[dropcap]A[/dropcap] short film shot in Dripping Springs will receive red carpet treatment next month.

“Chasing Grace,” a film written, produced and directed by Austinite Julia Barnett, will make its world premiere March 10 at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin.

For Barnett, the chance to show her film on a renowned stage is an exciting venture. What it could do for Dripping Springs’ film future is also wide open.

Austin resident and director and writer Julia Bar...