Film-Forward

The actions in this nontraditional documentary are outwardly simple: viewers observe animals on a farm and in nature living their lives.

The documentary’s backbone is hundreds of handwritten letters written by drag queens, who paint a vibrant picture of 1950s New York.

A paean to home/craft brewing and the American entrepreneurial spirit.

Visually textured and richly shot, the dark satire has earned Tunisia’s first-ever Academy Award nod for International Feature Film.

Debut director Emma Seligman dials up the awkwardness to 11 for expert comedic effect.

A hellish tour of duty for a 18-year-old gay recruit in the South African Defense Forces of 1981.

Five budding mavericks from different continents will cross paths in a pitch competition with a $100,000 grand prize.

Usually when Udo Kier appears on screen, viewers need to hold on to their hats. Now they can exhale.

The annual event has been reinvented as SXSW Online while still offering a substantial slate of films.