One of the first events to get cancelled due to coronavirus was SXSW (AKA South by Southwest), Austin’s biggest celebration of movies, music, technology, culture and the arts. This also includes the Film Festival, an event that premieres some of the biggest titles in cinema, with last year’s producing the likes of Booksmart and Us.
However, they are accessible through using a VPN. This is the same method we use for watching the likes of Crisis on Infinite Earths .
It’s worth noting that SXSW originally stated that the films would be available to everyone free of charge without the need for a Prime membership. Right now this doesn’t appear to be the case – but you can still watch them for zero cost through using a free trial on the site.
Wondering what other things in the world of cinema have been affected? Read our piece on every film delayed because of coronavirus .
There are various VPN providers out there, but for the best user experience and affordable prices we recommend either NordVPN (currently offering 70% off) or ExpressVPN (currently offering 3 months free and a 30 day money back guarantee).
Narrative features
- Cat in the Wall – The true story of how a cat, stuck in a wall, changes the lives of aspirational migrants, benefit fraudsters and gentrified Brexiteers.
- Gunpowder Heart – In a chaotic Guatemala City two naive girlfriends have to make a radical decision on how to cope with the events of a fateful night: is violence the solution, or are there other ways?
- Le Choc du Futur – Set in Paris of 1978, in a male-dominated industry, Ana uses her electronic gadgets to create a new sound that will mark the decades to come: the music of the future.
- Selfie – Five interconnected stories explore the extremities of human behavior in the digital age.
Documentary features
- I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – One man’s search for self-acceptance, a journey that included tabloid celebrity, Tupperware parties, and two coming outs.
- My Darling Vivian – Follow the dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash‘s first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Featuring unseen footage and photographs.
- TFW NO GF – A generation of disaffected young men searches for meaning in the dark corners of the internet, through the metaphor of an iconic meme.
Narrative shorts
- A Period Piece
- Basic
- Blocks
- Broken Bird
- Daddio
- Dirty
- Face to Face Time
- Father of the Bride
- Figurant
- Reminiscences of the Green Revolution
- Runon
- Single
- SOFT
- Still Wylde
- Summer Hit
- The Voice in Your Head
- Vert
- Waffle
Documentary shorts
- Affurmative Action
- Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
- Broken Orchestra
- Call Center Blues
- Dieorama
- Hiplet: Because We Can
- Lions in the Corner
- Mizuko (Water Child)
- Modern Whore
- No Crying at the Dinner Table
- Quilt Fever
Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor’s Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She’s also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she’s written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.
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