Travis Lee Ratcliff is an independent filmmaker based in Austin, Texas.

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His documentary and narrative work has been featured in film festivals across the United States and by online outlets including Short of the Week, Nowness, Booooooom, No Film School, Criterion, Film School Rejects, and Sight & Sound Magazine. Travis is an AFS Grant recipient from the Austin Film Society.

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Travis’ short documentary film, “In the Space Between Ages,” was featured in the SXSW film festival and received a Vimeo Staff Pick, premiering online through Short of the Week.

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In 2019 he founded the Austin based production company, studio space, and artist's collective "MOVEMENT HOUSE" with longtime creative partners Brody Carmichael and Emily Basma. 

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When he’s not writing or directing projects, he is engaged in film theory and criticism work through his ongoing film history documentary series LUX.  He has also programmed the experimental screening series, "The Apiary," in East Austin dive bars and warehouses.

As a narrative director his focus is on experimental character driven stories that examine contemporary Texan identity and the problematic legacy of the myth of the West.

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You can find him on "instagram," "vimeo," "x" and at "movementhouse.tv"