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Austin Screens: "51 Birch Street"

Doug Block returns to Austin for a screening of his documentary "51 Birch Street" Wednesday, October 11, 7pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (via the Austin Film Society). I posted my own review of the film prior to its SXSW screening last March. Anne Lewis interviews Doug in the latest issue of the Austin Chronicle. If you're an adult and you had parents, this is a must-see.

AC: What did you want people to take away from 51 Birch Street?

DB: Call mom; call dad. It's that simple. Don't wait until one of them is gone to realize you have stuff to talk to them about or things to say. You're an adult now. I think that there's always the question: Do we really want to know our parents? How do you get past how you relate to them – which is really based on being a kid? Your relationship is based on being 8 years old, and then suddenly you're 30, 40, 50 and still relating to them like you're 8. There's no way to break through that.

jon posted this at 9:29 AM
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