AIRPORT BLVD is traveling far beyond the streets that inspired it.

Following its Tribeca Festival premiere and official selections at the Oak Cliff Film Festival and Houston Cinema Arts Festival, the jazz-infused, black-and-white film continues connecting with audiences through its intimate exploration of place, identity, creativity, and change.

The Last Shot Podcast sits down with lead actor and producer Jamal Gamble to discuss the story behind AIRPORT BLVD and his deeply personal approach to portraying Xavier, an imperfect photographer searching for community and purpose as East Austin transforms around him.

Gamble reflects on filming inside community landmarks that have since been demolished, the quiet realities of displacement, and the responsibility artists carry when telling stories rooted in people's lived experiences. He also discusses the film's original jazz sensibility, the freedom director Alejandro Hendricks created on set, and why shooting in black and white required every performer and crew member to dig deeper.

Gamble also looks ahead to the film's next big push: its screening at the 18th annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival. He shares what's coming as the festival run continues, including plans for a special hometown rollout in Austin.

At its heart, AIRPORT BLVD is both a love letter and an act of remembrance: a soulful portrait of Black creative life and a city evolving faster than some of its communities can hold on.

The conversation asks an urgent question: When a city changes, what gets built, what gets erased, and who is responsible for protecting the places and relationships that matter?

AIRPORT BLVD is written and directed by Alejandro Hendricks and produced by Brannin Webber, Jamal Gamble, and Trai Wade.

🎬 SEE IT IN HOUSTON
Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Sunday, October 4, 2026 | 7:00 PM
The Deluxe Theater, Houston, TXFestival info: https://www.cinemahtx.org/

Follow the film's continuing festival journey at @airportblvdfilm and visit airportblvdfilm.com.