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‘Alone Together’ presents new style of filmmaking, explores intimate fan-artist relationship

Lauren Castro March 18, 2021

“Alone Together,” a documentary shot entirely during the pandemic, premiered on the closing night of South by Southwest 2021. The one-of-a-kind documentary follows experimental pop icon Charli...

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Matthew McConaughey and MLS Commissioner Don Garber discuss North American soccer’s future

Lauren Castro March 18, 2021

With the goal of bringing soccer to the forefront of sports in North America, Don Garber, the commissioner of Major League Soccer, and Matthew McConaughey, the UT minister of culture and co-owner of Austin...

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Indie filmmaker extraordinaire Mark Duplass talks creating art during COVID-19 pandemic

Thomas Casler March 18, 2021

Mark Duplass is a man of many hats. He has either executive produced, written and/or acted in multiple projects at this year’s South by Southwest. The indie filmmaker and UT radio-television-film...

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Finneas talks scoring his first film at SXSW

Morgan-Taylor Thomas March 18, 2021

Even while working on a documentary exploring life on tour with his sister (“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”), Finneas O'Connell still made time for his future and lifelong...

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Bill Hader, Alexi Pappas talk experiences with mental health at SXSW panel

Thomas Casler March 18, 2021

Trigger warning: discussions of mental health, depression, anxiety and suicide. Olympian, actor and author Alexi Pappas talked to comedian and filmmaker Bill Hader at their 2021 South by Southwest panel...

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‘Inbetween Girl’ director, writer Mei Makino talks balancing different cultures growing up

Jennifer Errico March 18, 2021

“Inbetween Girl’ premiered at South by Southwest 2021 on Thursday as UT alumna Mei Makino’s feature film debut. The film is a coming-of-age story about Chinese-American teen Angie Chen....

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‘The Feast’ serves up a foreboding, twisted experience

Noah Levine March 18, 2021

All dinner parties could use a severed leg to spice up the evening.  “The Feast” is a horror film featured in the South by Southwest 2021 Midnighters category. The film, set in the...

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‘Subjects of Desire’ documentary examines relationship between race, power, beauty from history to present

Grace Barnes March 18, 2021

TW: This story contain descriptions of enslavement and sexual violence.  A timely follow-up to Channing Godfrey Peoples’ 2020 narrative film “Miss Juneteenth,” which follows...

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HBO showrunners talk LGBTQ+ representation in television

Thomas Casler March 18, 2021

In one of the first panels of this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival, showrunners Russell T. Davies, creator of the HBO Max show “It’s a Sin,” and father/daughter duo Daniel...

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Q&A: ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ film team talks folk horror, editing, documentary production

Noah Levine March 18, 2021

“Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched,” a new documentary that premiered at South by Southwest 2021 on Wednesday, focuses on the evolution and history of the folk horror subgenre. The film features...

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‘Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil’ is a powerful depiction of addiction, trauma

Fiza Kuzhiyil March 17, 2021

TW: This story contains descriptions of drug abuse, sexual assault and eating disorders.  Singer and actress Demi Lovato is a familiar icon from her time on Disney Channel in the early 2010s and...

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Country musician Willie Nelson talks pandemic, activism at SXSW 2021

Morgan-Taylor Thomas March 17, 2021

After missing his 10:30 a.m. speech at South by Southwest in 1992 due to performing at a concert the night before, Willie Nelson made his first keynote debut at the 2021 online festival Wednesday.   In...

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