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SXSW Film opening night party at Buffalo Billiards
One might wonder why so many black-clad, fuzzy-cheeked denizens streamed into Buffalo Billiards, usually a countrified post-frat hangout. But the Sixth Street entertainment emporium works each year for the SXSW Film/Interactive as an opening night venue, in part because it holds 1,200 customers, but also the attendees glom onto the old-fashioned, pre-digital games scattered over two floors.
Meredith Munn, Anish Savjani
Right away, we ran into festival producer Matt Dentler, who looked serene considering the stress incumbent on this week. (We chatted with this wife, Jarren Wenderlein, dressed to the nines, earlier at the Hall of Fame ceremony. Like many busy couples, they split their duties.) Among the filmmakers who made flinty conversation were the stars of “Dance of the Dead” and creators of various shorts.
Christopher Williams, Andrea Alverez
Upstairs, a pod of movie critics, including Christy Lemire of the Associated Press and Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, caucused. A tiny flock from Montreal praised the festival, the comparatively mild weather and the strange American accents they had encountered.
Alison Willmore, Karina Longworth, Casey McKinnon, Rudy Jahchan
The spare nibbles — chips, celery sticks and the like — were late in arriving, not good news when the basic bar drinks were free. But everyone remained on their best professional behavior, even the hipper-than-thou.
Blair Redford, Mike Milligan, Josephine Decker, two of them from “Dance of the Dead”
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