THREE SHORT FILMS, LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES AND SPEAKERS - presented by the Dallas Public Transit Society
Block 1: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Block 2: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Through the Backseat Window, is meant to connect communities across Dallas with independent films, to counterbalance the dispersion of arts communities caused by extensive urban sprawl throughout the DFW metroplex. As Dallas Public Transit Society (A local organization fighting for public transportation), we’re focused on promoting the growth of public transportation in Dallas as more than a mode of transit, but as a method of connecting communities and minds while developing the societal and cultural norms of Dallas. The presentation title: Through the Backseat Window is in reference to the child-like perspective of the world through the backseat window of a car; full of insight and creativity. Like in any car based city, this perspective of the world becomes diminished by the responsibilities of driving and concerning yourself with your own safety, and your own property. Car based cities innately encourage separation between people, without proper reinforcement of culture or unity, which is what we hope to encourage by bringing people together with this event. We believe that public transportation acts as a continuation of the perspective we all had as kids, looking out the backseat window of a car, wondering how we would someday change the world that we observed. These are independent films made by Dallas filmmakers who use DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), and these films are meant to reflect the ideas and insights that these filmmakers have gained, by utilizing DART as not only a mode of transit, but also as a vessel for thought. Our city should not be defined only by its economic growth, but also by its contribution to the societal norms that we practice throughout the nation.
Through the Backseat Window is a screening of three independent films made by local Dallas filmmakers, mutually presenting the artistic initiatives inspired by DART.
The DART
Grimsley Hunter, 2025, USA, 6 min
The first film is titled The DART; a short documentary about our efforts and goals as an organization, with interviews from multiple DART riders and local Dallas citizens who want to see public transit thrive in Dallas.
Cow Tools
Everett Johnson, 2025, USA, 7 min
The second of these films is an independent short film titled Cow Tools which has been described by its film maker as “A strange story about a very special cartoonist” without any further explanation.
Within Frame
Mason Merritt, 2025, USA, 45 min
The third and final film being screened is titled Within Frame which is a surrealist short film depicting a young child who is home bound by various health issues, seeking real life experiences in the world, while another story is being told of a struggling artist, longing for a meditative experience similar to that of the child’s isolation.
THREE SHORT FILMS, LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES AND SPEAKERS - presented by the Dallas Public Transit Society
Block 1: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Block 2: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Through the Backseat Window, is meant to connect communities across Dallas with independent films, to counterbalance the dispersion of arts communities caused by extensive urban sprawl throughout the DFW metroplex. As Dallas Public Transit Society (A local organization fighting for public transportation), we’re focused on promoting the growth of public transportation in Dallas as more than a mode of transit, but as a method of connecting communities and minds while developing the societal and cultural norms of Dallas. The presentation title: Through the Backseat Window is in reference to the child-like perspective of the world through the backseat window of a car; full of insight and creativity. Like in any car based city, this perspective of the world becomes diminished by the responsibilities of driving and concerning yourself with your own safety, and your own property. Car based cities innately encourage separation between people, without proper reinforcement of culture or unity, which is what we hope to encourage by bringing people together with this event. We believe that public transportation acts as a continuation of the perspective we all had as kids, looking out the backseat window of a car, wondering how we would someday change the world that we observed. These are independent films made by Dallas filmmakers who use DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), and these films are meant to reflect the ideas and insights that these filmmakers have gained, by utilizing DART as not only a mode of transit, but also as a vessel for thought. Our city should not be defined only by its economic growth, but also by its contribution to the societal norms that we practice throughout the nation.
Through the Backseat Window is a screening of three independent films made by local Dallas filmmakers, mutually presenting the artistic initiatives inspired by DART.
The DART
Grimsley Hunter, 2025, USA, 6 min
The first film is titled The DART; a short documentary about our efforts and goals as an organization, with interviews from multiple DART riders and local Dallas citizens who want to see public transit thrive in Dallas.
Cow Tools
Everett Johnson, 2025, USA, 7 min
The second of these films is an independent short film titled Cow Tools which has been described by its film maker as “A strange story about a very special cartoonist” without any further explanation.
Within Frame
Mason Merritt, 2025, USA, 45 min
The third and final film being screened is titled Within Frame which is a surrealist short film depicting a young child who is home bound by various health issues, seeking real life experiences in the world, while another story is being told of a struggling artist, longing for a meditative experience similar to that of the child’s isolation.
