Director Ryan Darbonne discusses Shut the F**k Up! When We Speak, his SXSW documentary exploring Black punk musicians reclaiming space in a genre rooted in rebellion.

Niki Harman discusses Love Lost Hotel at SXSW, an immersive XR installation where participants record anonymous messages about lost love, heartbreak, and memory through cinematic storytelling.

Jennifer Holness discusses #WHILEBLACK at SXSW, a documentary exploring citizen journalism, viral Black trauma, and the emotional impact of witnessing racial violence in the digital age.

At SXSW, animation director Anna Ginsburg premieres HAG, a bold hand drawn short about feminine rage, fertility pressure, and reclaiming the word monster. Inspired by Medusa and modern dating culture, the film explores what happens when a woman refuses to shrink herself to fit society’s expectations. In this conversation, Ginsburg breaks down the personal breakdown that sparked the story and how transformation becomes liberation.

From sleeping on couches in New York to stepping onto a Broadway stage during Covid, Dexter McKinney’s journey is built on discipline, faith, and adaptation. In this standalone conversation, the actor reflects on rebuilding his career from scratch, going viral as the Judge Judy Mob Boss, and announcing his sci fi short Colors We Made at Sundance. It is a story about resilience, reinvention, and creating opportunities instead of waiting for them.

Risk, Purpose, and Legacy: Ben Proudfoot on Telling Clarence B. Jones’ Story in The Baddest Speechwriter of All Time

Filming with Care Brian Gentry on Trust and Responsibility in When A Witness Recants

Listening First Dawn Porter on Trust and Responsibility in When A Witness Recants

María Cristina Pérez discusses her Sundance selected animated short Once in a Body exploring embodiment vulnerability and intimate visual storytelling.

Directed by Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre, the Sundance selected documentary short offers a tactile, meditative experience rooted in Inuit knowledge, land stewardship, and the enduring bond between people and caribou. Rather than explaining its subject, the film invites viewers to slow down, listen, and feel the material presence of the Arctic landscape.