Movies

“This film will throw you into the deep end of the pool and watch as you try and survive.  The film will be a first hand experience as to what it is like to be an immigrant and the trials and tribulations you have to endure just to make it to the U.S. only to […]

“It’s a fact: the smartphone and its social media applications are addictive. As habit-forming effects surface at an alarming rate, we seem to shift our gaze. Bite-sized warning flares lift into the public sphere, but this vital discussion rarely goes beyond clickbait headlines and trendy explorations. UNDER THE INFLUENCE is a documentary series that raises […]

“BLOCKS is an existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit plastic toy blocks.” Director Bridget Moloney on BLOCKS which screens in the Shorts section of SxSW 2020!  Editor’s Note: While SxSW was officially cancelled on March 6th, 2020, the below interview was one of many that already took […]

“HEART TO HEART is a short comedy pilot about Liddy, played by Fern Deacon, a young girl who is in hospital being treated for heart failure. While there, she develops a crush on her nurse Kim (Siena Kelly), but is scared to make the first move…except her sick heart (voiced by David Tennant!) has something […]

“EVERYONE TOGETHER is a comedy series that brings together two dysfunctional families from different cultural backgrounds as they clash and bond over a new major family milestone each season. In the pilot, resentments and old wounds come to the forefront when siblings Lulu and Martin are forced to attend the week-long, campsite wedding of their […]

“It’s THE BREAKFAST CLUB for eco-terrorists, a fire set halfway around the world and twenty years ago raging in the present. A ghost tells you about the last day of his life, planning the revolution with his activist friends before tragically exploding on a mountainside during their botched mission. But it’s also about love and […]

“WAFFLE is an exciting horror-comedy that also holds up a mirror to society. The story follows Kerry at a sleepover with the socially awkward, mysteriously orphaned heiress Katie, who Kerry learns the hard way always gets what she wants. It warns us of a future in which we have grown so isolated that friendship and […]

“The Soundcloud Rap documentary you’ve all been waiting for.  Featuring some of the scene’s biggest stars. Packed full of great music, comical moments, and an eerie ending that will leave you at the edge of your seats.” Director Justin Staple on AMERICAN RAPSTAR which screens in the 2020 edition of SxSW Film.  Editor’s Note: While […]

“All Luke and his mom have are two garbage bags full of clothes, and two tickets out of town on the midnight Greyhound. Like he’s assembling a puzzle, Luke has to figure out the why of it–all before the person they’re running from puts together the pieces.  RUNON is a short film that is a […]

“It’s a stop-motion animation cannibal roller-coaster about a day in the life of a complicated cannibal.” Director Leo Nicholson on Gholü by Oh Sees, which screens in the music video section of SxSW 2020 Film.  Editor’s Note: While SxSW was officially cancelled on March 6th, 2020, the below interview was one of many that already […]

“Our music video follows a sign spinner across Hollywood who only finds his joie de vie while sign spinning and listening to HUMANS (the band). Our lead is the three time world champion sign spinner Kadeem Johnson.” Director Peter Ricq on his music video Noose by the band Humans which shows in the music video […]

“This film is focused on a high school teenager who cannot handle the stresses of his day. After turning down plans with a girl, missing deadlines, dealing with the bully of his class, and being bombarded with endless loads of homework, he is pushed to the breaking point. Waking up in the middle of the […]

“It is about staying true to yourself and still belonging to your family. Specifically, IMYT is a story about a Muslim cop, a single father to a teenage ballerina, and how they both balance the unannounced surprise visit of the estranged grandfather from Pakistan. This coincides with the cop being asked by his boss to […]

“TOMBOY is a film about four incredible drummers who happen to be women. Told in cinematic, parallel narratives, this character-driven film explores how women make their way through a male-dominated industry and the pivotal crossroads they face across generations. Combining a treasure trove of unseen archival footage, intimate portraiture, moving interviews, and some serious drumming […]

“There is a poem called “The Silence of the Stars” by David Wagoner, about an encounter between the Bushmen of the Kalahari and a British man who cannot hear the stars singing.  The Bushmen are in a total state of disbelief. These men of the Kalahari, “who plant nothing, who have almost nothing to hunt, […]