Whew!  I haven’t written a  blog since last August. My only excuse is that there is almost as much to do after every Festival as there is before and during,  especially now with more year-round programming but that is a topic for another day.  It might surprise you to know that as the Executive Director of Houston Cinema Arts Society, I often don’t get to see the films in Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF) until months after it closes.  Why?  Well (see previous statement) there is just so much to do before, during, and after!  My solution? Every year about this time I start looking to Fandor, YouTube, Netflix, iTunes, and Vimeo for  what to watch next. Now you too can benefit.  I’m planning a monthly blog to share my list of  past festival films available to watch now and their sources starting with 2015 and working my way backward.  If I stick to the plan, I should be able to share the films all the way back to the first Festival in 2009 just in time for pre-HCAF 2016 launch to start.  Please reach out to me on Facebook (Houston Cinema Arts Festival) or Twitter @CinemaArtSociety #HCASED with comments to let me know what you think about the films or if you found another source to list.  Here are the HCAF 2015 films available now and where to find them along with trailers. Check back from time to time and I will update this blog entry with more as they become available.

A WOMAN LIKE ME

Netflix (Instant), iTunes

ALMOST THERE

Fandor, Vimeo

ASH AND MONEY

Vimeo

APOLLO 13

Netflix (DVD), iTunes

BLIND

Netflix (DVD or Blu-Ray), iTunes

CAROL

Nexflix (DVD or Blu-Ray), iTunes

CINESPACE

CineSpace on HCAF

GOLUB

Netflix (DVD), Fandor

HOUSE PARTY

Netflix (DVD), iTunes

IN THE FAMILY

Netflix (DVD or Blu-Ray)

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

Netflix (Instant), iTunes

SAGRADA

Netflix (Instant)

THE JONES FAMILY WILL MAKE A WAY

Fandor, iTunes

Youth

Netflix (DVD or Blu-Ray), iTunes

THE PEARL BUTTON

Netflix (DVD or Blu-Ray), Fandor, iTunes