“The film follows the humble, dedicated few behind NASA’s longest running mission. They are the Voyager flight team engineers – who, from a drab, low-level, rented office space next to a McDonald’s, pilot the most distant mandmade objects through the unchartered frontier of interstellar space. Fighting outmoded, 1970s techonology and an ever shrinking window of […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – BAD AXE director David Siev
“At the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, I moved back home to my rural hometown in Bad Axe, MI. I began filming my close-knit Asian-American family and our struggles to keep our family restaurant alive during a very uncertain time. What I ended up capturing was a beautiful portrait of the year 2020 […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – SANTOS SKIN TO SKIN director Kathryn Golden
SANTOS SKIN TO SKIN is an outsider’s story, a film about the love of family, music and overcoming loss. John Santos’ story transcends the individual into something we can all recognize and it uses music to get us there. He’s not just a musician. He’s a culture bearer, a historian and a father who looks […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – JETHICA director Pete Ohs
JETHICA is about a woman with a stalker that she can’t get rid of but it’s really weird and oddly funny and has supernatural elements. Everything takes place on this beautiful, isolated ranch in New Mexico in the middle of nowhere. For fans of the Coen Brothers and early Jarmusch. ” Filmmaker Pete Ohs on […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – slash/back Director Nyla Innusuk
“slash/back is a movie about a group of teenage girls from a remote Arctic community who take on an alien invasion.” Director Nyla Innusuk on slash/back which screens at SxSW 2022. Welcome to SxSW! Is this your first SxSW experience? Are you attending in person or doing the virtual fest? It is! I will be […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 directors Gary Lane & Camille Hardman
“Over 40 years after the comedy film 9 to 5, working women are still fighting for the same serious issues of inequality the film tried to showcase behind a veil of humor.” Filmmaker Gary Lane on STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 which is screening at SxSW 2022. Co-director Camille Hardman also joins us for this […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – MORE THAN I REMEMBER director Amy Bench
“One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14-year-old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs. As her family scatters to the surrounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself completely alone. From there, she sets out on a remarkable solo journey across the globe, determined to reunite with her lost loved ones and lift […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – HIDDEN KINGDOM directors Sunny Lee & Jacqueline Davis
“HIDDEN KINGDOM Season One is a Five-part series that follows the lives of five different dancers living and hustling in New York City. Our pilot episode Kouadio follows our main character, a classically trained ballet dancer living in Harlem. Throughout the series we blend elements of the surreal with the intimacy of a diary, HIDDEN […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of MOON MANOR from LevelFilm!
Even in the midst of SxSW we are still watching out for our contest fans! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of MOON MANOR from our pals at LevelFilm and Route 504 PR! ABOUT: Today is Jimmy’s last day alive. His Alzheimer’s is worsening, so he’s decided to die like he has lived – […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – PEANUT director Mayra Estrada
“PEANUT is a stop-motion, comedic-horror short film. The film follows an accountant, Tim, who becomes overwhelmed with his workload and responsibility as the accountant firm’s only employee. As Tim works quickly to get all his work done, Tim’s desk begins to move by itself. Despite having lots of work, Tim seeks distraction, so he searches […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – OMOIYARI: A SONG FILM BY KISHI BASHI director Kaoru Ishibashi
“What are you doing Monday at 5:45pm or Friday at 2:45? Dinner not till 8? perfect. You should come to my movie about music, history, and Asian identity, blended together like your grandma’s best Easter meringue. This film will reinvigorate your connection to humanity and leave you hungry just in time for that casual business […]
SxSW 2022 Review – THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT – The Ultimate Meta
The UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT is the ultimate “meta” movie! Nicolas Cage plays one of his most difficult roles, playing himself. well, a fictional version of himself; which may be close to his true self. According to Cage it was not easy getting into his own head. This is one of the most “Cageian” films you […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – WILD BITCH directors Rebekka Johnson & Kate Nash
“WILD BITCH is a quirky thriller about a local reporter’s interview with a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote. This leads to an eerie trek in the woods that leaves them forever bonded with each other… and the beast. Thematically, Wild Bitch explores the connection between the destruction of nature and the […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – HOMESICK director Will Seefried
HOMESICK is an absurdist thriller about an unhappy man who visits a retreat offering adults a second chance at a happy childhood. The film attempts to answer the question: Is it ever too late to have a happy childhood? Welcome to SxSW and congratulations! Is this your first SxSW experience? I was scheduled to make […]
SxSW 2022 Interview – THE FACE OFF director Jose Miguel Martinez
“Cletus Abernathy, prompted by an upcoming morning duel, far removed from his glory days, is fraught with anxiety as he attempts to sharpen his skills one last time before confronting destiny. Thinking back to his past training with Samantha Tilley, Abernathy grows increasingly confident until he is pulled out of his delusions by the rumors […]