The organization was founded by Barna Kantor, Kris DeForest, and Heyd Fontenot in 1996, and merged with the Center for Young Cinema to become the Austin School of Film in 2003.
[1] The organization provided Super 8 camera rentals and production training, regular Super 8 mini-festivals showcasing locally produced work, screening salons with visiting filmmakers, and other small-gauge film events for the Central Texas community.
[2] The group was best known for its quarterly mini-festivals, in which area residents were challenged to create one-reel, in-camera edited Super 8 films on a specific theme.
[3] Films were typically submitted as silent, with a separate soundtrack provided on CD or cassette and played simultaneously during screenings.
[7] The organization also received the second annual D. Montgomery Award from the Austin Film Society that year.