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South by Southwest · 2019

South by Southwest 2019

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10 films · 2 reviews

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Becoming Leslie

Life on the streets as seen through the eyes of a cross-dressing, homeless man.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Tracy Frazier; Writer: Sandra Guardado, Tracy Frazier; Stars: Jonny Mars, Jonny Stranger, Bob Biard)

The Garden Left Behind

Review preview for The Garden Left Behind

With beautifully drawn relationships and a fine central performance, The Garden Left Behind takes frequently politicised subject matter and reminds us of the human side of it.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
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.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Flavio Alves; Writer: Flavio Alves, John Rotondo; Stars: Michael Madsen, Edward Asner, Carlie Guevara)

Full review See: Interview with Flavio Alves about The Garden Left Behind, part two , Interview with Flavio Alves about The Garden Left Behind, part one

Jezebel

Review preview for Jezebel

This is a film that never takes the easy route of eroticising its subject for the audience.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
In the last days of her mother's life, 19 year old Tiffany crashes with five family members in a Las Vegas studio apartment. In order to make ends meet, she gets her older sister, a phone sex operator, to introduce her to the world of internet fetish cam girls.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Numa Perrier; Writer: Numa Perrier; Stars: Tiffany Tenille, Numa Perrier, Brett Gelman)

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JR 'Bob' Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

A documentary about the Church of the Subgenius and its dedication to examining the simmering dystopia in their culture, and do absolutely nothing about it.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Sandy K Boone; Writer: Sandy K Boone, Jason Wehling; Stars: Nick Offerman, Richard Linklater, Penn Jillette, Reverend Lord Angry Larry)

Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window

A broken-hearted filmmaker navigates an unfamiliar city, an international art fair and his personal baggage in this intimate, playful and unexpectedly comedic documentary.

(Country: US, Hong Kong; Year: 2019; Director: Andrew Hevia)

One Man Dies A Million Times

Caught in the grip of a war-torn Russian winter, the city is starving to death. Despite their hunger, Alyssa and Maksim heroically work to preserve the treasures of the world's most important seed bank - treasures that hold the key to the future of their country's food supply - even though its sustenance could mean their survival.

(Country: Russia, US; Year: 2019; Director: Jessica Oreck; Writer: Jessica Oreck, Anna Akhmatova)

Red 11

A science fiction horror thriller based on the research hospital where Robert Rodriguez sold his body to pay for El Mariachi.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Robert Rodriguez; Writer: Racer Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez; Stars: Katy Harris, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Katherine Willis, Roby Attal)

Romantic Comedy

Musician and writer Elizabeth Sankey investigates the past, present and future of romantic comedies, assisted by a chorus of critics, actors and filmmakers.

(Country: UK; Year: 2019; Director: Elizabeth Sankey; Writer: Elizabeth Sankey; Stars: Jessica Barden, Cameron Cook, Anne T Donahue)

Sakawa

A group of young Ghanaians turn to internet fraud and black magic to help them with a desperate situation.

(Country: Belgium, Netherlands; Year: 2019; Director: Ben Asamoah)

Tito

A desperate man seeks refuge from the predators hunting him by befriending a cheerful intruder.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: Grace Glowicki; Writer: Grace Glowicki; Stars: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie)