Crossroads of Texas Film and Music Festival: films, food and live music
- Charity Fitch
- Aug 21, 2023
- 2 min read
The Crossroads of Texas Film and Music Festival invites film and music lovers to celebrate Texas-made movies and music on Thursday.
The festival will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. April 20 at the Texas Theater, located at 110 W. Main St., with a Micky and the Motorcars concert beginning at 8 p.m.
The rest of the festival takes place in the Chautauqua Auditorium in Getzendaner Park, located at 400 S. Grand, with film screenings beginning at 11 a.m. and a concert beginning at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Those 21 and older can purchase VIP tickets, which includes access to the VIP tent, where beer, wine, snacks, catered dinners and more are available, and access to all festival screenings, concerts and other events.
“With a VIP pass, you’re never going to get hungry, thirsty or bored because there is food and drinks everywhere and there’s always something fun going on,” said Amy Borders, Waxahachie’s communications and marketing director.
Tickets are also available for purchase for individual concerts and film screenings for those who only want to attend a specific show.
The festival was created in 2014 and has seen people from 17 different states and “countless” cities in Texas over the years, Borders said. The festival did not run in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.
Borders said the festival typically sees a lot of returners.
“If we can get somebody to come once, they come every year,” she said. “They get hooked. It’s one of those things that you don’t know how cool it’s going to be until you go.”
This year’s films include:
• “Dazed and Confused” (Friday) – a coming-of-age film that follows teenagers in Austin, Texas, as they celebrate the last day of high school in 1976.
• “Oklahoma Breakdown” (Friday) – a documentary about comedic one-man-band, Mike Hosty, and how his song “Oklahoma Breakdown” was the top-selling single throughout 2007 after being covered by Red Dirt artist Stoney Larue.
• “Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait” (Saturday) – a documentary about the life, both the struggles and the rewards, of modern cowboys tending to large herds of cattle on cattle ranches.
• “This World Won’t Break” (Saturday) – a drama film that follows the life of a Texas troubadour as he pursues his musical dreams through obstacles and self-doubt.
Music for this year’s festival includes Micky and the Motorcars (Thursday), Cody Canada and the Departed (Friday) and Gary P. Nunn (Saturday).
Following the screening of both documentaries, a Q&A with filmmakers and producers will be held. A Q&A with the director and two actors will follow the screening of “This World Won’t Break.”
More filmmakers and cast could be added to the Q&As, Borders said.
During the screenings, free popcorn and movie candy are offered, with beer and wine available for purchase. Borders said attendees are allowed to bring their own snacks and water.
Borders encourages people to not wait and to purchase their tickets now because they sell quickly. She said there are about 30 to 40 VIP tickets left.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit https://www.crossroadsoftxff.com. For more information on the films, visit https://www.thecowboymovie.com, https://oklahomabreakdown.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9590954/, and https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/.
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