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Culture and Society

SXSW Music Festival 2018: March 14 (Our Girl, Natalie Prass, Wye Oak, Billie Eilish, and More)

Flyte at SXSW 2018 (Photo: Tan The Man)

Flyte, Jerry Williams, and Billie Eilish were among the highlights at Austin's South by Southwest Music Festival 2018 on Wednesday, March 14.

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SXSW 2018 Film Keynote: Darren Aronofsky’s Ten Commandments of Indie

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Aronofsky shared stories about his early struggles in getting films made. Out of these, he said, he developed ten commandments for filmmaking. 'I present these in all humility,' he said, 'as I am kind of a hack writer compared to that Bible guy.'

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SXSW Documentary Review: ‘Generation Wealth’ by Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield, Generation Wealth, SXSW Film Festival

Until the 'bust' of the boom-and-bust cycle, pleasure seekers are blind to their condition. They don't recognize that their material lasciviousness bleeds the soul and psyche. With guided, well-crafted commentary Greenfield describes how the materialism that consumerism perpetuates insidiously destroys.

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SXSW 2018 World Premiere: ‘¡Las Sandinistas!’ – Women Winning a War, Losing the Peace

Sandinistas

'Las Sandinistas', a documentary from filmmaker Jenny Murray, premiered at the SXSW Conference, Austin’s film, music and convergence festivals on March 12. It is rare when a documentary is so well done, it transcends the prejudices of both the filmmaker and the audience. 'Las Sandinistas' does exactly that. The film details the contributions made by women during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

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