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As the SXSW Film Festival heads online for 2021, Canadian content and talent are fully in the mix, with awesome projects in competition. We\u2019ve got four features, an episodic series, three interactive VR projects, loads of shorts, a music video and more. It\u2019s all taking place from March 16 through 20, 2021 (as part of SXSW Online).<\/h3>

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Narrative Feature Competition:<\/u>
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Martin Edralin\u2019s Islands<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

Making its world premiere is a Telefilm Talent to Watch-supported debut feature from Canadian filmmaker Martin Edralin. His 2014 short Hole <\/em>scored a plethora of prizes, including Best Live Action Short Drama at the Canadian Screen Awards; Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; and a Jury Special Mention at the Busan International Film Festival to name but a few! Islands <\/em>is about a shy immigrant man scared of isolation and loneliness as his elderly parents, with whom he still lives, are in poor health.<\/p>

Documentary Feature Competition:<\/u><\/h2>

Jennifer Holness\u2019 Subjects of Desire <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

Subjects of Desire<\/em><\/strong> \u201cexamines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing (or as some feel \u2013 appropriating) Black aesthetics and features<\/a>\u2019\u2019.\u00a0This insightful documentary by Toronto-based filmmaker Jennifer Holness (who recently won the Established Producer Award at the Indiescreen Awards announced by Canadian Media Producers Association) is also in its world premiere!<\/p>

Festival Favorites:<\/u><\/h2>

Madeleine Sims-Fewer\u2019s and Dusty Mancinelli\u2019s <\/strong>Violation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

Fresh off its U.S. debut at the Sundance Film Festival, this Telefilm Talent Fund-supported horror film is about a woman seeking revenge after being betrayed by her sister and sister\u2019s husband. Sims-Fewer (who was named a TIFF Rising Star at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where Violation<\/em> premiered) also stars in this first feature from this Canadian filmmaking duo. Psst: Streaming rights have been acquired by Shudder, who will release the flick on March 25, 2021!<\/p>

2020 Spotlight:<\/u><\/h2>

Malcolm Ingram\u2019s Clerk<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>

This documentary (Canada\/U.S.) about the iconic Kevin Smith (its title of course a nod to Smith\u2019s 1994 comedic classic Clerks<\/em>) is making its world premiere. Ingram is known for such docs as 2006\u2019s Small Town Gay Bar. <\/em>(Pssst\u2026 Don\u2019t miss the special SXSW event<\/a>, Clerk and Twerk with Kevin Smith and Malcolm Ingram!)<\/p>

Episodic Pilot Competition:<\/u><\/h2>

Lisa Baylin\u2019s and Julian De Zotti\u2019s For the Record <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

Connected by songs and soundtrack, this anthology features interlinked characters. Set right after a romantic breakup, the featured pilot episode in this series is making its international premiere at SXSW.<\/p>

Virtual Cinema Competition:<\/u><\/h2>

Ziad Touma\u2019s The Passengers: Her & Him<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

Making its international premiere, this Canada-France coproduction is an interactive VR experience where viewers help move the story forward; and can think like one of its \u201cpassengers.\u201d<\/p>

F\u00e9lix Lajeunesse\u2019s Space Explorers: The ISS Experience Episode 2: Advance<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

World premiere, filmed in space! Set on the International Space Station, this immersive Canada-U.S. collaboration is a series that brings audiences into the missions of eight astronauts.<\/p>

Virtual Cinema Spotlight: <\/u><\/h2>

Adi Lavy\u2019s Once Upon a Sea <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>

After competing at the Venice Biennale and participating in the Cannes March\u00e9 du Film market, this interactive VR doc about the ecological plight of Israel\u2019s Dead Sea makes its North American premiere at SXSW. A tale with profound meaning for the director of this Israel-Canada coproduction.<\/p>

Narrative Shorts Competition:<\/u><\/h2>
  • Annie St-Pierre\u2019s Like the Ones I Used to Know (Les grandes claques)<\/strong> \u2013 Texas Premiere<\/em><\/li>
  • \u00c8ve Saint-Louis\u2019 The Journey (La travers\u00e9e)<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere<\/em><\/li>
  • Morgan Krantz\u2019s Squeegee<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere<\/em><\/li>
  • Charles Wahl\u2019s The Mohel<\/strong> \u2013 World Premiere<\/em><\/li><\/ul>

    Documentary Shorts Competition:<\/u><\/h2>

    • Amar Chebib\u2019s Joe Buffalo<\/strong> \u2013 Texas Premiere<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul>

      Music Video Competition: <\/u><\/h2>

      • Leah Vlemmiks\u2019s Witch Prophet – ‘Tesfay’<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>

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        Stay tuned for all the info you need to join us at SXSW Online, plus updates on Canada\u2019s presence at this exciting virtual fest.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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