2015 SXSW Highlights – Latinos in the Spotlight
Films by and about Latin@s and Latin America make up an increasingly important part of the SXSW Film Festival every year. Following, you can browse a list of films and panels that may be of interest to Cine Las Americas followers.
Click on each title to learn about screening times and tickets, and make sure to follow Cine Las Americas on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated on these and other upcoming events.
Also check out the SXAméricas track, which highlights U.S. Latino, Latin American and Spanish technology, music, and film industry thought leaders.
Jump to… Friday the 13th / Saturday the 14th / Sunday the 15th / Monday the 16th / Tuesday the 17th / Wednesday the 18th / Thursday the 19th / Friday the 20th / Saturday the 21st
Friday, March 13th
Films
6:00PM – Salt of the Earth (Wim Wenders, Juliano Riberio Salgado, France) – Alamo Lamar B
6:30PM – City of Gold (Laura Gabbert, USA) – Alamo Ritz
9:30PM – Carne Seca (Jazmin Diaz, USA, Texas Shorts Competition) – Rollins Theatre at the Long Center
9:30PM – The OceanMaker (Lucas Martell, USA/Belize, Texas Shorts Competition) – Rollins Theatre at the Long Center
9:45PM – Western (Bill Ross, Turner Ross, USA) – Alamo Lamar C
Conferences
3:30PM – Storytelling Superheroes (w/ Maria Hinojosa) – Austin Convention Center – Room 18ABCD
3:30PM – A Conversation with Ryan Gosling and Guillermo Del Toro – Austin Convention Center – Vimeo Theatre
Saturday, March 14th
Films
11:00AM – A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (Sara Hirsh Bordo, USA) – Paramount Theatre
11:30AM – Boxeadora (Meg Smaker, USA/Cuba, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Rollins Theatre at the Long Center
11:30AM – El Porvenir (Josh Chertoff, Alfredo Alcantara, USA, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Rollins Theatre at The Long Center
1:30PM – Western (Bill Ross, Turner Ross, USA) – Satellite Venue: Marchesa
7:30PM – Invasion (Abner Benaim, Panama) – Alamo Lamar C
7:45PM – God Bless the Child (Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, USA) – Violet Crown Cinema
Conferences
11:00 AM – How the Data Era Will Build High Performing Humans (w/ Victor Cruz) – Four Seasons Ballroom AB
11:00 AM – Creator Activism: A Discussion with Robert Kirkman (w/ Brian Crecente) – Austin Convention Center Ballroom D
2:00 PM – Meet the Insiders II (w/ Elsa Ramo) – Austin Convention Center Room 13AB
4:00 PM – Aukerman and Adomian present The Embassy (Live Script Read) (w/ Horatio Sanz) – Esther’s Follies
8:00 PM – Upright Citizens Brigrade presents ASSSSCAT (w/ Horatio Sanz) – Esther’s Follies
Sunday, March 15th
Films
1:30PM – Kings of Nowhere – (Betzabe Garcia, Mexico) – Violet Crown Cinema
7:30PM – City of Gold (Laura Gabbert, USA) – Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter
7:45PM – Bikes vs Cars (Fredrik Gertten, Sweden) – Republic Square Park
9:30PM – Rolling Papers – (Mitch Duckman, USA) – Vimeo Theatre
11:59PM – The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Spain) – Alamo Ritz
Conferences
11:00 AM – The Future of Viewing: Presented by MPAA (w/ Joaquin Castro) – InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom B
12:30 – El Nuevo Latino: Fusing Cultures and Values – Four Seasons Ballroom CD
12:30 – 19 Reinos – A Game of Thrones Immersive Experience (w/ Miguel Slavat, Belen Santa-Olalla) – Austin Convention Center – Austin Suite
12:30 PM – A Conversation with YouTube Celebrities iJustine and Lizzie Velasquez – Austin Convention Center – Room 18ABCD
2:00 PM – Latino Filmmaker Meetup & Quick Pitch (w/ Liz Arreaga, Mickey Cevallos) – InterContinental Stephen F. Austin SFA Bar
2:00 PM – The Film Score Workshop (w/ Lucas Mayer, Pedro Serrano) – InterContinental Stephen F. Austin – Capital Ballroom B
2:00 PM – Mentors – Distribution I: Rebecca Sosa (A24) – Austin Convention Center – Room 11AB
3:30 PM – Hit A Home Run with Content Creation and Streaming (w/ George Barrios) – Four Seasons Ballroom AB
3:30 PM – The Democratization of Sports Commentary (w/Andre Pacheco) – Four Seasons Ballroom CD
3:30 PM – International Filmmakers Meet Up – InterContinental Stephen F. Austin SFA Bar
5:00 PM – Inc. Presents: The Honest Company (w/ Jessica Alba) – Austin Convention Center Ballroom D
5:00 PM – 3D Printing: Myth vs Truth (w/ Andreas Bastian)
5:00 PM – The Ticket as Currency: Access to Entertainment in Sport (w/ Bryan Perez) – Four Seasons Ballroom CD
9:00 PM – Upright Citizens Brigade presents The Hooray Show with Horatio Sanz – The Hideout
Monday, March 16th
Films
1:30PM – Boxeadora (Meg Smaker, USA/Cuba, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Topfer Theatre at ZACH
1:30PM – El Porvenir (Josh Chertoff, Alfredo Alcantara, USA, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Topfer Theatre at ZACH
2:30PM – A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (Sara Hirsh Bordo, USA) – Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter
4:15PM – Kingdom of Shadows (Bernardo Ruiz, USA) – Topfer Theatre at ZACH
6:15PM – Bikes vs Cars (Fredrik Gertten, Sweden) – Vimeo Theater
11:59PM – The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Spain) – Alamo Lamar B
Conferences
9:00 AM – Speed Date Your Way to Massive Social Impact (w/ Rebecca Rivera, Suzi Sosa) – Trinity Hall
9:30 AM – Tech My Mind: The Age of Instant Gratification (w/ Julie Barrios) – Four Seasons – San Jacinto
11:00 AM – Neymar: From Brazil Soccer Star to YouTube Creator (w/ Alice Braga, Felipe Braga, Rita Moraes) – Austin Convention Center – Austin Suite
11:00 AM – Mentors- International: Juan Carvajal (Bogota Independent Film Festival) – Austin Convention Center – Room 11AB
3:30 PM – Perfect Your (elevator) Pitch (w/ Suzi Sosa) – Trinity Hall
Tuesday, March 17th
Films
11:00AM – Kingdom of Shadows (Bernardo Ruiz, USA) – Stateside Theatre
1:30PM – Carne Seca (Jazmin Diaz, USA, Texas Shorts Competition) – Topfer Theatre at ZACH
1:30PM – The OceanMaker (Lucas Martell, USA/Belize, Texas Shorts Competition) Topfer Theatre at ZACH
2:45PM – God Bless the Child (Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, USA) – Alamo Lamar C
2:45PM – Invasion – (Abner Benaim, Panama) – Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter
3:45PM – Monte Adentro – (Nicolas Macario Alonso, Colombia/ Argentina) – Violet Crown Cinema
6:30PM – Dominguinhos (Joaquim Castro, Eduardo Nazarian, Mariana Aydar, Brazil) – Stateside Theatre
7:30PM – Rolling Papers – (Mitch Duckman, USA) – Alamo Lamar B
8:15PM – Kings of Nowhere – (Betzabe Garcia, Mexico) – Alamo Lamar C
9:45PM – Gloria (Christian Keller, Mexico) – Topfer Theatre at Zach
Conferences
11:00 AM – The New TV Star: How to Build an Audience Online (w/ Michelle Castillo) – Four Seasons Ballroom AB
11:00 AM – Decoding Percepciones: CS, Latinos and Storytelling – Austin Convention Center – Ballroom E
12:30 PM – Bilingual Media: Latino Entertainment in the XXI Century – Austin Convention Center – Ballroom E
12:30 PM – Marioneta: Puppeteer Experience with Kinect v2 (w/ Maria Montenegro) – Austin Convention Center – Austin Suite
2:00 PM – JACO (w/ Robert Trujillo) – Austin Convention Center – Room 16AB
2:00 PM – Boyhood Post-Production: 13th Year of a 12 Year Movie (w/ Mike Saenz) – Austin Convention Center – Room 16AB
3:30 PM – Web Influence on the Future of Music Documentaries (w/ Brian Hernandez) – Austin Convention Center – Room 15
3:30 – The New American Story – Latinos in the Media (w/ Wilmer Valderrama, Diane Guerrero, Leon Krauze) – Austin Convention Center – Ballroom E
3:30 PM – Fanboys and Fangirls of Digital Marketing Meet Up (w/ Angela Vesagas) – JW Marriott – Room 502-503
4:30 PM – SXAmericas Opening Party – Opening Remarks by Wilmer Valderrama – Austin Convention Center Ballroom E
5:00 PM – Cultural Connections: TV, Digital and the New Mainstream (w/ Robert Rodriguez) – Austin Convention Center – Ballroom E
5:00 PM – Conversation with Gloria Trevi – Austin Convention Center – Ballroom F
Wednesday, March 18th
Films
1:45PM – Landfill Harmonic (Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, USA) – Alamo Ritz
2:30PM – Dominguinhos (Joaquim Castro, Eduardo Nazarian, Mariana Aydar, Brazil) – Satellite Venue: Marchesa
2:30PM – Kingdom of Shadows (Bernardo Ruiz, USA) – Alamo Lamar C
3:45PM – Salt of the Earth (Wim Wenders, Juliano Riberio Salgado, France) – Violet Crown Cinema
6:30PM – Gloria (Christian Keller, Mexico) – Alamo Ritz
7:30PM – Bikes vs Cars(Fredrik Gertten, Sweden) – Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter
9:15PM – We Like It Like That (Mathew Ramirez Warren, USA) – Stateside Theatre
9:30PM – Kings of Nowhere – (Betzabe Garcia, Mexico) – Alamo Lamar B
Conferences
11:00 AM – The Hustlers: Making and Breaking Latin America – Austin Convention Center – Room 10B
1:00 PM – SXAmericas Business Round Tables & Lunch Mixer (RSVP Required to Attend) – Austin Convention Center – Room 9
3:30 PM – AES Mastering Workshop for Musicians and Home Studio – Austin Convention Center – Room 9
Thursday, March 19th
Films
11:00AM – Monte Adentro – (Nicolas Macario Alonso, Colombia/ Argentina) – Alamo Lamar A
11:30AM – Western (Bill Ross, Turner Ross, USA) – Paramount Theatre
12:00PM – God Bless the Child (Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, USA) – Satellite Venue: Marchesa
4:15PM – Invasion – (Abner Benaim, Panama) – Violet Crown Cinema
7:30PM – Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove (Joe Nick Patoski, USA) – Paramount Theatre
6:30PM – A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (Sara Hirsh Bordo, USA) Topfer Theatre at ZACH
7:30PM – City of Gold (Laura Gabbert, USA) – Alamo Lamar B
7:30PM – Rolling Papers – (Mitch Duckman, USA) – Alamo Lamar B
8:30PM – Carne Seca (Jazmin Diaz, USA, Texas Shorts Competition) – Vimeo Theater
8:30PM – The OceanMaker (Lucas Martell, USA/Belize, Texas Shorts Competition) – Vimeo Theater
11:59PM – The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Spain) – Stateside Theatre
Conferences
2:00 PM – AES Platinum Producers & Engineers – Austin Convention Center – Room 11AB
Friday, March 20th
Films
1:15PM – Gloria (Christian Keller, Mexico) – Vimeo Theater
4:15PM – Landfill Harmonic (Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, USA) – Alamo Lamar B
2:30PM – Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove (Joe Nick Patoski, USA) – Alamo Lamar C
11:30AM – We Like It Like That (Mathew Ramirez Warren, USA) –Alamo Lamar B
7:00PM – Dominguinhos (Joaquim Castro, Eduardo Nazarian, Mariana Aydar, Brazil) – Alamo Ritz
Conferences
12:30 PM – MMF Latin America Meet Up – Austin Convention Center – Austin Suite
Saturday, March 21st
Films
11:00AM – Landfill Harmonic (Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, USA) – Alamo Ritz
11:00AM – Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove (Joe Nick Patoski, USA) – Vimeo Theater
11:30AM – Boxeadora (Meg Smaker, USA/Cuba, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Alamo Lamar C
11:30AM – El Porvenir (Josh Chertoff, Alfredo Alcantara, USA, Documentary Shorts Competition) – Alamo Lamar C
2:15PM – Rolling Papers – (Mitch Duckman, USA) – Stateside Theatre
7:45PM – We Like It Like That (Mathew Ramirez Warren, USA) – Satellite Venue: Marchesa
10:00PM – Monte Adentro – (Nicolas Macario Alonso, Colombia/ Argentina) – Satellite Venue: Marchesa