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10 Austin Filmmakers.
One Austin Musician.
11 Great Short Films...

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Austin Musician Troy Dillinger almost died twice in 2002, and as 2003 began he could hardly work or perform. After about a year of scraping by, local producer Mack McNabb offered to record a CD with him as a favor. When the recording was finished, the team felt they had something pretty special on their hands. Says Dillinger, "Mack thought I should shoot a video for the CD, and I said 'I know enough filmmakers to shoot a short film for every song on the CD.' A meeting with the Austin Music Network's Louis Meyers showed me that I could get this done by asking small Austin businesses to trade goods and services for advertising in the short films. He offered to partner with me to get the project to the world."

With the help of a small production team, 10 independent filmmakers and their crews and 35 Austin businesses, Dillinger did something no one else has ever done: he made world-class art that originated in the community and returns benefits to the community in a never-seen combination of cooperation and commerce. More than short films, more than just music videos, more than entertaining, more than just some piece of self-promotion; Dillinger hopes the "Dirty & Hairy" Film Festival will show artists how to get their work seen and positively affect everyone that comes into contact with their creations.

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