Below is a smattering of independent films that will be show in Austin this coming week for the annual SXSW Interactive and Film Festival. More details from the ground and after the event, after we’ve had a chance to chat with some of the directors and producers and of course, see some of the films :-) Below is a teaser of what’s coming.
Jodie Foster’s THE BEAVER – Headliners (World Premiere) – Centerpiece
Academy Award® winners Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson team up for an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-start his life.
Cindy Meehl’s BUCK – Festival Favorites
2011 Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary about Buck Brannaman, the real life horse whisperer.
Rodman Flender’s CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP – Headliners (World Premiere)
An intimate portrait of an artist trained in improvisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career.
Spencer Susser’s HESHER – Festival Favorites
An anarchistic house guest descends uninvited on a grieving family and helps them embrace life once more. Starring Joseph Gordon Levitt, Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson.
James Wan’s INSIDIOUS – Midnighters (U.S. Premiere)
A fresh take on the haunted house genre from the creators of the original SAW and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
Duncan Jones’ SOURCE CODE – Headliners (World Premiere) – Opening Night
A decorated soldier learns he’s part of a government experiment enabling him to cross over into another man’s identity.
James Gunn’s SUPER – Headliners (U.S. Premiere)
An outlandish dark comedy about a sad-sack loser living under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. Starring Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, and Ellen Page.
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Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
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