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Festival coverage

South by Southwest

13 March – 22 March 2020

Lapsis
Lapsis

The 2020 event was cancelled outright, quite late in the day, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We've reviewed some of the films that were scheduled to show there.

The festival had been scheduled to run from 13 to 22 March.

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  • Once Upon A Time In Uganda
    Review preview for Once Upon A Time In Uganda

    A film which will remind its viewers why they fell in love with cinema in the first place.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of Wakaliwood, the grassroots film industry born in the slums of Kampala which is all about action and entertainment and the conviction that in the movies, nothing is impossible.
  • Shiva Baby
    Review preview for Shiva Baby

    A little gem of a film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A college student's day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy arrives at the shiva she's attending with his accomplished wife and crying baby.
  • Bulletproof
    Review preview for Bulletproof

    It's hard not to come to the conclusion that the idea of "fear" has been distilled, bottled and sold.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Considers the shooter drills and security measures that have sprung up in US schools in the wake of mass shootings.
  • Freshman Year
    Review preview for Freshman Year

    There is some slight humorous incident and dialogue.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    A lonely college freshman forges a strong connection with his resident assistant during a fraternity party.
  • Teenage Badass
    Review preview for Teenage Badass

    It all works well enough except for the fact that we've seen most of it before, beat for beat.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The rise of a fictional indie rock band named Stylo and the Murder Dogs.
  • Lapsis
    Review preview for Lapsis

    Part slowly unfolding mystery, part attack on exploitation in the gig economy, Lapsis is a character-driven drama with some smart comic moments.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market.
  • Castle In The Ground
    Review preview for Castle In The Ground

    The film struggles to create the emotional resonance needed to connect with vulnerable and troubled characters.

    John-Anthony Disotto · 2.5 out of 5
    A former carer devastated by the loss of his mother finds relief in her painkillers and bonds with a local junkie as his former friends move away to attend college.
  • Drunk Bus
    Review preview for Drunk Bus

    Stories like this are not particularly thin on the ground, so how special this one feels to you will depend on how you personally connect with the characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A directionless, young campus bus driver and a punk rock, Samoan security guard named Pineapple form an unlikely friendship.
  • Game Of Death
    Review preview for Game Of Death

    As with most of the best games, the concept is simple; the genius is in the execution.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Seven millenials discover an obscure electronic board game and decide to test their wits against it. When it tells them they need to kill 24 people in the next 24 hours, mayhem ensues.