SXSW 2014: Narrative Features
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling.
1.
I Believe in Unicorns
(2014)
Unicorns tells the story of an awkward teenage girl who escapes to a fantasy world when her first romantic relationship turns increasingly violent. (80 mins.)
Director: Leah Meyerhoff
2.
10.000 Km
(2014)
Two people in love, two apartments - one in Barcelona and another on in Los Angeles - and the images of their past, present and future. Can love survive 10,000km? (99 mins.)
Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet
Stars: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer
3.
Animals
(2014)
ANIMALS tells the story of Jude and Bobbie: a young couple that exist somewhere between homelessness and the fantasy of their imaginations... (90 mins.)
Director: Collin Schiffli
4.
Before I Disappear
(2014)
At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours. (93 mins.)
Director: Shawn Christensen
5.
Fort Tilden
(2014)
A comedy about Allie and Harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach. (95 mins.)
Director: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers
6.
The Heart Machine
(2014)
A man begins to suspect that his long-distance girlfriend whom he met on the Internet has been living in the same city as him, and he sets out looking for her. (85 mins.)
Director: Zachary Wigon
7.
The Mend
(2014)
A comic drama about rage, doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly hand-me-downs. (111 mins.)
Director: John Magary
8.
Wild Canaries
(2014)
A Brooklyn couple suspects foul play when their rent controlled neighbor suddenly drops dead. (102 mins.)
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine