SXSW

‘Your Attention Please’ reframes the social media debate

Sara Robin and Jack LeMay do not want people to stop using social media. They both have their own Instagram accounts, and the documentary they recently premiered at SXSW Film & TV Festival even has its own promotional Instagram account. What they do want, however, is for social media to be safer for everyone, especially for young people who are growing up with an addictive repository of short-form videos and never-ending photos at their fingertips.

| Senior Scene Editor

“Friendship” proves that friend break-ups really are the worst

Making new friends isn’t always the easiest thing. Whether starting at a new school or college, navigating a different workplace, or just looking to meet other people, putting yourself out there means being open and vulnerable. But what happens when you take it a bit too far?

| Junior Scene Editor

A recap of SXSW’s films through their oddly specific trends

Every March, filmmakers, actors, critics, industry professionals, and most importantly, film lovers, flock to Austin, Texas, for 10 days to attend SXSW Film & TV Festival. This year’s festival (along with SXSW’s separate technology convention and music festival) took over the city during spring break (March 7-15), busying every street with a new adventure.

| Junior Scene Editor

Alex Burunova and her debut feature film “Satisfaction”

“Satisfaction” centers on the tense, unsteady relationship between Lola (Emma Laird) and Phillip (Fionn Whitehead), a married British couple working on a musical composition while staying on Antiparos, a beautifully chilling Greek island.

| Junior Scene Editor

‘La Salsa Vive’: Dancing between two cities

From the streets of New York City rich with cultural Latino heritage, to the vibrant barrios of Cali, Colombia, director Juan Carvajal explores the journey of a genre. His directorial debut, “La Salsa Vive,” chronicles salsa in its music and dance forms as it traveled across the Americas.

| Junior Scene Editor

In Defense of: Hating Music Festivals

Thanks a lot, Woodstock. There may have been other outdoor festivals before it, but on that dairy farm in New York in 1969 is when everything changed.

| Movie Editor

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