SXSW Film Festival 2026 Festival Guide

A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing her clothes and reselling them at a lower price, what they call "fashion-forward philanthropy."

Two friends navigate the dangerous world of organized crime, testing their loyalty and survival skills as they get deeper into the criminal underworld.

A dysfunctional married couple retreats to a secluded cabin to repair their relationship, but each secretly plots to murder the other.

Grace MacCaullay battles old wounds with her estranged sister Faith MacCaullay while rival occult dynasties hunt them through a deadly contest that promises power, survival, and betrayal before dawn.

A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.

An acerbic high school student prone to panic attacks runs for class president to get closer to the teacher he's hopelessly in love with.

Timid dork Edie makes waves when she starts a punk band with her fellow "turds," becoming an icon to the rest of the losers at her Catholic school while pissing off the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy you've ever seen.

Mallory, tormented by a fear of being insignificant, accompanies her playwright boyfriend Sam to a retreat on the coast of Maine. She learns that he once took his glamorous ex-girlfriend there. She is overcome by an obsessive curiosity.

Cory's world changes when he meets "the Plantman," a vigilante rescuing neglected houseplants. Thrust into an underground network of plant-lovers and rogue greenhouse workers, Cory must decide how far he'll go to join their cause.

A sous chef facing hard times must confront her homeless father's unexpected return to Toronto's streets.

After receiving a series of packages containing unnervingly personal items, a woman tumbles down a paranoid rabbit hole to find her mysterious sender.

When an ungovernable 40 something wild child collides with her venomous mother, her life blows up spectacularly leaving her newly evicted, partially single, and in bed with her best friend's husband.

Follows a couple whose emotional states have supernatural effects on their surroundings, forcing them to evaluate whether their relationship is beneficial or harmful.

A group of friends attending a destination wedding in Europe find themselves stranded on a hot air balloon 3,000 feet above the ground.

Robert Christgau, the self-proclaimed Dean of American Rock Critics, pioneered music criticism in 1967. His Consumer Guide features 18,000+ letter-graded capsule reviews spanning 50+ years. Now in his eighties, he continues writing.

An ambitious entrepreneur and two funeral directors pioneer a groundbreaking eco-friendly deathcare facility in Washington state, challenging traditional burial practices and transforming end-of-life rituals.

Three people bound by non-disclosure agreements face extreme personal risk to expose how a simple intellectual property contract is weaponized to silence, manipulate and control.

A masked vigilante in Seattle gains fame fighting crime with his superhero team, until police expose his identity. Years later, during civil unrest, he returns despite controversy over his true motives and character.

An intimate look at a chronically ill man who finds peace and beauty chasing the world's largest hurricanes.

Four childhood friends recorded an album in 2000, then drifted apart. When their forgotten music resurfaces online 20 years later, it unexpectedly goes viral. Now adults, they reunite to explore if they can recapture their youthful magic.

Everyday citizens who recorded police violence share their stories and grapple with the aftermath of their viral videos, revealing broader consequences for communities and media corporations.

A determined Mexican migrant boxes his way through challenges and discrimination in America, using his fighting spirit and optimism to rise above adversity and find unexpected success.

A troubled drummer crashes with his sister in Boston and rediscovers his passion through street performing. As his music soars, his reckless choices threaten both his newfound stability and his closest relationships.

A filmmaking family finds themselves in a real-life horror movie when a body turns up on the set of their low-budget slasher, forcing them to cover up the murder to keep filming.

At a mall store, Apple leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.