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Olivia Wilde’s buzzy drama The Invite and Marc by Sofia, the first documentary characteristic from Sofia Coppola, are among nan titles that will person UK Premieres arsenic portion of nan surface programme astatine this year’s SXSW London festival.
The event’s surface programme will tally from June 1–6. Scroll down for nan afloat lineup.
Other programme highlights see Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death astatine Camp Miasma, which will get successful London pursuing its debut successful nan Un Certain Regard title astatine Cannes.
World premiere titles see The Playoffs from head Bruno Safadi, The Boy With Light-Blue Eyes (Dir: Thanasis Neofotistos), Test (Dir: Sam McConnell), and James – Getting Away With It (Dir: Chris Atkins). There will besides beryllium a Special Screening successful collaboration pinch Silents Synced of nan 1928 silent classic, The Man Who Laughs. The movie has been re-scored pinch euphony from The Cure.
Anna Bogutskaya, Head of nan Screen Festival astatine SXSW London, said nan arena is reconfirming its “commitment to world storytelling successful each its forms” pinch its 2nd edition.
“I spot nan Screen Festival arsenic nan earthy pouring constituent of SXSW London arsenic a whole, of nan sounds championed by our euphony programme and nan ideas platformed successful nan conference,” she said. “ In nan action of films, series, and XR projects this year, we are platforming future-focused storytellers that thief america navigate increasing uncertainty.”
World Premieres:
The Playoffs (Dir: Bruno Safadi)
The Boy With nan Light-Blue Eyes (Dir: Thanasis Neofotistos)
Test (Dir: Sam McConnell)
James–Getting Away With It (Dir: Chris Atkins)
UK Premieres:
Teenage Sex and Death astatine Camp Miasma (Dir: Jane Schoenbrun)
Bayaan (Dir: Bikas Ranjan Mishra)
AMERICAN ZOO (Dir: Tim Travers Hawkins) (Documentary)
Funky Freaky Freaks (Dir: Han Chang-lok)
Irkalla – Gilgamesh’s Dream (Dir: Mohamed Al Daradji)
Made successful EU (Dir: Stephan Komandarev)
Pretty/Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter (Dir: Amanda Benchley, Jennifer Ash Rudick)
The Night (Gaua) (Dir: Paul Urkijo Alijo)
Leviticus (Dir: Adrian Chiarella)
Winter of nan Crow (Dir: Kasia Adamik)
The Invite (Dir: Olivia Wilde)
Marc by Sofia (Dir: Sofia Coppola) (Documentary)
Gaza’s Twins, Come Back to Me (Dir: Mohammed Sawwaf) (Documentary)
