New music from three artists, plus a 1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and Allen Ginsberg's first recorded reading of "Howl."
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SXSW Film Review: ‘How It Ends’ – Pandemic Filmmaking
"How It Ends' takes us to the last day on Earth before it gets destroyed by an asteroid. You have to get to a party and someone has stolen your car.
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Sir Ian McKellen, Tori Butler-Hart, and Matthew Butler-Hart explain creative ways to make a film during a pandemic.
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This documentary is a cautionary tale for all those who start out in beauty pageants. If they, as child stars, possess the talent to parlay their success into worldwide tours at 25, the exposure can be treacherous.
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SXSW 2021 takes virtual conferencing to new levels of participant interaction.
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'The OXY Kingpins' gives a valuable perspective on the impact of corporations on our society's opioid addiction.
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SXSW Music Festival 2021 features over 280 artists via unique online music showcases from March 16-20, 2021.
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The conductor spoke with us about reimagining opera for a young video-obsessed generation, and about the challenges and rewards of staging live opera with an audience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Climate Change’s Growing Toll on Culture and the Arts
From historic buildings to electric guitars, and from fine wines to ancient statues, irreplaceable pieces of culture and the arts around the world are falling victim to our runaway use of fossil fuels.
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The new film by Anna Kerrigan tackles the subject of gender identity in a unique way.
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