UT RTF at SXSW 2025
It's already time for Austin's annual ritual of spring: SXSW! As is typical of the Austin-based multi-faceted extravaganza of art, culture, and technology, this year's lineup includes an exciting crop of new films and events involving Longhorns, many of which are listed below. Please check them out, as well as our free UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase, screening at AFS Cinema on Friday, March 7, at 3 pm.
Want to stay on top of UT RTF at SXSW? Check the UT RTF at SXSW schedule and refer back to this page—we will continue to update it with RTF at SXSW activities. Also check out the UT at SXSW events page.
Please reach out if you know of any RTF-affiliated activities that we're missing.
Hook'em!
UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase
Schedule of UT RTF @ SXSW
Hook'Em House - UT at SXSW
Shorts | Features | Panels and Speakers | Mentors
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FILMS
Shorts
UT RTF Showcase
Texas Short Competition
- Harvester
Director/Screenwriter: Charlie Schwan (BS '17)
Producers: Micah Schultz, Ryan Kerr, Charlie Schwan (BS '17)
- An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks
Director/Screenwriter: Kayla Abuda Galang (BS '14)
Cinematographer: Ivy Chiu (BS '14)
Editors: Chris Catanach, Kayla Abuda Galang (BS '14)
Music Video Competition
- Sarah Klang - 'Other Girls'
Directors: Rose Bush (MFA Production '12), Kirsten Bode
Features
Documentary Spotlight
- American Sons (World Premiere)
Producers: Laura Varela (BS '93) and Fernando Cano (BS '93)
Sound Mixer: Miles Foster-Greenwood (BS '13)
Color Grading: Alex Winker
Consulting Editor: Anne Lewis (RTF Faculty)
- Uvalde Mom
Cinematographer: E.J. Enríquez (Former RTF student), M.J. Johnston
Narrative Spotlight
- $POSITIONS
Colorist: Dan Stuyck (RTF Faculty)
- The Baltimorons
Director: Jay Duplass (BA '96)
Executive Producer: Jay Duplass (BA '96), Mark Duplass (BA 98), Mel Eslyn, Shuli Harel
Screenwriter: Jay Duplass (BA '96), Michael Strassner
PANELISTS & PRESENTERS
- Round Table: Documentary Filmmaking: Iliana Sosa, Rebecca Stern, and Royd Chung
Iliana Sosa (RTF Faculty)
- Brave New City: Design Through The Lens Of Science Fiction at JW Marriott Salon 7
Jes Deaver (BS '05)
MENTORS
- Documentary Filmmaker Mentor: PJ Raval (Unraval Pictures)
PJ Raval (Faculty)
FREE EVENT
“THE TEXAS FILM EXPERIENCE”
Wednesday, March 12th, 12pm - 3pm
South Capitol Lawn (The main entrance walk up to the Capitol)
You do not need a SXSW badge to attend. Open to the public.
MFA production student Chase Musslewhite is hosting a SXSW event that showcases the life of a film from development through distribution featuring the best crew in Austin, TX. The event’s goal is to showcase all the different job opportunities there are in the film industry as well as demonstrate some of the most fun aspects of film. Stroll up the Texas Capitol great walk and visit with each film department in development, pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution! Watch demos in wardrobe construction, set building, prosthetics, virtual production, stunts, and more.
