Before SXSW was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mary Duong and Rachel Anderson's short-form docuseries 'Bananas' was due to screen in the festival's Episodic Pilot Competition.
Jon Bell's psychological horror short 'The Moogai' was among the winners at this year's SXSW, awarded the Jury Prize in the Midnight Shorts section at the virtually-held festival on the weekend.
Four female-driven stories on wide-ranging subjects make up the contribution of Rush Films to this year's CinefestOZ program.
Led by 'The Bold Type' star Aisha Dee, 'Sissy' centres on Cecilia (aka Sissy), a successful social media influencer living the dream, until she runs into her ex-teenage best friend. Invited away on a bachelorette weekend, Sissy is stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge.
The AMC-owned horror streamer pounced on the film ahead of its world premiere at SXSW over the weekend, where it impressed critics with its sense of humour and performances - it has a 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes so far.
Gracie Otto has again charmed audiences at SXSW, receiving praise for her musical comedy 'Seriously Red' following the film's premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition.
Back to Back Theatre's 'Shadow' is the winner of the SXSW 2022 Audience Award for the Visions strand of the festival.