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Portrait of Bryan Kennedy Poyser

Bryan Kennedy Poyser

  • Associate Professor of Practice at School of Theatre, Dance, & Film, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • Writer, Director, Editor, LEADS. December 9, 2023 - January 15, 2025.
    Showings:
    • Work-in-Progress Screening. July 18, 2024 Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX.
    • AFS Works-in-Progress Screening. August 7, 2024 Austin Public/Austin Film Society, Austin, TX.
    • Work-in-Progress Screening. August 29, 2024 Austin Community College, Austin, TX.
    • Texas State Film Club Work-in-Progress Screening. September 12, 2024 Theatre Center, San Marcos, TX.
    • Tribeca Festival - World Premiere. June 6, 2025 - June 9, 2025 Village East Cinema, New York, NY.

2024

  • writer, director, editor, DON'T YOU GO NOWHERE. December 14, 2021 - August 25, 2024.
    Showings:
    • Hill Country Film Festival. June 4, 2022 Fredericksburg, TX.
    • LA Shorts International Film Festival. July 27, 2022 Laemmle North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Sidewalk Film Festival. August 27, 2022 Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL.
    • Crested Butte Film Festival. September 22, 2022 Center for the Arts Crested Butte, Crested Butte, CO.
    • Woodstock Film Festival. October 1, 2022 Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock, NY.
    • Film Fest Tucson. October 15, 2022 AC Hotel Tucson Downtown, Tucson, AZ.
    • Newport Beach Film Festival. October 19, 2022 Newport Beach, CA.
    • Legacy Theatre Film Festival. September 19, 2022 - September 21, 2022 Legacy Theatre, Stony Creek, CT.
    • Dallas International Film Festival. October 14, 2022 - October 20, 2022 Dallas. TX.
    • Montclair Film Festival. October 21, 2022 - October 30, 2022 Montclair, NJ.
    • Santa Fe International Film Festival. October 19, 2022 - October 23, 2022 Santa Fe, NM.
    • Austin Film Festival. October 27, 2022 - November 3, 2022 Austin, TX.
    • Sound Unseen Film Festival. November 9, 2022 - November 13, 2022 Austin, TX & Minneapolis, MN.
    • Lone Star Film Festival. November 10, 2022 - November 12, 2022 Fort Worth, TX.
    • Carrboro Film Festival. November 18, 2022 - November 20, 2022 Carrboro, NC.
    • Denton Black Film Festival. January 25, 2023 - January 29, 2023 Denton, TX.
    • Deep in the Heart Film Festival. July 20, 2023 - July 23, 2023 Waco, TX.
    • Cine del Mar Film Festival. July 12, 2023 - July 16, 2023 Punta del Este, Uruguay.
    • Vero Beach International Film Festival. June 7, 2023 - June 11, 2023 Vero Beach, FL.
    • ATX Short Film Showcase. September 11, 2023 Austin, TX.
    • Centre Film Festival. October 30, 2023 - November 5, 2023 State College, PA.
    • Hell's Half-Mile Film Festival. September 21, 2023 - September 24, 2023 Bay City, MI.
    • Fairhope Film Festival. November 9, 2023 - November 12, 2023 Fairhope, AL.
    • Sedona International Film Festival. February 18, 2023 - February 26, 2023 Sedona, AZ.
    • Annapolis Film Festival. March 23, 2023 - March 26, 2023 Annapolis, MD.
    • Oxford Film Festival. March 1, 2023 - March 5, 2023 Oxford, MS.
    • Independent Film Festival of Boston. April 26, 2023 - May 3, 2023 Boston, MA.
    • Mendocino Film Festival. June 1, 2023 - June 4, 2023 Mendocino, CA.
    • ShorTS International Film Festival. July 1, 2023 - July 8, 2023 Trieste, Italy.
    • Revelation Perth Film Festival. July 12, 2023 - July 16, 2023 Perth, Australia.
    • Walla Walla Movie Crush. July 7, 2023 - July 9, 2023 Walla Walla, WA.
    • Music Imbizo Film Festival. August 29, 2023 - September 2, 2023 Durban, South Africa.
    • Bend Film Festival. October 12, 2023 - October 15, 2023 Bend, OR.
    • Texas State Film Program Faculty Screening. April 26, 2024 - Present Performing Arts Center, San Marcos, TX.
    • ATX Short Film Showcase Awards Ceremony. August 25, 2024 - Present The Ballroom, Austin, TX.

2020

  • writer, ROOM 104: "Foam Party". 2019 - 2020.
    Showings:
    • HBO Premiere. September 2020 - Present National.
  • Director/Editor, "Deja Vu" by The Watters. August 2020 - November 2020.

2019

  • writer, director, editor, GOPHERIT. 2018 - 2019.
    Showings:
    • Dallas International Film Festival. April 2019 Dallas, TX.
    • Texas Filmmakers' Showcase. June 2019 American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Maryland Film Festival. May 2019 Baltimore, MD.
    • Victoria Independent Film Festival. May 2020 Victoria, TX.

2015

  • writer, director, MORE THAN FOUR HOURS. 2015.
    Showings:
    • Fantastic Fest. September 2015 Austin, TX.
    • Dallas International Film Festival. April 2016 Dallas, TX.
    • Texas Filmmakers' Showcase. June 2016 Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Cucalorus Film Festival. November 2015 Wilmington, NC.
    • Film Fest Tucson. October 2016 Tucson, AZ.
    • Florida Film Festival. March 2016 Orlando, FL.
  • director, OVERANALYZERS. 2015.

2014

  • "After a Bad Breakup, Anything Goes" - review of LOVE & AIR SEX. New York Times. National. February 6, 2014.
    • Reviewed by: Stephen Holden.

2013

  • co-writer, director, co-editor, LOVE & AIR SEX. 2012 - 2013.
    Showings:
    • SXSW Film Festival. March 2013 Austin, TX.
    • Dallas International Film Festival. April 2013 Dallas, TX.
    • BFI London Film Festival. September 2013 London, UK.
    • Napa Valley Film Festival. November 2013 Napa, CA.
  • LOVE & AIR SEX. Variety. March 17, 2013.
    • Reviewed by: Peter Debruge.

2011

  • writer, director, THE FICKLE. 2011.
    Showings:
    • USA Character Project premiere. May 9, 2011 ArcLight Cinemas, Los Angeles, CA.
  • LOVERS OF HATE. Dallas Morning News. February 18, 2011.
    • Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub.
  • "Fraternal Rivalry and Failed Ambition" - review of LOVERS OF HATE. New York Times. February 10, 2011.
    • Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis.
  • "In LOVERS OF HATE Bryan Poyser Explores Sibling Rivalry At Its Worst". Indiewire. International. February 10, 2011.
    • Reviewed by: Eric Kohn.

2010

  • writer, director, editor, LOVERS OF HATE. 2009 - 2010.
    Showings:
    • Sundance Film Festival. January 2010 Park City, UT.
    • SXSW Film Festival. March 2010 Austin, TX.
    • Dallas International Film Festival. April 2010 Dallas, TX.
    • Independent Film Festival of Boston. April 2010 Boston, MA.
    • Rooftop Films Screening Series. June 2010 New York, NY.
  • LOVERS OF HATE: Thrillercore. LA Weekly. September 16, 2010.
    • Reviewed by: Karina Longworth.
  • "Brothers Grim" - review of LOVERS OF HATE. Artforum. May 10, 2010.
    • Reviewed by: Amy Taubin.

2004

  • writer, director, DEAR PILLOW. 2002 - 2004.
    Showings:
    • Slamdance Film Festival. January 2004 Park City, UT.
    • SXSW Film Festival. March 2004 Austin, TX.
    • Atlanta Film Festival. June 2004 Atlanta, GA.
    • Edinburgh Film Festival. August 2004 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
    • Athens International Film Festival. September 2004 Athens, GREECE.
    • Central Standard Film Festival. October 2004 Minneapolis, MN.
    • Cardiff Screen Festival. November 2004 Cardiff, Wales, UK.
    • Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. November 2004 Mannheim, GERMANY.