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Dean's
Credit Clothing was packed for The Houston
Film Commission's "Texas Filmmaker's Showcase" that featured
the short film works of Austin filmmaker Chris Ohlson. The Filmmaker's Showcase and
Mr. Albert Cervantes, Deputy Director of the Mr. Ohlson, an Executive Producer, has produced numerous films projects from 2000 to 2006. Chris is also a filmmaker and was excited to screen seven of his favorite short experimental and art films that he wrote and directed including the two minute short, "Trauma" 2006, the six minute short, "Clock Paint Eyeball" 2006, the eight minute short, "My Electric Bill" 2006, the six minute short "Cremains" 2005, the nine minute short, "The Spin Cycle" 2004, the seven minute short, "Expecting" 2007 , and the four minute short, "I Love You" 2002. Mr. Ohlson also directed but did not screen the 2000 short film, "11th & Congress" or "The Meat Market" 2003. In attendance was filmmaker/Director and 48 Hour Film Project "Best Film in Houston" winner Mr. Jason Clemons and party, filmmaker and Casting Director Mr. Manuel Cantu and SWAMP's Program Coordinator, Ms. Michelle Mower among others.
C-47 Houston was there and spoke to Mr. Ohlson for several minutes about his thoughts about the film industry in Texas and his future projects. You can read the interview in the October issue of C-47 Houston next month.. The Texas Filmmaker's Showcase is held the first Thursday of every month and features our Texas filmmakers. The next showcase will be October 2nd starting at 8ish. Mr. Chris Ohlson is another "Made in Texas" filmmaker and producer Dean's Credit Clothing is located at 316 Main Street (at Preston, next to Mia Bella) |
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Houston Film Commission, hosted this special
screening of this Texas filmmaker Thursday night, September 4th. Mr. Ohlson was an Associate Producer for the
2008 feature film, "American Teen", which won the
"Directing Award" in the Documentary category at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival, was the 1st Assistant Director of the 2nd Unit
of the feature film "Baghead" which was also entered at the
festival and acted in
"Goliath" another Sundance entry. 
Mr. Chris Ohlson was
in attendance and after the screening made himself available for a
Question and Answer session to a room full of filmmakers and film
buffs.