The Last Western

Director: Chris Deaux

Screening Times

screening in: Emerging Visions

7:00 PM, Friday March 10th - Austin Convention Ctr
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11:00 AM, Wednesday March 15th - Alamo S. Lamar 1
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Synopsis:
The Last Western chronicles the bygone era of the b-western and the colorful citizens of Pioneertown, CA a dusty outpost on the edge of the Mojave Desert in the shadow of Los Angeles. Built in 1946 by Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, the town served as the backdrop for some of Hollywood's last b-westerns and television serials, including The Cisco Kid, Buffalo Bill Jr. and Gene Autry's final film, The Last of the Pony Riders. However, by the mid '50's Pioneertown sat forgotten and decaying in the desert sun and became a hangout for motorcycle gangs, dope dealers, real cowboys, outlaws and desert drifters surviving in the remarkable freedom afforded by crumbling film sets of near forgotten b-western movies.

Director's Bio:
Chris Deaux is founder of DeauxBoy Productions and a partner in Paradox Television. He has created, produced and directed a wide variety of documentaries and reality-based television programs for numerous broadcast, cable and syndication outlets that include FOX, NBC, CBS, AMC, TLC, Discovery, and PBS.