SXSW 2018: Documentary Feature Competition
by IMDb-Editors | created - 07 Feb 2018 | updated - 01 Mar 2018 | PublicTen world premieres: ten real world stories that demonstrate innovation, energy and bold voices. Selected from 1,050 feature documentary submissions in 2018.
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1. Chi-Town (2018)
82 min | Documentary, Sport
Basketballer Keifer Sykes is Marshall High' star point guard, Chi-Town follows his ambitions to make it in the NBA while loss, injury, and violence back home in Chicago punctuate his journey.
Director: Nick Budabin | Star: Keifer Sykes
Votes: 94
2. Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable (2018)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary about an important American still photographer who captured New York City in the 1960s (his work there is said to have influenced the TV show Mad Men) and later the West in Texas and Los Angeles.
Director: Sasha Waters Freyer | Stars: Geoff Dyer, Jeffrey Fraenkel, Susan Kismaric, Erin O'Toole
Votes: 200
3. The Gospel of Eureka (2018)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Love, faith, and civil rights collide in the south as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to explore the meaning of belief. Gospel drag shows and passion plays set the stage for one hell of a show.
Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri | Stars: Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Anita Bryant
Votes: 218 | Gross: $0.02M
4. Las Sandinistas! (2018)
96 min | Documentary, History, War
LAS SANDINISTAS. uncovers a watershed moment in history when a group of Nicaraguan women shattered barriers to lead rebel troops in battle and reshape their country with landmark social ... See full summary »
Director: Jenny Murray | Stars: Dora Maria Tellez, Daisy Zamora
Votes: 164
5. People's Republic of Desire (2018)
95 min | Documentary
Two live streamers seek fame, fortune and human connection in China's digital idol-making universe, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives. Winner of Grand Jury Award (Documentary) at 2018 SXSW.
Director: Hao Wu
Votes: 510 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Social Animals (I) (2018)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A childless, single, broke, stoner attempts to salvage her failing business and love life while falling in love for the first time with a married man.
Director: Theresa Bennett | Stars: Noël Wells, Ryan Darbonne, Jon Silberg, Josh Radnor
Votes: 1,960
7. This One's for the Ladies (2018)
NC-17 | 82 min | Documentary
This documentary explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find love and community in the underground world of exotic dancing.
Director: Gene Graham | Stars: Lakia Hunter, Michele Moore, Poundcake, Terrill Ross
Votes: 177 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Transmilitary (2018)
TV-14 | 93 min | Documentary
At a time when transgender people are banned from serving in the U.S. military, four transgender troops risking discharge fight to attain the freedom they so fiercely protect. 2018 SXSW Audience Award Winner, Best Documentary.
Directors: Gabriel Silverman, Fiona Dawson | Stars: El Cook, Jesse Ehrenfeld, Sue Fulton, Logan Ireland
Votes: 182
9. Weed the People (2018)
97 min | Documentary
Patients suffering from cancer, and their families, struggle against mean-spirited legislation, and the proclaimed goal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to roll back marijuana reforms in states such as California.
Director: Abby Epstein | Stars: Amanda Reiman, Donald Abrams, Bonni Goldstein, Ethan Nadelmann
Votes: 398 | Gross: $0.01M
10. The World Before Your Feet (2018)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary
For over six years, and for reasons he can't explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block of every street in New York City - a journey of more than 8,000 miles. THE WORLD BEFORE ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Workman | Star: Matt Green
Votes: 725 | Gross: $0.27M
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