Festivals

The producers talk about the making of first Finnish comedy to premiere at SXSW.

The SXSW Film Festival 2018 included 136 feature films: 89 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres, and 49 feature films from first-time filmmakers.

With an impressive list of international directors providing interpretations of their own local legends, the blood-soaked 'Field Guide to Evil' brings surreal nightmares to life.

Aronofsky shared stories about his early struggles in getting films made. Out of these, he said, he developed ten commandments for filmmaking. 'I present these in all humility,' he said, 'as I am kind of a hack writer compared to that Bible guy.'

Until the 'bust' of the boom-and-bust cycle, pleasure seekers are blind to their condition. They don't recognize that their material lasciviousness bleeds the soul and psyche. With guided, well-crafted commentary Greenfield describes how the materialism that consumerism perpetuates insidiously destroys.

The documentary filmmaker's first narrative feature is an exciting true crime caper.

I was expecting Old Yeller with a horse, 'Lean on Pete' was way more than that. Part of SXSW’s Festival Favorites screenings, the film totally draws you in.

The writer/director's road trip comedy is invigorated by a splendid cast.

The SXSW Conference and festivals is the whole world decorated in a Texas wrapper.

Once again, the Athena Film Festival held at Barnard College shines a light on issues of women's equity and men's personal freedom from fear to share power with them.