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2019's SXSW opened with Jordan Peele's Us and closed with the hotly anticipated remake of Pet Sematary. Dedicated to supporting innovation and emerging talent, it boasted a diverse line-up of films from around the world. Events aimed at bringing together filmmakers and other industry professionals ran alongside the screenings.
The festival ran from 8 to 17 March.
View Films by Strand:
- 24 Beats Per Second
- Documentary Spotlight
- Festival Favourites
- Global
- Headliners
- Midnighters
- Narrative Competition
- Narrative Spotlight
- Visions
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SXSW Latest Reviews
Alice, a happy and perfect wife and mother has her life turned upside down when she discovers her husband is living a secret life.
After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting
A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope.
A Glasgwegian single mum tries to make it in the world of country music.
A story about the relationship between a young trans woman and her grandmother as they navigate transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
A sequel to The Woman in which a feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.
An anarchic cocktail of generational politics, hip-hop loving farmers and hallucinogenic rabbit shites, set in the highlands of Scotland.
Concert film about the recording of Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace album.
When a family discover an old Native burial ground near their new home, sinister things begin to happen.
The incredible, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
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