RTF Undergrad Student Film, Dir. Keeley Steenson and Lupe Zamarripa, 2008
Synopsis:
Eggs are an integral component of the standard American diet, yet their dominant presence as a staple food has removed the knowledge of their origins from our collective intelligence. Kim Alexander, a chicken farmer, lives in the outskirts of the city of Austin, the capital of Texas, about as close to the city you can get and still be country. This documentary takes a look at the technical aspects of egg and chicken farming, and Kim’s philosophical approach of returning to the land as a way of life. TRT= 7:35 min.
2008 screenings:
End of Semester Screening UT Austin
Slow Food Nation- San Francisco
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Awards:
Official Selection UFRAME International Film Festival Oporto, 2008
Director bios:
Keeley Steenson, born and raised in Texas, is a fourth year undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently seeking a dual degree in the Radio-TV-Film from the College of Communication as well as Plan II in the College of Liberal Arts. In fall 2007, Keeley received an Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Department of Undergraduate Studies for her research about the use of eggs in American food and culture. Areas of interest include documentary filmmaking and food studies.
Lupe Zamarripa, a Rio Grande Valley native from Raymondville-Harlingen, Texas, began as a film actor before entering the UT Austin’s RTF program in the spring of 2006. He starred as Loveless in “Cartel Killaz” (2005), which won a Telly Award, and in “White and Black” (2007), which won 5th place at Twin Rivers Media Festival. In the fall of 1993, he received a BA in History from UT-Austin. By 1991, he had backpacked through 22 countries, including Mexico, Central America, and Europe. In 1989, he studied at UNAM and INAH in Mexico City. Other interests at UT are multimedia, 2D/3D animation, experimental animation, social documentary, studio production, and narrative production.
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