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.

Louis Black

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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.

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The Faculty

Mr. Lewis

Waking Life

Kierkegaard Disciple

QT8: The First Eight

Self

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Newspaper Editor

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Self

Slacker

Paranoid Paper Reader

True Stories

The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self - Co-founder, Austin Chronicle

Punk Rock Lottery

Himself

University, Inc.

Self

Also Starring Austin

Isip the Warrior

Baptist Minister