David Zellner

After completing a mandatory stay at a mental hospital, two best friends decide that the only way they can reintegrate back into society is by finding romantic love.

Um homem é atacado na rua e se inscreve em um Dojô - liderado por um sensei carismático e misterioso - num esforço para aprender a se defender. O que ele descobre é um mundo sinistro de fraternidade, violência, hiper masculinidade e uma mulher lutando por seu lugar nele.

Um homem é atacado na rua e se inscreve em um Dojô - liderado por um sensei carismático e misterioso - num esforço para aprender a se defender. O que ele descobre é um mundo sinistro de fraternidade, violência, hiper masculinidade e uma mulher lutando por seu lugar nele.

Samuel Alabaster faz uma jornada no velho oeste selvagem até a fronteira americana para se casar com o amor da sua vida, Penélope. Ao lado do bêbado Parson Henry e do bastardo Rufus Cornell, sua simples viagem fica cada dia mais perigosa e as distinções entre heróis, donzelas e vilões logo se confundem.

Samuel Alabaster faz uma jornada no velho oeste selvagem até a fronteira americana para se casar com o amor da sua vida, Penélope. Ao lado do bêbado Parson Henry e do bastardo Rufus Cornell, sua simples viagem fica cada dia mais perigosa e as distinções entre heróis, donzelas e vilões logo se confundem.

Samuel Alabaster faz uma jornada no velho oeste selvagem até a fronteira americana para se casar com o amor da sua vida, Penélope. Ao lado do bêbado Parson Henry e do bastardo Rufus Cornell, sua simples viagem fica cada dia mais perigosa e as distinções entre heróis, donzelas e vilões logo se confundem.

Samuel Alabaster faz uma jornada no velho oeste selvagem até a fronteira americana para se casar com o amor da sua vida, Penélope. Ao lado do bêbado Parson Henry e do bastardo Rufus Cornell, sua simples viagem fica cada dia mais perigosa e as distinções entre heróis, donzelas e vilões logo se confundem.

ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique, enduring culture.

Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.

Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.

Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

In late 2015, "Bright Ideas" magazine and its publisher, the innovative crowdfunding and distribution platform Seed & Spark, commissioned directing duo the Zellner Bros. (KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER) to make a short piece in response to a Criterion Collection release that they considered inspiring. The brothers chose Louis Malle's wild, hallucinogenic BLACK MOON (1975), itself a tripped-out reimagining of "Alice in Wonderland." Shot in the woods near their Austin homes, BLACK SOMETHING captures Malle's blending of idyllic pastoral imagery with nightmarish fantasy, distilling it into a skin-crawlingly unsettling three-minute short.

A disgruntled veteran unable to adjust back into society justifies domestic terrorism by interpreting his actions with alien invasion.

Na imensa cidade de Tóquio, Kumiko, de vinte e nove anos, vive em absoluta solidão. Ela trabalha um péssimo e inoperante emprego sob um péssimo chefe, é intimidada por seus colegas mais abastados e incomodada incessantemente por sua mãe autoritária, que fica exasperada pelo fato de sua filha não ser casada ou estar em um relacionamento. As únicas alegrias em sua vida vêm de uma fita VHS granulada - um filme americano em que um homem enterra uma bolsa de dinheiro nas planícies nevadas do Meio-Oeste - e seu amado coelho de estimação, Bunzo. Kumiko está de alguma forma convencida de que esse tesouro é real e obcecado com sua descoberta. Com um mapa do tesouro costurado à mão e um espírito quixotesco, Kumiko embarca em uma incrível jornada pelo Pacífico e pelo deserto gelado de Minnesota para descobrir uma suposta fortuna.

Na imensa cidade de Tóquio, Kumiko, de vinte e nove anos, vive em absoluta solidão. Ela trabalha um péssimo e inoperante emprego sob um péssimo chefe, é intimidada por seus colegas mais abastados e incomodada incessantemente por sua mãe autoritária, que fica exasperada pelo fato de sua filha não ser casada ou estar em um relacionamento. As únicas alegrias em sua vida vêm de uma fita VHS granulada - um filme americano em que um homem enterra uma bolsa de dinheiro nas planícies nevadas do Meio-Oeste - e seu amado coelho de estimação, Bunzo. Kumiko está de alguma forma convencida de que esse tesouro é real e obcecado com sua descoberta. Com um mapa do tesouro costurado à mão e um espírito quixotesco, Kumiko embarca em uma incrível jornada pelo Pacífico e pelo deserto gelado de Minnesota para descobrir uma suposta fortuna.

Na imensa cidade de Tóquio, Kumiko, de vinte e nove anos, vive em absoluta solidão. Ela trabalha um péssimo e inoperante emprego sob um péssimo chefe, é intimidada por seus colegas mais abastados e incomodada incessantemente por sua mãe autoritária, que fica exasperada pelo fato de sua filha não ser casada ou estar em um relacionamento. As únicas alegrias em sua vida vêm de uma fita VHS granulada - um filme americano em que um homem enterra uma bolsa de dinheiro nas planícies nevadas do Meio-Oeste - e seu amado coelho de estimação, Bunzo. Kumiko está de alguma forma convencida de que esse tesouro é real e obcecado com sua descoberta. Com um mapa do tesouro costurado à mão e um espírito quixotesco, Kumiko embarca em uma incrível jornada pelo Pacífico e pelo deserto gelado de Minnesota para descobrir uma suposta fortuna.

Na trama, Ansel Roth (Leland Orser), um homem que ganha a vida tratando de pessoas que sofreram algum tipo de lavagem cerebral, mas que se encontra em decadência. Quando um casal de idosos pede o seu auxílio para ajudar sua filha (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), que entrou para um culto, ele vê uma oportunidade para reerguer a carreira.

When brokenhearted Stan flies to Austin for the weekend in hopes of "accidentally" running into his ex-girlfriend Cathy, he arrives to find their best friends Jeff and Kara in the middle of their own vicious breakup. Before too long, battle lines are drawn – and with the Air Sex World Championships in town, anything can go down.

O jovem casal Bob Muldoon e Ruth Guthrie vive um amor bandido. No Texas dos anos 1970, ele comete pequenos assaltos, com o apoio dela, até ser pego e ir para a cadeia, pouco depois de descobrir que Ruth está grávida. No longo período que passa na prisão, eles se correspondem por carta, com a promessa de retomar a vida a dois, com o fim da pena. Depois de quatro anos, no entanto, Bob consegue fugir, e sai em busca da esposa e da filha que ainda não conhece. Ao longo desse tempo, a moça desperta a simpatia do policial Patrick Wheeler.

A small town guy tries to decide between staying with his current girlfriend or going back to his psycho ex.

On the outskirts of Austin, 10-year-old Annie tears around on her BMX bike, hurls dough at cars, and smashes things up with her baseball bat. Her father, a goat-farmer-cum-demolition-derby driver, does little parenting. Annie has no friends her age, so her daily routine is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Though Annie feels driven to visit the well daily, she is unsure about how to deal with the woman’s plight.

On the outskirts of Austin, 10-year-old Annie tears around on her BMX bike, hurls dough at cars, and smashes things up with her baseball bat. Her father, a goat-farmer-cum-demolition-derby driver, does little parenting. Annie has no friends her age, so her daily routine is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Though Annie feels driven to visit the well daily, she is unsure about how to deal with the woman’s plight.

On the outskirts of Austin, 10-year-old Annie tears around on her BMX bike, hurls dough at cars, and smashes things up with her baseball bat. Her father, a goat-farmer-cum-demolition-derby driver, does little parenting. Annie has no friends her age, so her daily routine is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Though Annie feels driven to visit the well daily, she is unsure about how to deal with the woman’s plight.

Agents Mr. Rainbow and Mr. Lamb are sent to an alien planet fighting a civil war. Their mission to destroy a perpetual motion machine is interrupted by their capture. While their interrogations proceed the two men struggle to come to terms with their suffering and pending death.

Richard Linklater's SLACKER inspired a generation of American filmmakers by exploring the subculture of Austin, Texas in a loose narrative with a tapestry of quirky characters. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of that iconic movie, 24 of Austin's top filmmakers banded together to update SLACKER with their own perspectives on the city.

An unprecedented peek at the mysteries of nature.

Rooster Teeth Shorts returns with a vengeance, as well as a magical prototype, an evil button, a mystery box, an inter-dimensional sandwich, and a bunch of ridiculous jokes!

Jeannie and her estranged business partner Amanda have a falling out leading to Amanda getting back with an ex and Jeannie bonding more with her non-paralyzed twin Lauren.

Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?

A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.

A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.

A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.

The tragic 1978 story of the The Jibcutters, the last great American alt-bluegrass band.

The tragic 1978 story of the The Jibcutters, the last great American alt-bluegrass band.

The story of an aspiring young Hollywood actor who, while hitchhiking to see his agent, is picked-up by a lecherous, cynical Cary Grant.

While on their way to a mariachi recital, a devastating car crash forces a mother and her two sons to confront the truth about their past.

While on their way to a mariachi recital, a devastating car crash forces a mother and her two sons to confront the truth about their past.

While on their way to a mariachi recital, a devastating car crash forces a mother and her two sons to confront the truth about their past.

A black comedy about an altruistic yet deranged preacher who heads deep into the Australian Outback in hopes of saving the soul of a man who has abandoned his faith.

A black comedy about an altruistic yet deranged preacher who heads deep into the Australian Outback in hopes of saving the soul of a man who has abandoned his faith.

A black comedy about an altruistic yet deranged preacher who heads deep into the Australian Outback in hopes of saving the soul of a man who has abandoned his faith.

A take on the classic Abbott and Costello baseball routine.

A despicable young man, at the end of his life, espouses his comically bleak and bitter world view to his only friend, his dog Foxy.

A despicable young man, at the end of his life, espouses his comically bleak and bitter world view to his only friend, his dog Foxy.

A despicable young man, at the end of his life, espouses his comically bleak and bitter world view to his only friend, his dog Foxy.

Fact and fiction collide on the high seas.

Fact and fiction collide on the high seas.

A Big Brother mentor has some bad news for his young charge. His confession is no less poignant for being absurd.

A Big Brother mentor has some bad news for his young charge. His confession is no less poignant for being absurd.

A closeted homosexual phones a crisis line from inside his closet.

A closeted homosexual phones a crisis line from inside his closet.

Sam (David Zellner) runs into Lacey (Stephanie Wilson) walking her dog in the park. She doesn’t seem too thrilled to see him. But he is really, really thrilled to see Choo-Choo. The dog used to be his and he is less-than-thrilled to learn that Lacey has since re-named the dog Rummy. This fateful first encounter (after a break-up three years ago) triggers a rapid escalation of tensions in this typically funny and bizarre early Zellner tale.

Sam (David Zellner) runs into Lacey (Stephanie Wilson) walking her dog in the park. She doesn’t seem too thrilled to see him. But he is really, really thrilled to see Choo-Choo. The dog used to be his and he is less-than-thrilled to learn that Lacey has since re-named the dog Rummy. This fateful first encounter (after a break-up three years ago) triggers a rapid escalation of tensions in this typically funny and bizarre early Zellner tale.

The age-old battle between man and answering machine wages on as John attempts to record the perfect outgoing message.

Strangers in a strange land, Bulbovia’s dimmest explorers attempt to dutifully colonize a new world but soon find their buttoned-up shirts and rational thoughts melting away into beetle-eating, tree-molesting, wife-swapping chaos.

Strangers in a strange land, Bulbovia’s dimmest explorers attempt to dutifully colonize a new world but soon find their buttoned-up shirts and rational thoughts melting away into beetle-eating, tree-molesting, wife-swapping chaos.

In a world where moral corruption and prosperity go hand-in-hand, James is out of his element. He's unpopular, whiny and cranky, not to mention a second-rate street mime fond of belittling his audience. James longs for a life or reckless abandon, much like that of his unscrupulous roommate Frank Feldspar - a thief, murderer, and a professional poet who is loved by all. James enthusiastically embraces the lifestyle of a hardened criminal, and he teams up with Frank for a daring armed robbery. *Notes from IMDB*

In a world where moral corruption and prosperity go hand-in-hand, James is out of his element. He's unpopular, whiny and cranky, not to mention a second-rate street mime fond of belittling his audience. James longs for a life or reckless abandon, much like that of his unscrupulous roommate Frank Feldspar - a thief, murderer, and a professional poet who is loved by all. James enthusiastically embraces the lifestyle of a hardened criminal, and he teams up with Frank for a daring armed robbery. *Notes from IMDB*

In a world where moral corruption and prosperity go hand-in-hand, James is out of his element. He's unpopular, whiny and cranky, not to mention a second-rate street mime fond of belittling his audience. James longs for a life or reckless abandon, much like that of his unscrupulous roommate Frank Feldspar - a thief, murderer, and a professional poet who is loved by all. James enthusiastically embraces the lifestyle of a hardened criminal, and he teams up with Frank for a daring armed robbery. *Notes from IMDB*

“Alpha Gang” are aliens, sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Armed and dangerous, they show no mercy, until they catch the most toxic, contagious human disease of all: Emotion. World domination’s in danger of derailing once they start to feel joy, fear, empathy, and worst of all — love…but hopefully they can still annihilate mankind before it’s too late.

“Alpha Gang” are aliens, sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Armed and dangerous, they show no mercy, until they catch the most toxic, contagious human disease of all: Emotion. World domination’s in danger of derailing once they start to feel joy, fear, empathy, and worst of all — love…but hopefully they can still annihilate mankind before it’s too late.

“Alpha Gang” are aliens, sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Armed and dangerous, they show no mercy, until they catch the most toxic, contagious human disease of all: Emotion. World domination’s in danger of derailing once they start to feel joy, fear, empathy, and worst of all — love…but hopefully they can still annihilate mankind before it’s too late.