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SXSW Award Winner ‘Slanted’ Tackles White Privilege in a Larger-than-Life Way

White privilege is a concept that many people don’t want to talk about since they think it inherently implies that there’s something wrong or unimpressive about being born with a certain skin color. But those who stop to contemplate it even just briefly will realize that, for those who are able to move throughout this…

A Quiet Place Part 3 Gets Official Update From Producer

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures “A Quiet Place 3” has gotten an official update from Brad Fuller, who is the franchise producer. “A Quiet Place“, which is now widely regarded as one of the top horror franchises in modern cinema, has gained a huge following since its initial release in theaters in 2018. The film takes…

SXSW Review: Exploring Japan’s Loneliness Epidemic in ‘Dear Tomorrow’

It’s hard to accurately locate those who are lonely because they’re, by their very nature, a self-identifying group. But people who don’t feel like they have friends or family they can talk to and may not be comfortable with meeting others in an in-person setting are much more likely to be okay responding to a…

SXSW 2025 / The Spies Among Us: Directors Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman Interview

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel. Regardless of their time period, political adversaries will always be defined by the same ideal – the extreme lengths leaders will go to maintain their power, as their opponents determinedly try to stop and expose their tactics. That’s certainly the case for the cast…

SXSW Announces London Edition

South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s leading festival celebrating the convergence of creativity, culture and technology, is launching in London in June 2025. Through its multidisciplinary conferences and cultural festivals, SXSW has become a global platform to celebrate new ideas, propelling the careers of innovators and creatives across sectors, from startup founders to independent artists and…

SXSW Review: Diane Warren: Relentless Writes a Prolific Portrait

©Courtesy of Broken Road Production A story is only as good as its characters. Hollywood has long embraced that mantra, particularly in crafting the ideas that are featured in its films and in the soundtracks that accompany them. Emmy-nominated documentarian Bess Kargman has done just that with her new feature, Diane Warren: Relentless, about the…

SXSW / Resynator: Interview with Director/Producer Alison Tavel

©Courtesy of Crush Pictures The immense fear of failure can at times lead to people feeling as though they won’t be accepted for who they truly are, and struggling to figure out how to be loved. Up-and-coming filmmaker Alison Tavel delved into how her late father was a hustling man who strove for success in…

SXSW Review – ‘Dandelion’ is a Soaring Showcase of a Songwriter

Becoming a successful singer-songwriter is not an easy gig. There’s so much competition and it takes connections in order to be discovered, and even then it might be difficult to truly arrive at the right time with the sound and look that those with money and access want to see. Most people just starting their…

SXSW Review – A Picture of a Maddening Marriage in ‘Magpie’

People stay in bad marriages for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is children, but there can also be hope that things will return to the honeymoon period that started the romance and has now become a distant memory. Magpie introduces its protagonist when there’s nothing resembling love left in her marriage, and the…

SXSW Review – ‘Black Box Diaries’ is a Story of Perseverance

Speaking out about sexual assault is a difficult process, in part because people don’t always believe accusations. Having to stand up to someone in a position of power with considerably more resources makes it even harder. Yet there are those who know that they must act to prevent others from suffering similar fates, and that…

SXSW Review – ‘Fly’ is a Window into the Wondrous World of Flight

It’s hard to imagine the feeling of jumping off a cliff and just letting the wind carry you. Fly, from National Geographic Documentary Films, brings audiences as close as possible to no longer needing to imagine and just getting to experience it. In its opening moments, two people leap off a ledge and are indeed…