SXSW Interest List 2024
It's SXSW time and unfortunately due to a heavy travel schedule and the timing, I cannot attend this year. This has not stopped me from creating a list of great SXSW movies to catch elsewhere.
The list is in alphabetical order. I will move titles over to my SXSW viewed list as I watch them across the year.
The list is in alphabetical order. I will move titles over to my SXSW viewed list as I watch them across the year.
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- DirectorJulie Lunde LillesæterThree Austin women join a lawsuit with others arguing rape goes unprosecuted. Despite setbacks, they persevere to hold law enforcement accountable for inaction and catalyze change.
- DirectorNatalie BaileyStarsJackie van BeekJeremy Lindsay TaylorJosephine BlazierSelf-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.
- DirectorE.L. KatzStarsSamara WeavingNathan Stewart-JarrettVic Carmen SonneIn a world no one speaks a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness
- DirectorPamela AdlonStarsElena OuspenskaiaSandra BernhardOliver PlattPlot under wraps
- DirectorJack ClarkJim WeirStarsMackenzie FearnleyShabana AzeezBen HunterA bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.
- DirectorShiori ItoStarsShiori ItoJournalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault, seeking to prosecute the high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case, exposing Japan's outdated judicial and societal systems.
- DirectorTracie LaymonStarsBarbie FerreiraJohn LeguizamoFrench StewartAfter searching for her estranged father online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story.
- DirectorTilman SingerStarsDan StevensHunter SchaferJessica HenwickA 17-year old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.
- DirectorNicole RiegelStarsThomas DohertyKiKi LayneMelanie Nicholls-KingIt follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
- DirectorJoe DeBoerKyle McConaghyStarsSterling Macer Jr.John FleckTomas BoykinAn ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
- DirectorShannon TriplettStarsBeau BridgesFrances FisherKristine FrosethA woman crashes her car and walks down the road for help - only to find no matter which way she walks she ends up back at her crashed car again.
- DirectorSara ZandiehStarsStephanie BeatrizLilly SinghJessica ClementAn Indian-American virgin gets a job teaching high school sex ed.
- DirectorBenjamin FinkelStarsBen ChaplinAllan CordunerLucinda Lee Dawson GraySummer, 2002. Watching her sick father decline, 11-year-old Johanna makes a call for a good spirit to save him. But something else comes instead.
- DirectorBill Ross IVTurner RossStarsTony AburtoMicah BunchNichole DukesFollows 5 teenagers from small-town Oregon who, with high school in the rearview, decide to embark on one last adventure: to make it to a place they've never been -the Pacific coast, 500 miles away. Their plan, in full: "F**k it."
- DirectorMarco CalvaniStarsMarco PigossiJames BlandMarisa TomeiHeartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Lourenço searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown. As the summer season comes to a fade, he sparks an intense and unexpected romance with Maurice. Together, the two reconcile the pasts they've left behind and their uncertain futures.
- DirectorSaïd BelktibiaStarsGolshifteh FarahaniAmine ZariouhiJérémy FerrariA woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash.
- DirectorAlex StapletonStarsRocsi DiazDella GloverMarshall MathersFactory worker Dell Glover becomes an early pioneer of illegal online file-sharing, sparking a global digital piracy revolution.
- DirectorDavid Joseph CraigBrian CranoStarsNick KrollAndrew RannellsMorgan SpectorStranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over.
- DirectorCazzie DavidElisa KalaniStarsSofia Black-D'EliaRaymond Cham Jr.Ray NicholsonA subversive romantic comedy gone wrong that follows a young woman into and out of an emotionally abusive relationship.
- DirectorJane SchoenbrunStarsJustice SmithBrigette Lundy-PaineIan ForemanTwo teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously cancelled.
- DirectorTommy DorfmanStarsAlexandra DaddarioCole SprouseJudson MillsIt follows a teen who after being kicked out of the house by their parents, embarks upon a journey of self-discovery that teaches them about love, friendship, and family.
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsAnne HathawayNicholas GalitzineElla RubinSolène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
- DirectorGreg JardinStarsBrittany O'GradyJames MorosiniAlycia Debnam-CareyA pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.
- DirectorKourtney RoyStarsChloe PirrieJeff GladstoneJason DelineA woman searches for a missing monster hunter, realizing she has an inextricable bond with the creature being pursued.
- DirectorPeter SillenFuturists Martine and Bina Rothblatt create humanoid AI Bina48 to transfer Bina's consciousness into a robot, aiming to perpetuate their extraordinary love affair across eternity.
- DirectorSam YatesStarsDaisy RidleyMatilda Anna Ingrid LutzShazad LatifA couple find their lives turned upside-down when their daughter is cast alongside a controversial major star.
- DirectorRoshan SethiStarsKaran SoniJonathan GroffSunita ManiWhen Naveen brings his fiance Jay home to meet his family, his traditional Indian parents must contend with accepting his white partner and helping them plan the most fabulous same sex Indian wedding the Bay Area has ever seen.
- DirectorMuta'Ali MuhammadStarsDaymond JohnTed FarnsworthJohn FichthornExploring the company founding and the implosion of the business by outside investors who took over the company, left it bankrupt and under investigation.
- DirectorPatricia FranquesaTrapped in a digital blackmail labyrinth after her computer is stolen, director Pati documents the real-time persecution as a way of survival.
- DirectorBernardo BrittoStarsMary-Louise ParkerAyo EdebiriCarlos JacottA woman from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to.
- DirectorDavid ZellnerNathan ZellnerStarsJesse EisenbergRiley KeoughChristophe Zajac-DenekA year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable.
- DirectorJoy WilkinsonStarsEmma McDonaldBilly PostlethwaiteAmit ShahDaniel has kept the keys to the places he's lived in. Lena wants to use them - on the ultimate tour of London, a weekend of getting to know each other intimately in other people's homes. This risky fantasy soon becomes a deadly threat.
- DirectorFreddy MacdonaldStarsEve ConnollyCalum WorthyJohn LynchA seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.
- DirectorChristy CarpenterAbby GinzbergStarsLiz CarpenterLuci Baines JohnsonBill MoyersA journalist reports on JFK assassination, helps enact Great Society reforms in White House, co-founds women's political group, leads 1977 women's conference, and champions Equal Rights Amendment.
- DirectorGreg KwedarStarsColman DomingoSean Dino JohnsonClarence MaclinDivine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
- DirectorSarah GibsonStarsStormy DanielsTravis PartinJoy KingBehind the curtain with Stormy Daniels as she shares her story. The film follows her reinventing herself while grappling with events from 5 years earlier that made her an unlikely American icon.
- DirectorTara PirniaStarsAlicia WittJeff FaheyCristián de la FuenteA man's world gets turned upside down and he finds himself stranded at a homeless shelter, where he meets a young widow. He begins to fall in love and to understand how helping others is the true path to finding happiness.
- DirectorMichael FelkerStarsAdam David ThompsonRiley DandyChloe SkoczenIn order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.
- DirectorNadia ConnersStarsElizabeth ReaserWalton GogginsLois SmithA stranger crashes a party, sparking a comedy of errors, and a reordering of life.
- DirectorAnu ValiaStarsKirbySarah GoldbergPaul AdelsteinWe Strangers is an addictive and haunting study of race, class and assimilation, centering around Ray, a charming and self-determined woman living in Gary, Indiana.
- DirectorMatthew ArnoldFreddie WongStarsIndiana ArnoldNevada ArnoldAshly BurchIn near future, everyone's gotten used to the 10, 000-mile alien tentacle that materialized in the sky, and a struggling beekeeper and a grieving wanderer must join together and take a dangerous roadtrip to get their teleported stuff back.
- DirectorJenny CarchmanIn 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking and bizarre deliveries. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects.
- DirectorKyle MooneyStarsJaeden MartellRachel ZeglerJulian DennisonTwo high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.
- DirectorCarolina MarkowiczStarsMaeve JinkingsThomas AquinoIsac GraçaSuellen, a toll booth attendant, uses her job to help a gang of thieves steal watches so that she can afford to send her son to a gay conversion workshop.
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsRyan GoslingEmily BluntAaron Taylor-JohnsonA down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend's blockbuster film.