145: SXSW Film Festival 2021

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

Timestamps:

Intro 0:00-11:30

Islands 11:30-20:00

Alien on Stage 20:00-33:45

Our Father 33:45-42:00

Disintegration Loops 42:00-52:30

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

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

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

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About the author

Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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