Twenty-five years ago, four guys organized what they expected to be a small gathering for local musicians to perform and get some exposure. Running it from the offices of the Austin Chronicle, the four -- Louis Black, Louis Meyers, Roland Swenson and Nick Barbaro -- didn’t expect that 700 people would show up for that first fest. Since then, South By Southwest has grown into the largest annual event in Austin and one of the largest and most recognized of such festivals in the world.
In Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW, producer/director Alan Berg chronicles the rise and history of SXSW through photographs, old footage and interviews not only with the founders, but also writers Michael Corcoran and Joe Nick Patoski, Creative Director Brent Grulke, entertainer Mojo Nixon and many others.
Set to a rocking soundtrack, the movie begins with a nostalgic look back at shows at Liberty...
In Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW, producer/director Alan Berg chronicles the rise and history of SXSW through photographs, old footage and interviews not only with the founders, but also writers Michael Corcoran and Joe Nick Patoski, Creative Director Brent Grulke, entertainer Mojo Nixon and many others.
Set to a rocking soundtrack, the movie begins with a nostalgic look back at shows at Liberty...
- 4/12/2011
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
One of the great pleasures of attending the SXSW Film Festival, is that it’s not rare to run into filmmakers, and get the chance to chat with them about their respective pieces, showing at the festival.
A film that I admittedly loved from this year’s festival was the Alan Berg directed film, Outside Industry: The Story Of SXSW, and I had the chance to chat with the man himself. It isn’t the longest interview, but it’s one that is relatively insightful, particularly with the really interesting and engaging piece of documentary filmmaking that Berg was able to create with this feature. An Emmy award winner for a shorter look at the festival, this isn’t new ground for Berg, which itself is a topic that we briefly touched on during our chat.
So, without further ado, here’s my chat with director Alan Berg. Also, stay...
A film that I admittedly loved from this year’s festival was the Alan Berg directed film, Outside Industry: The Story Of SXSW, and I had the chance to chat with the man himself. It isn’t the longest interview, but it’s one that is relatively insightful, particularly with the really interesting and engaging piece of documentary filmmaking that Berg was able to create with this feature. An Emmy award winner for a shorter look at the festival, this isn’t new ground for Berg, which itself is a topic that we briefly touched on during our chat.
So, without further ado, here’s my chat with director Alan Berg. Also, stay...
- 3/25/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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