6 in Austin was a mini-DV collaborative feature made by David and Nathan Zellner, Cat Candler, Bob Ray, Gonzalo Gonzales, Wyatt and Zach Phillips, and Geoff Marslett back in 2003. It premiered at SXSW 2003. Geoff’s segment of the film was called “Out of Bounds.”

Out of Bounds
11 minutes
Digital Video
2002

Writer, Director……….Geoff Marslett
Producer, Assistant Director……….Melanie West
Director of Photography……….Levy Castleberry
Soundtrack by Friends of Dean Martinez

Austin Chronicle Article
2002 South by Southwest Film Festival
2002 Dallas Video Festival

Out of Bounds isn’t a film about sports. It is a film about the culture of winning. During one hot morning in Texas a bunch of students share the same playing fields. A high school PE soccer team scrimmages on the back field, the drama club rehearses on the side field, the college track team runs laps around the track, and the fifth grade football players practice right in the middle of it all. Sometimes the drive to win comes from within, and sometimes it comes from a coach, parent or teammate, but in all four cases the need to win takes all the fun out of the game. While there is plenty of action, this is not an ordinary sports flick. Ten-year olds clash helmets to a spaghetti western soundtrack and high schoolers break out in song. Does pressure ruin the game for everyone, or are there ways for individuals to shine even without being winners?