Production
Louis Black
Department: Production
Biography
Black is also a founder of the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference in 1987 which added film and new media components in 1994. The South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conferences and Festivals take place during ten days in March. An original Board Member of the Austin Film Society (AFS Founder and Artistic Director Richard Linklator) he is a past president of the organization. In 2000 Texas Monthly Editor Evan Smith and Black working with AFS established the Texas Film Hall of Fame also in March.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Louis Black
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The Faculty
1998
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Waking Life
2001
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Slacker
1990
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Tower
2016
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QT8: The First Eight
2019
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True Stories
1986
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
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Blaze
2018
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Slash
2016
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (30 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brenda | Executive Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Punk Rock Lottery | Himself | Movie | 2025 |
 | QT8: The First Eight | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Blaze | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Next Kill | Jimmy White | Movie | 2018 |
 | Also Starring Austin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Bodies of Water | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Rogers Park | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Honor Farm | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self - Co-founder, Austin Chronicle | Movie | 2016 |
| Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Director | Movie | 2016 |
| Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Tower | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Slash | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove | Executive Producer | Movie | 2015 |
| Jonathan Demme Presents Made In Texas | Director | Movie | 2015 | |
 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Newspaper Editor | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Order of Myths | Associate Producer | Movie | 2008 |
 | The King of Texas | Co-Executive Producer | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Devil and Daniel Johnston | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Waking Life | Kierkegaard Disciple | Movie | 2001 |
 | University, Inc. | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Faculty | Mr. Lewis | Movie | 1998 |
 | Slacker | Paranoid Paper Reader | Movie | 1990 |
 | True Stories | The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Eggshells | Executive Producer | Movie | 1971 |
| Isip the Warrior | Baptist Minister | Movie | — | |
 | Don't You Go Nowhere | Executive Producer | Movie | — |