Texas Focus: A Way of Life: The East Texas Cowboys
Texas Spirit Theater | UR | 94 min. | Documentary
January 25, 2025 1–3:30 p.m.
Join us for a special screening of A Way of Life: The East Texas Cowboys with filmmaker Curtis Craven.
Event Details
The East Texas cowboys, with the help of their remarkable cow dogs, carry on a unique tradition—forged in the forests, soggy bottomlands, and pastures of the region. This feature-length documentary from Curtis Craven, A Way of Life: The East Texas Cowboys, follows a group of daywork cowboys and their dogs, a family of horse trainers, and the controlled chaos of an auction house located in the heart of Texas cow-calf country. Craven's storytelling sheds light on the often unknown world of the East Texas Cowboy.
Stay after the screening for a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Curtis Craven and featured cowboys Carroll Langham and Klay Currie.
Tickets are $8 for Museum Members and $12 for General Admission. Come early at 12 p.m. for complimentary refreshments. Quantities are limited. Seating for the film begins at 12:45 p.m.
A cinematic exploration of the Texas narrative, the Museum's Texas Focus Film Series highlights stories by, for, and about Texans.
Rating: UR
Director: Curtis Craven
Producer: Curtis Craven
Runtime: 94 min.
Release year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Curtis Craven is an independent filmmaker living and working in East Texas. He has produced numerous PBS documentaries with an emphasis on the culture, history, and the natural environment of Texas and Mexico including The Lost Grave of James Coryell, Life in the Logwoods: The East Texas Timber Legacy, and Koo-hoot Kiwat: The Caddo Grass House, and Vanilla: The Sacred Orchid. A Way of Life: The East Texas Cowboys is his most recent film.
Film programs at the Bullock Museum seek to connect the public with filmmakers and their art that you won't find just anywhere. From Texas-specific titles to films from around the globe, these programs will open up a world of stories and culture for visitors. The Bullock Museum is committed to sharing the work of filmmakers of all backgrounds and identities.
The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.
Promotional Support by Texas Film Commission.
This program is supported by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities
