Incredible Premiere for Teague: Design + Beauty Documentary in Austin

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The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz in Austin Texas. Photo by J. Morris
The documentary about Walter Dorwin Teague, titled “Teague: Design & Beauty,” debuted on Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas as part of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) International Conference.


IDSA took over the theatre that night.  photo by Tim Adkins.
Entering in the lobby. The poster looked sweet printed, by the way. Photo by Tim Adkins.
 Four screenings were held on two different screens, with an estimated 400 in attendance!

Answering question after the show.  Photo by Tim Adkins.
 After each showing, I had time to answer questions about the movie. It was an even better response than I thought!  Two writers posted reviews the next day:

"Live a Great Story" by Chris Ross

"Teague thought big and wasn’t afraid of change. He paved his own path and didn’t compromise. "


"...the film is infused with a thoughtfulness that represents the industrial design profession well. You almost expect the documentary to get looped on PBS. Perhaps, there is a natural yearning, among the designers gathered for IDSA's annual family reunion, to speak that reality into existence. As Morris' film moves forward, here's hoping audiences everywhere can gain access to Mr. Teague's story. It's an epic piece of American history."

If you haven't seen the trailer, here it is:




Over 400 attended the 4 screenings.
  It was not only a thrilling and nerve-wracking night, but also my brother surprised me by flying in from Pittsburgh to attend!

Visiting the Museum of the Weird with my brother
I'll post on the Facebook page when the next screening is schedule to happen!

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