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LEADS

A Feature Film by Bryan Poyser

On Tuesday, December 9, the feature film LEADS, which was made on the Texas State University campus with the participation of 50+ students, alumni and faculty, will be screened as a fundraiser for the Film Program. The film will be hosted by filmmaker Jeff Nichols (MUD, THE BIKERIDERS, TAKE SHELTER).

 
The Screening
Tuesday, Dec 9 at 7pmLEADS_finalPoster
Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre,
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
405 Moon St, San Marcos
FREE for Students, $13 General Public
 
Get your tickets here:
All proceeds go toward the
Texas State Film Excellence Fund
Q&A with select cast & crew with Jeff Nichols (MUD, THE BIKERIDERS, TAKE SHELTER)
-Reception to follow screening-
 
About the film:
 
"...sharp-eyed and fueled with well-earned optimism."
-Hollywood Reporter
 
"...a love letter to acting, perseverance, and indie film."
-Indiewire
 
"...universally relatable... a testament to the power of Texas storytelling."
-Dallas Observer
 
World Premiere, US Dramatic Competition - 2025 Tribeca Festival
Texas Premiere - 2025 Austin Film Festival
Audience Award - 2025 Lone Star Film Festival
Best Ensemble Cast - 2025 Film Festival at Hollywood Park
 
This heartfelt comedy-drama about sibling rivalry and artistic dreams is about an acting professor (Heather Kafka, LOVERS OF HATE, THE LEFTOVERS, JOE) whose comfortable life in her small college town is upended when her charming and volatile baby brother (Justin Arnold, SCENES FROM THE SUBURBS, LOVE & AIR SEX) comes knocking at her door. Antsy to start a new chapter in his own life, he joins her acting class, setting off a battle of wills between them for the hearts and minds of her eager students that could bring them all to brink of success or debilitating ruin. Also starring Macon Blair (BLUE RUIN, OPPENHEIMER) and Sara Paxton (AQUAMARINE, THE INNKEEPERS).