Its exciting for us to unveil the talent reflected in this years lineup.
During SXSWs nine days, 125 features will be shown, with additional titles yet to be announced.
These films were selected from 2,432 feature-length film submissions, with a total of 7,651 films submitted this year.
Credit: Wilson Webb/TriStar Pictures
The festival then runs through March 19.
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Ten world premieres; ten unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling.
Selected from 1,407 narrative feature submissions in 2017.
Selected from 973 feature documentary submissions in 2017.
Frisell said of the film, Its like the inside of my brain!
This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magics greatest hidden treasures.
After decades of failed attempts, a massive push is now underway to crack the holy grail of energy.
Directed by Ben Wheatley.
Daphne is the crowd of faceless strangers we brush past every day.
Daphne is being young and always searching for more.
where a disturbing hit game show has its contestants ending their lives for the publics enjoyment.
Barbecue(Australia)
Director: Matthew Salleh
Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat.
Its a ritual performed religiously across the world.
For some its a path to salvation.
It is the pride of nations.
And the stories told around the fires become a way to bring the world together.
Includes rare performance footage, surprising stories and insights into how Jim led his team to produce legendary work.
The arrival of web sites showing amateur clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed.
Behind this transformation lies one opaque multinational.
Assholes
Director/Screenwriter: Peter Vack
Adah and Aaron are recovering addicts who are struggling to stay sober.
Premiere)
The Relationtrip
Directors: Renee Felice Smith, C.A.
Gabriel, Screenwriters: C.A.
(World Premiere)
Give Me Future (a.k.a.
Killa P, a.k.a.
The film depicts the human, personal dimension behind these icons, deconstructing gender stereotypes.
A documentary about coming-of-age between boarding school corridors, wrestling gyms and boy band posters.
(North American Premiere)
FESTIVAL FAVORITES
Acclaimed standouts & selected previous premieres from festivals around the world.
An examination of the free press in an age of inequality.
Our Special Events section offers unusual, unexpected and unique one-off film events.
But dont go anywhere before the big surprise!!
Premiere)
Earth(with live score by DakhaBrakha) (Ukraine)
Director: Alexander Dovzhenko
Earth.
This 1930s silent film tells the story of farmers resisting Stalins plan to collectivize their farms.
This performance features DakhaBrakha playing their own live score for this classic of Soviet cinema.
With humor and intense live performances, Hype!
immerses you in the vibrant subculture and media madness of early 90s Seattle.
