<p>Long before YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, public access TV was the original platform for unfiltered creativity and community connection, a place where ordinary people could broadcast themselves to their community. A cooking drag queen, a late-night love guru, and a Chicano activist fighting the KKK are just three of the characters who found their voice in the creativity and chaos of 1980's public access television. Told entirely through rediscovered and restored public access footage, When We Were Live captures the stories of the outsiders who transformed an Austin community TV station into a world-famous stage for self-expression.</p>

When We Were Live

A found footage documentary about the nation’s longest-running public access TV channel and the unique Austin folks who brought it to life.

WHEN WE WERE LIVE

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The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is one of the oldest and largest art non-profit organizations dedicated to the promotion and education of film in the United States. ATLFS aims to unite the Atlanta community by serving artists in creative growth and inspiring audiences through the power of the moving image. Enriching the community through screenings, classes, workshops, and other events year-round, the chief operation of ATLFS is the Oscar-Qualifying Atlanta Film Festival.

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