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SOME GIRL(S)

By | March 2013

2013 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT SELECTION! The actors’ dialogue is meticulously-crafted, as if torn from the pages of classic literature; their brains seem to work on hyper-drive, allowing them to concoct the most perfect response to each other in the matter of milliseconds…

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SOME GIRL(S)

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2013 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURY AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS

There's still half a film festival to go, but the jury and special award winners of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival have been announced. From the official...

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