{"id":2264,"date":"2017-10-24T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/10\/24\/25-years-of-sxsw-film-festival-karyn-kusama-and-ry-russo-young\/"},"modified":"2017-10-24T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T18:00:55","slug":"25-years-of-sxsw-film-festival-karyn-kusama-and-ry-russo-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/10\/24\/25-years-of-sxsw-film-festival-karyn-kusama-and-ry-russo-young\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Years of SXSW Film Festival \u2013 Karyn Kusama and Ry Russo-Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

In commemoration of the 25th edition of the SXSW Film Festival<\/a><\/strong>, we continue our spotlight on careers launched, artists discovered, powerful performances, and more from our alumni with this week’s featured artists Karyn Kusama<\/strong> and Ry Russo-Young<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Karyn Kusama<\/h3>\n

Kusama\u2019s debut feature Girlfight<\/em> was released in 2000 and received numerous awards and nominations for both Kusama and the film\u2019s lead, Michelle Rodriguez<\/strong>. Her horror-thriller film The Invitation<\/em> premiered in the Midnighters section at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. The Invitation<\/em> was not Kusama’s first foray into the horror genre \u2014 she previously directed Jennifer’s Body<\/em>, written by Academy Award Winner Diablo Cody<\/strong>. Earlier this year, Kusama directed Her Only Living Son<\/em>, a short in the anthology film XX<\/em>. Recently, Kusama has directed episodes of critically-acclaimed shows such as Halt and Catch Fire<\/em>, which had its world premiere at SXSW 2014, and The Man in the High Castle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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“SXSW gave us one of the most fulfilling and thrilling moments of our film lives \u2013 the debut of The Invitation<\/em> at the Stateside, in front of the perfect audience. SXSW means discovery, it means surprise, and it means a jolt of energy, which was there in abundance for us. We carried that energy with us for the life of the movie. SXSW is where it’s at.”<\/p>\n

Ry Russo-Young<\/h3>\n

Russo-Young’s short Marion<\/em> tied for the 2006 Experimental Short Jury Award. In 2007, she acted in Hannah Takes the Stairs<\/em>, a film she worked on with fellow #SXSWFilm25 artists Joe Swanberg<\/strong><\/a> and Greta Gerwig<\/strong><\/a>. That same year, she premiered her feature directorial debut Orphans<\/em>, where it won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature. She returned to the festival in 2009 for her second feature, You Won’t Miss Me<\/em>. Russo-Young’s next film, Nobody Walks<\/em>, was a screenplay collaboration with SXSW alum Lena Dunham<\/strong> released in 2014. Russo-Young’s latest feature, Before I Fall<\/em>, based on the book of the same name by Lauren Oliver<\/strong>, is one of highest grossing independent films of 2017.<\/p>\n

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“SXSW changed my life by helping to give me courage to keep making movies. I love SXSW because I’ve met people who became life long friends.”<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to SXSW News<\/a> each week for more 25th edition stories.<\/p>\n

Join Us For SXSW 2018<\/h3>\n

Grab your Film Badge<\/a> today for primary access to all SXSW Film events including world premieres, roundtables, workshops, and parties. Register to attend<\/a> by Friday, November 17<\/strong> and save. Make your hotel reservations through SXSW Housing & Travel<\/a> for the best available rates.<\/p>\n

Follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and SXSW News<\/a> for the latest SXSW coverage, announcements, application tips, and updates.<\/p>\n

See you in March!<\/p>\n

Karyn Kusama at the world premiere of The Invitation – Photo by: Way Tao chang<\/small><\/em>
\nRy Russo-Young at the world premiere of Orphans – Photo courtesy of filmmaker<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

The post 25 Years of SXSW Film Festival – Karyn Kusama and Ry Russo-Young<\/a> appeared first on SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: SxSW Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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