Do you want to see real Female Superheroes in a Documentary? LUCHADORAS portrays the women of Ciudad Juarez as fighters, giving a new and different image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico. Our protagonists fight in the Lucha Libre ring and in their daily lives, getting back up after each blow. […]
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SxSW 2021 Interview – POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA director Wes Hurley
An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America. Full of unexpected twists, the film is an immigrant’s take on the American Dream and the power of cinema, proving that life is often stranger than fiction. Having its World […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA director Kayla Abuda Galang
Learning Tagalog with Kayla is a daydream of a language learning lesson where the teacher’s allowed to get a little candid and personal with you for a few minutes. Having its World Premiere in Texas Shorts at SxSW Online, we speak with Kayla Abuda Galang about her short LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA. I hear you […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – OUR BED IS GREEN director Maggie Brennan
OUR BED IS GREEN follows a young woman named Cecily who goes to Realm, a virtual reality facility that is quite transparent about the erotic potential of its services. Wall to wall, Realm is lined with tempting previews from its menu of stock experiences. But it also offers something more: with the help of powerful […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – THE CRIMINALS director Serhat Karasslan
In a small Turkish town, a young couple is trying to rent a room in a hotel to spend a romantic evening but they are rejected from all hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. They find a way to get a room, but the situation gets out of control. Screening in the […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – NUEVO RICO director Kristian Mercado Figueroa
NUEVO RICO is a story about a brother and sister who stumble on a celestial secret that propels them into fame, where they have to navigate staying a family and not be torn apart by the music industry. We used boundary pushing visuals to show how systemic capitalism can devour all bonds. The root of […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – FEMME directors Sam H. Freeman & Ng Choon Ping
“Jordan is a femme gay man—a label he wears proudly. But every time he steps out of the house with his lipstick on, he remembers his dad’s stark warning: the world will always be a dangerous place for a boy like him. After suffering heartbreak at a nightclub, Jordan meets Wes, a drug-dealer, out on […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – PLANT HEIST directors Chelsi & Gabriel DeCuba
When a wildlife officer receives a tip about suspicious packages being sent to Asia he further investigates and exposes a black market operating out of local California post offices. What exactly is being smuggled? Plants. Dudleya Farinosa to be exact. This small unassuming plant carries a hefty bounty on its head internationally, where a single […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – THE MOOGAI director Jon Bell
THE MOOGAI is an Australian Aboriginal psychological horror about a young couple who have to face a malevolent spirit that wants to take their newborn baby. The themes deal with Australia’s “Stolen Generations”, as well as the ways in which trauma jumps from parent to child and lastly Post Natal Depression. In the tradition of […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – STUFFED creators Theo Rhys and Joss Holden-Rea
STUFFED is a musical about a taxidermist who wants to ‘stuff’ a human and the human she finds online who wants to be ‘stuffed’. It’s like one of those grim rumours you might have been freaked out by as a kid, or heard about happening on the dark web. Something you can’t unhear. Maybe un-surprisingly […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – FLEX directors Josefin Malmén & David Strindberg
A semi-surreal comedy short that (literally) lets you under the skin of a bodybuilder and his ambivalent self-image – exploring the fine line between self-loathing and self-loving. As part of the Midnight Shorts, we spoke with the team behind FLEX at SxSW Online. Welcome to SxSW and congratulations! Is this your first SxSW experience? Thank […]