10 UNDER 10/AFS and UT RTF

We were back at the Alamo South Lamar this evening to see the 10 UT student documentaries selected by Chale Nafus and other jurors for this annual event. 10 docs under 10 minutes each (some a trifle longer).  Abe and I loved them all.  Subject matters with a large range of human appeal:  a young woman from Oklahoma traveling to Pakistan to marry her fiancee; a Virginia Tech student now at UT talking about the 2007 shooting rampage and his opposition to handguns on campus; a film about stutterers;  developmentally challenged young people in a swimming pool; an artistic film about memory; a gay Hispanic couple with an adopted daughter facing immigration difficulties, and more.  The film making students are always so appreciative of people coming out to see their films and just love talking about them.  I love these shorts and the glimpses they provide about issues that are so appealing and important.  They each delivered a real punch.