Special Screening
POUND + Truth & Soul Book Launch
Directed by Robert Downey, Sr.
USA, 1970, 1h 32min, DCP
AFS Cinema
6406 N IH-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX, 78752
Pricing
$15 evening / $12 matinee (available M-F for shows before 5 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Accessibility
See more about the venue’s accessibility here.
Presented by Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos, contributor to the book Truth & Soul: A Robert Downey, Sr. Reader (2025), edited by Kier-La Janisse and Clint Enns. Books will be available for sale at the screening.
“Part wacky comedy (with plenty of jailhouse humping), part existential allegory, POUND is peppered with ecstatic funk-powered freak-outs.”
—The Village Voice
Only the great Robert Downey Sr., the clown prince of art cinema, could make a film like POUND. In the city animal shelter, a group of dogs, played by human actors, waits to find out if they will live or die. And it’s a comedy! With a wonderful cast, including the debut of Downey’s son, Robert Jr., Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos will join us to present.
