SXSW 2018: Narrative Spotlight
High profile narrative features receiving their World, North American or U.S. premieres at SXSW.
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- DirectorMarja-Lewis RyanStarsAbbi JacobsonDave FrancoCharlotte CarelA woman (Jacobson) learns her brother (Franco) has relapsed on heroin.
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsMichael KellyJesse Ray ShepsPamela AdlonA down-on-his-luck bookie befriends an ex-girlfriend's son and begins taking bets on his youth league baseball games, creating chaos in the community.
- DirectorCarlos Marques-MarcetStarsOona ChaplinNatalia TenaGeraldine ChaplinTwo women, Eva and Kat, and the best friend of one of them, Roger. A boat in the canals of London and a question: Is it possible to live love, family, and life in such different ways and yet remain united?
- DirectorJérémie GuezStarsRoland MøllerVeerle BaetensLola Le LannAttempting to lead a quiet reformed life, an ex-con finds refuge in a motel run by a single mother and her daughter Clara. The peace and freedom he has found in this safe haven disappears when Clara is assaulted, forcing him to face his old demons
- DirectorMadeleine SamiJackie van BeekStarsMadeleine SamiJackie van BeekJames RollestonFor the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruthlessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship.
- DirectorClayton JacobsonStarsShane JacobsonClayton JacobsonKim GyngellTwo brothers' murder plans go somewhat sideways in this Australian dark comedy.
- DirectorJulia HartStarsGugu Mbatha-RawLorraine ToussaintSaniyya SidneyAfter years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
- DirectorJason StoneStarsStefanie ScottThéodore PellerinSaïd TaghmaouiAlex is floating unconscious in a lake when light from a UFO of light saves her by enhancing her abilities such as telekinesis and healing power. Her friend Sean helps her. The authorities want her - not just for stealing a police car.
- DirectorMélanie LaurentStarsBen FosterJeffrey GroverChristopher AmitranoAfter escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge.
- DirectorJody HillStarsJosh BrolinDanny McBrideMontana JordanThe great hunter Buck Ferguson (Josh Brolin) and his trusted cameraman Don (Danny McBride) set out for an epic weekend adventure to reconnect with Buck's young son (Montana Jordan).
- DirectorDan GregorStarsAdam PallyRachel BloomVincent KartheiserWhen a former high school hero returns home to find no one cares about him anymore he becomes obsessed with solving a mysterious local death to prove he’s still cool.
- DirectorPaulinho CarusoTeodoro PoppovicStarsTatá WerneckVera HoltzBruno GagliassoKika K is a successful star with millions of fans, but behind the scenes she is in personal and professional crisis: she must deal with an obsessive fan, a boyfriend with no concept, professional appointments scheduled by the businesswoman, and her obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- DirectorLynn SheltonStarsEdie FalcoJay DuplassLouis HobsonAn ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high school teacher.
- DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsRegina HallHaley Lu RichardsonDylan GelulaThe general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls, her customers and herself tested over the course of a long, strange day.
- DirectorSuzi YoonessiStarsCharlene deGuzmanJohn HawkesMelissa LeoA sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
- DirectorSarah Daggar-NicksonStarsOlivia WildeMorgan SpectorKyle CatlettAfter escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, she is back with a vengeance.
- DirectorMatthew NewtonStarsJulianne NicholsonZachary QuintoJess WeixlerAn ex-con tries to get back custody of her son with the help of an idealistic young public defender and at the same time falls into a romantic fling with a traumatized former US soldier.
- DirectorMadeleine OlnekStarsMolly ShannonSusan ZieglerAmy SeimetzDramatization of the little known side of the writer Emily Dickinson's life, in particular, her relationship with another woman.
- DirectorFritz BöhmStarsBel PowleyBrad DourifLiv TylerA blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
- DirectorMiranda BaileyStarsJim GaffiganLogan MillerAnna GunnA normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.