#SXSW: “FIRE OF LOVE”
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Sara Dosa brings us the mesmerizing Documentary Fire of Love at SXSW '22. It follows real-life couple Katia and Maurice Kraff who were intrepid French Scientists, who spent their lives trying to understand the mystery of volcanoes. Through their work, they captured some of the most spectacular footage of volcanoes ever recorded.Audiences may flock to Fire of Love for the volcanoes, but they will be swept away by the unexpected love story ...
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#SXSW: “SISSY”
By Mr. Will Wong
Writer-Director Duo Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes arrive at SXSW with Australian Horror-Comedy SISSY. The Film which taps into horrors for millennials in some ways echoes some of the tone we saw in Emma Seligman's SHIVA BABY, but delivers fully on the violence and gore as much as it does with biting humour.
The Film centers on Cecilia (Aisha Dee), who by chance reunites with her childhood BFF Emma (Barlow). Emma is about to get married and invites Cecilia to her ...
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#SXSW: “SHINING GIRLS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on Lauren Beukes' acclaimed Novel THE SHINING GIRLS, Apple TV+'s SHINING GIRLS delivers on the twisty thrills of its source material. The genre-bending Sci-Fi-Thriller series stars Elisabeth Moss as Kirby Mazrachi, who falls victim to a vicious attacker. Just avoiding death, she survives to hunt her assailant down. While this is a premise we've heard before, what makes this story interesting is that the time-travelling attacker, Harper Curtis (Jamie Bell) has a ...
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#SXSW: “YOUR FRIEND, MEMPHIS”
By Mr. Will Wong
Memphis is a young man living with Cerebral Palsy. He dreams of being an Actor after landing a few roles in smaller independent films. Senenca, his best friend, whom he has feelings for, worked on one of these films with him, is an aspiring Opera Singer. She realizes she must leave Texas to make her dreams come true. He struggles to get any government support from the state, while also at a crossroads in his life to pursue his dreams and leave Texas for the first time ...
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#SXSW: “WOMEN DO CRY”
By Amanda Gilmore
When Sonja (Maria Bakalova) finds out she is HIV-positive she turns to her sister Lora (Ralitsa Stoyanova) and her family for support. Each member in her predominantly female family is struggling with their own issues in their modern Bulgarian society. However, when the stress of her diagnosis pushes Sonja to reject therapy and spiral her family rallies to help her.
Co-Directors and Writers Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova have created an unflinching, honest Feminist ...
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#SXSW: “PIRATES”
By Amanda Gilmore
Have you been craving the nostalgia of '90s fashion, entertainment and/or technology? Are you seeking an endearing story about friendship told with British comedy? If so you’re in luck because Director-Writer Reggie Yates has got you covered.In his breakout Feature-debut Pirates, Yates takes us on a journey through London on New Year's Eve 1999. 18-year-old life-long friends, Cappo (Elliot Edusah), Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) and Kidda (Reda Elazouar), travel from ...
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#SXSW: “MASTER”
By Amanda Gilmore
Following its acclaim at Sundance, now's your chance to see it at SXSW! Master follows three Black women at an elite New England university, Ambrose College, built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill. Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) has just been instated as Master, first-year student Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee) is trying to find her place, and literature professor Liv Beckman (Amber Gray) attempts to get her tenure. The three women navigate the politics and privilege ...
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#SXSW: “LIZZO’S WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GRRRLS”
By Mr. Will Wong
LIZZO became a household name in 2019, propelling to widespread popularity with her powerful message of body positivity and undeniable hits "Juice", "Good as Hell" and "Truth Hurts". She'd go on to win three Grammys and become a cultural icon.
She parlays her success into upcoming Prime Video series LIZZO'S WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GRRRLS, just as she prepares to go on tour in support of her upcoming album, and also her performance in Bonnaroo 2021. The Reality Show pits ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: COMPLETE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
The 2022 SXSW Film Festival takes place between March 11-20, 2022 in Austin, Texas and we're so excited to bring your our coverage. Though we're covering it virtually, this is a very exciting lineup of Films and episodic programming.
This year's Festival is comprised of 99 Features including 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, 13 Texas Premieres, and 111 Short Films. Plus, 24 Music Videos, 11 Episodic Premieres, 6 Episodic Pilots, 29 ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE” TRAILER
We are so excited to see Michelle Yeoh in EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE at SXSW! Here is our first glance at its Trailer!
Synopsis:
A film from Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., with James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE – In Theaters March 25, 2022 via Elevation Pictures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rODVhHbq-k
(Photo credit: A24/Elevation Pictures)
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