Last Night's Star-Studded NYC World Premiere of Upcoming Feature Documentary TEXAS, USA
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Attendees of the TEXAS, USA documentary premiere, left to right: Ginny Goldman, Tory Gavito, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Tremillo, Andrew Morgan, Adri Pérez, Aimee Mullins, Julianne Moore, Rupert Friend, Samata Pattinson, Brianna Brown, Sarah Labowitz, Zach Morgan, Livia Firth
Documentary Film Following Beto O’Rourke’s Gubernatorial Campaign and Several Other Progressive Candidates and Organizers fighting the Powerful Right Wing Influence in Texas
Upcoming Premiere Events:
Sep 20, 6pm - Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema - Washington, DC - TONIGHT
Sep 22, 6pm - Austin Film Society Cinema - Austin, TX
Oct 6, 6pm- Deluxe Theater - Houston, TX
Oct 7, 6pm - Truckland - Marfa, TX
NYC -- Wed, Sep 20, 2023 – Last night, (Tuesday, Sep 19), the feature documentary from director Andrew Morgan, Texas, USA (out Oct 6) made its star-studded world premiere in NYC at the Crosby Street Hotel, with Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Julianne Moore, Livia Firth, Rupert Friend, Aimee Mullins and more in attendance, as well as characters from the documentary Adri Pérez, Tory Gavito (Way to Win) and Brianna Brown (Texas Organizing Project). Producers Zach Morgan and Sarah Labowitz were also in attendance.
The screening was followed by a talk-back Q&A hosted by Samata Pattinson, with Brianna Brown, Tory Gavito, Adri Pérez and Andrew Morgan fielding questions about the film and its themes.
Texas, USA is a feature documentary following then-candidates Greg Casar, Beto O’Rourke, and Lina Hidalgo as well as activists and organizers who are showing what real progress looks like in a 30-year-running red-controlled state. It also includes Dallas-based organizer Brianna Brown of the Texas Organizing Project, and Austin-based advocates Tory Gavito of Way To Win and Adri Pérez, one of the most recognizable trans advocates in the state. The trailer for Texas, USA is here.
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TEXAS, USA cast members and Juliane Moore: Left to right: Brianna Brown, Julianne Moore, Tory Gavito, Adri Pérez
Attendees of the pemiere Left to Right: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Andrew Morgan, Livia Firth, Aimee Mullins, Julianne Moore, Rupert Friend
Left to right: Samata Pattinson, Michelle Tremillo, Andrew Morgan, Ginny Goldman, Brianna Brown, Tory Gavito, Adri Pérez, Zach Morgan, Sarah Labowitz
Additional photos available upon request.
ABOUT TEXAS, USA
Andrew Morgan’s latest feature documentary film, Texas, USA, has been announced with an October 6, 2023 wide digital release with cast-attended premiere events in NYC, Washington DC, Austin, Marfa and Houston, Texas between late September and the release date.
Told through the stories of a group of organizers, activists, and candidates, Texas, USA is a film about the fight for real and lasting change in Texas and beyond, featuring candidates and organizers who never give up on our democracy. This is an underdog story about those who are challenging decades of right-wing power across the state and around the country. The film showcases what it takes to fight for a stronger democracy, and in the words of Barbara Jordan, to close the gap between the reality and the promise of America. The film showcases a group of people who challenge traditional views of Texas and its politics; together, they are young, diverse, and progressive.
The film features characters from across Texas, including then-candidates Greg Casar, Beto O’Rourke, and Lina Hidalgo. It also includes Dallas-based organizer Brianna Brown of the Texas Organizing Project, and Austin-based advocates Tory Gavito of Way To Win and Adri Pérez, one of the most recognizable trans advocates in the state. Taken together, these characters paint a picture of a new kind of Texas politician: young, progressive, and deeply connected to Texas’ Latino culture and history.
Texas, USA will be available on all digital platforms October 6, 2023, with premiere events held as follows. All attending personalities and potential media opps will be announced closer to premiere events.
Cast and Crew-Attended Premiere Events:
Sep 19, 6pm - Crosby Street Hotel - NYC
Sep 20, 6pm - Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema - Washington, DC - TONIGHT
Sep 22, 6pm - Austin Film Society Cinema - Austin, TX
Oct 6, 6pm- Deluxe Theater - Houston, TX
Oct 7, 6pm - Truckland - Marfa, TX
Film Credits- Full Bios available here
Written & Directed by ANDREW MORGAN
Produced By ZACH MORGAN
Producer SARAH LABOWITZ
Executive Producers
GINNY GOLDMAN
LIVIA FIRTH
MARK & JENNY JOHNSON
GREAT NECK RICHMAN
MICHELLE RANDOLPH FAIRES
Associate Producers
MEGHA KADAKIA
JOHN TREFRY
SAMATA PATTINSON
Director of Photography
HELEN CASSELL
Original Music
DUNCAN BLICKENSTAFF
Editor
TYLER PHARO
Various Stills from Texas, USA
Beto O'Rourke
Lina Hidalgo, Harris County Judge - Houston, Texas
Greg Casar, United States Representative - Austin / San Antonio / DC
Brianna Brown, Co-Executive Director Texas Organizing Project - Dallas, Texas
Adri Pérez, Trans Rights Advocate - Austin, Texas
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