The Book of Grace

By Suzan-Lori Parks

Grace is a waitress who lives in a small border town in south Texas with her husband Vet, a border patrol agent. She encourages Vet’s troubled son Buddy to return home and reunite with his father in time for a celebration honoring Vet’s service. What ensues is a battle for power, revenge, and release from past traumas. In The Book of Grace , Pulitzer-prize winning playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks, explodes the American family portrait to expose the borders and fences destroying the American home and by extension, the country.Read more

Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Houston Underwater Photographic Society

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Houston Underwater Film Festival

The Houston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF) aims to promote underwater filmmaking and appreciation of the beauty and diversity of all things underwater as well as encouraging the art of underwater videography. Underwater videographers from around the world have submitted entries in five categories: Short Video, Environmental, Art House Flicks, Made in Texas, and Feature Length. The top three films in each category, as selected by audience vote, will be announced at the Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 3 at 5 pm in the Gallery at MATCH. All are welcome to attend. The HUFF is sponsored by the Houston Underwater Photographic Society (HUPS).Read more

Sunday, April 3 at 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Maybe God Presents

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ACROSS, a special film premiere

When headlines cross borders and strangers become neighbors

Join the producers of the Maybe God Podcast (rated Top 100 Spirituality Podcasts by Apple with listeners in 40+ countries) for a special Houston premiere of their first documentary short film, followed by Q&A. The official 2022 selection of two international film festivals, ACROSS is the story of a Honduran mother and daughter seeking asylum in the U.S. and the Midwestern evangelicals who were shaken by their presence. ACROSS is the result of a two-year collaboration between producers, camera crews, editors and a music composer with decades of experience working for prestigious television and film companies (Oprah Winfrey, Pixar, CBS News, NBC News, PBS).Read more