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There’s something mysterious, admirable, yet heartbreaking about the vagabond character in the American narrative. Who are the tramps? The hobos? Who is Bozo Texino? is the full length film from artist, filmmaker and Richardson High School grad, Bill Daniel that documents the tradition of railworker boxcar graffiti, one of the artistic outputs of many American hobos. It seeks out one such artist, Bozo Texino, who scrawled his name under numerous hand-drawn cowboy hats on the side of trains. Daniel spent time living in boxcars on his hunt this elusive artist, chronicling the stories of one of America’s most obscure folk arts. See the film, Who is Bozo Texino?, at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Alamo Drafthouse (100 S. Central Expressway, Richardson). Daniel will be in attendance and will also screen a rare 16mm print of his short film about the Austin band, Butthole Surfers. Tickets are $7 and available at drafthouse.com.
Sun., July 27, 7 p.m., 2014
