Fe, a young Latina woman, struggles through life as she deals with the economic insecurities of her family and bringing another member into it.

 
 

In combination with the Austin Film Society, The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, Texas State Representatives Eddie Rodriguez & Dawnna Dukes and The Thornton Foundation for the Arts, The Cost of Living is an educational and moral narrative that supports ambitious filmmakers with a proven ability to see projects through. The content promotes values of civility and celebrates cultural diversity while reflecting on the creativity of suburban minority youth culture both through narrative and community involvement within project production.

The Film Project is designed to give a voice to artist by providing financial stability to ensure that viable art projects, which might otherwise go overlooked by the mainstream, can be produced and brought to light.

As a film project, the program provides access to all levels of the development and production process, relying on the skill set of each individual participant and their ability to adapt and acquire or add to new skills.

The project offers employment opportunities and technical information in East Austin communities where the production will be headquartered and take place within. Community members will be solicited to assist in developing cultural authenticity specific to the area and circumstances, participate as talent during filming both performing on screen and as part of the production team to achieve the following objectives.

  • Education
    • Years of education will be expanded upon through real world knowledge of film production from concept to product
  • Application
    • Knowledge will be applied through real world application, both honing and increasing skills
  • Training
    • Skills from budget management to production lighting and post production supervision will be gained
  • Final Product
    • The Foundation will lay the ground work to ensure that deadlines are met to result in a finished product that demonstrates the achievement of all objectives
  • Implementation
    • Apply a community-level communication strategy through community screenings.
    • Create a vision of hope and future for youth while emphasizing personal responsibility.
    • Encourage young people to promote educational achievement.