Sphere of Influence: Record of Culture Or Creative Compromise

Halle Petro

Executive Creative Director

Halle Petro’s experience in sound and music spans branded campaigns, documentary features, episodic television, and podcasts. Favorite projects include the Emmy-nominated Resistance Radio for Amazon Studios’ The Man in the High Castle, the SXSW-premiered documentary Nothing Fancy (James Beard Award Nominee), and the political podcast Selling a President 2020. She is also the creator, writer, and Executive Producer of the PRX podcast We Got You, starring Samantha Logan (All American, 13 Reasons Why). As Executive Creative Director and Partner at Sonic Union, she leads music and audio innovation. She has spoken at SXSW, Ciclope, and national conventions on branding, music cognition, and creative collaboration.

Rich Robinson

EVP & Global Head of Sync

Rich Robinson is Executive VP and Global Head of Sync and Media/Original Music at Warner Chappell Music (WCM). Since joining the company in 2018, he has pioneered global synchronization strategy, becoming the first dedicated sync leader at WCM in 2019, shaping how songwriter catalogs reach film, TV and ad media worldwide. Previously VP, Sync at Warner Music UK & Europe, Rich placed major tracks in campaigns such as John Lewis Christmas ads and scripted shows like Resident Evil, I, Tonya and Netflix’s Residue. His global sync leadership emphasizes creative collaboration between songwriters, supervisors and production teams.

Capitol Ballroom E

Tour Support 2.0: How Mental Health is Reshaping Live Music

From Streams to Strategy: The Label Services Evolution

Rock’s Biggest Promoter on the Future of Festivals

Music Nostalgia: The Secret Weapon in Modern Advertising

When it comes to music for film and ad content, an original music track often becomes a romantic ideal – demo love. Halle Petro from Sonic Union, Rich Robinson from Warner Chapel Music, and artist Billy Corgan will discuss the top 10 licensed songs, the songwriter’s point of view, language and ideas as inspiration, and how to interpret originally, versus infringing upon what’s come before (including AI). How do we understand original music? This panel will offer best practices about musical creative ideations, and the insight and language to up your creative output and collaborations.

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE: RECORD OF CULTURE OR CREATIVE COMPROMISE


Foresight Improv

Ian Beacraft

CEO

Considered one of the top voices in Artificial Intelligence and the future of work, Ian helps companies prepare for a future powered by people and enabled by AI. Ian brings cutting-edge technologies to life so audiences can understand the future of work in ways they can immediately act on. As a technologist and strategist, Ian led innovation projects for companies like Nike, Samsung, Intel, Nintendo, and Microsoft. As the CEO of Signal and Cipher, Ian and his team reinvent ways of working for companies like Boston Consulting Group, Universal Pictures, Publicis Groupe, and more.

He’s known as a Gonzo Futurist, actively experimenting with new and emerging technologies before they leave the research lab to understand the implications and applications for the future of work and society.

Matt Carmichael

Editor

Matt is a futurist at Ipsos, and founding editor of the award-wining, What the Future, which explores different future topics each month through expert interviews and consumer research. He is a lead author for Ipsos Global Trends.
He is an engaging international keynote speaker and media commentator, presenting to global clients and industry events on a wide range of “Future of…” and demographic topics.
Matt previously was an editor at Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business, and the author of, Buyographics.
He graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School and the University of Houston’s Foresight program.

Johanna Hardy

Global AI Architect and Futurist

As a Global AI Architect and Futurist at Cisco, Annie Hardy has a hybrid role. As an inventor, entrepreneur, and trained qualitative futurist, she is passionate about casting a vision for a north star, guiding teams to envision the future they'd like to experience. And as a Global AI Architect, she pulls those ideas down to earth, reverse-engineering that future into actionable steps customers and partners can take to realize the promise of AI.

Prior to joining Cisco, Ms. Hardy founded zeet insights, a global market and design research agency focused on the technology sector with work in solar voltaic, artificial intelligence, smart mobility, health tech, fin tech, and more. Her B2B client of global brands included Panasonic, Macmillan, AllScripts, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, Equinix, Juniper, Teradata, Frontier Communications, and Time Warner Cable Business Class among others.

Today, she collaborates with the NIST US AI Consortium, sits on Cisco's Responsible AI Champs team, and both sits on the Board of Directors of the non-profit Global Impact Initiative and leads its strategy committee. She is the proud founder and moderator of Cisco’s prolific Generative AI Explorers and Chickonomics communities, both ~ 5,000 members. She has a B.A. in Communication Arts and Spanish, with a focus on Gender Studies at Austin College, and is certified in the practice of Strategic Foresight by the University of Houston.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Ms. Hardy is a mom of 3 who enjoys reading, writing and performing music, laughing, and cooking food her children unfortunately tend to reject.

Alexandra Whittington

Futurist and manager on the Future of Business team

Alexandra Whittington is a futurist and visionary strategist who has dedicated her career to exploring the intersections of emerging technologies, social change, and global trends. With extensive experience in the field of foresight, she has become known for her ability to anticipate and forecast the implications of cutting edge developments.
Whittington holds a master's in strategic foresight from the University of Houston, where she developed her expertise in scenario planning, trend analysis, and horizon scanning. She taught foresight courses for over a decade as a member of the UH foresight faculty before joining the Future of Business team at TCS in 2022

Salon E

The Creative Economy is Thriving: Why Founders Keep Building for Creators

The Lucky 10%: CPGs Flipping Off the Startup Failure Rate

The Art of Scaling Your Startup Without Venture Capital

Who Owns What: The State of Startups & Top Trends to Watch

Now is Japan's Time: Leading the Future with Deep Tech

Do you wish you could predict the future? Come challenge our panel of futurists as they try to do it themselves!

In 2024, SXSW attendees put a panel of futurists’ knowledge to the test, challenging them to improvise their view on the future of 18 audience-selected topics from toilet paper to war to thinking. Attendees submitted ideas into a fishbowl that spurred a constructive view of the future of a topic, in 3 minutes or less. This year we hope to return bigger and better with some new tricks and twists. Expect a rousing, dynamic, fun-filled adventure into the future and beyond!


ESG is dead. Now What?

Jasper van Brakel

President & CEO

As president and CEO of RSF, Jasper van Brakel is a leading voice on financing systemic change, writing and speaking widely on impact investing, regenerative finance and late-stage capitalism. In addition to leading RSF, Jasper has been a partner in a private equity firm for impact-driven companies and led Weleda, a venerable natural products company. His business experience grounds him in the reality of the marketplace while his passion for the entrepreneurs addressing today’s most pressing environmental and social problems spurs his energy for flowing capital to high-impact solutions.

Betty Francisco

CEO

Betty Francisco is the CEO of Boston Impact Initiative (BII), an impact investment fund that invests in diverse social enterprises and community-governed real estate. She oversees BII's integrated capital funds with over $20 million in assets, and its impact investing education programs for emerging fund managers. Before joining BII, Betty was the general counsel at Compass Working Capital, where she oversaw the organization’s legal affairs, compliance, and risk management. Before that, she served as executive vice president and general counsel for Sports Club/LA and Reebok Sports Club/NY, a brand acquired by Equinox Fitness in 2014. Betty began her legal career at Edwards Wildman (now Locke Lord) representing start-ups, corporations, and investors in financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. She has a law degree and MBA from Northeastern University, and she has a bachelor’s in history from Bard College.

Amir Kirkwood

CEO

Amir Kirkwood is founding CEO of the Justice Climate Fund (JCF), which supports clean energy investments in under-resourced communities across the U.S. At JCF, he leads efforts to implement the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, a key initiative of the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A trustee of Aurora University, Amir brings over two decades of experience in local economic development and financial investment to his work in building a just future. He served as President and CEO of Locus, a leading community development financial institution (CDFI), and held leadership roles at Opportunity Finance Network, Amalgamated Bank, Next Street, and Citigroup, where he contributed to the creation of a $200 million national financing commitment for CDFIs.

Room 201-202

Rewriting the Rules of Business: A Guide to Purpose & Profit

The Geography of Prosperity: A New Map for Resilient Cities

Saving Monarchs With Machine Learning and Computer Vision

Where Climate Science Meets Industry Innovation

Cultural backlash killed the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) framework as a tool for motivating and measuring action on climate and social justice—proving that publicly traded companies are not going to drive us to a radically better economy. What is it? Nature-positive finance, a new approach that’s holistic, comprehensive, and resilient to political and stock market shifts. Three impact investing leaders illustrate the idea in practice, with a focus on finding scalable place-based strategies, spotting system change opportunities, and tying environmental impact to social impact.


Perceptual Diversity: Art & Neuroscience in Design

Katherine Templar Lewis

Co-founder & Director

Katherine is an interdisciplinary human and cognitive scientist, an expert in neuroscience and behavioural psychology, she is focused on change, and real-world applications. As one of the UK’s leading edge-thinkers, her cross-disciplinary approach to science has been called “radical and optimistic” by New Scientist. Through work with research institutions such as UCL and Goldsmiths, and cross disciplinary collaborations, her work seeks to translate neuroscience into the real world through creative projects and design and collaborations. Through the power of cross discipline thinking, she brings cutting-edge science to life transforming it into a creative intelligence that can drive impact.

Jennifer Crook

Artistic Director & Chief Executive

Director of Collective Act, Jen conceived and produced Dreamachine, leading its vision, direction, and delivery. The award-winning immersive experience brought together world-class artists, composers, technologists, and neuroscientists to explore perception and spark connection. With over 20 years’ experience, she has led critically acclaimed public projects across festivals and cities worldwide, creating bold, participatory commissions in unusual places with artists including Olafur Eliasson, Danny Boyle, Christo, Jeremy Deller, and Steve McQueen.

Anil Seth

Professor of Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience

Anil is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex. He is Co-Director of the CIFAR Brain, Mind and Consciousness program and an ERC Advanced Investigator. He founded the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness (OUP) and served as Editor-in-Chief until 2024. Anil has published over 200 papers, is in the top 0.1% of cited researchers globally (Clarivate), and was named a Top 50 Innovator by World Summit AI. He holds degrees from Cambridge and Sussex, and trained with Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman.

Waller Ballroom C

From TikTok to Toolbelt: Preparing Gen Z for Work

Higher Ed's Losing Global Talent & the Bill Is Coming Due

It Takes a Region: Cybersecurity Pathways in Rural Alabama

Rethinking Discovery Algorithms for the Creator Economy

How can we design for a world where no two people experience reality the same way? This panel explores the science and power of perceptual diversity, how differences in how we sense, process and interpret shape identity, connection, and emotion. With expert voices from neuroscience, immersive design, and the arts and through the new lens of neuroaesthetics: we’ll explore how expanding perception can create more inclusive, empathetic, and visionary futures across art, health, and technology.

PERCEPTUAL DIVERSITY: ART & NEUROSCIENCE IN DESIGN


Brands x Music: Bringing together Activations & Artists

Peter Lewis

Chief Commercial Officer

Peter Lewis serves as Chief Commercial Officer at SXSW, where he leads the commercial strategy and execution across partnerships, customer success, content, communications, sales, marketing, and growth markets. He oversees teams that design and deliver festival experiences, partner programming, brand activations, global sponsorships, and go-to-market operations, ensuring the forward-thinking community that comes to SXSW is deeply engaged and connected.

Peter joined SXSW in 2009 and has played a key role in expanding its commercial and creative reach both in Austin and around the world. He holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is a devoted father of three and a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.

Denise Cherry

VP Marketing & Brand Experience

Denise Cherry is an award-winning brand and design executive, known for her ability to seamlessly integrate visual storytelling with strategic business planning and data-driven insights. At Rivian, she and her team lead a comprehensive suite of marketing initiatives, overseeing advertising, social media, retail design, experiential marketing, and all brand experience.

Her work has been recognized by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Wired, Fast Company, and Adweek, among others. She has been named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business.

Jonathan Yaffe

CEO & Founder

Jonathan Yaffe is the CEO and Co-Founder of AnyRoad, the leading experiential marketing platform that powers the data for over 600 brands, including Anheuser-Busch, Ben & Jerry's, Budweiser, Diageo, LVMH, and The North Face. Jonathan began his career in experiential marketing at Red Bull and holds a degree in Cognitive Science from the University of California Berkeley. Under his leadership, AnyRoad has raised $72M from a16z, BlackRock, and Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO) and has curated the magic behind countless experiences for millions of consumers. Jonathan also runs AnyRoad's sister company BSide, an alternative live touring platform for artists who want to own their own fan data, engage more deeply with their fans, and make more money off their shows.

Waterloo Ballroom 4-6

The B Word: How to Get Creative with Marketing Budget

Meet Gen Alpha: Defying Predictions & Rewiring Marketing

Launching the Ultimate, Research-Driven Creative Power Playbook

Pride Preview '26: Marketers, LGBTQ+ & Where We Go From Here

Some brands don’t just show up - they create cultural moments. Today’s most innovative marketers are blending bold brand activations with the power of music and star power to build emotional resonance and spark global buzz. In this lively discussion, hear from marketing leaders at the world’s most forward-thinking brands as they explore how to craft unforgettable experiences that connect with consumers on a visceral level, through sound, story, and shared energy. Learn how music-fueled campaigns are driving loyalty, elevating brand perception, and shaping the future of experiential marketing.

BRANDS X MUSIC: BRINGING TOGETHER ACTIVATIONS & ARTISTS

Brand & Marketing track sponsored by Youtube


Neurogaming: The Future of Interactive Entertainment

Perri Karyal

Content Creator

Perri Karyal holds an MSc in Psychology and channels her academic EEG expertise into real-time brain-computer interfaces for play. On Twitch and YouTube she maps distinct brain-wave signatures, inner-ear muscle cues and voice commands to virtual game-pad inputs, famously completing Elden Ring and other titles without touching a controller. Her how-to streams and interviews (BBC News clips to IEEE and Psychology Today Articles) demystify neuro-gaming pipelines for hobbyists and studios. Current projects include partnering with EarSwitch to evaluate ear-rumble click tech and advising academic labs on low-latency BCI design that broadens accessibility. Blending psychology, software and live entertainment, she shows how biosensing becomes accessible to players of every ability.

Jasper Brand

Partner

Jasper Brand is a partner at BITKRAFT Ventures, one of the largest video game venture capital firms in the world with over $1 billion in assets under management. Brand leads BITKRAFT's equity team and invests in early-to-growth stage game studios, consumer applications with applied game mechanics, platforms, and horizontal technology companies. He has led investment rounds in companies like Inworld AI, Stoke Games, and Theorycraft Games, all of which have been recognized as companies that could reshape the gaming industry. Brand earned a spot as one of the top-10 gaming investors in the world. Brand has also established BITKRAFT's partnership with IncludedVC, which promotes inclusivity fellowships in the venture capital industry, and has ranked in the top 0.1% in "League of Legends."

Colleen Macklin

Professor

Colleen Macklin is a game designer and Associate Professor in the school of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons School of Design. In 2006 she founded and co-directs PETLab (Prototyping Education and Technology Lab), a lab that develops games for experimental learning and social engagement. She is a member of the game design collective Local No. 12, makers of the card game The Metagame (2015), and the videogame, Dear Reader (2019). She co-authored with John Sharp Games, Design and Play: A detailed look at iterative game design (2016) and Iterate: Ten Lessons in Design and Failure (2019).

Conor Russomanno

Founder and CEO

Conor Russomanno is a transdisciplinary technologist, entrepreneur, and artist working at the convergence of neuroscience, engineering, and design. As Founder & CEO of OpenBCI for over a decade, he has led the company’s mission to democratize neurotech through open-source hardware and software. His TED Talk,“A powerful new neurotech tool for augmenting your mind,” illustrates how accessible BCI platforms ignite creativity and expand cognition. Conor has taught and researched brain-computer interfaces and human-centered design at Columbia, Parsons, and the MIT Media Lab. He champions the development of tools that empower individuals to understand and enhance their own minds—pushing the boundaries of what’s possible when science, engineering, and creativity are brought together with purpose.

Waller Ballroom D

Media That Matters: Nuclear Weapons & the Next Generation

Rethinking Higher Education to Build an AI-First Workforce

The Big Blur: Rethinking the Transition from School to Work

Building AI Pathways for HBCU Talent & Community Impact

The Fandom Force: How to Create a Fan-First Social Approach

From button-mashing to brain-driven play, neurogaming is set to rewrite the rulebook. This panel hosted by OpenBCI gathers neurogamers and more to show how real-time EEG/EMG decoding replaces sticks and keys with pure intent, unlocking worlds that respond to mood, focus, and micro-gestures. We’ll spotlight a live neurogaming case study, unpack further real-world examples, and sketch the roadmap toward a brain-driven future of play.

NEUROGAMING: THE FUTURE OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT


Waste is the New Gold: How Trash Will Fund the Next Economy

Jessica Crosley

Vice President R&D and Sustainability Innovation

Jessica holds the position of Vice President, R&D and Sustainability Innovation.  In this role, she oversees the process of defining and integrating manufacturing management systems inside our Polymer Centers, as well as scouting, developing, and assessing technology suitability for various growth vectors throughout Republic’s Innovation portfolio.   These platforms include Materials Circularity, Decarbonization, Renewable Energy, and Water Treatment Solutions.

Nicole Richards

CEO

Nicole is the CEO of Allonnia, the bio-ingenuity company dedicated to extracting value where others see waste. She has 28+ years of industry experience leading business strategy, sales, and marketing initiatives within water treatment, mining and industry chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and more. Formerly head of Strategy, Growth and M&A at DuPont Water Solutions and Global Director at Solvay, Nicole has deep industry knowledge and experience with companies tackling critical industrial and environmental issues. She believes that biotechnology will revolutionize the way we leverage waste as a resource.

Room 410

Technology Convergence: Winning the Exponential Upswing

Leading the AI Future: How to Think Exponentially in a Chaotic Decade

CTRL + ALT + CREATE: How AI Is Reshaping the Creative Process

How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something

From wastewater to e-waste, the world is drowning in “garbage” that holds untapped value. But a new class of startups, scientists, and technologists is flipping the script by turning industrial runoff into rare earths, landfills into lithium banks, and toxins into trillion-dollar opportunities. This session will dive into how biology, chemistry, and data science are transforming global waste streams into the raw materials of the clean economy. Think of it as a startup gold rush just under our feet.

WASTE IS THE NEW GOLD: HOW TRASH WILL FUND THE NEXT ECONOMY


How to Create Immersive 3D Stories With Real Humans

Lauren Michelle

CEO

Lauren Michelle is a Juilliard-trained opera singer, who has performed at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and other leading opera houses. She is a renowned VR producer, whose Underwater Opera House played to a sold-out audience in 2021. She has carved a corner of the Metaverse known as Operaverse, building virtual opera experiences in AR/ VR and teaching others about this intersection between Opera, NFTs and the Metaverse. She prioritizes beginners, women and people of color.  Lauren was a member of AR House in 2022- lens studio, blender, effect house, Web AR and an NFT creator, with an Ethereum blockchain genesis music NFT launched in 2021. She also owns Virtual Real Estate in Decentraland, Sandbox, Otherside, Superworld and more.

Corey Rosen

EVP, creative development, production and storytelling

Corey Rosen is a seasoned visual effects artist, producer, writer, and business development executive known for driving creative and technical excellence across film, television, and branded entertainment. With credits spanning high-profile VFX work, narrative development, and on-set production, Corey combines hands-on artistry—managing post-production, color, compositing, and CGI—with strategic leadership in pipeline design and project scaling. He has written and produced projects from ideation through delivery, consistently delivering under tight schedules and ambitious visual demands. As a business executive, he builds teams, secures partnerships, and shapes workflows that meld artistry with efficiency.

Corey’s career includes leadership and creative roles at Industrial Light & Magic, Tippett Studio, and Super 78 Studios, where he has contributed to blockbuster films, cutting-edge immersive experiences, and award-winning branded projects. In addition, he has served as Executive Producer at Kartel.ai and leads Your Story, Well Told, his own storytelling consultancy, blending his expertise in production, visual effects, and narrative strategy with a proven record of business development and client success.  His newest published book is “A Story For Everything: Mastering Diverse Storytelling for Any Occasion”

Richard Broadbridge

CEO

Richard Broadbridge is the CEO of 4DViews, the most successful volumetric capture company in the market today. "Volumetric capture allows us to build digital experiences firmly centered on human stories. By building interactive experiences around people we care about, digital storytelling has begun to undergo a truly profound revolution. At 4DViews we’ve built a complete tool set that will allow you to Capture, Build and Deliver engaging multi-branch interactive content ready to be used in any medium.”

A French and American citizen Richard has now spent more than seventeen years bringing 4DViews' technology to XR, audio-visual and research clients in North America, the UK, the EU and East Asia. He is a graduate of New York University and the Haute Ecole de Commerce in Paris.

Chris Pfaff

CEO

Chris Pfaff is a leading new media and technology producer and strategist. He is renowned for his knowledge and guidance in integrating leading-edge technology into the media and entertainment community. He was the first to use IRC for an interactive corporate webcast; produced one of the first promotional DVDs, in March, 1997; produced the first HD animated logo; produced numerous multipoint broadband events in the late-1990s. In 2002-2003, he produced some of the first mobile short films, and produced the first Twitter Wall in 2011.

Chris was one of the founders of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) New Media Council East, and served on the PGA Board of Directors from 2008-2013. . He served as the vice chairman of the national PGA New Media Council from 2011-2013.

Waller Ballroom A

Texas High School Shorts Screening & Q&A

From Who to What to You: The Weird AI-Infused Future of the Creator Economy

From Viral to Viable: Building IP as a Creator

The explosion of virtual stories across platforms has seen an increase in the integration of real humans in immersive experiences. The evolution of stunningly realistic volumetric video now enables real human capture and integration in scenes that are life-like and spatially adaptive. The innovations that are now making the human more prominent in complex virtual narratives are being led by producers and toolmakers who are building a network of dynamic volumetric artisans. This session features leading developers of mixed reality, VR, and mobile AR that render virtual humans - not avatars.

HOW TO CREATE IMMERSIVE 3D STORIES WITH REAL HUMANS


Your Brand Has Multiple Personalities. Is that a Problem?

Lillian Marsh

Founder, Managing Principal

As Founder and Managing Principal at TinyWins, Lillian brings her vast knowledge of branding, technology and emotionally-resonant marketing to global campaigns and projects for clients spanning from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500. Over 25 years, Lillian has led marketing for North America for IBM, managed Arrow Electronics global brand, and spearheaded strategies for such globally-recognized brands as Activision, BMW, CBRE, Albertsons, Warner Music and Tony Robbins. Passionate about psychology, Lillian believes that brands can and should build more profound connections at a deeper level with consumers’ hearts and minds through the power of archetypes. Lillian is primarily based in Denver alongside many of the TinyWins team.

Waterloo Ballroom 3

Hsu Untied: Beyond Numbers: Decision-Making in the Math Classroom

The Learning Geeks: How to Think When Machines Think Faster

Chalk & Gavel: Navigating the Tides of an Education Law Sea Change

Beyond Voting: Defending Truth in Education: AI, Equity, & Power

Forget Moments Marketing: Welcome to Worldbuilding

Your brand acts completely different on TikTok vs LinkedIn vs Instagram - but is that authentic multi-dimensionality or dangerous personality disorder? We'll diagnose real brands live, dissect epic platform fails, and teach the difference between healthy code-switching and brand schizophrenia. Through interactive challenges, learn why Gen Z can spot inauthentic adaptation from miles away, which archetypes can successfully platform-hop, and how to maintain consistent values while speaking each platform's native language fluently.

YOUR BRAND HAS MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES. IS THAT A PROBLEM?


Psychedelics: The Paradigm-Changing Future of Mental Health

Steve Levine

Chief Patient Officer

Dr. Levine is a board-certified psychiatrist who has spent his career working to improve people’s lives through creating access to innovation in healthcare. Dr. Levine completed internship and residency in psychiatry at New York – Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center. He then completed fellowship subspecialty training in psychosomatic medicine / psycho-oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/New York – Presbyterian Hospital. Prior to Compass, he founded Actify Neurotherapies in 2010 that built new models of care delivery across the US for interventional psychiatry treatments. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, presented to professional and lay audiences around the world, served in leadership roles, and received awards for leadership and service.

Jessica Jackson

Vice President, Alliance Development

Dr. Jessica Jackson leads relationship-building and information exchange with external health-related partners in her role at Mental Health America. She is a licensed psychologist with over a decade of experience spanning startups, hospitals, nonprofits, and the United Nations. A former assistant professor of psychiatry, Dr. Jackson brings academic rigor to real-world challenges. Her research focus has been on dismantling barriers to treatment for underserved populations through inclusive, tech-enabled solutions.

Geoffrey Grammer

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Geoffrey Grammer, M.D. is a psychiatrist and a pioneering trailblazer in mental healthcare.  As Chief Medical Officer at Neuronetics and Greenbrook Mental Wellness Centers, he’s leading the way with breakthrough therapies like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and nasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression.  Dr. Grammer is passionate about making mental healthcare more effective, more personalized, and more accessible so patients can find real relief and start feeling like themselves again.

Andrey Ostrovsky

Former Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky is a physician, innovator, and health system reformer who has worked across the frontlines of care delivery and policy. He served as Chief Medical Officer for the U.S. Medicaid program, where he led initiatives to make the nation’s largest health program more responsive and efficient. He also co-founded Care at Hand, a predictive analytics startup acquired by Mindoula Health, and now invests in and advises ventures and nonprofits through Social Innovation Ventures. Having led teams in public health departments, WHO, and legislative offices, Dr. Ostrovsky bridges policy, technology, and clinical practice in his work.

Topaz Ballroom 1-3

AI Safety & Trust: Building Responsible Media Tech

AI in Entertainment: Navigating IP, Ethics & Opportunity

Is Brand Dead? The Brand Leader’s Playbook for the AI Era

Capturing Chaos: A Q&A with the DP & CLT of The Pitt

The De-brief: Rethinking the Brand–Creator Relationship

Psychedelic treatments are rapidly moving from research into clinical practice, signaling a potential transformation in how we treat mental health conditions. This session will explore how clinical innovation, care delivery models, and advocacy are converging to reshape mental health care safely and effectively for the millions who need better options. Attendees will gain insight into the steps required to bring psychedelic treatments into clinical settings, what patient access can look like, and how providers are navigating the evolving landscape as these treatments enter mainstream care.

PSYCHEDELICS: THE PARADIGM-CHANGING FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH


Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick is an Emmy Award® and a Golden Globe® award-winning actress, producer, and director whose film and television work has captured and defined the zeitgeist. As a partner at Big Swing Productions, Sedgwick is committed to championing inclusive and thought-provoking stories that amplify bold voices and her work as a director has earned her a DGA Award nomination.

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon has built a varied and critically acclaimed body of work by producing, directing and starring in a myriad of projects across film, television and stage. Notable projects include “Footloose,” “Tremors,” “A Few Good Men,” "Mystic River," “Diner,” and most recently “Leave the World Behind,” “and “MaXXXine.”

Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema

Time and Water

Archival Materials Courtesy of Andri Snær Magnason

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

Courtesy of Focus Features © 2025 Focus Features, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Social Issue

The Smiths have gathered once again on their quaint family farm to make the latest in a string of low-budget horror movies. No, the movies aren't particularly "successful." Some might even call them "bad." But at least the family is together, and that's what matters to Jack and Ellen. Their adult children, on the other hand - Trent and Ula - are working up the courage to leave this particular family tradition behind.
Simmering family dysfunction turns to pure chaos when a real dead body shows up on set. Can they come together to keep the movie on track, or will this be the Smith family's final act?

Family Movie

A filmmaking family’s low-budget horror movie turns into a real-life slasher when a dead body shows up on set. Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track. After all - the show must go on!

Kevin Bacon
Kyra Sedgwick
Sosie Bacon
Travis Bacon
Vince Jolivette
Casey Durant
Greg Lauritano
Russell Wayne Groves
Benjamin Fuqua
John Lang

Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Sosie Bacon, Travis Bacon, Liza Koshy, John Carroll Lynch, Jackie Earle Haley, Andrea Savage, Austin Amelio, Scoot McNairy


Film & TV Industry Happy Hour

Have a drink with SAGindie and SAG-AFTRA at their official Film & TV Industry Happy Hour to network and mingle with fellow actors, filmmakers, creatives, and other industry professionals at SXSW. Open to Film and Platinum badge holders, 21+.


Meredith Alloway

Alloway is a New York-based filmmaker whose short film DEEP TISSUE screened internationally after premiering at SXSW. She partnered with Hulu, Sundance Institute, and 20th Century Digital Studios on her next short films RIDE and FIRST DATE. Alloway has various feature films that she wrote and will direct in development, including HIGH PRIESTESS with David S. Goyer’s company Phantom Four (THE FIRST OMEN) and BODY COUNT with MXN and R.K. Films (ANYONE BUT YOU). As a journalist, Meredith has written interviews and feature pieces for publications such as Vanity Fair, Playboy, Filmmaker Magazine, Nylon, and Indiewire.

At a mall store, Apple leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.

Forbidden Fruits

Free Eden employee Apple leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.

Rachael Labes
Randy Manis
Katherine Romans
Scott Shooman
Charlie Traisman
Fallon Siegler

Mason Novick
Mary Anne Waterhouse
Diablo Cody
Trent Hubbard

Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, Gabrielle Union


LGBTQ
Sex
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Mature/Adult
Social Issue

Small Town Boys: The Murder of Billy London

Rachel Mason

Rachel Mason's films have won awards at Tribeca, Outfest, Inside-Out, NewFest, BFI London, Sidewalk International, Camden, Traverse City, Hamptons among other festivals.  Her film projects include "Last Take: Rust and The Story of Halyna," "An Update On Our Family (series)" and "Circus of Books."

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Dead Deer High

Education
Social Issues
The Arts/Theater
Youth/Teen

The unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer brutally killed in West Hollywood, was an urban legend for 33 years. A documentary intended to honor his life took an unexpected turn when members of the community joined forces to uncover overlooked clues, and seek a resolution to the mystery of who killed him. Drawing on a rare trove of VHS and personal footage, the film reveals a chilling overlap between the victim and some of the suspects who were captured on camera in films made in the narrow window of Billy's death.

My Brother's Killer

Impassioned members of the LGBTQ community band together to try to solve one of the most gruesome and mysterious murders in Los Angeles history.

Penelope Spheeris
Josh Braun
Ben Braun
James Cude

Christopher Rice, Eric Shaw Quinn, Clark Williams, ChiChi LaRue, Wendi Berndt, Krystal DeLight, Phil St. John, Sabin Grey, John Lamberti, Marc Rabins


Paula Cury

Paula Cury is a Dominican film producer and director. Her short documentary "Adrift" won the Academy-Award qualifying award of Best Documentary Short at the Flicker’s Rhode Island Film Festival and has garnered more than 150,000 views online.

What does it mean to be a woman in a country where abortion is banned in all circumstances? In this lyrical documentary, women and girls speak about the challenges and consequences regarding unsafe abortion in the Dominican Republic.

Scarlet Girls

Spanish; Castilian with English Subtitles

Co-Producer: Omar Lara, Co-Producer: Natalia Imaz, Co-Producer: Paulina Villavicencia


Paloma Schneideman

Paloma Schneideman is a queer filmmaker and musician based in Auckland, NZ. She was 1 of 10 directors selected by Jane Campion to participate in her film programme 'A Wave In The Ocean' in 2023-24. "Big Girls Don't Cry" is the first feature film from an alumni of the programme. As a musician, Paloma produces and performs under the alias PollyHill.

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Agridulce (Bittersweet)

Education
Indigenous Culture
International
Latino
Social Issues
Children
Developing World
Social Issue
Youth/Teen

Summer 2006, 14-year-old Sid is caught between her own burgeoning sexual curiosity and acceptance from an older group of girls. As she delves deeper into rebellion, she leaves behind a trail of destruction as she goes. Big Girls Don’t Cry is a love letter to all the women that still feel shame scars from this time of their lives; who did things they wished they hadn’t, or didn’t do things they wished they had; to hold up a mirror and say yes; that was f#&*ed up.

Big Girls Don't Cry

Rural New Zealand, 2006. Over one transformative summer, 14 year old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity and the internet, as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by.

Jane Campion
Philippa Campbell
David Ross
Lisa Gutberlet
James Huntsman
Rain Spencer
Noah Taylor

Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, and Noah Taylor

Costume Designer: Karen Inderbitzen Waller, Music Supervisor: Amine Ramer, Casting: Nikki Barrett, Kate McGill, Tina Cleary, Hair & Make-Up Designer: Katie Melody Rogers


Unlocking Her Next Chapter | Fitness with Kayla Barnes

327 Congress St

Unlocking Her Next Chapter | Fertility with Dr. Molly Maloof, MD

Unlocking Her Next Chapter | Food & Nutrition with Dr. Poonam Desai, DO

Day 1 features Kayla Barnes, who will explore how to design a longevity-focused exercise plan that can be customized for women in all seasons of life and training levels, while accounting for the unique nuances of female physiology. The conversation will cover cycle syncing, differences between female and male training, and the role of mobility, flexibility, and balance in long-term health. Kayla will also dive into efficiency-driven workouts using key biomarkers like VO₂ max, grip strength, lean body mass, and bone density—why they matter, how to train them, and how to track progress. Attendees will leave with practical strategies including exercise snacks, HIIT, complementary therapies, and exclusive custom content created for event participants. Kayla is one of the world’s top female longevity experts and has been studying female longevity for over a decade with speaking engagements all around the world.

UNLOCKING HER NEXT CHAPTER | FITNESS WITH KAYLA BARNES

Vibrant Wellness

Advanced Specialty Lab Testing for Personalized Longevity

Vibrant Wellness is an advanced lab that helps people better understand what’s happening inside their bodies. Our tests explore how genetics, lifestyle, and environment work together across the most critical health domains, including heart and brain health, hormone, gut, immune, and cellular function, food and nutrients, and environmental toxins. We pair standard-of-care clinical markers with innovative and emerging ones to provide a more complete view of health.

Female Voices Shaping the Next Era of Preventive Health


African American
Health/Disability/Illness
Social Issues
Women

Aisha Evelyna

Aisha Evelyna is an actor and filmmaker focused on centring underrepresented voices. Highlights include her series 'The Drop' (now streaming on Tubi), debut feature 'Seahorse', Vimeo Staff Pick 'Alex', and short films screened at Sitges, Aspen ShortsFest, Austin, RiverRun, Cucalorus, HollyShorts, among others.

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Ugly Cry

Health/Disability/Illness
The Arts/Theater
Women

Nola, a sous chef searching for stability, is barely holding her life together. After a brutal Friday night shift, she crashes her bike and wakes to find her estranged father, Cyrus, now unhoused, standing over her. Taking him in forces long-buried wounds to the surface. As past and present collide, Nola is pulled into a reckoning with grief, forgiveness, and the fragile possibility of repair.

Seahorse

A sous chef’s pursuit of stability is tested by the return of her estranged father, now living on the streets of Toronto.

Ben Cowley and The Caribbean Tales Media Group

Aisha Evelyna, Ruth Goodwin, Brett Donahue, Joseph Marcell, Alden Adair

Associate Producer: Nancy Morski, Associate Producer: Will King, Costume Designer: Jeannette Linton


Dano García

Dano García is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker. They studied at the NFTS in London and the ENAC (formally CUEC) Film School at the UNAM in Mexico City. In 2016 they directed Unsilenced, an NY Times Op-Doc about a Mexican activist who was murdered on-air while hosting a radio show for displaced residents. Their first feature documentary, Kings of Nowhere (2015), won the SX:Global Audience Award at SXSW, the Grand Jury Award at Full Frame Documentary Festival, the Golden Eye for Best International Documentary Film at the Zurich Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Morelia International Film Festival, the International Jury Prize at This Human World and the Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma-Ambulante Grant. The film screened at Sheffield Doc/Fest and MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, as well as being nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film at the 2016 Cinema Eye Honors and winning Best Director of a Documentary Film at the 2016 Cinema Tropical Awards. In 2015 it was included in Sight & Sound Magazine’s list of Best Films of the Year.

Their short film Porcelana (2013) won the Best Short Film at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (2013) and the Best Film Award at the AluCine Latin Film + Media Arts in Toronto, Canada (2015). Their short film La chica con dos cabezas won the Orona Award for Best Short Film in San Sebastian Film Fest (2018) and the Best Short Film at the Morelia International Film Festival, as well as screening as part of La semaine de la critique at the Cannes Film Festival.

Mickey spent the last ten years exploring her transition process within the conservative context of Sinaloa, Mexico. Through digital archives, artistic reenactments, and deeply personal encounters, the film moves between tenderness and rage, transforming memory into an act of freedom. An exploration of self-perception and a non-punitive confrontation with the past.

Mickey

Filmed over ten years, Mickey is a documentary about the memory of a trans woman from Sinaloa who, alongside the filmmaker who grew up with her, Dano, uses play and performance to re-signify the past and inhabit the present.

Dano García
Indira Cato
Joceline Hernandez
Alejandra Guevara Castillo
Christian Giraud

Mis$ Mickey, Jesse Sakeri López, Arturo Cundapí Bustamante, Angélica María Bustamante Andrews, Loreto Pozos Trejo, Javier Lizárraga Contreras, David Allegre


Rollins Theatre at the Long Center

Cornbread Mafia

Addiction/Recovery
Legal
Senior/Aging
Social Issue

Action
Biography
Comedy
Crime
Documentary

African American
Books/Literary
Celebrity

Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero

Exceptional storytelling that captivates, surprises, and excites.

Achiever

When overachiever Alexa suddenly can’t reach orgasm after starting antidepressants, she refuses to accept defeat. With the same grit she’s applied to every challenge, she launches a spreadsheet-driven quest to “achieve,” experimenting with positions, partners, and kinks like they’re items on a to-do list. But when Alexa's plan fails and she meets self-proclaimed "watcher", Garth, she discovers that intimacy isn’t something you can hack or optimize—it’s something messier, stranger, and more human. "Achiever" is a sharp, heartfelt comedy about pleasure, perfectionism, and learning to let go in a world that demands constant achievement.

When Alexa finds she can no longer orgasm due to her new Lexapro prescription, she embarks on a desperate journey to get off by any means possible, only to find herself “getting close” through an unexpected connection.

Katherine Romans
Sarah Whelden
Elizabeth Valenti
Chelsea Pace

Katherine Romans, David Brown, Geoffrey James, Caleb Cruz, Christopher James Stevens

Costume Designer: Brianna Murphy, Intimacy Coordinator: Chelsea Pace, Associate Producer: FirestarterProductions, Mariah Leath and Ryan Ward, Associate Producer: Robyn Field and Anthony O'Carroll

Copy, Save

Solitary teen ANI (15) is intensely devoted to her glamorous older sister, Casey (18). But when Ani stumbles on Casey’s fake, AI-generated OnlyFans-like account, she’s unsettled to discover Casey has cloned the voice of a real woman for the persona. Ani, however, has her own internet side hustle. As the girls test their boundaries online, they're drawn into the murky morals and strange thrills of hypercontemporary digital life.

When two teen sisters discover each other’s secret internet cash schemes, they’re forced to confront the murky morals of their digital lives.

Belle Akyroyd
Robyn Field
Anthony O'Carroll
Ryan Ward
Penelope Wong

Katherine Romans
Charlie Traisman
Jessica Li

A Shot at Art

Every summer, veteran volunteers Helen (67) and Peggy (64) dedicate themselves to Art at Sea. This year, they scan tickets for a controversial and prize-winning work. Helen tries to enjoy her favourite day, but her husband keeps calling, demanding she come home. At day’s end, the women can finally have a go at the installation: a shooting point with a paintball gun aimed at a penis through a glory hole. No one has hit the target yet. It's much too far away. Just as Helen takes her turn, her husband rings again. Shaken and frustrated she makes a decision that takes a dramatic turn. The situation spirals completely out of control... but who was actually crossing the line here?

When two seasoned volunteers at an international art festival start participating in a highly controversial art installation, the situation spirals completely out of control… but who was actually crossing the line here?

Layla Meijman
Maarten van der Ven
Marcelle Bartels

Dua Ji

In rural Taiwan, during her mother’s funeral, A-Hsien, the eldest daughter, grapples with grief, resentment, and the quiet burden of tradition. As patriarchal rituals unfold, a silent resistance emerges, unsettling the roles she was expected to fulfill.

At her mother’s funeral, the eldest daughter challenges the patriarchal traditions of her rural Taiwanese family, confronting loss and the quiet burden of duty.

ZongYi Tsai
HsuehMei Huang
Scott Aharoni

KueiMei Yang, ChiaKuei Chen, YuPing Wang, JieFei Huang, YuLan Shao, HsuehMei Huang

Costume Designer: Jui Huang, First Assistant Director: David Yang, Production Manager: ChiehLing Ku, Casting Director: WenYa G. Yang, Gaffer: ZhiJun Ou, Post Sound Supervisor: YanRong Lin

Gamberra

During her first year at a conservative, elitist college residence, Marta is driven into a desperate search for the morning-after pill by the sexual taboos around her. As community pressure builds, her peers prepare an initiation ritual no one will forget.

Cristina Bas
Sergi Casamitjana
Aintza Serra

Marine Auclair March
Lucía G Romero
Dante Schmitz

Alexia Álvarez, Claudia Malagelada, Álvaro Requena

Souvenir

Summer, 2008. Keira has spent the last two weeks holidaying with her family and girlfriend Zoe on a tropical resort up the coast. Although both deep in the closet, the girls take any opportunity to hook up around the resort; Keira is hungry for Zoe’s attention. But during the heat of sex, Keira is startled by a flash, she finds Zoe taking photos of her with her digital camera. Zoe urges Keira to let her continue and she reluctantly agrees. In the aftermath, Keira is unsettled. Unable to articulate what’s happened and struggles with Zoe’s tenderness and charm. But as her family gathers at a beach bonfire for a final drink, Keira decides to finally break Zoe’s hold over her.

While stuck on a family vacation, a young closeted teen must confront the unnerving hold her girlfriend has over her after she takes unwarranted photos of her during sex.

Tanzyn Crawford, Emily Grant, Julian Garner, Athésia, Erika Ndibe

Casting: Danny Long CGA, Costume: Georgia Woods, Hair & Makeup: Jesse Whiting, Colour: Yanni Kronenberg, 1st Assistant Director: Stuart Beedie, Intimacy Coordinator: Caroline Kaspar, Gaffer: Julian Pertout, Sound Recordist: Nathan Codner, Stills Photographer: Georgia Brogan

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Dutch; Flemish, English, Mandarin, Spanish; Castilian


Joey Power

Joey co-wrote and co-directed "After Everything" starring Jeremy Allen White and Maika Monroe, which premiered at SXSW. The Hollywood Reporter called it an "auspicious feature debut for its writer-directors." He then co-wrote and produced "Banana Split", which played at TIFF.

Following a failed engagement, Louisa "Lou" Klaussner, an aspiring author who pays the bills by writing social media copy for a tortilla chip company, falls into a side hustle writing wedding vows for other people. When Lou reconnects with her college best-friend and long-time crush Warren, she is shocked to find he is the fiancé of one of Lou's wedding vow clients… putting Lou in the middle of a complicated love-rectangle.

Love Language

An aspiring author with a side hustle writing wedding vows for other people reconnects with her long-time crush, only to learn he is the fiancé of one of her new clients.

Michael Sagol
Joey Power
Tyson Bidner
Corentin De Saedeleer

Bert Hamelinck
Allison Hironaka
Ari Lubet
Colin Jost
Jeff Grosvenor

Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos, Manny Jacinto, Isabel May, Lukas Gage, Billie Lourd, Chloe Fineman, Zach Zucker, Morgan Jay, Bobbi Althoff, Marchánt Davis, Dan Perrault


Nan Feix

Nan Feix is a filmmaker weaving stories of education, heritage, and family through subcultures like skateboarding, food, motorbikes, and dance—crafting films, docs, and art projects that blend social impact with bold, cinematic exploration.

After falling in love with Vietnamese cuisine during a life-changing trip abroad, Jerald—a self-taught chef from small-town Texas—arrives in New York City with one goal: to open his own restaurant. Juggling odd jobs and secretly perfecting recipes in a basement kitchen, he’s running out of time and money. When he meets Nhung, a sharp-witted Vietnamese waitress, their unlikely alliance sparks a bold culinary journey. From improvised street hustles to a hidden speakeasy, they fight to turn Jerald’s dream into reality. A story of passion, resilience, and unexpected friendship in the heart of the city.

Mam

English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese with English Subtitles

A self-taught chef from Texas arrives in New York to open a Vietnamese restaurant. Broke but relentless, he teams up with a witty waitress, and together they cook up an unlikely journey of passion, resilience, and friendship in the city’s underbelly.

Marine Garnier
Gregory Panteix
Nan Feix
Grégoire Musso
Jerald Head
Nhung Dao Head

Jerald Head, Nhung Dao Head, Tuan Bui, Henry Wong, Linh Phan, Lang A Nguyen, Maxence Victor, Kim Hoang, Naoto Ono, An Nguyen Xuan

Producer: Marine Garnier, 1st Camera Assistant: Lily Mars, Sound Engineer: Ada Zang, Sound Engineer: Weixin Zuhang, Production Coordinator: Sam Hewison, Casting & Location Scouting: An Nguyen Xuan, Colorist: Mathieu Caplanne, Music Supervisor: Grégoire Musso


Addiction/Recovery
LGBTQ
Politics
Sex
Texas

Daniel Lombroso

Daniel Lombroso spent eight years building the Oscar-nominated video departments at The New Yorker and The Atlantic before launching Outerboro Films in 2025. His debut feature film, “White Noise,” based on his four years reporting inside the white power movement, premiered in 2020 to critical acclaim. It was named one of the year's top documentaries by Vox and The Boston Globe, and one of the 25 films that explain America by The Guardian. His latest film, “Nina & Irena,” is Executive Produced by Errol Morris and was one of the most decorated short documentaries of 2023. Lombroso’s work has premiered at Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, and has been recognized with eight Vimeo Staff Picks, two National Magazine Award nominations, two Livingston Award nominations, an IDA nomination, a Critics Choice nomination, an Emmy nomination, and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. “Manhood” is his second feature-length film.

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Daughters of the Forest: Mycelium Chronicles

"Manhood" follows Dallas entrepreneur Bill Moore as he attempts to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox. Along the way, an OnlyFans star and a father of five put their bodies—and their insecurities—on the line. Blending dark humor with unexpected empathy, "Manhood" examines shame, addiction, and the fragile myths of American masculinity. From Executive Producers World of Wonder ("RuPaul’s Drag Race"), Sheila Nevins ("Real Sex"), Penny Lane ("Hail Satan"), Producer Kerry Mack ("Proof of Concept"), and Director Daniel Lombroso ("White Noise").

"Manhood" follows Dallas businessman Bill Moore as he sets out to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox. Along the way, an OnlyFans star and a father of five put their bodies—and their insecurities—on the line.

Manhood

Businessman Bill Moore at his penile enhancement clinic in Texas

Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Sheila Nevins
Penny Lane
Gabriel Sedgewick
Marcus Gershenberg
Daniel Lombroso
Marissa Heringer
Cason Crane

William Moore, David Smith, Ruben Ramirez

Co-Executive Producer: Todd Wiseman Jr., Gil Talmi, Consulting Producer: Lily Hedley, Brandon Harrison, Sarah Lash, Colorist: Alexander Schwab, Animation Director: Will Rahilly, Production Sound: Nelson Klein, Additional Cinematography: Daniel Lombroso, Clearance Legal: Rachel Strom, Production Counsel: Bianca Grimshaw


Raviv Ullman

Raviv Ullman is a director and actor with credits at Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera, Opera Omaha, and SF Conservatory. He’s worked with Roundabout, Atlantic, Second Stage, The New Group, Ahmanson, and Geffen, and on TV with ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, Disney, and Comedy Central. He is developing projects with the Jim Henson Company.

Greg Yagolnitzer

Greg Yagolnitzer is an LA-based writer, director, and animator from Moldova. He began on Adult Swim’s SUPERJAIL!, then directed music videos for Weezer and Green Day. He created the animated series WALT on Hulu and has developed pilots with HBOMax, Hulu, Comedy Central, STX, Pacific Electric, Strong Baby, and Electric Dynamite.

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Dead Eyes

Dir: Richard E. Williams. DOP: Julian Panetta

Mischa Heywood as Lilly - Dir. Richard E. Williams

#Skyking

Health/Disability/Illness
Politics
Social Issues

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

Black Zombie

African American
Education
Politics
Social Issue

Two sisters with a contentious relationship decide to rob a rural home in upstate New York. The simple robbery turns into a nightmare when one of them throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. The night spirals out of control as they embark on a painful journey to make it out before the homeowner returns.

Drag

A routine robbery at a rural house turns into a nightmare for two amateur burglars when one of them throws out her back. Things spiral out of control as they try to escape before the homeowner returns.

Lizzy Caplan, Lucy DeVito, John Stamos, Christine Ko

1st AD: Dayna Schutz, Costume Designer: Angel Peart, Hair: Caitlin Boland, VFX Supervisor: Jeff Desom, Stunt Coordinator: Drew Leary, Set Decorator: Faye Armon-Troncoso, Make Up: Ben Bornstein, Quincy Morris: Production Supervisor, Matthew Atwood: Gaffer, Katie Morrissey: Key Grip


Dempsey Bryk

Dempsey Bryk is an award-winning writer, playwright, actor and director. He has written and directed the original play “Oh Loves a Girl” (Off-Broadway, NY) and “Fail To Prepare” (Los Angeles) as well as acclaimed short films “L For Loser” and “WWJD”. As an actor he starred in the Lucasfilm series “Willow” and has been a regular on Amazon.

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I Got Bombed at Harvey's

Biography
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Thriller

I Got Bombed at Harvey's (aka 1,000 Pounds of Dynamite)

Lance, Clay, and Darby have spent their childhoods drinking, wreaking havoc, and filming crude stunts in their small town. Everyone hates them. Wanting to finally prove their lives have meaning, the boys set out to make a “real movie” and in the process are forced to confront emotions and experiences they’ve never considered: love, loss, and ultimately, what it means to grow up.

Crash Land

Two amateur stuntmen try to make a “real movie” to prove their lives have meaning. They crash and burn.

Charles Cohen
Matt Miller
Matt Johnson
Sam Sutcliffe
Jasmin Karibzhanova
Dias Toibazarov
Gabriel LaBelle
Brian Alkerton

Billy Bryk
Finn Wolfhard
Julian Geneen
Dempsey Bryk

Gabriel LaBelle, Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Noah Parker, Abby Quinn

Story By: Ben Snider-McGrath, Dempsey Bryk


Richard E. Williams

Richard E. Williams by Anita Alice Photography

With an uncompromising sense of urgency, Richard E. Williams has forged a bold path in independent cinema. From his debut "White Blood" to his ambitious POV sophomore feature "Dead Eyes", he pushes cinematic boundaries while championing a distinctly authentic Australian voice.

Sean and his fiancée, Grace, enter a remote forest to find Sean’s missing father, Paul, who vanished after the death of his youngest daughter, Lilly. Returning to the site of Lilly’s death forces Sean to confront his inner demons, which begin to materialize externally. Their search takes a terrifying turn, revealing Paul’s secret. He’s been conducting cloning experiments, aimed at resurrecting Lilly. The forest is now inhabited by cannibalistic mutant girls, each a clone of Lilly, battling to prove their identity as the 'real' Lilly. As Sean and Grace uncover the grim truth, they face terrifying creatures and grapple with unsettling questions about life and death.

Dead Eyes

A first person (POV) horror experience. After the death of his sister, Sean ventures into a remote forest with his friends to find his missing father, only to discover his grief has become the bridge between the living and the dead.

Anthony Buckner

Alliance Media Partners International Ltd

Ana Thu-Nguyen, Mischa Heywood, Rijen Laine, Charles Cottier, Alea O'Shea, Stephen Phillips, Freya Callaghan

Camera Operator: Nathan Frost, Special Effects Makeup: Steve Boyle, Special Effects Makeup: Jason Baird, First AD: Aimee Robertson, Stunt Coordinator: Darko Tuscan, Colourist: Kali Bateman


Drew Kirsch

Drew Kirsch is an American filmmaker and creative director known for his vibrant, retro-inspired visuals and imaginative storytelling. A self-taught artist from Reno, he rose through music videos for Taylor Swift, John Legend, and Imagine Dragons. His “You Need to Calm Down” video won MTV’s 2019 Video of the Year.

After learning his brother’s death may be murder, Ethan returns to Las Vegas to uncover the truth, and confront the violent past he buried. Once a street kid, he’s now living the good life in L.A., engaged to his dream girl and working for her father’s real estate firm. But when he gets a text saying his brother overdosed, the promise he made to never return home shatters, pulling him back into the world he thought he’d escaped.

He Bled Neon

After discovering his brother's death by overdose may have actually been a murder, Ethan returns to a world he left behind -- the underbelly of Las Vegas -- uncovering a web of corruption and his own appetite for violence.

Nate Bolotin (XYZ FIlms), Abe Bengio, Dan Rak (WME Independent)

Timo Argillander
Andrea Scarso
Ronnie Exley
Jeremy Ross
Oli Strong
Eric Bromberg
Joe Cole
Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch
Nick Martini
Ali Jazayeri
Mila Cottray
Babak Anvari
Drew Kirsch
Jake Pokluda
Nick Spicer
Aram Tertzakian
Maxime Cottray

Joe Cole, Rita Ora, Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Paul Wesley, Josh Holloway

Casting Director: Melissa Kostenbauder, Costume Designer: Cailey Breneman


Midnight Short Program

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My NDA

African American
Legal
LGBTQ
Politics
Social Issues
Women
Social Issue

Cookie Queens

African American
Latino
Texas
Women
Children
Disability
Native American/Indigenous
Youth/Teen

Courtesy of Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films

The Life We Leave

Business/Entrepreneurial
Environment
Social Issue

Indulge your cravings for horror, gore, and dark comedy.

Midnight Short Program

Tongue

After enduring her husband's incessant chatter, a wife finally decides to cut out his tongue.

A Stable Marriage

A woman's sexual fantasy is fulfilled -- with surprising ramifications.

Man Eating Pussy

A dying man seeks the ultimate release: birth in reverse.

Jealous People Are Ugly People

Consumed by his jealousy of his best friend’s sudden career success, Vasilly’s resentment festers, feeding a dark, supernatural force within him.

Mantis Stream! Like & Subscribe

A livestreamer’s boyfriend chokes to death on an egg. His friends, family, paramedics and the police performatively profit off of his suffering as his life fades away.

Wax

With finals approaching, a university student ignores a growing ear infection, spiraling into psychological distress as the pressure mounts.

The Seeing Eye Dog Who Saw Too Much

A blind violinist ascends to first chair at the Rome Symphony, just as a black-gloved killer begins stalking the orchestra. The only witness to the murders is her loyal seeing-eye dog.

Mantis Stream! Like & Subscribe

Craig proposes to his girlfriend on her praying mantis themed livestream and subsequently chokes to death on an egg, live on the internet. The paramedics, police, and Craig's own mother performatively try to "help" as Craig slowly chokes to death in front of them, and the world begins to unravel around them at the seams.

Mantis Stream! Like and Subscribe explores performative activism and the surrealism of watching tragedies unfold from behind a screen. The film blends live-action filmmaking with 3D animation to replicate the feeling of losing touch with the physical, as reality becomes increasingly, terrifyingly digital.

Joseph Carroll, Sarah Maerten, Donald Imm, Ismail Bronson, Wesley Brown, Tsvakirai Mutombo, Johnny Mercer, Jacob Blue, Erin Merchant Brook

Associate Producer: John Bakker, Line Producer: Kali Beatty, 1st Assistant Director: Joseph Berardi, 2nd Assistant Director: Mikey Tweele, Script Supervisor: Bianca Sanchez, 1st Assistant Camera: Patrick McAllister, Gaffer: Lauren Scott, Key Grip: Christian Druitt, Sound Mixer: Corey Cavallaro, 3D Animation: Sarah Maerten

Tongue

Line producer: Kim Kwang-seok, Assistant director: Cho Seung-gu, Production Sound: Jeong Jin-mo

The Seeing Eye Dog Who Saw Too Much

In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming a giallo set in Rome - a feverish tale of a blind violinist who rises to first chair of the symphony, only to find herself stalked as a black-gloved killer murders her fellow musicians one by one. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog. Production collapsed after a week, and the footage was presumed lost, until its rediscovery in 2025. Painstakingly restored by WBAZ Films, this surviving fragment is presented here for the very first time.

Gabrielle Montes De Oca, Ethan Edenburg, Thomas McGovern, Anna Garcia, Colton Mastro, Mellissa Villasenor, Eric Jackowitz, Trapper Piatt, Michael Colangelo

A Cam Operator: Aaron Nardi, 1st AC: Doug Thomas, 2nd AC: Phil Pagan, Gaffer: Ryan Abdelnour, Key Grip: Logan Obarr, Best Boy Grip: Monkey

Man Eating Pussy

A dying man seeks comfort in a mysterious sex worker whose monstrous anatomy offers not just pleasure—but the ultimate release.

Grace Glowicki, Julian Richings, Nicolette Pearse, Harrison Browne, Ted Charette, Maya Vukov

Prosthetics Designer: Monica Pavez, Key Prosthetics Artist: Alexandra Anger, Animatronics Builder: Tom Hobson, Supervising Sound Editor: Evan Jerred, Foley Mixer: Jo Caron, Foley Artist: Guy Francoeur, VFX Supervisor: Scott Riopelle, VFX Compositor: Geoff Sayer, VFX Compositor: Manav Shukla, Colourist: Clinton Homuth

Wax

As exam season consumes her, a perfectionist university student ignores a growing ear infection to focus on her studies. But the infection worsens. Pus oozes constantly, sleep becomes impossible, and her grip on reality begins to unravel. One night, driven by a haunting nightmare, exhaustion, and mounting anxiety, she becomes convinced something is alive inside her ear. A body horror short about the cost of perfection, where the pressure to succeed becomes a breeding ground for something far more terrifying.

Victoria Michel, Laurence Gallant, Marie-Pier Chayer Demers

Makeup HOD: Nakesha Chong, Special effects Makeup: Marissa Clemence, Costumes: Sara Whitley, Production sound mixer: Christopher Beer, G&E: Nick Lynch, Swing G&E: Jacob Taillefer Racine, Props Master: Sasha Chayer Demers, Assistant Director: Aline Robichaud, Script Supervisor: Gabrielle Bélisle, Production Manager: Ariane Carrière

Jealous People Are Ugly People

Vasilly has become painfully jealous of his best friend, Luke. But things aren’t going so well for Luke. Every time he shares some good news, he starts to suffer from strange and violent repercussions. Disturbed by the uncanny timing, Vasilly recalls his Yiayia’s warnings about the Greek superstition of the evil eye - and starts to believe his own envy might be to blame for Luke’s bad luck. Jealous People Are Ugly People is a darkly comic psychological thriller about male jealousy, inherited superstition, and the corrosive power of repressed ambition.

Michelle Stein
Jennifer Monks
Esther Jackson-Burton

Loris Scarpa, Emaan Durrani, Zak Wadley, Kyriaki Mitsou

Costume Designer: Rhiannon Broadhurst, Casting Director: Heather Basten

A Stable Marriage

Kristin Slaysman
Josephine Decker
Sean Drummond

Associate Producer: Ceci Cereijido-Bloche, Choreographer: Faye Driscoll


Jordan Walsh

Jordan Walsh is a percussionist, producer, and educator based in Austin, Texas. A proponent of electronics and theater in music, he strives to perform the most absurd music with the most genuine fervor. Jordan's recent work includes esteemed composers including Elainie Lillios, Aida Shirazi, José Martinez, and Louis Raymond Kolker. Frequently engaged as a solo performer, Jordan has appeared at the SEAMUS conference, the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, New Music Dublin, and the Bowling Green State University New Music Festival.

Jordan currently serves as principal percussionist for the Density512 new music collective, is a member of minimalist metal group Goliath Was Bigfoot, acts as the sometimes third part of the legendary Line Upon Line Percussion, and is one half of the live-only-nonbroadcast-pirate-radio phenomenon Peach Blossom Highway. When he is not engaged with contemporary classical music, he can be found playing drums with Austin Bands including Maru Haru and Middle Sattre. Jordan proudly endorses Pearl/Adams Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Black Swamp Percussion, and Innovative Percussion.


JLQ

JLQ

JLQ (aka the Julie Lowery Quartet) is a quartet known for its lush vocals and catchy melodies. The band features Austin music veterans Julie Lowery (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Andy Maguire (bass), David Mider (percussion) and Jenny Smith (violin) playing and singing dreamy, four-part harmony ear worms.

Zilker Brewing

Isak Thomas and The Stoop Boys

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iHeartPodcast Awards 2026

Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

America is in love with podcasts. We love the brilliant storytelling, inspiring us to think differently, making us laugh and helping us learn... Today, Podcasters speak to tens of millions every week. Influencing pop culture AND public opinion. And now iHeartRadio is recognizing the top podcasts in America, based on the podcasts you say are the best. The eighth-annual iHeartPodcast Awards returns, the major Podcast Awards program where your vote will decide who wins. Over 20 categories like Crime, Comedy, Music, Sports, Curiosity, hundreds of nominees and special guests. The 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards will return live from SXSW in Austin, TX.

More Information Here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/


Sarah Meth

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Larry Seaman

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'One of Austin's best songwriters' has a new album, Mind How You Go, out on Flak Records. Larry's killer band includes Jon Sanchez (Flying Saucers, Roky Erickson), Andy Maguire  ( Spoon, Dogzilla), Ray Flynt (2020), and Jenny deWulf Smith (JLQ).


Wilby

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Jersey-born Maria Crawford has been paving her way through the Nashville independent music scene since 2014. Now Brooklyn-based, she continues to capture listeners with her fiercely vulnerable songwriting and compelling live performances. Wilby’s debut single “Bad” (2020) gained immediate attention, followed by "Translucent Beauty” (2021), drifting between bedroom pop and indie rock. Her sophomore EP, “Happiest Woman” (2023), marked a shift toward showcasing a full-band production, mirroring the force of Wilby’s live sound. Wilby’s debut album, “Center of Affection” (2025, via Hit the North Records), explores both the cathartic side of indie-rock and the vulnerable side of twangy folk. Wilby has been featured in FLOOD Magazine, Luna Collective, and Ones To Watch, named an Artist to Watch by Atwood Magazine, with support from Seattle’s KEXP and Nashville’s WNXP and Lightning 100.


Babatunde Hip Hopera

Babatunde Akinboboye is an internationally celebrated Nigerian-American baritone and the pioneering force behind Hip Hopera—a bold, genre-defying fusion of classical opera and hip-hop. With a powerful operatic voice and magnetic stage presence, Babatunde merges centuries-old vocal mastery with the cultural pulse of modern Black music, creating a sound that is as revolutionary as it is resonant.
Born of Nigerian descent and classically trained in Western opera, Babatunde’s unique cultural and musical background fuels his mission to make opera more accessible and culturally relevant. His breakout moment came in 2018 when he went viral for blending Rossini’s Largo al Factotum with Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE—a performance that amassed over 10 million views and earned global media coverage from TIME, MSN, and Classic FM.

Since then, Babatunde has refined Hip Hopera into a distinct artistic movement, captivating audiences across the world through both digital platforms and live performance. With a loyal global following in the millions, he has become a cultural influencer who is using his voice—literally and figuratively—to expand the boundaries of what opera can be.
His classical résumé is just as compelling. He has performed lead roles with renowned companies such as Los Angeles Opera, Detroit Opera, and Utah Opera, including standout performances in The Central Park Five, Carmen, and Faust. A passionate advocate for African and African American composers, Babatunde brings visibility and vitality to voices often excluded from the classical canon.

Following his successful City Winery tour, Babatunde is preparing to release his debut studio album and headline an international tour in  2026—a showcase of how Hip Hopera continues to evolve as both an art form and a cultural bridge.


KUOKO

Speakeasy

German DeepTech and AI Innovation Unleashed: Day 1 at German Haus

Future in Focus: Meet Germany’s Top AI Startups

Innovation for Everyone: Day 2 at German Haus

MediaTech Morning: Breakfast, Networking & Beyond Screens – MediaTech as the New Infrastructure


WifeKnife

The 13th Floor

Glass Mansions

Art Decade Creatives - Austin Heavy Hitters


Lucky

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Growing up in Staghorn Flat, Victoria, Lucky burst onto the scene in flurry of fuzzy guitars
and captivating storytelling. Blending the raw energy of alternative rock, with the dreamy
haze of modern indie, her music captures the nuances of life's everyday moments and
dives deep, putting you right at the centre of her world.

Having supported the likes of The Belair Lip Bombs, Hockey Dad, Armlock and Dear
Seattle, the Melbourne based artist is set for an exciting 2026 - following the release of
her single ‘Lady Beetle’, Lucky is building a devoted audience who are eagerly waiting to
see what’s in store next.


Panoramic Voices

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Camille Schmidt

Camille Schmidt is a Brooklyn-based songwriter who writes with the kind of emotional clarity most people spend their lives avoiding. Her songs are known for their near mythic ability to turn confession into something communal.

With her debut album Nude #9 (2025), Schmidt renders revealing portraits of herself, friends, exes (all real names used), and strangers encountered in passing: a rambling OBGYN, a woman reading breakup texts on a plane, a Reiki healer who ends a session early after claiming Schmidt’s blue aura is overwhelming. Schmidt reminds us here that she is, at her core, a storyteller.

Sonically, Nude #9 abandons allegiance to genre. Moving beyond the folk-rooted approach of Good Person, Schmidt folds synthesizers, sequencers, and post-punk rhythms into her writing. The album appeared on multiple Best Albums of 2025 lists, with critics describing Schmidt as one of indie music’s “most important rising voices.” The cult-like devotion forming around her work has become a defining part of her momentum, increasingly evident in the way her songs translate from record to room. Schmidt is now at work on new music.


John Valley

John Valley became a prolific music video director in Austin TX before honing in on his debut feature "The Pizzagate Massacre", a dark horror comedy that VICE called “A grindhouse Pizzagate satire that perfectly captures a moment in time.” His sophomore film, "American Dollhouse" is a modern take on proto-slasher classics like "Psycho" and "Black Christmas".

A woman inherits her childhood home, seeking solace from a chaotic city life marked by addiction and debt. Unbeknownst to her, a psychotic neighbor becomes disturbingly obsessed with her due to a haunting resemblance to the neighbor’s deceased mother. As the fixation turns violent, her friends begin disappearing one by one, drawing her into a perverted, blood-soaked Christmas nightmare she may not survive.

American Dollhouse

Caught between a grotesque Christmas fantasy and her own childhood trauma, a woman's search for a fresh start in her home town is violently interrupted by a psychopathic neighbor.

Christian Sosa
Jon Wroblewski
Amado DeHoyos
Richard C. Jones
Shane Greb
Stephan Jensen
Elizabeth Spear
Hector Acosta
Dan Lenker
Zebulon "Ziggy" Griggs
Melissa Sellers Drake

Hailley Lauren, Kelsey Pribilski, Tinus Seaux, Danielle Evon Ploeger, Richard C. Jones


Hemi Hemingway

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With the rock’n’roll panache of a dive bar matador and the emotional force of a knife in the guts, Hemi Hemingway makes music that thrills, spills and breaks hearts. The effortlessly slick New Zealand star has a connoisseur’s ear for the finest parts of musical history, sweeping 60s rock, 50s sheen and 80s romanticism into the present day, refurbishing and refashioning them into something new and fresh. At home in the spotlight, he’s a showman in the best troubadour traditions, but one with real depth, showcasing swagger and vulnerability in equal measure.


The Eric Hisaw Band

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The Eric Hisaw Band is a roots rock’n’roll trio based in Austin, Tx. The 2025 Flak Records release Otra Vez draws on influences ranging from John Lee Hooker, Jerry Lee Lewis & Link Wray filtered through a 1960’s Nuggets era garage rock sensibility. The bulk of the material was developed while Hisaw was laid up with a gunshot wound from a wayward bullet that entered his family’s southeast Austin home. Using small Fender amps, lots of tremolo, Silvertone & telecaster guitars, Hisaw, drummer Shawn Peters and bassist Ron McRae create a rough and tumble,  driving sound to support Hisaw’s literate tales of outsiders living on the fringes of the American dream. Since McRae’s departure to Eugene, OR, bass duties have been filled by Jimmy Pettit (of the great 80’s Joe Ely Band) who has brought his own unique raw power rock’n’roll spirit to the band’s live show. Look for lots of regional shows & new music from the band coming soon.


Horsepower

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Dario Russo

Dario Russo is an Australian writer/director working internationally across feature film and series. He created, co-wrote, and directed the viral web series "Italian Spiderman" and the cult television show "Danger 5". Dario has completed production on his debut live action feature film, "The Fox", a dark comedy produced by Causeway Films ("Talk To Me", "The Babadook", "You Won't Be Alone".) Dario is represented by United Talent Agency.

Nick (Jai Courtney), affable heir to a wealthy rural landowner, discovers his fiancée, Kori (Emily Browning), is cheating on him and wants nothing more than to just fix the problem. One night, he captures a rogue Fox (Olivia Colman), and she offers him a trade-off: if Nick lets her live, the Fox will help him save his relationship. All he has to do is push Kori into a magic hole with the power to change her into the perfect partner. Nick follows the Fox’s advice and the Kori who re-emerges seems to be everything he ever wanted. Until her strange new quirks make him question his decision.

The Fox

In this darkly comic folktale, an affable foxhunter encounters a talking Fox who offers him an opportunity to transform his fiancée into the perfect woman.

Jai Courtney
Emily Browning
Daniel Negret
Dario Russo
David C. Lancaster
Salman Al-Rashid
Jamie Mcclurg
Dale Roberts
Blair Ward
Anders Erdén
Lauren Case
Del Mondor

Kristina Ceyton
Samantha Jennings
Carly Maple

Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Sam Neill as The Magpie, with Miranda Otto, and Olivia Colman as The Fox

Costume Designer: Chloe Spalding, Make Up & Hair Designer: Rebecca Buratto, Animatronics & Prosthetics Effects: Odd Studio, VFX Supervisor: Paul Nelson, Casting Director: Nikki Barrett, Music Supervisor: Andrew Koťátko


Jamie Duffy

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At just 24, Jamie Duffy has emerged as one of Ireland’s most compelling new artists, blending folk, classical, and contemporary influences into a sound that’s both intimate and cinematic. His debut single Solas became the most streamed debut by an Irish artist since Hozier’s Take Me To Church, with over 135+ million streams on Spotify, 27 million YouTube views, and 7.3 billion views on TikTok.

In 2024, he released his debut EP On A Wing, sold out his first Irish headline tour (2,600+ tickets), and supported Andrea Bocelli and Hans Zimmer at BST Hyde Park.

In October 2025, he released his highly anticipated debut album Jamie Duffy. Crafted over two years between wild coastlines and still nights across the two awe-inspiring landscapes of Ireland and Iceland, the album reflects Jamie’s rural Monaghan roots, shaped by changing environments, Irish folklore, love, light and trepidation. It is a true labour of love and effort rarely known by those in their early twenties, but for Jamie, it was a journey he’s been working towards for some time. While evident themes of nature, journey, light and hope spring forward from early listens, the messages within the album, will hopefully, be different for everyone.

Alongside the album, Jamie has scored his first feature film 500 Miles, (starring Bill Nighy and Maisie Williams) due to be released in 2026. Reuniting with his album producer Atli Örvarsson at his home studio in London, the project highlights the creative strength and synergy between the two collaborators.

With over 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify and sold out dates across Ireland, UK and Europe, Jamie is cementing his status as a formidable and rapidly rising global artist whose music continues to resonate with a massive and expanding international audience.


CDSM

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CDSM a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine is a “freakout post-punk group” (FLOOD Magazine) based in Atlanta, GA. Their stylish sonic onslaught is anchored around dancey rhythms, atypical synthesizer work, timely saxophone growls, as well as goth rock-esque melodies that serve to recount bizarre humor-laden tales from a derelict parallel universe. Since forming in 2021, the band has toured North America and Europe, sharing the stage with likes of The KVB, Bodega, Sheer Mag, Iceage, and Model/Actriz, while also taking part in events such as SXSW, Treefort Festival, Art Rock Festival, Hopscotch Festival, and M for Montreal. CDSM’s introductory EP, Hell Stairs (2022), was both glamorous and bleak, swanky and derelict, uplifting and crushing, described by the band as “hedonism clinking in your glass, change jingling in the pit of your chest.” Atlanta’s hot new commodity followed with a slew of music videos – “GOGO” (May 11th, 2023), “Entertainment” (2023), “DOM” (2023), and “SHADY” (2024) – amidst a stretch that saw them bring their sweaty live set to the very best underground venues the United States, Canada and Europe have to offer.


Joyeria

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Joyeria (pronounced Joy-ah-ree-ah) is a London-based outfit led by a Canadian-Polish songwriter who famously spent years quitting bands at their peak to keep his creative soul intact. Now a staple of London's underground scene, the group is a vehicle for "working in the dark"—a shape-shifting project that prizes sincerity over polish.

Musically, Joyeria delivers a darkly comic blend of slacker indie and experimental post-punk. Fronted by a deadpan baritone, the songs tackle the absurdity of modern adulthood, capitalism, and workday fatigue with biting, sardonic wit. Their EPs, FIM and Graceful Degradation, were produced by Dan Carey, captured raw and live-to-tape to preserve the "chaos" of the moment rather than a rehearsed demo.

While born from a singular vision, Joyeria is a formidable four-piece band. Known for being "purposely under-rehearsed," the ensemble thrives on improvisation, ensuring no two sets are the same. With a stage presence that balances Ian Curtis’s intensity with Stephen Malkmus’s irony, the band utilizes an unpredictable, dissonant energy to create a sound that is as imposing as it is eccentric.


P.H.0 [P-H-"zero"] is a NYC-based SILKPUNK quartet reshaping the city's underground. Fusing the raw, intense metal riffs with the haunting cry of the traditional Chinese erhu and techno-dystopian synths, they craft sounds that are at once chaotic and controlled, futuristic and ancient. Their live shows—referred to as "rituals"—transform ancient Taoist traditions into ear-crushing soundscapes that defy time, crashing into chaotic mosh pits under visceral strobing lights to create what some describe as a rave in an abandoned shrine from Cyberpunk 2077.

Their momentum has carried them from NYC festivals like New Colossus and Punk Island to sold-out shows across the East Coast, proving their reach in every environment—from the historic Gramercy Theatre, where they were handpicked by Danish prog-metal giants VOLA to support their North American tour, to inside an abandoned tunnel where they performed for more than 500 ravers. They were further recognized by NPR's Tiny Desk as a top 50 "Top Shelf" artist in 2025, and by Bandcamp Daily, who praised their debut album KARMA for “reimagining what Asian music might sound like.” P.H.0 continues to build a cult following, one ritual at a time.


Luke Tyler Shelton

Born in the new millennium, Luke Tyler Shelton makes soul-soothing rock-and-roll with all the ineffable charm of a faraway time. With a profound gift for dreaming up heavenly melodies and fantastically loose grooves, the Los Angeles native found his sound as part of a close-knit scene of young musicians and artists—a DIY-minded community whose spirit and sensibilities recall the near-mythic creative hotbed of early-’70s Laurel Canyon. Produced by Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker) and Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen), Luke’s debut body of work merges country-rock, folk-pop, and Southern soul into songs that immediately transport the audience into a state of enchanted ease.


Environment
Indigenous Culture
Politics
Religion/Spirtuality
Native American/Indigenous

Banchi Hanuse

Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk Nation) works across film and radio as a co-founder of Nuxalk Radio. Her feature Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun (2023) won the Big Sky Award at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and screened at Hot Docs.

When the ooligan vanishes from Bella Coola, its absence remains like a scar, pointing to a history that reaches far beyond the river. From ramshackled Nuxalk Radio, voices rise through crackling airwaves to trace the forces no one was meant to uncover. What begins as a local broadcast becomes an awakening as testimony, watercolour animation and rare archival weave a story of survival, return and the quiet revolution of an Indigenous Nation that refuses to disappear.

Ceremony

At ramshackled Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola, an inquiry into the vanished ooligan run unravels a buried history of erasure and ignites the quiet revolution of a Nation that refuses to disappear.

Megan F. Moody, Qwaxw Siwallace, Snuxyaltwa Deric Snow, Nuskmata Jacinda Mack, Q’umulha Schooner, Sunhwrna Schooner, Jason E. Moody, Snxakila Clyde Tallio, Kmalsuuncw Orden Mack, Tom Swanky

Animator: Jay White, Animation Artist: Anuximana Jade Hanuse


Parker Woodland

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Rosa Anschuetz

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Rosa Anschütz is a musician and sound artist whose practice merges composition, installation, and performance. Her sound blends the dark ambience of post-punk and cold wave with ethereal polyphony and synth-driven melodies. She has released three LPs: Votive (2020), accompanied by nine clay sculptures inspired by votive offerings; Goldener Strom (2022), which was staged at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; and Interior (2024), featuring nine tracks, each accompanied by a sequined landscape hand-stitched by Anschütz. Her new album, Sabbatical, was released on September 26, 2025, on Heartworm Press, US.


Graham Reynolds

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Called “the quintessential modern composer” by the London Independent, Austin-based  composer-bandleader-improviser Graham Reynolds records and performs music for film, theater, dance, rock clubs, and concert halls. He recently scored Richard Linklater’s He recently scored Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon (Sony) with Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley, Hit Man (Netflix), Happy Jail (Netflix), Stop Hitting Yourself (Lincoln Center Theater), Out of Her Mind (BBC), Grimm Tales (Ballet Austin), and a multi-year commission from Ballroom Marfa, The Marfa Triptych, culminating in his Creative Capital Award winning project Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance. Amidst his many other projects, Graham also serves as the Artistic Director of the new music focused non-profit Golden Hornet. In 2020, Graham signed with London-based record label Fire Records and released his original score for Alfred Hitchcock’s silent classic, The Lodger. His most recent release with Fire, Mountain (March 2025), is a full-length solo album that draws from the full breadth of his musical career.


Edd Benda

Edd and Stephen co-founded Beyond the Porch (BTP), bonding over shared midwest roots while undergrads at USC. Edd wrote and directed BTP's debut feature "Superior", filmed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and has since directed award-winning branded docs, including the "Make Camo Your Cause" campaign, and the feature documentary "The Kids Table".

Stephen Helstad

Stephen and Edd co-founded Beyond the Porch (BTP), bonding over shared midwest roots while undergrads at USC. Stephen produced BTP's debut feature Superior, and for over a decade has directed branded short and feature length documentaries, including the "Art of Presentation" series profiling food industry icons in London, Madrid, and Las Vegas.

When Jessica Lipki discovers a severed human finger in her bowl of chili, she recognizes an opportunity to seize control of her stagnating life. Jess blackmails the regionally-beloved fast-food chain for $100,000 in return that she and her blissfully ignorant husband, Ron, keep quiet about the incident. Unbeknownst to Jess, her stunt has caught the attention of "the" Blake Junior, the plutocratic founder behind the "Blake Junior’s" food empire. He recruits his ex-marine buddy, Dave, to investigate Jess and discover the truth behind the chili finger...

Chili Finger

When a small town lawyer discovers a severed finger in her chili, she blackmails the restaurant for a cash payout in an effort to regain control over her mundane life. The situation quickly spirals out of control, and her life descends into chaos.

Alex Bell
Stephen Helstad
Edd Benda
John Goodman
Wendy Roemer
Brent Sandweiss
Amanda Massetti
Sarah Herrman
Judy Greer
Jack Sheehan
Scott Martin
Michael Thomas Slifkin

Judy Greer, Sean Astin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Madeline Wise, Paul Stanko, Sarah Herrman, Sara Sevigny, Dann Florek, Shaya Harris

Casting: Kate Geller, Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke


Vanessa Dumont

After studying video at the Beaux-Arts d'Annecy, France, Vanessa Dumont started her own business as an artistic director. She worked for several creative agencies before beginning her collaborating with Nicolas Davenel in 2017. Together, they made music videos, commercials and documentary filmmaking ("The Big Jump" official selection Cannes 2019, "The Way We Move" selection SXSW 2026)

Nicolas Davenel

Nicolas Davenel made his first music videos in the United States and quickly began collaborating with renowned artists such as Birdy Nam Nam and Brodinsky. He began working with Vanessa Dumont in 2017. Together, they make music videos, commercials and documentary films ("The Big Jump" Official Selection Cannes 2019, "The Way We Move" Selection SXSW 2026)

THE WAY WE MOVE is a feature-length documentary about Amber Galloway, a star ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter who specializes in live music interpretations. Amber teaches her art to share her life’s mission : making music accessible to the Deaf community. Armed with her astounding teaching skills, she will take her struggling new recruits on a one-of-a-kind journey, hoping they have what it takes to join her at Austin City Limits music festival. As the film unfolds, we learn about Amber’s painful past and about the lives of her recruits, Julian Ortiz and Angela "AV" Vilavong, as they come together and forge life-long bonds. A film about music, Deaf culture, connection and resilience.

The Way We Move

English, American Sign Language with English Subtitles

Amber Galloway, a trailblazer in ASL interpretation, takes us on a journey into the deep bond between the Deaf world and music. We follow her as she teaches struggling recruits who she hopes will have what it takes to join her at ACL music festival.

Hubert Cornet
Mathieu Belghiti
Arnaud Le Guilcher
Eleonore Dailly
Edouard de Lachomette

Nicolas Davenel
Sébastien de Sainte Croix

Amber Galloway, Julian Ortiz, Angela "AV" Vilavong, Joshua Goertz


Deloyd Elze

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Deloyd Elze, aka Jacob Henry Allen, is a genre-blending artist and poet from Jacksonville, Florida, whose music fuses traditional American songwriting with experimental and electronic textures. Over the past decade, Deloyd has tinkered with soundscapes that meld twangy guitars, lo-fi drums, dissonant synths and rich acoustic textures into ‘digital twang,’ a sound that seamlessly weaves between country, indie and electronic. The name Deloyd Elze honors his great-grandfather, a resilient man whose legacy of grit and defiance inspires his artistry. Like his namesake, Deloyd’s music is rooted in authenticity, reflecting the complexities of the human experience. Now based in Los Angeles, he’s creating music that speaks to life’s many layers, drawing from his family’s history and his own journey of self-discovery and survival.


Sex Mask

Experiencing Sex Mask live is all gas, no brakes. The band’s artsy, electric fusion of proto-post-punk and writhing no-wave cool leaves little room for breathing space – and not least of all because shirtless frontman Wry Gray will often find himself directly within the immediate peripheral of anyone close to the front.


Les Itinérantes

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One of France’s most distinctive a cappella acts, Les Itinérantes turn three voices into an immersive, ritual-like live experience.

Les Itinérantes (french for "The Wanderers") are one of France’s most acclaimed a cappella trios, recognized for transforming vocal performance into a powerful live experience. Founded in Paris in 2017, the group was born from a chance encounter and a shared desire to explore the voice beyond established genres.

Without instruments, they approach singing as a living, embodied material - a space of memory, transmission, and human connection. Their repertoire spans over nine centuries of music and more than fifty languages, blending ancient and traditional songs with original compositions. This diversity is not encyclopedic, but intentional: a search for what unites people across time, cultures, and borders.

Praised by the French press for the ritual, purity, and emotional depth of their performances, Les Itinérantes are known for rare vocal precision and a strong sense of presence. Their concerts are intimate and immersive, offering audiences a focused, shared experience of listening.


Chelsea Devantez

Chelsea Devantez is an Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and director whose credits include Head Writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart, Girls5Eva, Bless this Mess, and Not Dead Yet, among others. Her debut memoir was published by Harper Collins and became a national bestseller. She also hosts the wildly popular literary podcast: Glamorous Trash.

After Gloria and Nick break up, Gloria takes us through Nick's dating history, untangling his web of ex-girlfriends through details she can find online. But when she discovers Kaylinn, the hottest most basic ex-girlfriend to ever exist, Gloria not only loses herself, she loses control of the story she's been telling.  Basic is a comedy that blends the magical-realism of jealous paranoia with the magic of falling in love.

Gloria spirals through her boyfriend's dating history, until she discovers the reason for all of their problems, his very basic, very hot ex, Kaylinn, who not only just stole Gloria's boyfriend, but is about to take her entire story from her, too.

Basic

Leighton Meester as KAYLINN in the film: BASIC

Marc Platt
Katie McNicol
Nadine De Barros

Ashley Park, Leighton Meester, Taylor John Smith, Nelson Franklin, Kandy Muse, Ashley Nicole Black, Kenzie Elizabeth, Amber Ruffin, Jon Gabrus, Georgia Mishak

Co-Producer: Katie Pruitt, A-Cam Steadicam Operator: Jun Li, A. Camera 1st AC: Aaron Cheung, Greg Womble: Key Assistant Locations Manager, Costume Designer: Kat Sass, Asst Wardrobe: Discord Adams, Asst Costume Designer: Gidget Von Addams, Set Decorator: Maggie Piveronas, Jonathan Purvis: On Set Dresser, Emma Gilbert: Muralist