SXSW 2015
The films showed at the 2015 SXSW
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- DirectorHannah FidellStarsTaissa FarmigaBen RosenfieldLindsay BurdgeA young couple, bound by a seemingly ideal love, begin to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.
- DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsDavid MorseJared BreezeRainn WilsonAn intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.
- DirectorBenjamin DickinsonStarsBenjamin DickinsonNora ZehetnerDan GillIn near future Brooklyn, an ad executive uses a new Augmented Reality technology to conduct an affair with his best friend's girlfriend...sort of.
- DirectorAlison BagnallStarsOlly AlexanderKentucker AudleyJoslyn JensenA latchkey trust-funder and a hapless anti-childhood-obesity crusader bond as they vie for the heart of a troubled animal activist.
- DirectorPatrick WangStarsWendy MonizTrevor St. JohnRachel DratchThe story is based on the novel by Leah Hager Cohen in which a couple's baby dies 57 hours after his birth and the parents try to return to their previous lives and struggle to regain a semblance of normalcy for themselves and their two children.
- DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsKrisha FairchildAlex DobrenkoRobyn FairchildKrisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
- DirectorJ. DavisStarsJay DuplassLinas PhillipsLeonora PittsTwo brothers tour Charles Manson murder sites. One is a devoted family man. One is devoted to The Family.
- DirectorNoah PritzkerStarsBen KonigsbergGreg GermannMira SorvinoA teenager's family falls apart, so he finds a better one.
- DirectorJoseph FrankZachary ReedStarsSeth DuboisFloyd RichRico S.A tale of a big dream and a pig dream takes place in D.C. A family is determined to make their 1,000-pound pig the Redskins mascot. A few blocks away two teen fathers in search of a better life are presented with an unexpected opportunity.
- DirectorSteven PietStarsJohn AshtonAlex MoffatJenna Lyng AdamsIn this tale of small town intrigue, an urbanite returns to his quiet hometown on an impromptu trip as his Uncle, widely respected in town, struggles to evade suspicion of a murder.
- DirectorLuke MeyerStarsMalcolm BrickhouseJarad DawkinsAlec AtkinsBREAKING A MONSTER chronicles the break-out year of the band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH, following 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins as they first encounter stardom and the music industry, transcending childhood to become the rock stars they always dreamed of being.
- DirectorNoah HuttonDeep Time portrays the landowners, state officials, and oil workers at the center of the most prolific oil boom on the planet for the past six years.
- DirectorAlexandria BombachMo ScarpelliStarsMassoud HossainiWakil KohsarNajibullah MusaferWhen the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for themselves. Through cinema vérité, intimate interviews, powerful photojournalism, and never-before-seen archival footage shot in secret during the Taliban regime, the film connects audiences with four humans in the pursuit of the truth.
- DirectorAndrew BerendsWhile the Nuba men make war with the Sudanese government, their children look on in fear and confusion. Eleven year old Madina dreams of a brighter future, but in the midst of Sudan's hidden war, a brighter future is so far off.
- DirectorBrad BarberScott ChristophersonStarsRadley BalkoWilliam 'Dub' LawrenceA look at the increasingly militarized state of American police told through the story of "Dub" Lawrence, a former sheriff who established his state's first SWAT team only to see it kill his son-in-law in a standoff 30 years later.
- DirectorTimothy WheelerObsessive egg thieves threaten the rarest birds by robbing their nests each Spring while a UK national police operation tries to stop them. Money is not a factor for these bandits. They are motivated by both their passion for the beauty of the egg as well as the thrill of the chase. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds teams with the National Wildlife Crime Unit for Operation Easter, to hunt and jail these robbers. Thousands of eggs confiscated in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath floorboards, and in secret rooms. With unprecedented access to the most notorious and most unsuspecting perpetrators, POACHED delves into the psychology of these wildlife criminals as they confront their obsession. Ultimately showing when passion turns to obsession, it can destroy the very object of ones desire.
- DirectorLewis BennettStarsDerek GunningDeli owner Salam Kahil is an art collector, a former male escort, an amateur musician, and a sandwich maker to the homeless in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, but his true passion is talking about blow jobs.
- DirectorRon NyswanerStarsMary BirdsongTyne DalyDave DavisMary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful. Featuring Frances McDormand, Melissa Leo, and Valerie Harper.
- DirectorSamantha FutermanRyan MiyamotoStarsSkylar AstinAnaïs BordierJacques BordierAdopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.
- DirectorElizabeth GiamattiAlex SichelStarsLili TaylorBy creating a fictional character based on herself, filmmaker Alex Sichel learns how to navigate a terminal disease with grace and humor.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsRussell BrandSimon AmstellAndrew AntonioFollows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores his own true icons - Gandhi, Che Guevara, Malcolm X & Jesus Christ- & evolves from addict & Hollywood star to an unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Will Brand hold fast against the roar of criticism to break out of the very system that built him?
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
- DirectorEtan CohenStarsWill FerrellKevin HartAlison BrieWhen millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsSally FieldMax GreenfieldTyne DalyA self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
- DirectorBill PohladStarsJohn CusackPaul DanoElizabeth BanksIn the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsAl PacinoHolly HunterHarmony KorineLeft heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsMelissa McCarthyRose ByrneJude LawA desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsSteve JobsAlex GibneySteve WozniakA look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
- DirectorBob ByingtonStarsJason SchwartzmanOlympia DukakisTunde AdebimpeSharing a small apartment with his sleepy French bulldog, an unmotivated thirty-something slacker lands a job at a Quick Lube to be close to the shop's beautiful manager. Has he found a new purpose in life? Is there still hope?
- DirectorJustin LernerStarsDeborah Ann WollJoseph CrossTravis Quentin YoungDavis meets a cute young woman claiming to be his cousin. After confirming that his dad has a secret brother, he visits her and her two sisters. What keeps their dads apart?
- DirectorGraham HenmanStarsVanessa KirbyJohn HannahEd WestwickA young ambitious chef becomes mixed up with the East End London mob when he witnesses a murder.
- DirectorTodd Strauss-SchulsonStarsTaissa FarmigaMalin AkermanAdam DevineA young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsJudy GreerNatasha LyonneMalcolm BarrettFollows the lives two co-dependent sisters who work as hotel maids in Fresno.
- DirectorOren ShaiStarsJocelin DonahueKelly LynchJim BeaverDecades ago at The Frontier, a diner with 3 motel rooms in the desert on old route 66, a young woman stops and gets work. She reads about a murder in Flagstaff and a $2M armored truck heist. Is it connected to the people at The Frontier?
- DirectorGuy MyhillStarsLiam WalpolePaul PopplewellSienna GuilloryA long hot summer in rural Norfolk and a rough coming of age for Goob Taylor, fighting with brutal, womanizing stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention, and falling for the exotic charms of a pretty foreign field worker.
- DirectorKatie CokinosStarsEden BrolinChelsea LopezCasper AndreasA poignant, lightly comedic story about a recent college grad who volunteers to care for her formidable great aunt. While at her rural estate, she unearths her family's past and takes a meaningful step toward her own future.
- DirectorDaniel ParkStarsRhonda AldrichSteve ByrneStefanie CarpenterIn LA's Koreatown, 5 legendary partiers go out for one more night of debauchery, growing up by throwing down like they did in the old days.
- DirectorRoss PartridgeStarsRoss PartridgeOona LaurenceJess WeixlerWhen a man meets a young girl in a parking lot he attempts to help her avoid a bleak destiny by initiating her into the beauty of the outside world. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.
- DirectorKatharine EmmerStarsJosh McDermittKatharine EmmerAdam LustickTwo depressed loners stuck house sitting together have 3 weeks to turn their lives around.
- DirectorJosh LawsonStarsBojana NovakovicJosh LawsonDamon HerrimanThe secret lives of five suburban couples living in Sydney reveal both the fetishes and the repercussions that come with sharing them.
- DirectorPaul DalioStarsKatie HolmesLuke KirbyChristine LahtiTwo bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.
- DirectorAntoine Bardou-JacquetStarsRupert GrintRon PerlmanRobert SheehanAfter failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, an unstable CIA agent must instead team up with a seedy rock band manager to develop the biggest con of all time-staging the moon landing.
- DirectorCharles HoodStarsAdam PallyRosa SalazarRob HuebelWorkaholic Kevin goes home with the beautiful train-wreck Madeline for a drunken one night stand, but he's horrified to discover she's actually his boss' jilted ex-mistress.
- DirectorRobert DuvallStarsRobert DuvallJames FrancoDarien WillardsonA detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.