LOCAL FILMS
San Marcos filmmaker premieres 3rd feature film
Filmmakers have made the trek to California to make movies for decades, but San Marcos native Jeffrey Garcia has created his own version of Hollywood in his hometown. “MEAT MACHINE” is the third full-length feature film from DREAM-ATOMIC, a production company founded by Garcia. The film was shot on loca- tion in San Marcos with a majority of the cast made of local artists and residents with a budget just under three thousand dollars. The film was written, shot, edited and directed by Garcia with acting and production support from his close friends. The movie took about two years to complete and was filmed on Hi8 tape. The soldout world premiere was at We Luv Video, a movie rental store in Austin. The event opened with a short film “Body Language” by Austin filmmaker Duncan Smith and ended with a live performance by Fog-Dart, a music project by lead actor Furly Travis.
