Movies

“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, […]

“TEENAGE BADASS is movie about a fictional band named Stylo and the Murder Dogs. The story takes place in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona. We follow a 19 year old drummer named Brad. He’s working as a house cleaner when he strikes gold and gets audition with the hottest singer/songwriter in town Kirk Stylo. Brad  jumps […]

“BLACKHEADS is an animated film about a woman coping with bad therapy, heartbreak, and blackheads. This film, to me, means self-reconciliation. It’s a journey towards independence, facing demons, and finding self-worth. And of course, perfecting a skincare regimen.” — Filmmaker Emily Ann Hoffman on BLACKHEADS which is an animated short playing at SxSW 2020 Film. […]

“This is a blue collar sci-fi film, a story about how a seismic shift in technology in an alternate present actually affects the underbelly of that boom, the workers themselves. The film imagines a world where quantum computing has taken over, and a booming gig economy has popped up in rural areas where all this […]

“LUCKY, to me, is a unique modern horror stalker/slasher by way of BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The more surreal the events of the film start to get, the more it starts to mirror our own world. It’s a very timely, relevant, & absurdly dark humored story that asks us, the audience, when do […]

“THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE has taken much of its inspiration from the ground- breaking essay Uses of the Erotic by feminist Audre Lorde.  In her essay, Lorde tells us that, the erotic is a force within all of us, including men. Women are warned against it all their lives by the male world, and so […]