Shorts Block at AFS Cinema
Dates: 8/8/2026
📍 Theatre: AFS Cinema
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A shorts program runs Saturday, August 8 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. as part of Sound Unseen Austin's sixth annual festival, featuring music videos and short films. Included is Meat Joy: America's Entertainment Nightmare by Lauren Ya, about Austin punk band Meat Joy, featuring Emmy-nominated actor John Hawkes performing under the name John Perkins alongside queer music icon Gretchen Phillips of Two Nice Girls. Other shorts include works by Mama Duke, Nick Canfield, Carlos R Correa, Maria Mealla, and Vanessa Pla.
Cast and Creative Team for Shorts Block at AFS Cinema
Creative Team
Barbara Kopple
Director
Cecilia Peck
Director
Josh Alexander
Director
Mike Henry
Director
Joe Salinas
Director
Andrew Leeper
Director
Nick Canfield
Director
Carlos R Correa
Director
Maria Mealla
Director
Vanessa Pla
Director
Lauren Ya
Director
James Oswald
Director
Alan Leonard
Director
Jeffrey Wengrofsky
Director
Kirsty Bell
Director
Becky Arreaga
Festival Director
News About Shorts Block at AFS Cinema
Sound Unseen Austin Announces Full Lineup For Their Sixth Annual Film + Music Festival, Happening August 6-9 At Afs Cinema
July 20, 2026 Sound Unseen Austin has announced the full lineup for its sixth annual film + music festival, taking place August 6-9 at AFS Cinema in Austin, Texas.About the Theatre
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What shows are coming up next at AFS Cinema?
Sound Unseen Austin Film + Music Festival 2026 (08/06/26-08/09/26)
The Chicks: Shut Up & Sing (08/06/26-08/06/26)
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (08/07/26-08/07/26)
Adele (08/07/26-08/07/26)
Big Boys: You Can Color Outside the Lines, The Story of the Big Boys (08/07/26-08/07/26)
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard (08/08/26-08/08/26)
The Black Angels, 20 Years of Passover (08/08/26-08/08/26)
The Song of Hiawatha: The Life and HIGH Times of the First Black Hippie (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Don't Forget Me: Eddie Cochran (08/09/26-08/09/26)
The Chicks: Shut Up & Sing (08/06/26-08/06/26)
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (08/07/26-08/07/26)
Adele (08/07/26-08/07/26)
Big Boys: You Can Color Outside the Lines, The Story of the Big Boys (08/07/26-08/07/26)
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard (08/08/26-08/08/26)
The Black Angels, 20 Years of Passover (08/08/26-08/08/26)
The Song of Hiawatha: The Life and HIGH Times of the First Black Hippie (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Don't Forget Me: Eddie Cochran (08/09/26-08/09/26)
What shows have played recently at AFS Cinema?
28th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) (05/13/26-05/17/26)
Give It a Shot (04/26/26-04/26/26)
Divine Comedy (04/25/26-04/25/26)
Shape of Momo (04/24/26-04/24/26)
An Unquiet Mind (04/23/26-04/23/26)
New Moon Rain (04/23/26-04/23/26)
Texas Jaanu (04/23/26-04/23/26)
Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) (04/22/26-04/22/26)
Indie Meme Film Festival (04/22/26-04/26/26)
GRAMMY-nominated artist SaulPaul’s “Speak Hope, Sing Joy” children's album release event at AFS Cinema, Friday Aug. 30 (08/30/24-08/30/24)
Give It a Shot (04/26/26-04/26/26)
Divine Comedy (04/25/26-04/25/26)
Shape of Momo (04/24/26-04/24/26)
An Unquiet Mind (04/23/26-04/23/26)
New Moon Rain (04/23/26-04/23/26)
Texas Jaanu (04/23/26-04/23/26)
Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) (04/22/26-04/22/26)
Indie Meme Film Festival (04/22/26-04/26/26)
GRAMMY-nominated artist SaulPaul’s “Speak Hope, Sing Joy” children's album release event at AFS Cinema, Friday Aug. 30 (08/30/24-08/30/24)
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