The 7:15 PM screening will feature a live, in-the-room Q&A following the screening. The Q&A will be piped in via livestream for the 7 PM screening in our second theater.

Ticketholders in both screenings are welcome to join the cast and crew for an afterparty in the lobby.  

Join AFS and the Austin-based news organization The 19th* for the local premiere of BREAKING THE NEWS, an AFS-supported film directed by Heather Courtney, a four-time AFS Grant recipient; Princess A. Hairston; and Chelsea Hernandez, a five-time AFS Grant recipient. We will be joined by guests from The 19th* and members of the film team.

ABOUT BREAKING THE NEWS

Seeking to buck the white male status quo, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch a news startup asking who’s been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them.

ABOUT THE 19TH*

The 19th* is a national nonprofit newsroom at the intersection of gender, race, politics and policy. Since its August 2020 launch, The 19th* has been using journalism, data, storytelling and live events to elevate the voices of women and LGBTQ+ people in American media, and to give them the tools and resources they need to get more deeply engaged in our democracy.

THE 19TH* THANKS ITS HOST COMMITTEE