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POV Horror Film Dead Eyes Set for SXSW World Premiere

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The upcoming horror film Dead Eyes will make its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 12 in Austin, Texas.

Written and directed by Australian filmmaker Richard E. Williams, the film will screen in the festival’s Visions section, which highlights bold and distinctive filmmaking voices.

Dead Eyes stars Mischa Heywood (Bring Her Back), Ana Thu Nguyen (appearing in the upcoming Mortal Kombat II), Stephen Phillips, Charles Cottier (The Demon Disorder), and Alea O’Shea, with additional performances by Rijen Laine (In Our Blood, Tidelands).

The story follows Sean and his fiancée Grace as they venture into a remote forest searching for Sean’s missing father. Their investigation soon reveals a disturbing secret tied to cloning experiments meant to resurrect Sean’s deceased sister, leading to a terrifying confrontation with grotesque creations lurking deep in the woods.

Shot using a custom head-mounted Sony VENICE Rialto camera system, the film delivers an immersive first-person horror experience that places viewers directly inside the unfolding nightmare.

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Daughters of the Forest Set for SXSW North American Premiere After CPH:DOX Debut

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daughters-of-the-forrestThe documentary Daughters of the Forest (Hijas del bosque), directed by Otilia Portillo Padua, is set for its North American premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, following its world premiere at CPH:DOX.

The film will first debut in competition for the Dox Award at CPH:DOX (March 11–22) before screening in the Visions section at SXSW (March 12–18).

Daughters of the Forest follows Lis and Juli, two Indigenous women and trained mycologists from communities in Oaxaca and Mexico State who study the complex ecosystems of mushrooms in the forests where they live. As environmental pressures and deforestation threaten their surroundings, the pair work to bridge scientific research with ancestral knowledge to better understand and protect the fungi that sustain their communities.

Blending documentary storytelling with speculative elements, the film explores the connections between humans, nature, and knowledge systems, offering a reflective look at coexistence and ecological resilience.

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