Get Her, Too. Her Decision-Making Process Involves Flashbacks Of Her Screwed Up Childhood With Absent Parents, Anesthesia-Induced Dreams, And Stressful Confrontations With Her Recovering Alcoholic Mother (Lesley Ann Warren) And Self-Absorbed 70's Western Tv Star Father (Barry Bostwick). Ultimately, Danielle Must Figure Out How To Prioritize Her Health And Well-Being By Putting Herself First In This Scorchingly Intimate And Humor-Filled Triumph. Directed By Marianna Palka, And Co-Written By Steven Sears And Devin Sidell, Based On Sidell's Real Life Experiences. 79mins. Filmmakers In Attendance

Housewife Of The Year
4:00pm
Ciarin Cassidy's Housewife Of The Year Tells The Story Of Ireland's Treatment Of Women Through The Prism Of A Unique, Surreal, Live Televised Competition, That Has To Be Seen To Be Believed, Where A Generation Of Irish Women Competed In Front Of A Live Audiencefor The Title Of ‘Housewife Of The Year.' Former Contestants Share Their Direct Experiences Of Marriage Bars, Lack Of Contraception, Magdalene Laundries, Financial Vulnerability, Boredom And Shame, And Of Course, Of Being Contestants In The Competition. A Poignant, Often Hilarious, Uplifting Story Of A Resilient Generation Of Women And How They Changed A Country. 81mins

Village Keeper
4:00pm
Karen Chapman's Directorial Debut Is A Captivating Drama Which Follows A Family Grappling With Secrets That Uphold Domestic Abuse And Unresolved Rage. After Life's Precarious Scale Tips Her Fortune Back Into Poverty, Jean Relocates Her Children To Move In With Their Grandmother To The Community Housing Project Where She Grew Up. Jean Lives In Constant Fear Of Everything That Could Go Wrong, Going To Great Lengths To Shelter Her Children. So When A Spree Of Violence Comes To Her Doorstep, She Secretly Cleans An Abandoned Crime Scene, Which Unknowingly Leads Her On A Path That Exposes Generational Chains Of Silence, Self-Discovery And Finally Putting
Herself First. 83mins.

Long Shadows
7:00pm
When A Young Boy's Mother And Father Are Savagely Murdered, He Ages Out Of An Orphanage Intent On Revenge, But The Love Of A Young Woman And Psychological Trauma Lead Him Down A Mystifying Path. William Shockley's Feature Debut Is A Thrilling Western Starring Dermot Mulroney, Jacqueline Bisset, Dominic Monaghan, Blaine Maye, Sarah Cortez, Grainger Hines, David St. Louis, Chris Mulkey, Ronnie Gene Blevins And Mike Markoff. Quiver Distribution Will Release The Film In Summer 2025. 104mins.
In Attendance: Director/Co-Writer/Producer William Shockley, Actor/Co-Writer Grainger Hines, Actor Sarah Cortez, Executive Producers Allen Gilmer And Riki Rushing, Producer/Casting Director Tiiu Loigu And Producer Tom Brady.

Death Race 2000 (1975)
50th Anniversary & Salute To Martin Kove
Includes Film Clip Tribute Honoring Martin Kove
7:00pm
Join Us For A Fond Revisit Of Producer Roger Corman's B Movie Cult Classic Celebrating Its 50th Anniversary. In The Year 2000, Hit-Andrun Has Become The National Sport. Paul Bartel Directs The Noholds-Barred Cross-Country Thrill-And-Kill Race With Gleeful Aplomb Where Drivers Garner Points By Trying To Knock Out Their Opponents
Along With As Many Pedestrians As Possible, While A Resistance Group Plans To Kill The Drivers Using Obstacles Sedulously Placed Along The Main Course. Starring David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Martin Kove, Roberta Collins, And Mary Woronov As The Drivers, Each With A Distinct, Campy Personae, The Outrageous, Violent And Mindless Joyride Continues To Garner New Fans. Rated R. 84mins. In Attendance: Martin Kove.

Rebel With A Clause
7:15pm
One Fall Day In 2018, Ellen Jovin Set Up A Folding Table On A Manhattan Sidewalk With A Homemade Sign That Said "Grammar Table." Right Away, Passersby Began Excitedly Asking Questions, Telling Stories, And Filing Complaints. What Happened Next Is The Stuff Of Grammar Legend. Ellen And Her Filmmaker Husband, Brandt Johnson, Took The Table On The Road, Visiting All 50 States As Brandt Shot The Grammar Action. But This Story Transcends Grammar. It's The Story Of An Epic Quest In A Divided Time To Bring Us All Closer Together. 85mins. In Attendance: Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor Brandt Johnson And Film Subject/Author Ellen
Jovin.