By Jason Whyte, Managing Editor With contributions from Kielan Ellis, Daniel Azbel & Ben Scanga 2018 marked my 11th year at the South By Southwest Conference & Festivals and my first covering as Managing Editor for GetReelMovies.com. To say this was a fun year in Austin is a massive understatement; every day brought great […]
SxSW 2018
SxSW 2018 Interview: Meet the team behind THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE – CONNY PLANK!
“The idea to make a documentary about Conny emerged while I was clearing out the recording studio after the death of my mother. It occurred to me that I knew my father but I could not understand the producer Conny Plank. So I started a research project into the work of my father. And wow […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: Meet the team from HEAVY TRIP!
“This is an anarchic comedy on a Finnish heavy rock band on their way to a Norwegian metal festival. The lead singer Turo, 25, tries to overcome his fears by leading his band, Impaled Rektum, to the hottest metal festival of Norway. Their journey includes metal music, vomiting, grave robbings, fake vikings and the first […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: JINN director Nilja Mu’min
“Jinn is a coming of age film about a teenage dancer named Summer whose world is shaken when her mother, Jade, converts to Islam. At first resistant to the faith, she becomes drawn to some of it teachings, and experiences deep feelings for a Muslim classmate, Tahir, crossing the thin line between desire and piety.” […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE director Hao Wu
“People’s Republic of Desire tells a real-life Black-Mirror-like story, in which technology gives young people otherwise of no future prospect a chance at fame and fortune, but also destroys their personal happiness in the process. The story is set in China, where internet adoption among the youths has arguably leaped ahead of the US, and […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY director Steve Sullivan
“Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story is a documentary about the maverick Manchester comedian and showbiz superstar in the papier-mâché head, Frank Sidebottom and the real life of his creator, the mysterious and rarely seen artist and singer/songwriter Chris Sievey. It’s a very strange, hilarious and moving tale and it’s all true. You couldn’t […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: ALL SQUARE producer Jordan Foley
“ALL SQUARE is about a down-on-his-luck bookie from a blue collar town who befriends an ex-girlfriend’s kid. The kid invites him to his local ball game, and that’s where our hero gets the bright idea to start taking bets on youth league baseball games. Everything is going well for him until degenerate gamblers start […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS director Jake Meginsky
“The marvelous, mosaic-covered house of drummer Milford Graves in South Jamaica, Queens (New York) is crammed with art: African masks, Egyptian statues and medical models. His beautiful garden is just as eclectic, full of flowers and plants from all different cultures. This ‘global garden’ reflects his inclusive philosophy. His ideas on rhythm and […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: ARE WE GOOD PARENTS director Bola Ogun
“A couple grapple with their openness as parents when their 14-year-old daughter, whom they thought was gay, says she’s going to her first dance with her classmate Ryan.” Director Bola Ogun on ARE WE GOOD PARENTS which screens at the 2018 South By Southwest Conference & Festivals. Congratulations on your film playing in Austin […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: THIS ONE’S FOR THE LADIES director Gene Graham
“THIS ONE’S FOR THE LADIES is initially a movie about exotic male dancers and the women who love them. But it evolves into a movie about female sexuality, sisterhood, family and community. Bold, hilarious, thought provoking and emotional, This One’s For The Ladies is a real time look at contemporary Black America.” Director Gene Graham […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: GARRY WINOGRAND: ALL THINGS ARE PHOTOGRAPHABLE director Sasha Waters Freyer
“Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable is about one of the great photographers of the 20th century. If you’re a fan of street photography, you probably already know (and love) his work. But it’s also likely that you’ve never heard of him before. He was celebrated in his lifetime with solo shows in major […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: GETTING OVER director Jason Charnick
“The short answer is that GETTING OVER s a feature-length documentary about my father, a lifelong heroin addict who died of AIDS back in 1997. The longer answer is that it’s not only about my dad, but about my need to get to know my father better. I used to say often, and it’s repeated […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: CHI-TOWN director Nick Budabin
“Chi-Town follows 17-year-old Keifer Sykes as he leaves the south side of Chicago and embarks on an improbable four-year journey to the NBA. Keifer is an underdog his entire high school career, but in college, he bursts onto the scene as the most explosive point guard in college basketball. At only 5-11, Keifer is usually […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME director Abner Benaim
“It’s a film about salsa icon Ruben Blades, featuring Sting, Paul Simon, Junot Diaz, Residente, Gilberto Santa Rosa and many other stars from the Latin music world.” Director Abner Benaim on RUBEN BLADES IS NOT MY NAME which screens at SxSW 2018. I hear you are back at SxSW this year! Tell me about what […]
SxSW 2018 Interview: RUSH HOUR director Luciana Kaplan
“We all know people that spend half of their day commuting to work. The emotional cost of this fact is huge and shapes the life of millions of people everyday. Rush Hour focus on the impact of all the lost hours spend in transportation of 3 different people in 3 different different and complicated cities […]