SXSW Alumni Film Releases – May 2018

Discover some of the SXSW Film Festival alumni films on release this month, such as The Cleanse, First Reformed, and Paa Joe & The Lion. Continue on for a complete list with trailers and more info.

The Cleanse
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Screened at SXSW as The Master Cleanse, Bobby Miller’s ingenious, lunatic monster comedy is finally unleashed.
In Theaters May 4
On Demand May 4

First Reformed
Narrative Feature, 2018
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Piety, desire and obsession collide in this intense drama from Paul Schrader, and featuring a characteristically committed performance from Ethan Hawke.
In Theaters May 18

Krypton
Episodic, World Premiere, 2018
Website | Trailer

The Superman mythology gets a visionary new treatment in this SyFy show focusing on the iconic superhero’s home planet and its denizens.
Now On Demand

Most Likely To Murder
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2018
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Adam Pally, Rachel Bloom and Vincent Kartheiser lead this acerbic, left-field take on the “home for the holidays” comedy subgenre.
Now on Demand
Now on DVD

Paa Joe & The Lion
Documentary Feature, North American Premiere, 2017
Website | Trailer

The unlikely story of a Ghanaian master artist and craftsman, and some truly remarkable coffins, built with love and imagination.
Now Streaming

Rapture
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Rapture shines a light on contemporary hip hop culture, featuring artists like T.I., Rapsody, G-Eazy, and 2 Chainz.
Now Streaming

Small Town Crime
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2017
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John Hawkes stars in this gripping, tough-as-nails neo-noir that manages to be fresh and old school at the same time.
Now On Demand

Vida
Episodic, World Premiere, 2018
Website | Trailer

This beautiful, timely drama follows two Mexican-American sisters in LA as they confront a difficult past and a complex future.
Broadcast May 6th

Who We Are Now
Narrative Feature, US Premiere, 2018
Website

A devastatingly raw performance from Juliane Nicholson anchors this delicate, nuanced redemption drama from SXSW veteran Matthew Newton.
In Theaters May 25