The South by Southwest Film Festival, part of the larger conglomerate festival known as SXSW, now in its 24th year, takes place in Austin, Texas, and ended on Sunday. This 10-day festival celebrates music, comedy and film drawing more than 72,000 participants. What’s the draw? Well, barbecue, of course, but also world premiere films, A-list movie stars, directors and writers all converging on this bustling little city.
I was lucky to be able to cover this high energy film festival on behalf of the Daily Journal and bring back the highlights for you. Many of the recommended films will be opening theatrically in the coming weeks and months, and others you’ll be able to find on Netflix and other digital platforms soon.
Read the entire article here as it was published in the Monday, March 20th issue of The Daily Journal.