South by Southwest 2026

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The Ascent (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Edward Drake, Scott Veltri, Francis Cronin; Stars: Mandy Horvath, Julius John White aka 'Whitey', Carel Verhoef, Sally Grierson)
The story of Colorado Springs bilateral amputee climber Mandy Horvath’s record-breaking attempt to crawl to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on her hands.
The Last Critic (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Matty Wishnow; Stars: Robert Christgau, Carola Dibbell, Thurston Moore, Boots Riley, Randy Newman, Colson Whitehead, Ann Powers, Joe Levy, Amanda Petrusich, Greil Marcus)
A documentary about innovative rock music critic Robert Christgau.
The Life We Leave (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: JJ Gerber)
When Washington state became the first in the world to legalize human composting, entrepreneur Micah Truman puts it all on the line to build the world's first large-scale terramation facility. But when the conventional deathcare industry resists, he is forced to pivot, and must learn to care for the grieving while transforming his business.
My NDA (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Miriam Shor, Juliane Dressner)
Three people bound by non-disclosure agreements face extreme personal risk to expose how a simple intellectual property contract is weaponised to silence, manipulate and control.
Phoenix Jones: The Rise And Fall Of A Real Life Superhero (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Bayan Joonam; Stars: Phoenix Jones, Rainn Wilson, Jon Ronson, Midnight Jack, Freedom Fodor, Caros Fodor, Ryan McNamee, Ghost, Lance Coulter, El Caballero)
In 2010, reports began surfacing of a masked vigilante in a black-and-gold supersuit stopping crime on the streets of Seattle. His name is Phoenix Jones. Armed with pepper spray, a taser, and a team of costumed crime fighters, he quickly becomes an international media sensation.
Stormbound (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Miko Lim; Stars: Jeff Gammons, Sara Gammons)
A documentary about the world’s most powerful hurricanes with breathtaking, never-before-seen footage captured from within.
Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Ayden Mayeri; Writer: Ayden Mayeri, Barry Rothbart; Stars: Ayden Mayeri, Jessica Hall, Janet Kariuki, Mary Washburn, Robin O'brien)
In the summer of 2000, four pre-teen friends formed a band called X-Cetra and burned a homemade album onto a few CD-Rs. The following year, consumed by adolescent concerns of boys and drug store shoplifting, their labor of love was quickly forgotten.... Until 20 years later, when someone uploaded it online.
#Whileblack (Country: US, Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Jennifer Holness, Sidney Fussell; Writer: Ann Shin, Jennifer Holness, Sidney Fussell; Stars: Darnella Frazier, Diamond Reynolds, Matthew Cagle, Matthew Mitchell, Safiya Noble, Allissa Richardson)
A documentary about the murder of George Floyd and how social platforms and corporations profit from viral Black trauma, while survivors endure lasting psychological and physical danger.
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