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The South by Soutwest Music/Film/Interactive Festival takes place in March 2009. While each of the festivals' dates vary slightly, "South by Southwest Week" is March 13 through March 22, 2009. This page contains information on the 2009 music lineup as well as a list of films in competition during the film festival.
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Fast Facts
- South by Southwest Week: March 13-22, 2009
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Originated in 1987Official Site: SXSW New for 2009
- 1,800 musical acts featured
- 2009 highlights include: Flatstock Poster Show, ScreenBurn Gaming Arcade and Music Trade Show
- New for 2009 SXSW Block PartyOfficial Site: SXSW New for 2009
- Music and Film Block parties also new for 2009
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View All South by Southwest Lineup 2009 Questions (1866) | Ask a QuestionWhat are the best bands playing SXSW? (1 Answer)Out of all these bands playing... **Bishop Allen **Au Revoir Simone **Beach House **Andrew Bird **Buck 65 **Camera Obscura **Margaret Cho **The Crystal Method **The Decemberists **Department of Eagles **Earlimart ... read moreHow many cities does Southwest commute? (1 Answer)From wikipedia: "As of August 2009, Southwest Airlines operates scheduled service to 67 destinations." Map the top cities served by southwest "Las Vegas, Chicago,Phoenix, Baltimore-Washington, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Oakland, Los ... read moreWhat is the Bonnaroo 2009 lineup? (2 Answers)Below is the official lineup; Go to http://www.bonnaroo.com/artists.aspx for updates and late additions to the list... Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Phish (2 Shows) Beastie Boys Nine Inch ... read moreRothbury 2009 lineup - who is going to be performing? (4 Answers)THE DEAD • BOB DYLAN AND HIS BAND • THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT • WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY • THE BLACK CROWES • DAMIAN 'JR. GONG' MARLEY & NAS • ... read more
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Narrative Features
- Artois the Goat
- Directors: Cliff Bogart and Kyle Bogart.
- Synopsis from SXSW: Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known and reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie.
- Bomber
- Director: Paul Cotter
- Synopsis from SXSW: A bittersweet comedy about love, family and dropping bombs on Germany.
- Braking Upwards
- Director: Daryl Wein
- Synopsis from SXSW: A young New York couple who, desperate to escape their ennui, but fearful of life apart, decide to intricately strategize their own break up.
- It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home
- Director: Kris Swanberg
- A woman tries to get over her recent breakup by backpacking in Costa Rica with her best friend, and through traveling together, the two women realize they may be on separate trips.
- Made in China
- Director: Judi Krant
- Synopsis from SXSW: Lost in Shanghai, an inventor discovers that it takes more than a bright idea to succeed.
- The Overbrook Brothers
- Director: John Bryant
- Synopsis from SXSW: Jason brings his girlfriend home for Christmas... and bad things happen.
- That Evening Sun
- Director: Scott Teems
- Synopsis from SXSW: A ruthless grudge match between two old foes. Lines are drawn, threats are made, and the simmering tension under the Tennessee sun erupts, inevitably, into savagery.
- True Adolescents
- Director: Craig Johnson
- Synopsis from SXSW: Aging indie rocker Sam Bryant takes two teen boys on an ill-fated hiking trip that forces everyone to grow up, and fast.
- Artois the Goat
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Spotlight Premieres
- 500 Days of Summer
- Director: Marc Webb
- Synopsis from SXSW: When an unlucky greeting card copywriter is dumped by his girlfriend, the hopeless romantic shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days 'together' in hopes of figuring out where things went wrong.
- Adventureland
- Director: Greg Mottolla
- Synopsis from SXSW: n 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world.
- Alexander the Last
- Director: Joe Swanberg
- Synopsis from SXSW: A sensual and intimate portrait of a young marriage. Focusing on an artistic young couple, the film illuminates the challenges of monogamy amidst myriad sexual and creative temptations.
- Beeswax
- Director: Andrew Bujalski
- Synopsis from SXSW: Something like a legal thriller for anyone who considers "legal thriller" an oxymoron, the film revolves around a pair of twin sisters, Jeannie and Lauren - "same face, different bodies" - and Jeannie's brewing conflict with business partner Amanda.
- Best Worst Movie
- Direct: Michael Paul Stephenson
- Synopsis from SXSW: When an Italian filmmaker, an Alabama dentist and fledgling Utah actors filmed the low-budget horror movie, Troll 2, they'd no idea that twenty years later they would be celebrated for making the worst movie ever made.
- For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
- Director: Gerald Peary
- Synopsis from SXSW: The first documentary to dramatize the rich, fascinating history of American film criticism.
- Goodbye Solo
- Director: Ramin Bahrani
- Synopsis from SXSW: On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men from very different worlds forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
- Humpday
- Director: Lynn Shelton
- Synopsis from SXSW: A farcical comedy about straight male bonding gone a little too far.
- Hurt Locker
- Director: Kathryn Bigelow
- Synopsis from SXSW: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
- I Love You Man
- Director: John Hamburg
- Synopsis from SXSW: The film centers on a man who, upon getting engaged, realizes he has no close male friends and must find someone to be the Best Man at his wedding.
- The Last Beekeeper
- Director: Jeremy Simmons
- Synopsis from SXSW: This documentary follows the lives of three commercial beekeepers over the course of one year as they struggle with Colony Collapse Disorder. As they all take their bees to California's enormous annual almond pollination, they are forced to ask the question "If all the bees die, what do you have to live for?"
- Monsters from the ID
- Director: David Gargani
- Synopsis from SXSW: Monsters From The Id weaves the intersecting themes of thirty 1950's Sci-Fi films in order to tell the untold story of the Modern Scientist and his role in inspiring America. It continues to explore the psychological and cultural impact of 50's cinema and asks, "where is science inspiration found today?"
- Moon
- Director: Duncan Jones
- Synopsis from SXSW: Before returning to Earth after three years on the moon, things go horribly wrong for astronaut Sam Bell.
- New World Order
- Directors Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer
- Synopsis from SXSW: Impassioned conspiracy theorists travel the globe trying to expose the group that they claim rules the world.
- Objectified
- Director: Gary Hustwit
- Synopsis from SXSW: A glimpse into our relationship to manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.
- Observe and Report
- Director/Writer: Jody Hill
- Synopsis from SXSW: This dark comedy follows the story of Ronnie Barnhardt, a deluded, self-important head of mall security who squares off in a turf war against the local cops.
- Passing Strange
- Director: Spike Lee
- Synopsis from SXSW: A musical documentary about the international exploits of a young man from Los Angeles who leaves home to find himself and 'the real'.
- Sin Nombre
- Cary Fukunaga
- Synopsis from SXSW: Writer/director Cary Fukunaga's firsthand experiences with Central American immigrants seeking the promise of the U.S. form the basis of this epic dramatic thriller.
- The Square:
- Director: Nash Edgerton
- Synopsis from SXSW: Edgerton's debut feature is a film-noir in a bleak Australian town where a simple crime goes horribly wrong and escalates into a nightmare of unforeseen events.
- Winnebago Man
- Director: Ben Stein Bauer
- Synopsis from SXSW: Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Throughout the night the boys lose each other, find themselves, and along the way discover courage, friendship and redemption.
- Women in Trouble
- Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
- Synopsis from SXSW: Just as they finish their groundbreaking violent video-game masterpiece, the two gaming legends known as The Two Bob discover that their precious game-software has been stolen... and with it, their livelihoods, genius reputations, everything they own.
- 500 Days of Summer
