The 2023 South by Southwest Festival, which is set to take place in-person March 10-19, 2023, released the lineup for its 30th edition which includes headliners, feature and short film competitions, TV premieres, narrative and documentary spotlights and more. Congratulations to the following AFI Alumni whose latest work has been selected to debut at this year’s festival!
Headliners
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
–Jennifer Bash (AFI Class of 2008), Art Director
–Harshita Reddy (AFI Class of 2018), Assistant Art Director: Additional Photography
–Haisu Wang (AFI Class of 2014), Concept Artist
–August Jakobsson (AFI Class of 1991), Director of Photography: Iceland Unit
FLAMIN’ HOT
–Kayla Emter (AFI Class of 2008), Editor
–Selinda Zhou (AFI Class of 2018), First Assistant Editor
AIR
–Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), Cinematographer
–Kelsi Drew Howard (AFI Class of 2021), Art Department Production Assistant
Narrative Feature Competition
LATE BLOOMERS
–John de Menil (AFI Class of 2014), Cinematographer
–Anisha Acharya (AFI Class of 2014), Editor
PARACHUTE
–Kristen Correll (AFI Class of 2016), Cinematographer
SCRAMBLED
–Jordan Backhus (AFI Class of 2020), Co-Producer
–Jonathan Levine (AFI Class of 2004), Producer
Documentary Feature Competition
ANOTHER BODY
–Nausheen Dadabhoy (AFI Class of 2008), Cinematographer
GEOFF MCFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE
–Adam McDaid (AFI Class of 2006), Camera Operator
Narrative Spotlight
DOWN LOW
–Nate Hurtsellers (AFI Class of 2014), Cinematographer
–Michael S. Smith (AFI Class of 2014), Editor
CORA BORA
–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Writer/Executive Producer
THIS CLOSENESS
–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Executive Producer
ONLY THE GOOD SURVIVE
–Dutch Southern (AFI Class of 2004), Writer/Director
–Thomas Mahoney (AFI Class of 2008), Producer
–Brian Udovich (AFI Class of 2004), Executive Producer
–Lucia Zavarcikova (AFI Class of 2020), Cinematographer
–Mengyao Mia Zhang (AFI Class of 2020), Editor
–Andrew Pollack (AFI Class of 2020), Second Assistant Editor
WAR PONY
–Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor
–Maria Freire (AFI Class of 2019), Assistant Editor
YOU SING LOUD, I SING LOUDER
–Georgia Tornai Packard (AFI Class of 1986), Camera Operator
Documentary Spotlight
BEING MARY TYLER MOORE
–James Adolphus (AFI Class of 2011), Director/Producer/Cinematographer
THE NEW AMERICANS: GAMING A REVOLUTION
–Darianna Cardilli (AFI Class of 1998), Additional Editor
PERIODICAL
–Lauren Guiteras (AFI Class of 2017), Cinematographer
Midnighters
BROOKLYN 45
–Seth Caplan (AFI Class of 2005), Producer
Visions
CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT
–Tomás Gómez Bustillo (AFI Class of 2018), Writer/Director
–Ciro Apicella (AFI Class of 2019), Executive Producer
–Doriane Desfaugeres (AFI Class of 2018), Executive Producer/Production Designer
–Amanda Freedman (AFI Class of 2019), Producer
–R.J. Glass (AFI Class of 2019), Executive Producer
–Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Executive Producer
–Benjamin Gonzales Tolentino (AFI Class of 2018), Editor
–Quinn Else (AFI Class of 2019), Visual Effects Artist
Festival Favorites
FANCY DANCE
–Carolina Costa (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer
FOOD AND COUNTRY
–Rick Rosenthal (AFI Class of 1973), Co-Executive Producer
IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Co-Executive Producer
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
–Annetta Marion (AFI DWW Class of 2005), Producer
THEATER CAMP
–Nate Hurtsellers (AFI Class of 2014), Cinematographer
TV Premieres
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE
–Jacqueline Kay (AFI Class of 2013), Art Director
–Jean-Paul Leonard (AFI Class of 2011), Set Designer
–Xi Yang (AFI Class of 2017), Set Designer
A SMALL LIGHT
–Mo Faraji (AFI Class of 2018), Assistant Editor
–Noam Klement (AFI Class of 2021), Apprentice Editor
BEEF
–Zirao Zhang (AFI Class of 2021), Concept Illustrator
THE BIG DOOR PRIZE
–Bella Gonzales (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer
LOVE & DEATH
–Lesli Linka Glatter (AFI DWW Class of 1982), Director/Executive Producer
LUCKY HANK
–Jude Weng (AFI DWW Class of 1998), Director
MRS. DAVIS
–Shannon Walsh (AFI Class of 2016), Art Director
–Nathan W. Bailey (AFI Class 2010), Art Director
–Eric Jihwan Jeon (AFI Class 2010), Art Director
–Katia Nájera (AFI Class 2018), Set Designer
TV Spotlight
BLINDSPOTTING (Season 2 Premiere)
–Tarin Anderson (AFI Class of 2004), Cinematographer
SHATTER BELT
–Joel McDonell (AFI Class of 2002), Associate Producer
Independent TV Pilot Competition
METAL MAN
–John Patton Ford (AFI Class of 2009), Writer
NOTARIZE ME
–April Moreau (AFI DWW Class of 2022), Editing Consultant
Narrative Shorts Competition
THE BREAKTHROUGH
–Bridget Moloney-Sinclair (AFI DWW Class 2020), Executive Producer
–Robert Nachman (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer
FUCK ME, RICHARD
–Lucy McKendrick (AFI Class of 2016), Writer/Co-Director
–Charlie Polinger (AFI Class of 2017), Co-Director
–Steven Breckon (AFI Class of 2017), Cinematographer
LEONETTY
–Guido Raimondo (AFI Class of 2019), Cinematographer
SCOTTY’S VAG
–Gemma Doll-Grossman (AFI Class of 2019), Cinematographer
–Marina Pérez Ramirez (AFI Class of 2021), Production Designer
Midnight Shorts
EVERY HOUSE IS HAUNTED
–Bryce McGuire (AFI Class of 2013), Writer/Director
Music Video Competition
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Wolf”
–Sonja Tsypin (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer
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