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SXSW Film 2025 - March 8th
Mar. 9th, 2025 11:57 pmHooray, my spring break has started! I've attended the SXSW Film Festival for many years now - except for during the pandemic - and I always intend to write up my reactions to all the movies I see, but usually let it fall by the wayside. But this year I'm going to do it! I am determined!
So, I had work on Friday, the first day of the festival. Saturday, I slept in and then had to pick up my wristband, and THEN had early birthday drinks with friends in the evening, so I only saw one movie in the afternoon. But it was a doozie!
We Are Storror
This was a documentary by Michael Bay(!?) about a 7-man parkour group with over 15 years of videos and experience, so it was as visually stunning as you might expect. Sometimes got a little too caught up in the spectacle - but it was grounded by the guys, who were really interesting, surprisingly philosophical, and had an incredible camaraderie and discipline, as you'd expect from pro athletes of a sort. They also clearly saw and valued the creative/artistic aspect of parkour, which led to some interesting discussions about the dangers of the sport and their changing views/priorities over the years. Really enjoyable to watch and listen to, glossy as hell, but ultimately excellent.
I need to track down these guys and watch more of their videos - parkour is always lovely to watch, but doing it as a group had a marvelous effect: they mentioned flocking birds at one point, but I thought it more like a pack of hounds, and a well-choreographed dance.
So, I had work on Friday, the first day of the festival. Saturday, I slept in and then had to pick up my wristband, and THEN had early birthday drinks with friends in the evening, so I only saw one movie in the afternoon. But it was a doozie!
We Are Storror
This was a documentary by Michael Bay(!?) about a 7-man parkour group with over 15 years of videos and experience, so it was as visually stunning as you might expect. Sometimes got a little too caught up in the spectacle - but it was grounded by the guys, who were really interesting, surprisingly philosophical, and had an incredible camaraderie and discipline, as you'd expect from pro athletes of a sort. They also clearly saw and valued the creative/artistic aspect of parkour, which led to some interesting discussions about the dangers of the sport and their changing views/priorities over the years. Really enjoyable to watch and listen to, glossy as hell, but ultimately excellent.
I need to track down these guys and watch more of their videos - parkour is always lovely to watch, but doing it as a group had a marvelous effect: they mentioned flocking birds at one point, but I thought it more like a pack of hounds, and a well-choreographed dance.
