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Welcome to the future! On the first manned mission to Mars, a trio of astronauts experiences life-threatening accidents, severe self-doubt, obnoxious reporters, and the boredom of extended space travel. The MARS Screening is presented by Texas Independent Film Network (TIFN) in association with SWAMP and Alamo Drafthouse, SUNDAY, November 20th, 6PM @ Alamo Drafthouse – Mason Park, Katy. Directed by Geoff Marslett.

Geoff Marslett is a native Texan who took a circuitous path to filmmaking, studying mathematics, philosophy, art, science, and languages at St. John’s College (1996) before returning to Texas to pursue an MFA in filmmaking at UT (2001). In addition to making films, Geoff teaches in the RTF Department at the University of Texas at Austin.

He has directed fourteen short films and a half dozen segments for other directors’ television and film programs, and been fortunate enough to collaborate with a wide variety of artists, filmmakers, and musicians along the way. His critically acclaimed Monkey vs. Robot screened at over 25 festivals worldwide, was distributed theatrically, and ultimately broadcast on HBO, PBS, and Univision. His most recent short, Bubblecraft, premiered in 2006 and served as a laboratory for developing his own unique animation process and style. Geoff wrote software specifically for animating this film and later co-wrote an expanded version for his next project, MARS.

MARS is a feature length animated, sci-fi, romantic comedy which he completed in January 2010. Geoff was the writer, co-producer, director, and character animator on MARS.

In 2009 Geoff was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine. His teaching was also recognized in 2009 when he was awarded the University of Texas’ Board of Regents’ Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.