SXSW Film Announces Feature Film Additions
SXSW Film Announced on Wednesday the addition of several films to their Feature Film Lineup.
Most notable among these are the Short Sci Fly, The Crash Reel, and Xmas Without China, which are all on our “Must See” list
Here are the details:
At Any Price
Director: Ramin Bahrani, Screenwriters: Hallie Elizabeth Newton, Ramin BahraniIn the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious HENRY WHIPPLE (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son DEAN (Zac Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.
Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown, Chelcie Ross, Maika Monroe, Red West, Ben Marten, Dan WallerBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Director: Lily KeberBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker explores the life, times and music of James Booker, the legendary New Orleans performer who Dr. John proclaimed “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.
(World Premiere)The Crash Reel
Director: Lucy WalkerThe dramatic story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, Traumatic Brain Injury. A comeback story with a difference.
The East
Director/Screenwriter: Zal Batmanglij, Screenwriter: Brit MarlingAn operative for a private intelligence firm goes undercover to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective attacking major corporations. Bent on apprehending these fugitives, her loyalty is tested as her feelings grow for their charismatic leader.
Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia ClarksonFall and Winter
Director: Matt AndersonFALL AND WINTER is a voyage into the heart of our global crisis. Epic and stunningly photographed, the film draws on past wisdom and uncovers new, ingenious strategies for the future. It is a psycho-spiritual survival guide for the 21st century.
(World Premiere)Gimme the Power
Director: Olallo RubioA rockumentary about the Mexican band Molotov and the political, social and financial context where the band was born and developed.
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Director: Jeanie FinlayCalifornian hip-hop duo Silibil n’ Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities.A film about truth, lies and the legacy of faking everything in the pursuit of fame.
(World Premiere)In Your Dreams – Stevie Nicks
Directors: Stevie Nicks, Dave StewartIn 2010 Stevie Nicks embarked on the recording of a new solo album, In Your Dreams, produced by former Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart. With cameras in tow, the two set up shop in her home studio to reveal their collaborative creative process.
Linsanity
Director: Evan Jackson LeongJeremy Lin came from a humble background to make an unbelievable run in the NBA. State high school champion, all-Ivy League at Harvard, undrafted by the NBA and unwanted there: his story started long before he landed on Broadway.
Muscle Shoals
Director: Greg ‘Freddy’ CamalierLocated alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals became the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music inspiring and luring artists as diverse as Keith Richards and Alicia Keys.
Pete and Toshi got a Camera
Director: William EigenIn 1963, blacklisted by the McCarthy hearings and under surveillance by the FBI, Pete Seeger buys a movie camera and takes his family on an adventure of a lifetime, filming gifted musicians in exotic locations around the world.
(World Premiere)Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer
Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim PozdorovkinThree young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that has gripped the nation and the world beyond, three young artists or the society they live in?
The Spectacular Now
Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. WeberA high school romance between an alcoholic, party boy and a more reserved, shy, girl.
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle ChandlerXmas Without China
Director: Alicia DwyerA documentary comedy about serious issues we have with our stuff, Xmas Without China follows Chinese immigrant Tom Xia as he challenges his American neighbors to survive the Christmas season without any Chinese products.
(World Premiere)A Year in the Life of Wayne’s Phone
Director: Wayne CoyneCompiled from over 28 hours of personal videos shot by The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on his iPhone, A Year in the Life of Wayne’s Phone, is the world’s first vertical iPhone movie.
(World Premiere)Short Film Additions
Asleep at the Wheel Then and Now
Director: Dan KarlokRay Benson’s whirlwind romp through the four-decade history of the post-modern kings of western swing.
Mabon “Teenie” Hodges- A Portrait of a Memphis Soul Original
Director: Susanna VapnekYou may know such famous songs as “Take Me To The River” and “Love and Happiness”, but you probably do not know Mabon “Teenie” Hodges- The legendary Memphis guitarist who co-wrote these songs with Al Green.
SCI-FLY
Director: Joey ShanksSurrender to the Cosmos

