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Pete Barnstrom’s films have screened at more than a dozen film festivals across
the U.S., from Philadelphia to Seattle and around the world. He was awarded the
2007 Chez Bernard endowment from the Artist Foundation, and received awards from
film festivals in Seattle, Austin, San Antonio, and Costa Rica.
He documented the inaugural season of San Antonio’s flat track roller derby
league, the Alamo City Rollergirls. He enjoys movies and music and Shiner Bock
beer and his extensive collection of tiki mugs. He lives in San Antonio with his
wife and son and dogs.
What has he done?
2002: Semifinalist for Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting
2003: Writes and directs feature film ‘Vaya Con Dios, Asshole’
2004: Creates internet series ‘Those Light-Fingered Kellys’
2004: Short film ‘Buy American’ screens at San Antonio Underground Film
Festival
2005: Short film ‘Lucky Numbers’ screens at film festivals
2006: ‘Mars Needs Bibles’ screens at numerous film fests
2006: Produces season video for Alamo City Rollergirls
2006: Short film ‘Las Rolleras Contra El Doctor Satanico’ screens at Outer
Fest in Austin
2007: Awarded ‘Stiffy’ at Seattle True Independent Film Festival
2007: Selected for Creative Capital summer workshop
2007: Awarded the Chez Bernard endowment by the Artist Foundation of San
Antonio
2007: Winner Austin Film Festival trailer competition
2007: Winner Montezuma International Film Festival, Costa Rica
Artist’s statement
Can an artist be happy? I hope so. I’m not an angry guy. I like life, and I like
creating art.
Good art makes me smile, even laugh. Music, film, paintings, any art, if it’s
good, has an inherent sense of humor.
I sometimes think of what I do as ‘live-action animation.’
Used to be, I'd suffer fools gladly, in hopes of learning something new. But
I've either learned as much as I can, or I'm less patient in my old age. Still,
if you’re passionate about it, I probably want to hear about it. I hate cool
people. if you're not a geek about something, you're not living. I don’t need
to change the world every time out, but if the only reaction a piece of mine
gets is beard-stroking and thoughtful nods, I know I need to start over.
There is meaning in my work, but you don’t need to dig too deep to find it.
Love, self-awareness, and of course fun. Be true to yourself, and true to those
you love. And love all you can.
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