Upstart Filmworks

11/23/2025

Eric Linson is a struggling multiracial filmmaker with a few credits to his name and absolutely nothing to show for it. INBETWEENING follows his journey trying to remain afloat and healthy in the liminal space between projects as things get "sketchy".

11/06/2025

INBETWEENING is now available to stream on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Fawesome, IndiePix Unlimited, and Relay! Links and info here:

Texas-based production company founded by Mel House circa 1997.

07/01/2025

HEADS UP! INBETWEENING is now live on streaming! You can currently stream it at Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Fawesome. If you’ve wanted to check it out, well, here you go! and...AND...our festival screenings at SSFF and GenCon are still a go, so we hope to see you at one of those!

04/15/2025

"Inbetweening offers a creative deep dive into the mind of a conflicted artist. It’s surreal, funny, melancholy, and sometimes downright off the rails—like a cross between “Scott Pilgrim,” “Synecdoche, New York,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Anyone who appreciates films that blur the lines between genres, styles, and the boundary between fantasy and reality will discover plenty to love here."

Wonderful article about the newest movie. Screenings coming up in Toronto and Champaign/Urbana in May, hit upstartfilmworks.net for details/info!

https://www.philopulse.com/inbetweening-the-struggle-for-creative-survival/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJrPyVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkKDBj55zbqU5os-QmtDVHCbPZEvGqTs8ZE5nRnuPntMMDDzKELjD7JkrWok_aem_YVXL00WmNSWwhse3hBZuHg

“Inbetweening” is a surreal, genre-blending indie film about Eric Linson, a filmmaker torn between survival jobs and his creative dreams. Fusing reality with hallucination, music, puppetry, and animation, the story becomes a raw, humorous, and moving portrait of mental resilience, identity, and ...

03/27/2025

In case you missed it, INBETWEENING has 2 more festival screenings coming up in May! Toronto at the International Black and Diversity Film Festival and the Champaign/Urbana area at the Savoy Lumiere!

12/15/2024

https://youtu.be/FoFMPyBlmt8?si=LflKaI0lRzOvH_md

Mel House stops in to talk about his new film "Inbetweening". Find out what went into making this film that has a bit of everything in it and how it is a ver...

10/11/2024

We've had several more RSVP's / ticket sales come in this week, so this thing is slowly filling up. Don't sleep on the "zombie dream train" or you will get left at the station!

“This film was one of the most imaginative pieces of art I’ve seen in a long time.” “..A story that resonated and touches viewers in the heart, horrors of life, […]

10/07/2024

Thanks to everyone that RSVP'ed/bought tickets to the HTX INBETWEENING special event in December so far! We are pretty much at half capacity and going fast, so get your seats if you want to see the movie before the late spring/early summer (at least). Link is in comments, or if someone shares this and forgets to carry the link over - just head to upstartfilmworks dot net and click the "INBETWEENING Screening" link on the top menu.

10/04/2024

https://www.houcalendar.com/event/special-screening-of-the-feature-film-inbetweening/

Here's the listing and info for the special INBETWEENING screening via the Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Cultural Events Calendar. Ticketing info, etc all on there - jump on it when you can, as this one is going to fill up quick! Thanks again to Houston Arts Alliance for awarding us the grants to get this crazy train rolling.

“This film was one of the most imaginative pieces of art I’ve seen in a long time.” “..A story that resonated and touches viewers in the heart, horrors of life, […]