Before diving into our top SXSW documentaries, there is the documentary which the programers themselves admitted to not having the director revealed until after the film was accepted into SXSW. At the height of their thrilling careers, the seven members of parkour team Storror launch what may be their final project. We Are Storror directed by Michael Bay, showcases these artists as they struggle to preserve the connections formed since their early days as street kids boasting over 10 million YouTube subscribers and nearly 3 billion views.

THE SECRET OF ME

During a feminist studies class, Kristi is finally confronted with the devastating truth: she has been lied to all her life by those she trusted the most.

SHOWTIMES

March 9, 2025 Alamo Lamar 5 @ 11:00am - 12:20pm

March 9, 2025 Alamo Lamar 6 @ 11:00am - 12:20pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 1 @ 5:30pm - 6:50pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 8 @ 5:30pm - 6:50pm

March 12, 2025 AFS Cinema @ 5:30pm - 6:50pm

MAKE IT LOOK REAL

Claire Warden, an intimacy coordinator, is unsure how the director, Kieran Darcy-Smith, will respond to her presence on set balancing the actors’ comfort with the artistic demands of the story.

SHOWTIMES

March 8, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 1 @ 5:45pm - 7:02pm

March 8, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 3 @ 5:45pm - 7:02pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 1 @ 2:15pm - 3:32pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 8 @ 2:15pm - 3:32pm

March 13, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 1 @ 11:00am - 12:17pm

March 13, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 3 @ 11:00am - 12:17pm

THE TALLEST DWARF

Filmmaker Julie Wyman joins forces with a group of dwarf artists to create films that confront the complicated legacy of being tokenized and speak back to the echoes of eugenics.

SHOWTIMES

March 10, 2025 Rollins Theatre at The Long Center @ 9:00pm - 10:32pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 2 @ 6:15pm - 7:47pm

March 11, 2025 Alamo Lamar 7 @ 9:00pm - 10:32pm

March 13, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 2 @ 11:30am - 1:02pm

March 13, 2025 Violet Crown Cinema 4 @ 11:30am - 1:02pm

OTHER SIDE

Other Side delves into the systemic, familial and emotional complexities of what it takes to legally die on one’s own terms in the United States.

SHOWTIMES

March 7, 2025 Alamo Lamar 1 @ 10:00pm - 12:20pm

March 7, 2025 Alamo Lamar 8 @ 10:00pm - 12:20pm

March 9, 2025 Alamo Lamar 1 @ 8:45pm - 10:15pm

March 9, 2025 Alamo Lamar 8 @ 8:45pm - 10:15pm

March 14, 2025 Alamo Lamar 6 @ 11:45am - 1:15pm

UVALDE MOM

Feature documentary that tells the story of Angeli Rose Gomez, a single mom, that ran into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX on May 2022 to save her two sons during a mass shooting.

SHOWTIMES

March 10, 2025 Rollins Theatre at The Long Center @ 5:45pm - 7:11pm

March 11, 2025 AFS Cinema @ 5:00pm - 6:26pm

March 14, 2025 SXSW Film & TV Theater at The Hyatt Regency @ 6:00pm - 7:26pm

ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION

ASCO a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s LA into their defiant canvas are now considered amongst the 20th century's most significant artists.