On this episode we review movies watching during the 2021 edition of the film festival portion of South by South West (SXSW). Rachel Ho returns to the show, previously heard on episode 139: Celebrating Asian American Cinema. We discuss the pros and cons of the digital festival, six different films and some of the awards that were handed out. 

Timestamps:

Intro 0:00-11:30

Islands 11:30-20:00

Alien on Stage 20:00-33:45

Our Father 33:45-42:00

Disintegration Loops 42:00-52:30

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 52:30-1:07:45

Potato Dreams of America 1:07:45-1:14:30

Awards/Outro 1:14:30-1:20:00

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