SXSW Alumni Releases – August and September 2019
Discover some of the SXSW Film Festival alumni films on release for August and September such as Good Boys, Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins, and The Days Shall Come. Check out the complete list below! Don't forget that SXSW is accepting submissions for 2020, find out more info here.
Aquarela
Documentary Feature, 2019
A majestic ode to the power and beauty of water, and humanity’s fragility in its wake. Stunningly cinematic, and a must-see theatrical experience.
A Vigilante
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2018
Sarah Daggar-Nickson's debut feature is a tour de force revenge thriller, featuring a devastating nuanced performance by Olivia Wilde.
Booksmart
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is a smart, savvy, and irresistible ode to female friendship, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.
The Day Shall Come
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Chris Morris follows up Four Lions with an incendiary, darkly hilarious thriller, offering a painfully accurate appraisal of the state of the union that feels a little too close to the truth.
Extra Ordinary
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Not your average ghost story, this witty Irish take on the genre features one of Will Forte's more bizarre performances. And that's saying something.
Good Boys
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Profane, crude, and utterly hilarious, exactly as a film about 6th Graders should be. Produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
The Peanut Butter Falcon
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Newcomer Zack Gottsagen stars as a young man with Down Syndrome pursuing his dreams of backyard wrestling supremacy. Also stars Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson.
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Documentary Feature, 2019
This vivid documentary paints a thrilling portrait of the life and career of Texas firebrand Molly Ivins.
Sister Aimee
Narrative Feature, 2019
After faking her own death, America’s most famous evangelist finds herself on a wild road trip towards Mexico, haunted not only by the police but by her own persona.
Villains
World Premiere, Narrative Feature, 2019
Brutally dark humor and an acerbic edge elevate Villains to a level that transcends conventional horror tropes, in the very capable hands of Actors Maika Monroe and Bill Skarsgård.
Vision Portraits
World Premiere, Documentary Feature, 2019
Rodney Evans’ kaleidoscopic, deeply personal film explores how loss of vision impacts the creative process, with the prism of Evans' own experience as its emotive, creative core.
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By Jim Kolmar
09/6/2019
