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Louis Black

Louis Black

Black is also a founder of the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference in 1987 which added film and new media components in 1994. The South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals take place during ten days in March. An original Board Member of the Austin Film Society (AFS Founder and Artistic Director Richard Linklator) he is a past president of the organization. In 2000 Texas Monthly Editor Evan Smith and Black working with AFS established the Texas Film Hall of Fame also in March.

Known for

Punk Rock Lottery
Punk Rock Lottery
2025 • Himself
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
2019 • Self
The Next Kill
The Next Kill
2018 • Jimmy White
Also Starring Austin
Also Starring Austin
2018
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016 • Self - Co-founder, Austin Chronicle
21 Years: Richard Linklater
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 • Self - Newspaper Editor
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006 • Self
Waking Life
Waking Life
2001 • Kierkegaard Disciple

Full filmography

The Next Kill
The Next Kill
2018 • Jimmy White
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016 • Self - Co-founder, Austin Chronicle
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 • Self - Newspaper Editor
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Waking Life
Waking Life
2001 • Kierkegaard Disciple
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The Faculty
The Faculty
1998 • Mr. Lewis
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Slacker
Slacker
1990 • Paranoid Paper Reader
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True Stories
True Stories
1986 • The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)
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Isip the Warrior
Unknown year • Baptist Minister
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Louis Black – Biography, Known For & Filmography