Music, TV and film lovers unite: Here are some premieres at SXSW that combine all 3
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- Published on February 24, 2023
- Last Updated May 15, 2023
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The upcoming festival, held in Austin, Texas, will feature music performances and TV and film premieres.
South by Southwest (SXSW) is quickly approaching and soon, Texas will be running rampant with folks from all corners of the globe who have a love for all things movies, TV, music, art and more. Detour reported that this year’s iteration, which kicks off March 10 in Austin, is slated to be one of SXSW’s biggest festivals yet.
Music performances, as well as TV and film screenings are some of the biggest draws to the festival. This year’s festival will mark the return of Billboard to the event, by way of Billboard Presents The Stage at SXSW at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park. Lil Yachty, Lola Brooke, Armani White and more are scheduled to perform. Over 300 artists from around the world will also be performing at various showcases throughout the week. The SXSW Film and TV Festival has an extensive lineup, too. Opening night will feature “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” “Evil Dead Rise” and “Flamin’ Hot.”
For folks whose love for both music, TV and film are intertwined, SXSW has you covered. The film and TV festival is set to feature screenings, live performances and Q&As that music, TV and film lovers can all bond over. Check out a few of them below, along with their official descriptions and trailers, and visit SXSW’s website for more.
Director: José Luis Rugeles Gracia, Producer: Federico Durán Amorocho
Screenwriters: José Luis Rugeles, Chucky García, Martín Mauregui
Cast: Jhon Narváez, Martín Seefeld, Angie Cepeda Mary
The film portrays a vulnerable, anonymous Joe Arroyo in his claustrophobic journey through different moments in his life. A musical genius, singer and composer, Joe’s music and unique voice could not be contained on stage. The film follows the man into his most private depths to the beat of his lover’s soul, tormented by his great love: music. It is an atemporal exploration of his life, an adventure into the dark, solitary place where Joe’s talent was at its rawest and his emotions and impulses were free.
Directors: Alejandra Vasquez, Sam Osborn
Producers: Julia Pontecorvo, Luis A. Miranda Jr., James Lawler
In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance of Coach Abel Acuña, the teenage captains of Edinburg North High School’s acclaimed team must turn a shoestring budget and diverse crew of inexperienced musicians into state champions.
Directors: Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle
Producers: Miri Navasky, Karen O’Connor
“Joan Baez I Am A Noise” is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this immersive documentary is more of a visualby Joan’s extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and off stage – from lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with MLK and a heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, the film is a deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life until now.
REVIVAL69: THE CONCERT THAT ROCKED THE WORLD
Director: Ron Chapman
Producers: Trish Dolman, Ron Chapman, Sally Blake
Screenwriter: Phyllis Ellis
Cast: Alice Cooper, John Brower, Robby Krieger, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Danny Seraphine, Geddy Lee, Claudja Barry, Shep Gordon, Robert Christgau
“Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World”, is the remarkable, behind-the-scenes story of how a little known music festival came together against all odds. Young, scrappy concert promoter John Brower puts his life on the line to turn his failing Toronto Rock n Roll Revival into a one-day event, later coined in rock mythology as “the second most important event in rock n’ roll history.” And it almost didn’t happen. The festival united rock legends and the almost famous, but it was the 11th hour arrival of John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band that ignited a truly seminal moment for the 20,000 fans at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium, triggering Lennon’s final decision to leave the Beatles forever.
