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Mar 15, 2026

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SXSW dailies March 15, 2026

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

3:00PM – 4:34PM at the ALAMO LAMAR / ALAMO LAMAR 4

BRIAN: After a meltdown during drama club auditions and hopelessly in love with his teacher, Brian decides to run for class president, in search for his new “thing” and with the hopes of getting closer to his teacher.

3:15PM – 4:28PM at the ALAMO LAMAR / ALAMO LAMAR 7

EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER: Accidentally becoming an icon by starting a punk band with her fellow “turds,” Edie, known as a timid dork, must now deal with the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy she somehow pissed off.

3:15PM – 4:28PM ALAMO LAMAR / ALAMO LAMAR 2

3:30PM – 5:08PM at the ALAMO LAMAR / ALAMO LAMAR 8

PLANTMAN & BLONDIE: A DRESS UP GANG FILM: After a run-in with the rogue vigilante known as Plantman, Cory’s world turns upside down. The socially isolated thirty-something year old must now decide how far he’ll go within in this floral underground network he has been thrust in to.

9:00PM – 10:27PM at the ALAMO LAMAR / ALAMO LAMAR 6

MALLORY'S GHOST: After joining her boyfriend on a retreat to Maine, Mallory becomes convinced she’s haunted by the ghost of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. What started as something harmless soon becomes a trip that jumps between the past and present, rivalry and affection, melancholy and creativity.

FESTIVAL FAVORITES

11:15AM – 12:46PM at the SATELLITE VENUE: AFS CINEMA

COOKIE QUEENS: For these girls ages 5-12 selling cookies is no joke. Striving to be the “cookie queen,” four ambitious girls must be the top-selling girl scout if they wish to win that title.

12:00PM – 1:19PM at the VIOLET CROWN CINEMA / VIOLET CROWN 4

JOYBUBBLES: Discovering the power to control phones by whistling a special tone, Joybubbles, a blind and lonely boy soon becomes an essential component for the future of technology and hacking culture.

12:00PM – 1:19PM at the VIOLET CROWN CINEMA / VIOLET CROWN 2

12:00PM – 1:55 at the PMSTATE THEATRE

PARALYZED BY HOPE: THE MARIA BAMFORD STORY: Presenting how she can transform personal vulnerability into artistic power, comedian Maria Bamford creates uplifting and humorous material out of her mental health journey.

3:45PM – 5:22PM at the STATE THEATRE

ROCK SPRINGS: Moving to a new town is hard for everyone, epically when you're grieving and your house is haunted. Silence since the death of her father and isolated by her mother, eight-year-old Gracie begins to play with the evil spirit that resides in the woods behind their house.

6:15PM – 7:53PM at the ZACH THEATER

THE SHITHEADS: While transporting a wealthy teen to rehab, two rock-bottom incompetent drivers find themselves in a spiraling down a path of drugs, danger, and crime.

7:00PM – 8:26PM at the STATE THEATRE

LEVITICUS: After being outed by their local pastor in their conservative Christian community, Naim and Ryan undergo a disturbing conversion ritual. However, this accidentally summons a violent entity that terrorizes the town and takes the form of the person they desire the most.

2:15PM – 3:15PM at the PARAMOUNT THEATRE

THE COMEBACK SEASON 3: The third and final season of the show that first debuted 20 years ago, and had it’s second season 10 years ago.

2:45PM – 4:45PM at the ZACH THEATER

THE DARK WIZARD: While confronting struggles of his own, the divise yet impressive Dean Potter also climbs, base jumps and highline walks.

5:45PM – 7:25PM at the ROLLINS THEATRE

AT THE LONG CENTER THEY CALLED US OUTLAWS - THE COSMIC COWBOYS, HONKY TONK HEROES AND RISE OF REDNECK ROCK: Outlaw Country, a genre labeled as rule breaking and tradition defying was categorized by musicians from Tennessee to Texas in the late 60s-early 70s. This documentary features over 120 music professionals, including current stars who keep this genre alive, and the legends who helped invent it.