RTF MFA Pre-Thesis Film, Dir. Ben Steinbauer, 2007
Synopsis:
“The Next Tim Day” chronicles the rise of entrepreneur extraordinaire Tim Day from the housing projects of Galveston, Texas and federal prison to the shimmering lights of the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary is a quintessential American story about an African American salesman/hustler who pulls himself out of poverty by creating a one-man television network called “Hood News.” TRT = 25 min. 30 sec.
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2007 – 2008 screenings:
Austin Film Society – SXSW Showcase
Dead Center Film Festival – Oklahoma City, OK
Dallas Video Festival
Kansas City Jubilee
Upcoming broadcast:
PBS program “Territories” – March 2008, Texas stations
Award received:
Grand Prize at Cinema Texas 2007, Austin TX
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Director bio:
Ben recently won the prestigious Princess Grace Award from the Princess Grace Foundation USA for his current documentary “The Angriest Man in the World: Finding the Winnebago Guy.” His short films have premiered at South-by-Southwest and the Austin Film Festival, played on PBS, won awards including top prize at the 2006 Cinematexas Film Festival and screened at the Directors Guild Theatre in Los Angeles. He received a Master’s Degree in Film Production from UT in May, 2007, where he currently teaches an introductory undergraduate production course.
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