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Category Archive: SXSW 2020

SXSW: “Hamtramck, USA” Tests the Great American Melting Pot

Hamtramck, USA
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America’s first Muslim-majority city learns the limits (and victories) of multiculturalism.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 24, 2020March 26, 2020

SXSW: Cablers of the World Unite in “Lapsis”

Lapsis
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Noah Hutton’s sci-fi satire of the gig economy wraps wry humor with sly critique of the daily grind.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

SXSW: “The Dilemma of Desire” Examines the Politics of Passion

SXSW The Dilemma of Desire
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Maria Finitzo’s documentary celebrates female sexuality in all its varied forms.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020

SXSW: “Once Upon a Time In Uganda” Tells a Tale of Inspiring Indie Filmmaking

Once Upon a Time In Uganda
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Cathryne Czubek & Hugo Perez’s endearing doc about Ugandan filmmaking group Wakaliwood is both accessible and specific.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 20, 2020March 22, 2020

SXSW: “Make Up” Links Drama and Horror with (Un)ease

Make Up
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Claire Oakley’s feature debut blurs the line between supernatural dread and human drama to make for a quiet […]

Douglas Laman Posted on March 20, 2020March 19, 2020

SXSW: “TFW No GF” Is a Surface-Level Look at Internet Trolls

TFW No GF
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Alex Lee Moyer’s documentary on the rise of incels doesn’t quite unlock what makes them so angry and dissatisfied.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

SXSW: “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” Charts a Life in Transition

SXSW I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
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Karen Bernstein’s doc about the gender-fluid journey of Brian Belovitch is a deep well of empathy.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

SXSW: Billie Piper Captures Some “Rare Beasts”

SXSW Rare Beasts
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Billie Piper makes waves with a visually stunning, but dramatically inert directorial debut.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

SXSW: “I Will Make You Mine” Hits a Humanistic High Note

I Will Make You Mine
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Lynn Chen’s debut is an achingly honest tale of lost time and potential.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

SXSW: “Cargo” Turns The Afterlife into a Quirky Space Drama

SXSW Cargo
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India’s “first spaceship movie” is a languid, but occasionally thoughtful sci-fi dramedy about the bureaucracy of death.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

SXSW: “A Most Beautiful Thing” Kinda Rows In Place

SXSW A Most Beautiful Thing
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Mary Mazzio’s inspirational sports doc is as empowering as it is occasionally muddled.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020
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