The 10 Most Anticipated SXSW Movies That Could Be Coming To Amazon

This week it was announced that the cancelled 2020 SXSW Film Festival will be heading to Amazon Prime. At the end of the month, several of the festival’s selections will hit the streaming service for our at-home enjoyment in late April.

The only thing? Not every movie will opt in to the agreement. Filmmakers must pay a screening fee to become part of the virtual festival, and that’s unlikely to happen for films that have signed deals with competing streaming services. For instance, the Michael Showalter-directed The Lovebirds starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani signed a deal with Netflix in March.

So which movies could still opt into the Amazon agreement? Here are ten highly anticipated projects that might make the move.

Bad Trip

For years, Kitao Sakruai wrote and directed episodes of the cult hit The Eric Andre Show, in which Eric André attempts to host his own talk show. And often, the show resulted in pranking other people.

Now that format comes to the big screen (or in this case, the small screen again) with Bad Trip, in which two best friends (Eric André and Lil Rel Howery) go on a road trip and play tricks on real-life people.

From the producers of Jackass and Bad Grandpa, the film also stars Tiffany Haddish and Michaela Conlin.

The Green Knight

A fantasy re-telling of the Green Knight, this medieval story tells the tale of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s reckless nephew (played by Dev Patel), who embarks on a quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic green-skinned stranger.

The film is directed by David Lowery and stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander and Joel Edgerton.

The King of Staten Island

In his first movie since 2015’s Trainwreck, Judd Apatow brings us the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama The King of Staten Island, which stars a burnout stuck living with his mom on Staten Island.

The film stars Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Ricky Velez and Steve Buscemi.

I Used To Go Here

Director Kris Rey has been creating perceptive portraits of young women for years. In her new movie, I Used To Go Here, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) is invited to speak at her alma mater by her mentor and former professor (Jemaine Clement). After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of an eccentric group of college students.

The movie stars Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Josh Wiggins, Hannah Marks, Zoe Chao, Jorma Taccone and Forrest Goodluck.

Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide

In this highly anticipated documentary feature, Kenny Scharf—famous for his technicolor large format paintings—is surveyed through the eyes of his daughter, director Malia Scharf. This feature in turn reveals a private struggle for identity and acceptance through the ups and downs of a prolific career driven by a passion for making his fantastical inner worlds a very public reality.

This documentary is directed by Malia Scharf and Max Basch.

Pink Skies Ahead

This American comedy-drama comes from Kelly Oxford, who is making her directorial debut with Pink Skies Ahead. In this movie, life unravels for a wild young woman after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents, and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

The film stars Jessica Barden, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael McKean, Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Odeya Rush, Lewis Pullman, Devon Bostick, Mary J. Blige and Evan Ross.

Promising Young Woman

This Carey Mulligan-led thriller comes from the mind of director Emerald Fennell. Mulligan stars as Cassie, who lives a secret double life by night. In the film, an unexpected encounter gives Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

The movie stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox and Connie Britton.

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

From the directing team of Cathryne Czubek and Hugo Perez, this documentary follows “Africa’s Tarantino,” who casts a New York film nerd as his next action hero. It’s the beginning of a friendship that makes their no-budget studio world famous. But as their success grows, tensions flare and threaten everything they built. 

Charm City Kings

Produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Charm City Kings follows the young Mouse, who desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets.

The film stars Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Will Catlett, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Kezii Curtis, Chino, Lakeyria “Wheelie Queen” Doughty, Chandler DuPont, Tyquan Ford and Teyonah Parris.

La Mami

This documentary follows La Mami, who is in charge of the women’s restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul. Night after night, she offers care to the women who work there dancing.

This film is directed by Laura Herrero Garvín.