“Infinity Baby” (World Premiere)
Director: Bob Byington
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Megan Mullaly, Noel Wells, Stephen Roo
Synopsis: A comedy about babies that don’t age and Byington’s second SXSW world premiere in a row.
“Flesh and Blood” (World Premiere)
Director: Mark Webber
Cast: Mark Webber, Cheri Honkala, Guillermo Santos, Madeline Brewer.
Synopsis: Mark Webber boldly explores family dynamics using his real family as the cast and real-life situations for the story. Combining reality with fiction he exposes a disturbing truth: his family tree is full of broken branches that may never be repaired.
“I’m Dying Up Here” (TV Series Pilot)
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, RJ Cyler,
Synopsis: Set in L.A.’s celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, this new series delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh. Executive produced by Jim Carrey.
“On The Road”
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Versatile filmmaker Michael Winterbottom—who already made the pseudo rock documentary “Nine”— follows acclaimed British rock band and Grammy nominees Wolf Alice on their tour, recording their gigs as well as the romance and routine of their daily life backstage.
“Paris Can Wait”
Director: Eleanor Coppola
Cast: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin.
Synopsis: A devoted American wife (Diane Lane) with a workaholic inattentive husband (Alec Baldwin), takes an unexpected journey from Cannes to Paris with a charming Frenchman (Arnaud Viard) that reawakens her sense of self and joie de vivre.
“Small Crimes”
Director: Evan Katz
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jacki Weaver, Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Molly Parker, Macon Blair, Pat Healy.
Synopsis: Small Crimes is a delightfully suspenseful, blackly comic tale that follows a disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, who returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
“Madre”
Director: Aaron Burns
Cast: Daniela Ramirez, Cristobal Tapia Montt, Aida Jabolin, Matias Bassi, Ignacia Allamand, Nicolás Durán
Synopsis: A pregnant woman, who is taking care of her son with developmental problems, is at her breaking point when a caregiver from the Philippines steps into her life. Diana suspects that she’s using voodoo against her after the quick improvements of her son.
“Fits and Starts”
Director: Laura Terruso
Cast: Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky, Ben Sinclair, Onur Turkel, John Rothman, Louis Cancelmi, Larry Murphy, Sam Seder
Synopsis: A struggling writer can’t seem to escape his wife’s literary success. When a road trip to a publisher’s salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
“The Ballad of Lefty Brown”
Director: Jared Moshé
Cast: Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker, Jim Caviezel, Tommy Flanagan, Peter Fonda, Joe Anderson, Diego Josef, Michael Speers, Lewis Pullman, Joseph Anderson
Synopsis: Aging sidekick Lefty Brown (Bill Pullman) has ridden with Eddie Johnson (Peter Fonda) his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
“Easy Living”
Director: Adam Keleman
Cast: Caroline Dhavernas, McCaleb Burnett, Elizabeth Marvel, Charlie Hofheimer, Jen Richards, Daniel Eric Gold, C.J. Wilson, Taylor Richardson, Mary Catherine Garrison
Sherry Graham, a self-destructive makeup saleswoman, hopes a new man and business venture will provide her a fresh start. After her plans are foiled, she takes control of her life in a dramatic turn of events. It sounds like a great showcase for Caroline Dhavernas one of the breakout stars from “Hannibal.”
Also Worth Keeping An Eye On
Frank Oz’s documentary “Muppet Guys Talking – Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched”; Elijah Bynum’s “Hot Summer Nights” with Timothee Chalamet and Maika Monroe; the documentary, “Bill Nye: Science Guy”; Annie Goldson‘s doc on MegaUpload impressario, “Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web”; “Sylvio” directed and starring Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley; festival favorites like Ben Wheatley’s “Free Fire“; Michael Showalter‘s critically acclaimed “The Big Sick”; “David Lynch – The Art Life”; Nacho Vigalondo‘s monster movie “Colossal” with Anne Hathaway; Dustin Guy Defa‘s “Person to Person” with Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera; “Lemon” starring Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera; Alice Lowe’s “Prevenge” and many, many, many more.