Louis Black received an MFA from the University of Texas in Austin with a concentration in Film in 1980. The next year he was a cofounder of The Austin Chronicle, which he edits. In 1987, he helped launch South by Southwest Music, Interactive and Film Festivals and Conferences where he is a Director. A founding board member of the Austin Film Society, he was also the board’s first President. He helped initiate the Austin Film Society Grant program and negotiate with the City to create Austin Studios. He helped create the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2000. Ryan Long and Black co founded the Texas Independent Film Network, now administered by the Austin Film Society. Black produced several documentaries including Margaret Brown's Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt and The Order Of Myths, which premiered at Sundance and won a Peabody Award. Black wrote the liner notes for Dualtone’s CD re release of Daniel Johnston’s first two tapes, Songs of Pain and More Songs of Pain and for the CD Welcome to my World, a Best of Johnston’s anthology. He executive produced the first ever DVD release of Tobe Hooper's first film Eggshells and Eagle Pennell's 1978 indie classic The Whole Shootin’ Match. Currently Black is working on helping several documentary films and executive producing Django Lives.