Texas may be without water and power, but hopefully nothing will stand in the way of the upcoming digital SXSW film festival….we really do hope, because we have like no infrastructure for snow, y’all.
DDA has released their slate for films at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. They are:
THE LOST SONS | DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
World Premiere
Director: Ursula Macfarlane
Producer: Gagan Rehill
Executive Producers: Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, Liesel Evans, Ross Dinerstein
Run Time: forthcoming
Company: CNN Films, RAW, Campfire
US Sales: Submarine Entertainment
Synopsis: 1960s Chicago, a baby is kidnapped from a hospital. Fifteen months later, a toddler is abandoned. Could he be the same baby? In a tale of breathtaking twists and turns, two mysteries begin to unravel and dark family secrets are revealed.
PAUL DOOD’S DEADLY LUNCH BREAK | NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT
World Premiere
Director: Nick Gillespie
Producer: Finn Bruce
Cast: Tom Meeten, Kris Marshall, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Kevin Bishop, Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, Jarred Christmas, Mandeep Dhillon, Pippy Haywood, Craig Parkinson, Steve Brody, Neil Edmond, Lloyd Griffith
Executive Producers: Finn Bruce, Pandora Edmiston, James Appleton
Writers: Brook Driver, Matt White & Nick Gillespie
Editor: Tom Longmore
Cinematographer: Billy J Jackson
Run Time: 1h 35m 05s
Company: Belstone Pictures
Synopsis: Paul, a weedy charity-shop worker, has his heart set on winning a national talent competition. With a sparkly suit, killer routine, and his dear old mother in tow… this is his big chance. But when the actions of five intransigent, selfish people get in his way and cause him to miss the audition, Paul plans a deathly revenge mission. One lunch break, five spectacular murders! Each wrongdoer seemingly dispatched in a fitting manner by a sparkly-suited Paul on a revenge rampage around his small hometown. But will he pull it off, stay one step ahead of the cops and find the fame he’s always longed for?
