From March 12 to 18, 300,000 domestic and international visitors poured into Downtown and East Austin again to mix and mingle, and, of course, eat Texas BBQ. It was the 40th year of SXSW and...
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Saelyx FinnaJosef Gatti, a Melbourne-based filmmaker and pioneering cinematographer, spent nearly a decade building the “trippy science concept album” of Phenomena, his feature documentary debut. Phenomena is structured as ten chapters, each exploring a...
At Sundance 2026, Indonesian director Wregas Bhanuteja premiered Levitating (Para Perasuk), a highly imaginative film about a fictional trance party community in Indonesia. The Indonesian title, Para Perasuk, translates to “the...
“The truth is, women make the harsher films,” Kira Muratova once told a young Isa Willinger. Such an observation might not be surprising coming from Muratova, the legendary Ukrainian filmmaker known for her convention-bucking embrace of the...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Beginning with a light-hearted tone that introduces the Internet meme origins of the word “skoden,” the documentary #skoden then radiates outwards to encompass a larger world of mental health, alcoholism, and the traumatic legacy of...
Danish-Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel’s narrative film, To a Land Unknown, and the Sudanese documentary film Khartoum, which is directed by in multiple segments by multiple directors, both center around the immigrant refugee experience...
As the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) moves into its 51st year, it comes with a shortened screening schedule but continues to offer many notable short and feature films from all over the world. The festival takes place in-person between...
In Indigenous rock band Khu.éex”s latest single, “We Pray,” listeners may just find a remedy for hope in a time of great pain and need worldwide. With band members based in both Washington State and Alaska, the music video was...