SXSW 2018: Documentary Spotlight
by IMDb-Editors | created - 07 Feb 2018 | updated - 02 Mar 2018 | PublicShining a light on new documentary features receiving their World, North American or U.S. premieres at SXSW.
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1. Agave: Spirit of a Nation (2018)
79 min | Documentary
In Mexico, families have passed down the tradition of distilling agave for generations. Discover how this delicate plant has carried the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it.
Directors: Nick Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Carlos Camarena, Graciela Angeles Carreño, Aquilino García López
Votes: 88
2. Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport, Talk-Show
The life and times of Muhammad Ali, as shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show (1968).
Director: Robert S. Bader | Stars: Dick Cavett, Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, Jimmy Breslin
Votes: 345
3. Alt-Right: Age of Rage (2018)
104 min | Documentary
In the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an Antifa activist, combats the rise of the alt-right movement, while Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader, fights to ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Bhala Lough | Stars: Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Richard Spencer, Mark Potok, Gavin McInnes
Votes: 1,136
4. The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man (2018)
TV-MA | 70 min | Documentary
This documentary explores various urban legends around Hollywood's most elusive star.
Director: Tommy Avallone | Stars: David Allan, Balu Art, Tommy Avallone, John Barnhardt
Votes: 2,276
5. Brewmaster (2018)
95 min | Documentary
The story of craft beer as told through a young New York lawyer who dreams of opening his own brewery and a Milwaukee based beer educator trying to pass the Master Cicerone exam.
Director: Douglas Tirola
Votes: 81
6. Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2018)
78 min | Documentary
The never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Director: Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Cindy Bennett, Muhammad Ali, Vonciel Baker, Tami Barber
Votes: 258
7. The Dawn Wall (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
Directors: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer | Stars: John Branch, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson
Votes: 21,229 | Gross: $1.08M
8. The Director and the Jedi (2018)
95 min | Documentary
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.
Director: Anthony Wonke | Stars: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Steve Yedlin, Kathleen Kennedy
Votes: 1,121
9. From All Corners (2018)
93 min
From unnecessary to important. We throw our things away. What do we throw away? The things my ex-girlfriend gave to me for Christmas? I thought it was precious when I was in love with her. ... See full summary »
Director: Ryusuke Okajima | Stars: Michael Keida, Fuyuki Shimazu
Votes: 11
10. Getting Over (2018)
79 min | Documentary
A man discovers a box of interviews with his father, a heroin addict who died of AIDS in 1997. What he finds will uncover generations of family secrets, forcing him to redefine his own past, doubt his present, and question his future.
Director: Jason Charnick | Stars: Jason Charnick, Arnie Charnick, Raymond Charnick, Denny McLain
Votes: 169
11. Nossa Chape (2018)
101 min | Documentary, Sport
NOSSA CHAPE tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after an airplane carrying the team crashed on November 28th, 2016, leaving all but three of the players dead. ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist, Julián Camilo Duque
Votes: 406
12. Operation Odessa (2018)
TV-MA | 92 min | Documentary, Crime
In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Ludwig Fainberg, Juan Almeida, Nelson Yester, Kristy Galeota
Votes: 6,920
13. Take Your Pills (2018)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary
Every era gets the drug it deserves. In America today, where competition is ceaseless from school to the workforce and everyone wants a performance edge, Adderall and other prescription stimulants are the defining drugs of this generation.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ariana, Delaney, Jasper Holt-Teza, Leigh
Votes: 5,668
14. They Live Here, Now (2018)
64 min | Documentary
They Live Here, Now is an intimate portrait into the lives of residents at the refugee house, Casa Marianella, which is based in Austin, Texas.
Director: Jason Outenreath
Votes: 8
15. Time Trial (II) (2017)
82 min | Documentary, Sport
An immersive fllm capturing the very essence of professional cycling.
Director: Finlay Pretsell | Stars: Thomas Dekker, David Millar
Votes: 316
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