AUSTIN, Texas — Spring has sprung in the Lone Star capital, the sign that another SXSW Film and TV Festival is here — and the Times team is set up in the heart of downtown throughout the weekend.
Follow our full coverage as we recommend titles to check out, report from the buzziest premieres, and visit with all the stars of the 2025 edition in our photo/video studio. Throughout the weekend, we’ll be updating our portrait gallery, which so far features the likes of Brandon Sklenar, H.E.R., Aaron Paul and more. Happy festing!
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1.Catherine O’Hara.2.Seth Rogen.3.Kathryn Hahn of “The Studio.”
Seth Rogen, center. Clock wise starting at left, Catherine O’Hara, James Weaver, Evan Goldberg, Chase Sue Wonders, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn and Frida Perez of “The Studio.”
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Ben Affleck of “The Accountant 2.”
Left to right, Jon Bernthal, Daniela Pineda, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Ben Affleck and Gavin O’Connor of “The Accountant 2.”
Kevin Bacon of “The Bondsman.”
Erik Oleson, left, and Kevin Bacon of “The Bondsman.”
Caleb Ward, from left, Sarah Bolger, Peter Cilella and David Lawson of “Descendent.”
Ari Gold of “Brother Verses Brother.”
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Toni Trucks (front), Deanna Rooney, Clinton Trucks and Chelsea Christer (back, left to right) of “Out for Delivery.”
Paige Bethmann of “Remaining Native.”
Paige Bethmann, from left, Misty Stevens, Kutoven Stevens, Delmar Stevens and Jessica Epstein of “Remaining Native.”
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1. Daveed Diggs.2.Katie Aselton of “Magic Hour.”
Sadie Scott, from left, Annapurna Sriram, Francois Arnaud and Brandon Flynn of “F—toys.”
Madison Lanesey, from left, Travis Quentin Young, Arta Gee and GG Hawkins of “I Really Love My Husband.”
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Madison Lanesey, Travis Quentin Young and Arta Gee, right, of “I Really Love My Husband.”
Giselle Bailey of “Seen & Heard.”
Montrel McKay, left, and Giselle Bailey of “Seen & Heard.”
Aaron Paul, from left, Eiza González and Flying Lotus of “Ash.”
Peiman Azizpour and Brwa Vahabpour of “My Uncle Jens.”
Adam Ciralsky, Subrata De, Roger Carstens and Gene Klein of “Take No Prisoners.”
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Dan Farah of “The Age of Disclosure.”
Kevin Durand, Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams (front, left to right), Eli Craig and Adam Cesare (back, left to right) of “Clown in a Cornfield.”
Missi Pyle, from left, Bradley Whitford, Amy Landecker and Nico Hiraga of “For Worse.”
From left, Linus O’Brien, Avner Shiloah and the members of O’Brien’s Orchestra of “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror.”
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
Carl Lewis of “I’m Carl Lewis.”
Julie Anderson, from left, Carl Lewis and Chris Hay of “I’m Carl Lewis.”
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Michael Raimondi, from left, Yangzom Brauen, Martin Brauen and Katherine LeBlond of “Mola.”
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Shirley Chen, Amelie Zilber and McKenna Grace (left top to bottom), Fang Du and Amy Wang (right top to bottom) of “Slanted.”
McKenna Grace, left, and Shirley Chen of “Slanted.”
Sara Chishti, left, and Nimco Sheikhaden of “Exodus.”
Top to bottom, Kate Burton, Colby Minifie and Julia Max of “The Surrender.”
Angeli Rose Gomez (front), Lavonne De Leon, Aurelius Achilles Gomez Martinez, Vladimir Jorge Bazan (center, left to right), Anayansi Prado and Ina Fichman (back, left to right) of “Uvalde Mom.”
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1.Kate Mara.2.Zazie Beetz.3.Aldis Hodge of “The Dutchman.”
From left, Aldis Hodge, Andre Gaines, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz and Andre Holland of “The Dutchman.”
Jillian Bell of “Summer of 69.”
Andrew Michael Fama, Joe Tierney, Sarah Jeffery and Kat Whalen of “F—ups Anonymous.”
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Edmund Donovan, Kelly Marie Tran, Brandon Soo Hoo (front, left to right), Jack Falahee, Eva De Dominici, Andie Ju, Jing Ai Ng and TR Knight (back left to right) of “Forge.”
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H.E.R. of “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield.”
Gabiel Luna, from left, Halley Gross, Neil Druckmann, Kaitlyn Dever and Pedro Pascal of “The Last of Us.”
Emma Laird and Alex Burunova of “Satisfaction.”
Craig Mazin, from left, Bella Ramsey, Isabela Merced and Young Mazino of “The Last of Us.”
Kaspar Astrup Schroder of “Dear Tomorrow.”
Daisy Friedman and Arielle Friedman of “Unholy.”
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Regina Hall, from left, Geremy Jasper, Sadie Sink and Kelvin Harrison Jr. of “O’Dessa.”
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1.Camila Mendes.2.Nastasya Popov.3.Anna Baryshnikov of “Idiotka.”
Kate Hallett, Herman Tommeraas, Aya Furukawa (front row from left), Justin Chatwin, Emma Higgins and Amanda Brugel (back row from left) of “Sweetness.”
Mimi Cave of “Holland.”
Kate Mara, from left, Jess Varley and Gabriel Luna of “The Astronaut.”
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1.Lili Reinhart.2.Uta Brisewitz of “American Sweatshop.”
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Top to bottom, Jaboukie Young-White, Ruby Cruz, Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King and Chad Hartigan of “The Threesome.”
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1.Zoey Deutch.2.Ruby Cruz of “The Threesome.”
Ashton James (front), Soko Negash, Zoe Lewis, Viphusan Vani and Reza Dahya (back left to right) of “Boxcutter.”
Steven Feinartz of “Are We Good?”
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
Jay Duplass (front), Liz Larsen, Michael Strassner and Olivia Luccardi (back left to right) of “The Baltimorons.”
Olivia Luccardi of “The Baltimorons.”
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Brandon Sklenar and Meghann Fahy of “Drop.”
Mark Coles Smith, from left, Daisy Ridley and Zak Hilditch of “We Bury the Dead.”
Front to back, Hope Elliott Kemp, Ronan Corrigan and Roman Hayeck-Green of “Lifehack.”
Julie Forrest Wyman of “The Tallest Dwarf.”
Alessandro Nivola, from left, Amanda Peet and Matthew Shear of “Fantasy Life.”
Jack Forbes, from left, Fabrizio Alliata, Nyah Juliano, Hans Christopher, Rafael Leyva, Yana Alliata and Nikki DeParis of “Reeling.”
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Mona Chalabi, from left, Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady of “#1 Happy Family USA.”
James Morosini, left, and director Cam Banfield of “How Was Your Weekend.”
Andew Lynch, from left, Ben Ayers and Sonam Choekyi Lama of “Snow Leopard Sisters.”
Craig Renaud of “Armed with Only a Camera.”
Gabriel Silverman, from left, Peter Keup and Jamie Coughlin Silverman of “The Spies Among Us.”
Front to back, Jim Wright, Elise Trenorden, and Nicholas Clifford of “One More Shot.”
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Louisa Krause, from left, Ridley Asha Bateman, Asia Kate Dillon and Elena Oxman of “Outerlands.”
Pete Ohs of “The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick.”
James Cusati-Moyer, from left, Zoë Chao, Pete Ohs, Jeremy O. Harris and Callie Hernandez of “The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick.”
Jeremy O. Harris, left, and Zoe Chao of “The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick.”(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
Blayke Hoffman, from left, Richard Harris and Sarah Noonan of “Deeper.”
Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak of “Glorious Summer.”
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Paul Hunter, David Oyelowo (front row left to right), Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Aeysha Carr, Bokeem Woodbine and Evan Ellison (back row left to right) of “Government Cheese.”
José Maria Cabral of “42nd Street.”
Mitchell Cole, Phinehas Yoon, Alexander Ullom, Noah Toth and Akira Jackson of “It Ends.”
Christina House is a staff photojournalist with the Los Angeles Times. She officially joined the visual journalism team in 2017 after 10 years as a freelance photographer. House grew up in Long Beach and is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. Her love for photography started when she visited the Philippines, her mother’s native country, at age 7. That unforgettable experience inspired her to pick up a camera. House won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Domestic Photography for “Hollywood’s Finest,” an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street. She received the 2021 Cliff Edom New America Award and was honored in the portrait series category for her work on “Game Changers: A Celebration of Women in Sports” from the 2021 National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism awards.
