Richard Linklater

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system.

Enter the absurdist anti-establishment campaign that began as a lark and led to a religious movement that would turn Southern theology on its head.