SXSW 2018: Documentary Spotlight
Shining a light on new documentary features receiving their World, North American or U.S. premieres at SXSW.
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- DirectorNick KovacicMatthew RiggieriStarsDamián AlcázarCarlos CamarenaGraciela Angeles CarreñoIn Mexico, families have passed down the tradition of distilling agave for generations. Discover how this delicate plant has carried the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it.
- DirectorRobert S. BaderStarsDick CavettMuhammad AliWoody AllenThe life and times of Muhammad Ali, as shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show (1968).
- DirectorAdam Bhala LoughStarsDaryle Lamont JenkinsRichard SpencerMark PotokIn the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an Antifa activist, combats the rise of the alt-right movement, while Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader, fights to gain ground, culminating in a tragic showdown in Charlottesville.
- DirectorTommy AvalloneStarsDavid AllanBalu ArtTommy AvalloneThis documentary explores various urban legends around Hollywood's most elusive star.
- DirectorDouglas TirolaThe story of craft beer as told through a young New York lawyer who dreams of opening his own brewery and a Milwaukee based beer educator trying to pass the Master Cicerone exam.
- 20181h 18m6.6 (258)63MetascoreDirectorDana Adam ShapiroStarsCindy BennettMuhammad AliVonciel BakerThe never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
- DirectorJosh LowellPeter MortimerStarsJohn BranchTommy CaldwellKevin JorgesonIn an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
- DirectorAnthony WonkeStarsRian JohnsonRam BergmanSteve YedlinAn intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.
- DirectorRyusuke OkajimaStarsMichael KeidaFuyuki ShimazuFrom unnecessary to important. We throw our things away. What do we throw away? The things my ex-girlfriend gave to me for Christmas? I thought it was precious when I was in love with her. - but, when she dumped me, they lost their sentiment. So, I tossed them. But then, things that I am casting away, started screaming and yelling at me that they had a beautiful memory. Then I think twice. Is this really not important to me anymore? Or should I keep this memory that is a part of me? Everyone has very important things. The main ingredients of being "precious" is the relationship between the owner and the object.
- DirectorJason CharnickStarsJason CharnickArnie CharnickRaymond CharnickA man discovers a box of interviews with his father, a heroin addict who died of AIDS in 1997. What he finds will uncover generations of family secrets, forcing him to redefine his own past, doubt his present, and question his future.
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistJulián Camilo DuqueNOSSA CHAPE tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after an airplane carrying the team crashed on November 28th, 2016, leaving all but three of the players dead. With exclusive access to the new team, families of the deceased, and three surviving players, this documentary shows a team and a city divided about how to handle tragedy - should they focus on keeping the memory of the dead alive or moving on with their own lives? As the team flies the same fated route to play the final championship game that last year's team would have played, they must unite around a common identity.
- DirectorTiller RussellStarsLudwig FainbergJuan AlmeidaNelson YesterIn the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.
- DirectorAlison KlaymanStarsArianaDelaneyJasper Holt-TezaEvery era gets the drug it deserves. In America today, where competition is ceaseless from school to the workforce and everyone wants a performance edge, Adderall and other prescription stimulants are the defining drugs of this generation.
- DirectorJason OutenreathThey Live Here, Now is an intimate portrait into the lives of residents at the refugee house, Casa Marianella, which is based in Austin, Texas.
- DirectorFinlay PretsellStarsThomas DekkerDavid MillarAn immersive fllm capturing the very essence of professional cycling.