Welcome to our Educator Interview Series, where we’re talking with real artists, filmmakers, and educators we work with at Austin School of Film. We’re asking a cross-section of multimedia creators what inspires their work, how COVID-19 has affected their craft, and what we can hope to look forward to with them in the future.

This Juneteenth Day, we’ve compiled a list to share of films to watch, events to support, and organizations you should donate to right now, tomorrow, and in the future. Anti-racism is an on-going, life-long endeavor. The purpose of this list is to encourage folks to stop, learn, and listen to Black leaders and Black stories.

Carlos Mats is an award-winning artist, accomplished entrepreneur, multidisciplinary designer, filmmaker, writer, director, photographer, professional diver, ex-digital nomad, event producer, and international speaker. Named "Young Leader of the Americas Professional Fellow (YLAI)" by the United States Department of State, as one of the top 250 entrepreneurs of the continent. In 2004, he founded Xchematic, an arts & technology studio as a primary creative outlet, and transformed it into his life mission with projects all over the world. Carlos Mats will be leading a talk on Artificial Intelligence through our newest (virtual) program PLAY AT HOME tomorrow at 1pm (CT). ⁣

More than just a happy hour, Austin School of Film aims to connect, inspire, and celebrate cinema right at home with people from around the world. It’s free to sign up and although tipping is encouraged —there’s no pressure. Each event comes with a happy hour digital hand-out which features handcraft cocktail recipes, filmmaker bios, and more. They are limited in size to 30 participants to keep things intimate & conversations flowing.