SXSW Alumni Film Releases – December 2016

Discover some of the SXSW alumni films on release this month, such as 808, BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS, and GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN: THE STORY OF DEATH BY AUDIO. Continue on for a complete list with trailers and more info.

808
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2015
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Celebrating the legacy of a box of electronics that changed the face of music, 808 is a joyous foray into the story behind a sonic revolution.
On Demand December 9

ACCIDENTAL COURTESY: DARYL DAVIS, RACE AND AMERICA
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Idiosyncratic and provocative, protagonist Daryl Davis offers a conduit to difficult, nuanced questions about race in fragile society seeking answers more urgently than ever.
LA Release December 9

BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Touching, tough-minded, and unafraid to address taboo head-on, this is a striking look at what it means to strike out as a young person in the 21st century.
In Theaters December 2

DON'T THINK TWICE
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Mike Birbiglia’s sophomore feature charms with a warm, yet acerbic look at the tragicomic world of an improv comedy troupe.
On Blu-ray and DVD December 6

GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN: THE STORY OF DEATH BY AUDIO
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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The struggles of sustaining an ongoing cultural enterprise laid bare in this tribute and farewell to the iconic Death by Audio venue in Brooklyn.
In Theaters December 2

GREASY STRANGLER
Narrative Feature, 2016
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How greasy? This movie is so greasy, you might want to watch it inside a dishwasher. It’s the greasiest film since Grease.
On Blu-ray and DVD December 2

I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Smalltown weirdness, a killer on the loose, a teen sociopath….and Christopher Lloyd. I Am Not a Serial Killer is an offbeat, dreamlike delight and cult classic in the making.
On Blu-ray and DVD December 13

IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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Tough, lean, and steeped in classic western and genre lore, Ti West’s latest brings out some wonderfully idiosyncratic performances from John Travolta and Ethan Hawke.
On Blu-ray and DVD December 27

LANDFILL HARMONIC
Documentary Feature, World Premiere, 2015
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A stunning testament to the potential of creativity in extreme circumstances, as this portrait of The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura witnesses how trash can literally become art.
On Blu-ray and DVD December 2

MISS STEVENS
World Premiere, 2016
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Julia Hart’s debut feature is a painfully funny look at that difficult nether zone between childhood and adulthood that some of us never quite leave.
Now On Demand
On Netflix December 16

SLASH
Narrative Feature, World Premiere, 2016
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SXSW veteran Clay Liford (Earthling, Wuss) returns with this utterly charming tale of a young writer whose erotic fanfic takes him to some strange places, including...romance?
Now on Amazon Prime

WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL
World Premiere, 2013
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A nuanced, complex, and inspiring look at the nature of homegrown activism, William and the Windmill won the Jury Award for Documentary Feature at SXSW 2013, and it’s finally available for online purchase.
Now On Demand