Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker. He is known for his realistic and natural humanist films, which revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. Linklater's films include Slacker (1990), Dazed and Confused (1993), Before Sunrise (1995), Waking Life (2001), School of Rock (2003), Before Sunset (2004), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Before Midnight (2013), Boyhood (2014), and Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).Linklater raised in Huntsville, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University, but dropped out to work on an offshore oil rig. He used his savings to buy a Super-8 camera and editing equipment and moved to Austin, Texas. He enrolled in Austin Community College to study film. He co-founded the Austin Film Society.