Documentary Film “WESTERN” to Premiere in Eagle Pass, Texas on Friday, July 17th

(Press Release)
WHAT: “Western,” the award-winning movie about Eagle Pass and its daily life, will make its hometown premiere during a free showing this Friday. Filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross depict the daily lives of those in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras and the more substantial impact of what’s happening in the region.

Main characters in the film include the late Mayor Chad Foster, cattle rancher Martin Wall and his daughter Brylyn. The story of Eagle Pass is told through these characters, but also through the activities that happened throughout the year, including parades, rodeos, bullfights, hog hunts, state fairs and the Abrazo Ceremony. It’s a compelling story of changing times in a timeless place.

The film first premiered at Sundance Film Festival where it won a Special Jury Award. It also won the Lewis Black Award for Best Texas Film at South by Southwest in Austin.

All donations received during the premiere will go to the Chad Foster Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors, facilitated by the Arts Council of Eagle Pass.

IBC Bank-Eagle Pass, the Arts Council of Eagle Pass and the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show & Sale make the free showing possible.

WHEN: Friday, July 17, 2015 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Student Activities Center Fine Arts Auditorium at the Intersection of US-277 and Route 480, Eagle Pass, Texas

WHO: Sponsored by IBC Bank-Eagle Pass, the Arts Council of Eagle Pass and the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show & Sale.

NOTES: IBC Bank–Eagle Pass is a division of International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ: IBOC), a $12.4 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with 212 facilities and 325 ATMs serving 90 communities in Texas and Oklahoma. IBC Bank-Eagle Pass has been serving the area since 2002 and has a retail branch network of 11 locations. In 2012, the bank was named International Business of the Year at the 18th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards in recognition of its involvement in organizations that focus on cross-border trade and community relations. Visit us on our YouTube Channel, IBCBankWeDoMore. MEMBER FDIC / INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION. More information is available at www.ibc.com.