Astro Pictures is an independent American film studio best known for short comedy sketches. It was founded during 2006 in Lincoln, Nebraska and is currently operating out of Omaha.<ref>http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/10/12/local/doc434c911bccb1f303289311.txt</ref> Thirty-two of their short films are available for viewing on the studio's Youtube account. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/astropictures</ref>

In 2007, Astro Pictures produced three fifteen-minute episodes of a TV series entitled The Hour of Power, consisting of existing films as well as sketches made specifically for the show. It was shown on Lincoln's public access television station.<ref>http://nifp.org/node/290</ref>

Branden Poe also directed the official music video for Brimstone Howl's song, M-60.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z660NzSVBZY</ref>

AstroPictures documentary

One week after AstroPictures left for Omaha friend and fellow film maker Chris Landreth directed and documentary entitled "What it takes, The AstroPictures story". The Documentary chronicles the early beginnings of AstroPictures and their relationship with acclaimed arthouse director, Steve Landreth (no relation to Chris Landreth), but the Documentary's main focus is the heated competition at the Nebraska Independent Film Project's (NIFP) Middle of Nowhere Film Festival where they met cult film director Matt Cullinane. The Documentary finishes off with an interview with BrendonPoe and Chase Dingle about upcoming projects, namely one with award winning news-anchorman, Mat Geiler.

Films

What it Takes (2006)<br />

So You've Had It With These Motherfuckin' Snakes (2006)<br />

Mac Fiction (Claymation, 2006)<br />

The Most Dangerous Game (2007)<br />

Bridgemaster (2007)<br />

Bridgemaster Prequel (2007)<br />

Bridgemaster II (2007)<br />

52 Card Pickup (2007)<br />

What it Takes Infomercial (2007)<br />

Comédien de singe (2007)<br />

Zeros & Ones (2007)<br />

References

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<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KXVO KXVO</ref>
<ref> http://www.myspace.com/middleofnowherefilmfest</ref>

External Links

Official MySpace