WORLD PREMIERES AT 2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
My first time going to SXSW was definately a good time. With so much to choose from it was hard to pick which films to see. Of course I had to check out the opening film. So I made my way to Austin's historic Paramount Theater and saw "Source Code" starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Opening to the general public on April 1st. I won't reveal to much about the film, so check out the trailer, and then go see the film.
"Blacktino" is a dark teen comedy about an overweight half-black, half-hispanic nerd named Stefan Daily. He was raised by his black grandmother in a medium sized suburb of Austin, TX. Struggling to find his place in a mostly white high school, Stefan finds sanctuary among the eclectic mix of social outcasts in the school's Theatre Department.
Wuss is the story of a high school teacher who faces constant ridicule after he's repeatedly beaten up by several of his own students. Having nowhere else to turn, he eventually teams up with another of his students to fight back. This student, a young girl, is feared school-wide because of a dark family reputation. She also has an unfortunate nickname grafted to her due to her predilection for smoking discarded cigarettes. Bonded in battle, the student and teacher form a friendship that stretches the use of the word inappropriate.
"Blacktino" is a dark teen comedy about an overweight half-black, half-hispanic nerd named Stefan Daily. He was raised by his black grandmother in a medium sized suburb of Austin, TX. Struggling to find his place in a mostly white high school, Stefan finds sanctuary among the eclectic mix of social outcasts in the school's Theatre Department.
Wuss is the story of a high school teacher who faces constant ridicule after he's repeatedly beaten up by several of his own students. Having nowhere else to turn, he eventually teams up with another of his students to fight back. This student, a young girl, is feared school-wide because of a dark family reputation. She also has an unfortunate nickname grafted to her due to her predilection for smoking discarded cigarettes. Bonded in battle, the student and teacher form a friendship that stretches the use of the word inappropriate.
The film "Apart" follows Noah Greene and Emily Gates, two people linked by a rare pyschological disorder must uncover the mystery in order to find hope for the future.
I wish I had the the time to see more of the films that were screened. Sunday, my last day in Austin was for panels. I was able to get to the three of them, including film financing, working with friends in the movie business and "Hollywood Lessons, What Film School Didn't Teach Me." Next year SXSW Film Festival will turn 20 years old, the music festival reached 25 this year. Hopefully I'll be able to stay longer and cover more.
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