SXSW Alumni Film Releases – December 2018 and January 2019
Discover some of the SXSW Film Festival alumni films and shows on release this month, such as The Bill Murray Stories, Brewmaster, and Damsel. Continue on for a complete list with trailers and more info.
Agua Viva
Animated Short, 2018
Expressively animated and touchingly rendered, this poetic film from Miami’s Borscht stable won the Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize at SXSW 2018 and is finally available online.
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From A Mythical Man
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2018
The title speaks for itself - the ultimate primer for the mythology of a true American icon.
Blood Fest
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2018
Owen Egerton’s debut feature is a knowingly lurid, Grand Guignol trip through a night in slasher hell. It earns its horror stripes in a gleefully gruesome style.
Brewmaster
World Premiere, Documentary Feature, 2018
Pour yourself a tall glass and discover the art, creativuty and passion that lies behind the ascendent craft beer movement
Damsel
Narrative Feature, 2018
The Zellner Brothers return with their brilliantly eccentric, singular spin on the western, starring Robert Pattinson.
Eighth Grade
Narrative Feature, 2018
Painfully real, Bo Burnham's debut feature is an excruciatingly raw look at the middle school experience as a vision of paranoia, self-doubt, and a handful of good times.
Getting Over
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2018
Jason Charnick’s deeply personal, beautifully assembled film is a journey into family, unearthing secrets, revelations, and raising questions of past, present, and future.
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Hearts Beat Loud
Narrative Feature, 2018
Fresh, unpretentious, and unabashedly heart-warming, Brett Haley’s latest features Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons as an effortlessly compelling father/daughter songwriting duo.
Isle of Dogs
Narrative Feature, North American Premiere, 2018
Delightful, singular and memorable, as we've come to expect from Wes Anderson. Features the vocal talents of Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Murray, among many others.
Jinn
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2018
A striking debut, and winner of the Narrative Feature Special Jury Award for Screenwriting at SXSW 2018, Jinn introduces an exciting new filmmaker in Nijla Mu’min.
Martyr
Narrative Feature, North American Premiere, 2018
This sensual, visually extraordinary feature from Lebanon offers a deeply felt meditation on grief and loss, realized with great poetry and sensitivity.
Meow Wolf: Origin Story
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2018
An inside portrait of the mysterious, wildly inventive art collective Meow Wolf, from its humble inception to its current role as cultural phenomenon.
People’s Republic of Desire
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2018
Described as "a real-life Black Mirror story about two popular Chinese live streamers," Hao Wu’s film is at once a cautionary tale and a fascinating insight into the explosion of digital culture in recent years.
Ready Player One
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2018
Steven Spielberg brings Ernie Cline's beloved novel to the screen, in masterful, dazzling style.
Sorry to Bother You
Narrative Feature, 2018
Boots Riley more than earns the hype with his gonzo satire and an astonishing cast including Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer and Terry Crews.
Transmilitary
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2018
This SXSW 2018 Audience Award winner tells the essential, untold story of the many transgender members of the US military.
Wren Boys
Narrative Short, 2018
This award-winning short thoughfully explores the dynamic between a priest and his nephew as he drives him to prison.
By Jim Kolmar
01/7/2019