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South by Southwest on Wednesday revealed the second half of its lineup for this year\u2019s edition, set for March 10-19.<\/p>\n
This includes Visions, the Global section presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to the Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight and other sections.<\/p>\n
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\nNew on the sked is Janine Nabers and Donald Glover\u2019s Amazon Studios series Swarm and Lee Sung Jin\u2019s Beef, respectively the opening- and closing-night TV premieres. They join the previously announced opening-night world premiere of Paramount\u2019s Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s closing-night film will be announced closer to the event. In addition, there is another movie to be announced for the fest\u2019s Monday, March 13 slot. Given the Oscars on March 12 (note the festival sets their dates five years in advance), I understand that evening\u2019s lineup will ease a bit with amped-up feature premiere wattage placed Monday night.<\/p>\n
The second return-to-person SXSW after the pandemic counts 108 features including 73 world premieres, three international premieres, nine North American premieres, six U.S. premieres, 16 Texas premieres and 63 short films including 20 music videos, 15 TV premieres, seven independent TV pilots and 34 XR Experience projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second wave of our lineup signals that the countdown to SXSW is on! The hype train is officially leaving the station, baby!\u201d said Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV. \u201cAt SXSW, we believe in the power of film and television to bring people together. The highlight of our year is welcoming these filmmakers into our community and sharing their work with our one-of-a-kind audience. From thought-provoking documentaries and thrilling television series, to hotly anticipated studio tentpoles and micro-budget dramas, we strive to showcase the best of a diverse range of work, and couldn\u2019t be more proud of this year\u2019s lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here are the latest additions:<\/p>\n
HEADLINERS<\/p>\n
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major and rising names in cinema.<\/p>\n
BOTTOMS, courtesy Orion Pictures
\nBottoms<\/p>\n
Director: Emma Seligman, Producers: Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Alison Small, Screenwriters: Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott<\/p>\n
Directed by Emma Seligman and written by Seligman and Rachel Sennott, Bottoms follows two unpopular girls in their senior year who start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders. Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Dagmara Dominiczyk, Punkie Johnson (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
ADVERTISING<\/p>\n
Tetris<\/p>\n
Director: Jon S. Baird, Producers: Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron, Screenwriter: Noah Pink<\/p>\n
Based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain. Cast: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane Nagabuchi, Rick Yune, Roger Allam, Toby Jones (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT<\/p>\n
High profile narrative features receiving their World, International, North American, or U.S. premieres at SXSW.<\/p>\n
Appendage<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Anna Zlokovic, Producers: David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, Jenna Cavelle, Katrina Kudlick, Alex Familian, Hadley Robinson, Anna Zlokovic<\/p>\n
After hitting a breaking point, Hannah\u2019s inner thoughts physicalize into a monstrous creature that threatens to upend her life. Cast: Hadley Robinson, Emily Hampshire, Brandon Mychal Smith, Kausar Mohammed (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Blackberry (Canada)<\/p>\n
Director: Matt Johnson, Producers: Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst, Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller<\/p>\n
The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world\u2019s first smartphone. Cast: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek (North American Premiere)<\/p>\n
Cora Bora<\/p>\n
Director: Hannah Pearl Utt, Producers: Mallory Schwartz, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman, Screenwriter: Rhianon Jones<\/p>\n
Cora senses her open relationship is on the rocks. When the struggling musician and messy millennial goes home to Portland to win her girlfriend back, she realizes it\u2019s much more than her love life that needs salvaging. Cast: Megan Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs, Manny Jacinto, Ayden Mayeri, Thomas Mann, Chrissie Fit, Andrew Hyland, Chelsea Peretti, Margaret Cho, Darrell Hammond (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Hail Mary<\/p>\n
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez, Producer: Karina Miller, Screenwriter: Knate Lee<\/p>\n
A young Belizean girl, Maria, finds herself mysteriously pregnant and trying to cross the US\/MEX border while outrunning a deadly virus, the Cartels, Border Patrol and the right-hand man of the Devil. This genre-bending retelling of the Mary and Joseph story begs the question \u2013 who are the real monsters? Cast: Natalia del Riego, Benny Emmanuel and Jack Huston with Angela Sarafyan (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Long Game<\/p>\n
Director: Julio Quintana, Producers: Javier Chapa, Ben Howard, Marla Quintana, Dennis Quaid, Laura Quaid, Screenwriters: Julio Quintana, Jennifer C. Stetson, Paco Farias<\/p>\n
Banned from playing at the club where they caddied, a group of Mexican-American high schoolers form their own golf team, build a one-hole course in the fields, and win the 1957 Texas State Championship against all odds. Based on a true story. Cast: Jay Hernandez, Dennis Quaid, Cheech Marin, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Brett Cullen, Oscar Nu\u00f1ez, Richard Robichaux, Paulina Ch\u00e1vez (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
National Anthem<\/p>\n
Director: Luke Gilford, Producers: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Kevin Garland, Gina Marcheschi, Jasmine Daghighian, Screenwriters: David Largman Murray, Kevin Best, Luke Gilford<\/p>\n
Dylan, a 21-year old construction worker in rural New Mexico, joins a community of queer ranchers and rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream. Cast: Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley, Mason Alexander Park, Rene Rosdado, Robyn Lively (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Northern Comfort (Germany, Iceland, United Kingdom)<\/p>\n
Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigur\u00f0sson, Producers: Gr\u00edmar J\u00f3nsson, Sol Bondy, Fred Burle, Mike Goodridge, Screenwriters: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigur\u00f0sson, Halld\u00f3r Laxness Halld\u00f3rsson, Tobias Munthe<\/p>\n
A diverse group of people with a chronic fear of flying are stranded in the wintry north. Cast: Lydia Leonard, Timothy Spall, Ella Rumpf, Sverrir Gu\u00f0nason, Simon Manyonda, Rob Delaney (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Peak Season<\/p>\n
Directors: Henry Loevner, Steven Kanter, Producers: Lovell Holder, Patrick Ward, Henry Loevner, Steven Kanter, Screenwriter: Henry Loevner<\/p>\n
An emotionally adrift young woman forges an unexpected friendship with a wilderness guide when she and her fianc\u00e9 take a summer trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Cast: Claudia Restrepo, Derrick DeBlasis, Ben Coleman, Fred Melamed, Stephanie Courtney, Will Neff, Caroline Kwan, Ron Hanks, Gadiel Del Orbe, Natasha Dewhurst (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
This Closeness<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Kit Zauhar, Producer: Ani Schroeter<\/p>\n
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Tensions rise when a couple on the rocks stays at the home of a reclusive host, with the three entering an intimate battle to gain and reclaim territory. Cast: Zane Pais, Kit Zauhar, Ian Edlund, Jessie Pinnick, Kate Williams (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
War Pony<\/p>\n
Directors: Gina Gammell, Riley Keough, Producers: Willi White, Bert Hamelinck, Ryan Zacarias, Sacha Ben Harroche, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, Screenwriters: Franklin Sioux Bob, Bill Reddy, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell<\/p>\n
War Pony follows the interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each grapple with a world built against them, navigating their unique paths to manhood. Cast: Jojo Bapteise Whiting, Ladainian Crazy Thunder (North American Premiere)<\/p>\n
You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder<\/p>\n
Director: Emma Westenberg Producers: Mark Amin, Christine Vachon, Clara McGregor, Vera Bulder, Greg Lauritano, Mason Plotts, Cami Winikoff, Screenwriter: Ruby Caster<\/p>\n
A father takes his estranged daughter on a road trip in an effort to get her out of trouble. Along the way they meet all types of strangers, as their strained relationship is put to the test. Cast: Clara McGregor, Ewan McGregor, Devyn McDowell, Sasha Alexander, Kim Zimmer, Jake Weary, Vera Bulder (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT<\/p>\n
Shining a light on new documentary features receiving their World, International, North American or U.S. premieres at SXSW.<\/p>\n
Art for Everybody<\/p>\n
Director: Miranda Yousef, Producers: Morgan Neville, Tim Rummel<\/p>\n
Thomas Kinkade\u2019s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Black Barbie: A Documentary<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Lagueria Davis, Producers: Aaliyah Williams, Lagueria Davis<\/p>\n
Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, Black Barbie delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women strive to elevate their own voices and stories, refusing to be invisible. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Citizen Sleuth<\/p>\n
Director: Chris Kasick, Producers: Chris Kasick, Tyler Davidson, Fabiola Washburn, Drew Sykes, Jared Washburn<\/p>\n
A true crime podcaster from Appalachia blurs the line between fact and entertainment as she investigates a mysterious local death. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Satan Wants You (Canada)<\/p>\n
Directors\/Screenwriters: Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams, Producers: Michael Grand, Melissa James<\/p>\n
The shocking story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir Michelle Remembers. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
This World is Not My Own<\/p>\n
Directors: Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell, Producer: Ruchi Mital, Screenwriters: Ruchi Mital, Petter Ringbom<\/p>\n
Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south \u2013 it\u2019s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe\u2019s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this artist\u2019s world and her life spanning the 20th century. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Wild Life<\/p>\n
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Jimmy Chin, Bob Eisenhardt, Anna Barnes<\/p>\n
A sweeping portrait of conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins chronicling their fight to preserve one of the last truly wild places on earth. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
You Can Call Me Bill<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Alexandre O. Philippe, Producers: Kerry Deignan Roy, Jeff Annison<\/p>\n
An intimate portrait of William Shatner\u2019s personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
MIDNIGHTERS<\/p>\n
Scary, funny, sexy, controversial \u2013 eight provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.<\/p>\n
Furies (Vietnam)<\/p>\n
Director: Veronica Ngo (Ngo Thanh Van), Producers: Giang Ho, Bey Logan, Screenwriters: Ngo Thanh Van, Aaron Toronto, Uyen Nguyen Nha Ly, Thach Ngoc Nguyen, Nhan Truong Nguyen<\/p>\n
A mysterious woman trains a trio of girls to take revenge on a criminal gang that abuses females. The three lady warriors risk everything to challenge this corrupt empire, before finally learning that their cause is not what they believed it to be. Cast: Dong Anh Quynh, Toc Tien, Rima Thanh Vy, Thuan Nguyen, Song Luan, Gi A Nguyen, Phan Thanh Hien (Festival Premiere)<\/p>\n
VISIONS<\/p>\n
Visions filmmakers are audacious, risk-taking artists in the new cinema landscape who defy traditional categorization in documentary and narrative filmmaking.<\/p>\n
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Bomani J. Story, Producers: Jack Davis, Darren Brandl, Bomani J. Story<\/p>\n
Death is ever present in Vicaria\u2019s world \u2013 violence, police brutality, substance abuse \u2013 and after watching her mother and brother succumb, she\u2019s had enough. Vicaria is going to put an end to all this death\u2026 by bringing the dead back to life. Cast: Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad Coleman, Reilly Brooke Stith, Keith Sean Holliday, Amani Summer Boyles, Edem Atsu-Swanzy (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Anhell69 (Colombia)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Theo Montoya, Producers: Bianca Oana, David Hurst, Theo Montoya, Juan Pablo Castrillon, Balthasar Busmann, Maximilian Haslberger<\/p>\n
Anhell69 explores the dreams, doubts and fears of an annihilated generation, and the struggle to carry on making cinema. (U.S. Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Artifice Girl<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Franklin Ritch, Producers: Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead<\/p>\n
Three special agents develop a bold new computer program to catch online predators, but its rapid advancement poses unexpected challenges. Cast: Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols, David Girard, Franklin Ritch, Lance Henriksen (U.S. Premiere)<\/p>\n
Caterpillar<\/p>\n
Director: Liza Mandelup, Producers: Jay Van Hoy, Matthew Cherchio, Liza Mandelup<\/p>\n
Endlessly struggling to feel seen, David becomes infatuated with a mysterious company\u2019s promise to transform people\u2019s lives by permanently changing the color of their eyes. After traveling to India to get the controversial procedure, he begins to question if this artificial beauty will give him the fulfillment he truly seeks. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (Argentina, U.S.)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Tomas Gomez Bustillo, Producers: Gewan Brown, Amanda Freedman<\/p>\n
In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, discovers that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. Cast: Monica Villa, Horacio Marassi, Pablo Moseinco, Silvia Mackenzie, Noemi Ron, Silvia Porro, Hernan Bustamante, Dahyana Turkie, Iair Said (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Molli And Max In The Future<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Michael Lukk Litwak, Producers: Candice Kuwahara, Ben J. Murphy, Mallory Schwartz, Kate Geller, Michael Lukk Litwak<\/p>\n
Molli and Max In The Future is a Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy about a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide over the course of 12 years, 4 planets, 3 dimensions and one space-cult. Cast: Zosia Mamet, Aristotle Athari, Danny Burstein, Arturo Castro, Okieriete Onaodowan, Erin Darke, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Michael Chernus, Aparna Nancherla, Matteo Lane (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Secaderos (Spain, U.S.)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Roc\u00edo Mesa, Producers: Olmo Figueredo Gonz\u00e1lez-Quevedo<\/p>\n
A rural village is the fantasy of a child and the cage of a teenager. Two parallel sailing in opposite directions among tobacco barns during a magical summer full of revelations. Cast: Vera Centenera, Ada Mar Lupi\u00e1\u00f1ez, Tamara Arias (International Premiere)<\/p>\n
Until Branches Bend (Canada, Switzerland)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Sophie Jarvis, Producers: Tyler Hagan, Sara Blake, Magali Gillon-Krizaj, Michela Pini, Olga Lamontanara<\/p>\n
Set in the seemingly peaceful Okanagan, a distraught cannery worker discovers an invasive insect that could threaten the livelihood of her entire town. Cast: Grace Glowicki, Alexandra Roberts, Quelemia Sparrow, Lochlyn Munro, Antoine DesRochers (US Premiere)<\/p>\n
With Love and a Major Organ (Canada)<\/p>\n
Director: Kim Albright, Producer: Madeleine Davis, Screenwriter: Julia Lederer<\/p>\n
In an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it. Cast: Anna Maguire, Hamza Haq, Veena Sood, Donna Benedicto, Lynda Boyd, Arghavan Jenati, Enid-Raye Adams, Ker\u00ebn Burkett, Ryan Beil, Laara Sadiq (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Young Wife<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Tayarisha Poe, Producers: Anne Carey, Tayarisha Poe<\/p>\n
The story of a young woman grappling with the meaning of love in the face of an uncertain world, The Young Wife is a sunny day panic attack and a wholly new take on the wedding film following her over the course of her \u201cnon-wedding\u201d day. Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Leon Bridges, Kelly Marie Tran, Michaela Watkins, Aya Cash, Sandy Honig, Brandon Micheal Hall, Lukita Maxwell, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judith Light (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
24 BEATS PER SECOND<\/p>\n
Showcasing the sounds, culture and influence of music and musicians, with an emphasis on documentary.<\/p>\n
299 Queen Street West (Canada)<\/p>\n
Director: Sean Menard, Producers: Sean Menard, Molly Ye<\/p>\n
During the rise of the music video era in the 80s, Canada launched MuchMusic, a low budget TV network that revolutionized how the world\u2019s biggest stars connected with their fans and influenced the culture for the next three decades. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Hung Up on a Dream<\/p>\n
Director: Robert Schwartzman, Producers: Russell Wayne Groves, Robert Schwartzman<\/p>\n
British Invasion icons The Zombies reflect on paving 60 years and counting of their musical path from teenage friends to legends in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Joan Baez I Am A Noise<\/p>\n
Directors: Karen O\u2019Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O\u2019Boyle, Producers: Miri Navasky, Karen O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n
Facing the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life, and the personal struggles she\u2019s kept private, until now. (North American Premiere)<\/p>\n
Louder Than You Think<\/p>\n
Director: Jed I. Rosenberg, Producers: Jeffrey Lewis Clark, Brian Thalken, Kelly Thomas, Screenwriters: Jed I. Rosenberg, Greg King<\/p>\n
An intimate portrait of creativity colliding with chaos. Gary Young, drummer for indie-rock icons Pavement, injected a wild-card unpredictability into the band\u2019s breakthrough, lo-fi sound. But those same gonzo impulses derailed his rock star dream. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Love to Love You, Donna Summer<\/p>\n
Directors: Roger Ross Williams, Brooklyn Sudano, Producers: Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, David Blackman, Roger Ross Williams, J. Daniel Torres<\/p>\n
Love to Love You, Donna Summer captures a richly complex picture of the woman, the artist, the wife, and mother whose iconic voice changed music forever. (U.S. Premiere)<\/p>\n
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes<\/p>\n
Directors\/Producers: Samuel Pollard, Ben Shapiro<\/p>\n
The Drum Also Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer and activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles, and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Rebeli\u00f3n (Colombia)<\/p>\n
Director: Jos\u00e9 Luis Rugeles Gracia, Producer: Federico Dur\u00e1n Amorocho, Screenwriters: Jos\u00e9 Luis Rugeles, Chucky Garc\u00eda, Mart\u00edn Mauregui<\/p>\n
This film portrays a genius in the depths of his intimacy, the heartbeat of a soul tormented by that great love: music. (North American Premiere)<\/p>\n
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (Canada, France)<\/p>\n
Director: Ron Chapman, Producers: Trish Dolman, Ron Chapman, Sally Blake, Screenwriter: Phyllis Ellis<\/p>\n
When a young concert promoter launches a festival in 1969 to revive the Kings of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll, a chain of unimaginable events manifests in the 11th hour arrival of John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band, triggering Lennon\u2019s decision to leave The Beatles. (US Premiere)<\/p>\n
GLOBAL<\/p>\n
A diverse selection of international filmmaking talent, featuring innovative narratives, artful documentaries, premieres, festival favorites and more. Mubi \u2014 the curated streaming platform that presents a new hand-picked film every day \u2014 is sponsoring the Global section.<\/p>\n
Ek Jagah Apni (India)<\/p>\n
Directors\/Producers: Ektara Collective, Screenwriters: Rinchin, Maheen Mirza<\/p>\n
After sudden eviction by their prejudiced landlord, Laila and Roshni, two transwomen, must put their wits together to find a home and reclaim their place in society. Cast: Manisha Soni, Muskan, Akash Jamra (North American Premiere)<\/p>\n
Kite Zo A (Canada, Haiti)<\/p>\n
Director: Kaveh Nabatian, Producers: Kaveh Nabatian, Zach Niles, Joseph Ray, Screenwriter: Wood-Jerry Gabriel<\/p>\n
Kite Zo A is a sensorial film about rituals in Haiti, from ancient to modern, made in collaboration with poets, dancers, musicians, fishermen, daredevil rollerbladers, and Vodou priests, set to poetry by Haitian author Wood-Jerry Gabriel. (International Premiere)<\/p>\n
My Drywall Cocoon (Brazil)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Caroline Fioratti, Producers: Rui Pires, Andr\u00e9 Montenegro<\/p>\n
Virginia\u2019s death during her 17th birthday shakes up a luxurious building complex. For most residents, it\u2019s a passing tragedy. For her mother and her friends, it is the beginning of a transformation: the crack in their drywall cocoon. Cast: Maria Luisa Mendon\u00e7a, Bella Piero, Michel Joelsas, Mari Oliveira, Daniel Botelho, Caco Ciocler (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Ordinaries (Germany)<\/p>\n
Director: Sophie Linnenbaum, Producers: Laura Klippel, Britta Strampe, Screenwriters: Sophie Linnenbaum, Michael Fetter Nathansky<\/p>\n
Have you ever felt like a supporting character in your own life? What if you really are one? Cast: Fine Sendel, Jule B\u00f6we, Henning Peker, Noah Tinwa, Sira Faal, Denise M\u2019Baye (U.S. Premiere)<\/p>\n
Sister & Sister (Panama)<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Kattia G. Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, Producers: Alejo Cris\u00f3stomo, Kattia G. Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, Isabella G\u00e1lvez Pe\u00f1afiel, Said Isaac<\/p>\n
A heartfelt film about sisterhood, desires, jealousy, and youth in the never-ending tropical summer of Panama. Cast: Ariana Chaves Gavil\u00e1n, Cala Rossel Campos, Gabriela Man, Fernando Bonilla, Joshua De Le\u00f3n, L\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez, Michelle Qui\u00f1ones, Angelo Morales, Mir Rodr\u00edguez (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
FESTIVAL FAVORITES<\/p>\n
Acclaimed standouts from festivals around the world.<\/p>\n
Fancy Dance<\/p>\n
Director: Erica Tremblay, Producers: Deidre Backs, Erica Tremblay, Heather Rae, Nina Yang-Bongiovi, Tommy Oliver, Screenwriters: Erica Tremblay, Miciana Alise<\/p>\n
Following her sister\u2019s disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child\u2019s white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in the hopes of keeping what\u2019s left of her family intact. Cast: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasailewski, Shea Whigham (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Food and Country<\/p>\n
Director: Laura Gabbert, Producers: Laura Gabbert, Ruth Reichl, Paula P. Manzanedo, Caroline Libresco<\/p>\n
Worried about the survival of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs hobbled by America\u2019s policy of producing cheap food, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches across political and social divides to report on the country\u2019s broken food system and the innovators risking everything to transform it. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Fremont<\/p>\n
Director: Babak Jalali, Producers: Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Chris Martin, Laura Wagner, Screenwriters: Carolina Cavalli, Babak Jalali<\/p>\n
Donya works for a fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, she struggles to settle into her new life. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie. Cast: Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Going Varsity in Mariachi<\/p>\n
Directors: Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn, Producers: Julia Pontecorvo, Luis A. Miranda Jr., James Lawler<\/p>\n
After a devastating year in the Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg North High School mariachi coach Abel Acu\u00f1a\u202fand his\u202fband\u202fof musicians work\u202fthrough personal hardships and teenage distractions\u202fto\u202frebuild their squad and\u202freclaim their title as state champions. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Is There Anybody Out There? (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n
Director: Ella Glendining, Producer: Janine Marmot<\/p>\n
Inhabiting a bizarrely unusual body (the body I love), and navigating daily discrimination, I search the world for another like me. Is there anybody out there? (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Only Life After All<\/p>\n
Director: Alexandria Bombach, Producers: Kathlyn Horan, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous<\/p>\n
Blending home movies and intimate verit\u00e9, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Kokomo City<\/p>\n
Director: D. Smith, Producers: D. Smith, Harris Doran, Bill Butler<\/p>\n
Kokomo City is a wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary that passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City as they hold nothing back while breaking down the walls of their profession. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Little Richard: I Am Everything<\/p>\n
Director: Lisa Cortes, Producers: Robert Friedman, Caryn Capotosto, Liz Yale Marsh, Lisa Cortes<\/p>\n
Little Richard: I Am Everything celebrates the revolutionary and deeply conflicted artist who navigated the minefields of race and sexuality as he spread the gospel of rock n\u2019 roll. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
No Ordinary Campaign<\/p>\n
Director: Christopher Burke, Producer: Tim Rummel<\/p>\n
One couple\u2019s fight to reclaim their future from a brutal disease has snowballed into a movement with resounding ramifications not only for the ALS community, but for millions of patients seeking to find their voice in our broken healthcare system. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Plan C<\/p>\n
Director\/Producer: Tracy Droz Tragos<\/p>\n
A determined group of women is expanding access to abortion pills in the United States \u2013 by any means necessary. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Robert Irwin: A Desert Of Pure Feeling<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Jennifer Lane, Producers: David Hollander, Jennifer Lane, Joseph Cashiola, Arne Glimcher<\/p>\n
A sensitive portrait of iconoclastic artist Robert Irwin, whose investigations into the nature of perception have radically expanded the possibilities of what art can be. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Starling Girl<\/p>\n
Director\/Screenwriter: Laurel Parmet, Producers: Kara Durrett, Kevin Rowe<\/p>\n
17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church. Cast: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wren Schmidt, Austin Abrams, Claire Elizabeth Green, Jessamine Burgum, Kyle Secor (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
Theater Camp<\/p>\n
Directors: Nick Lieberman, Molly Gordon, Producers: Will Ferrell, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, Erik Feig, Samie Kim Falvey, Julia Hamme, Ryan Heller, Maria Zuckerman, Jessica Elbaum, Screenwriters: Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt<\/p>\n
Theater Camp follows the eccentric staff running a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York. After its indomitable and beloved founder falls into a coma, they must band together with her clueless \u201ccrypto-bro\u201d son to keep the thespian paradise afloat. Cast: Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Jimmy Tatro, Patti Harrison, Ayo Edebiri, Nathan Lee Graham, Owen Thiele, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Quinn Titcomb, Caroline Aaron, Amy Sedaris (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie<\/p>\n
Director: Davis Guggenheim, Producers: Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, Will Cohen<\/p>\n
The improbable tale of a short kid from a Canadian army base who became the darling of 1980s Hollywood \u2014 only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease? (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
TV PROGRAM
\nTV PREMIERES<\/p>\n
Presenting world premieres of prestige serials slated for release.<\/p>\n
\u2018American Born Chinese\u2019
\nAmerican Born Chinese<\/p>\n
Showrunner: Kelvin Yu, Directors: Destin Daniel Cretton, Dinh Thai, Producers: Kelvin Yu, Destin Daniel Cretton, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Erin O\u2019Malley, Asher Goldstein, Gene Luen Yang<\/p>\n
Based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese is a genre-hopping action comedy that tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. Cast: Ben Wang, Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han, Ke Huy Quan, Jimmy Liu, Sydney Taylor with Daniel Wu and Michelle Yeoh (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
A Small Light<\/p>\n
Showrunners: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan Directors: Susanna Fogel, Leslie Hope, Tony Phelan, Producers: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, Susanna Fogel, Traugott, Lisa Roos, Alon Shtruzman, Avi Ni, Screenwriters: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, William Harper, Ben Esler, Alyssa Margarite Jacobson<\/p>\n
Miep Gies was young, carefree and opinionated when Otto Frank asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. The series shakes the cobwebs off history and makes Miep\u2019s story feel relevant. Some stood by, Miep stood up. Cast: Bel Powley, Liev Schreiber, Joe Cole, Billie Boullet, Ashley Brooke, Amira Casar (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
\u2018Beef\u2019
\nBeef<\/p>\n
Showrunner: Lee Sung Jin, Directors: Jake Schreier, HIKARI, Lee Sung Jin, Producers: Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, Jake Schreier<\/p>\n
Beef follows the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers. Danny Cho, a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau, a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life. The increasing stakes of their feud unravel their lives and relationships in this darkly comedic and deeply moving series. Cast: Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, Maria Bello, Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe, Patti Yasutake, Ashley Park, Justin H. Min, Mia Serafino, Remy Holt (World Premiere) (Closing Night TV)<\/p>\n
The Big Door Prize<\/p>\n
Showrunner: David West Read, Directors: Anu Valia, Molly McGlynn, Producers: Matthew Spiegel, Screenwriters: David West Read, Sarah Walker, Craig Rowin<\/p>\n
Based on M.O. Walsh\u2019s novel of the same name, The Big Door Prize tells the story of a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears in the general store, promising to reveal each resident\u2019s true life potential. Cast: Chris O\u2019Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Sammy Fourlas, Djouliet Amara (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Love & Death<\/p>\n
Showrunner\/Screenwriter: David E. Kelley, Director: Lesli Linka Glatter<\/p>\n
Two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe. Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
The Luckiest Guy in the World: The Bill Walton Story<\/p>\n
Director: Steve James, Producers: Zak Piper, Steve James<\/p>\n
A Multi-part film chronicling the colorful life and unlikely legend of basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton, whose strange trip takes him from glory days on the court through generational upheaval, from the depths of pain to the pinnacle of the game. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Lucky Hank<\/p>\n
Showrunners: Aaron Zelman, Paul Lieberstein, Director: Peter Farrelly, Producers: Aaron Zelman, Paul Lieberstein, Bob Odenkirk, Peter Farrelly, Mark Johnson, Richard Russo, Naomi Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero<\/p>\n
Lucky Hank is a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Bob Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in a working-class American town. Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Mireille Enos, Olivia Scott Welch, Diedrich Bader, Suzanne Cryer, Sara Amini, Cedric Yarbrough (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Rabbit Hole<\/p>\n
Showrunners\/Directors\/Screenwriters: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa<\/p>\n
In Rabbit Hole, John Weir (Sutherland), a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces who have the ability to influence and control populations. Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Charles Dance, Meta Golding, Enid Graham, Rob Yang, Walt Klink (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Swarm<\/p>\n
Showrunner: Janine Nabers, Directors: Donald Glover, Adamma Ebo, Screenwriters: Janine Nabers, Jamal Olori, Producers: Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, Stephen Glover, Fam Udeorji, Steven Prinz, Michael Schaefer<\/p>\n
Murder. Sex. Music. This is not a work of fiction. Cast: Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Damson Idris(World Premiere) (Opening Night TV)<\/p>\n
ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
TV SPOTLIGHT<\/p>\n
Presenting world premieres of new seasons of prestige series.<\/p>\n
Demascus<\/p>\n
Showrunner: Tearrance Chisholm, Kirk Moore, Directors: Slick Naim, Theodore Witcher, Producers: Tearrance Chisholm, Kirk Moore, Mark Johnson, Myki Bajaj<\/p>\n
Set in a slightly futuristic world where therapy has become digitized, 33-year-old Demascus (Okieriete Onaodowan) explores the dichotomy of being an educated black man in America \u2013 when your \u201cenlightened\u201d self comes into conflict with your \u201chood\u201d self. Cast: Okieriete Onaodowan, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, Shakira Ja\u2019nai Paye, Martin Lawrence (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
Shatter Belt<\/p>\n
Showrunner\/Director\/Screenwriter: James Ward Byrkit, Producers: James Ward Byrkit, Alyssa Byrkit, Olaf Carlson-Wee, Tom Cline, Laura Evans.<\/p>\n
From director James Byrkit (Coherence) comes a collection of stories from the other side of consciousness. A modern mindbender for a new generation, it dives head first into the deep end of emotional questions about our relationship to reality. Cast: Abigail Spencer, Patton Oswalt, JJ Nolan, Maury Sterling, Elimu Nelson, Julie Zhan, Dale E. Turner, Annie Ruby, Richard Follin, Catherine Lidstone, Shannon Timberlake, Ryan Keem, Bobby Foley, Isayas J. Theodros (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION<\/p>\n
Slices of life from across the documentary spectrum.<\/p>\n
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest<\/p>\n
Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler, Screenwriter: Jeffery Robinson, Producers: Jeffery Robinson, Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler, Andrea Crabtree<\/p>\n
The most hotly contested presidential election in U.S. history did not take place in 2020, or even 2000. It took place 11 years after the Civil War and ended in a backroom deal with devastating consequences still felt to this day. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
XR EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n
The immersive arts are redefining how we experience the world around us. The projects presented in our XR Experience Competition, XR Experience Spotlight, and XR Experience Special Event sections emphasize storytelling, ingenuity, and also showcase how artists of all types are embracing this new medium.<\/p>\n
XR Experience Spotlight<\/p>\n
Shining a spotlight on acclaimed immersive projects.<\/p>\n
From The Main Square (Germany)<\/p>\n
Director: Pedro Harres, Producer: Lorena Junghans, Screenwriters: Angelina Urbanczyk, Pedro Harres, Rafael Loss<\/p>\n
A compact portrait of social disruption. (U.S. Premiere)<\/p>\n
J. Balvin Futurum: A VR Concert Experience<\/p>\n
Created specifically for VR, the 180-degree concert experience will take viewers on a career retrospective of some of Balvin\u2019s greatest hits.<\/p>\n
MLK: Now is the Time<\/p>\n
Director: Limbert Fabian, Producers: Matthew O\u2019Rourke, Sulivan Parker, Screenwriter: Andrina Wekontash Smith<\/p>\n
MLK: Now is the Time is an immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King\u2019s \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d Speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.<\/p>\n
Symbiosis (Netherlands)<\/p>\n
Directors: Marcel van Brakel, Mark Meeuwenoord, Producer: Corine Meijers, Screenwriter: Marcel van Brakel<\/p>\n
How does it feel to be a slime mould? Or a toad? Or a plant? Performative, multi-sensory, multi-user VR experience Symbiosis catapults you 200 years into the future and immerses you in a different form of being and kinship with other creatures. (Texas Premiere)<\/p>\n
XR Experience Special Events<\/p>\n
Metaverse Music Concert<\/p>\n
Directors: YOOM, Active Theory<\/p>\n
Immerse yourself into a unique virtual music experience created exclusively for SXSW 2023. YOOM and Active Theory present an interactive, volumetric music concert in a special metaverse space inspired by the famous 6th Street in Austin, TX. (World Premiere)<\/p>\n
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