Bring Warm Clothes!

We're in the high desert out here which means it gets chilly at night. If you're coming to one (or more) of our five outdoor screening events, be sure to dress accordingly. You can bring chairs and blankets if you want, though chairs will be available to rent for three bucks (really comfortable chairs I should add). Still, there's lots of room on the good Earth, so don't be shy about bringing what you need to make a nest to watch the movie from. We'll also have food and beverages, including beer and possibly margaritas for sale.

THERE WILL BE BLOOD - ON THE SET!

Marfa Film Festival is opening with a screening of THERE WILL BE BLOOD on the set where it was filmed. Though some small parts of the set will remain after the festival, the town set (where the screening will take place) must soon be torn down, as the West Texas winds are already taking their toll on the scenic construction.

So if you want to see something you'll never get the chance to see again, that is, THERE WILL BE BLOOD projected 35mm on a gigantic blow up screen on the set where it was made, come to Marfa, May 1st.

Hotels in Marfa are fairly booked, but Fort Davis and Alpine have rooms and are a short and beautiful drive away. Check (LODGING) for more information.

Hopper in Marfa

Dennis Hopper makes his first visit to Marfa since filming "Giant" here over fifty years ago with a screening of his rare and legendary western "The Last Movie," winner of the Venice Film Festival in 1971.

If you didn't know it, the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow is coming with their 35mm projector system and 40 x 20 foot blow up screen, that means movies out under the crazy stars of Marfa, home of the famous McDonald Observatory nearby in the Davis Mountains.

All together, there'll be five nights of movies outside, and all but one on the Marfa Golf Course driving range ("the highest golf course in Texas") with a remarkable sunset view of the Marfa Plateau.

The other night screening will be announced soon ... be prepared for somethin' else awfully cool.

Welcome to the 2008 Marfa Film Festival

For the intrepid, Far West Texas is an unforgettable place, far from the world, urging visitors back time and again to its awe-inspiring wildness and serenity. Particularly, there is Marfa, home to Marfa Film Festival, coming May 1-5, 2008.

Marfa is a small town alone on a high plateau, a place defined by a history of separation, where life proceeds at its own distinct pace as a harmony of antithesis: cowboy culture and high-art. Designed as a gasp of fresh air, Marfa Film Festival is a retreat far away from the chaotic and competitive environments found on the festival circuit. It's a get-a-way that is truly WAY out there.

For five magical days we will screen films that transcend time with indelible images and engaging storytelling, reminding us that the art of cinema can change our lives and renew the world.