SXSWORLD

SXSW.COM | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8 | SXS W O R L D 1 EVERY ISSUE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 2 | AT A GLANCE Trending Topics for SXSW EDU 2018 4 | IN BRIEF Updates from the SXSW family of events 40 | A LOOK BACK 2017 me Conference Keynote: Buzz Aldrin FEATURES 8 | Melinda Gates Noted philanthro- pist readies push for gender equality 10 | Max Richter Epic concert aspires to lull SXSW audience to Sleep 12 | Sadiq Khan London mayor spear- heads effort to save UK capital's nightlife 16 | Barry Jenkins Oscar winner's long, strange trip back to SXSW Cover: Sadiq Khan, photo by Caroline Teo sxsw.com/world 20 8 PUBLISHERS Roland Swenson, Nick Barbaro, Louis Black EDITOR Andy Smith SXSW 2018 LOGO AND KEY ART DESIGN Foxtrot , foxtrot .co ART ART DESIGN, PRODUCTION, AND DIGITAL MEDIA Jann Baskett , Joshua Butner, Kelly Cameron, Chris Cantu, Kayla Dockery, Mara Fleet , Nick Hammond, Shelley Hiam, Zach Horn, April Litz, Jamie Miller, Linda Park, Leann Pendley, Krista Quiroga , Cathy Ricks, Jordan Roberts, Robin Welch EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Leor Galil, Chris Gray, Nicole Harper, Linda Laban, Rob Preliasco, Gissela SantaCruz SXSW CONTRIBUTORS Dana Abramovitz, Jody Arlington, Estevan Aviles, Hayden Bagot , Aurora Blase, Amy Braband, Rory Burbeck, Chris Cantu, Brianna Carney, Jes Elliott , Brad First , Tammy Lynn Gilmore, Valeria Gonzales, Jordan Guillory, Meaghan Herrmann, Henry Heuck, Brian Hobbs, Blake Kammerdiener, Leslie Kelley, Jim Kolmar, John Krause, Nicole Krause, Sarah Lynn, Katie McCall, Andrew McNeill, Bobby Nall, Austin Nauert , Dhinuka Perera , Janet Pierson, Todd Puckhaber, Chloe Quakenbush, Jordan Roberts, Monica Sack, Julia Shatilo, Casey Slater, Charlie Sotelo, Gabe Van Amburgh, Chondra Washington, Gary Watkins, Adam Wode, Miranda Wylie, Julie Yost ADVERTISING, SALES & EXHIBITIONS SXSW U.S. Music: Jes Elliott , jelliott@sxsw.com Film: Katharyn Howe, katharyn@sxsw.com Interactive: Katie King , katie@sxsw.com, Wendy Cummings, wendy@sxsw.com Gaming : Andrew McNeil, andrew@sxsw.com Sales: sxsw.com/sales Sponsorships: Scott McNearney, mcnearney@sxsw.com SXSW INTERNATIONAL Music, U.K . & Ireland: Una Johnston, una@sxsw.com Europe & Int'l. Business Development: Mirko Whitfield, mirko@sxsw.com Japan: Hirishi Asada , Australia, New Zealand & Hawaii: Phil Tripp, tripp@sxsw.com Brazil: Tracy Mann, tmann@sxsw.com Central, South America & Caribbean: Peter Lewis, peter@sxsw.com BUSINESS SXSW HEADQUARTERS MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 685289, Austin TX 78768 US Tel 512 /467-7979, Fax 512 /451-0754 Email: sxsw@sxsw.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SXSWORLD, PO Box 685289, Austin TX 78768 40 33-39 | SPECIAL SECTION: THE SXSW 2018 EVENT PREVIEW GUIDE Get ready for SXSW with this important information. STORIES 14 | Michael Tubbs Native son mayor working to transform Stockton, California 18 | Ethan Hawke New directorial effort is straight from the Austinite's heart 20 | Oklahoma is OK Sooner State brims with emerging Americana artists 22 | Nobuyuki Nose Japanese TV host presents crowd- sourced views of North Korea 24 | 25 Years of SXSW Film Reeling in the years with Janet Pierson, Director of SXSW Film 26 | Teaching Digital Literacy School efforts need to be about more than technical skills 28 | Logic Hip hop star's "1-800" increasing suicide awareness 30 | Brendan Greene How an emerging designer created one of the world's most popular games 31 | A Decade of SXSW Comedy Recapping ten years of laughs with comics who have made the journey Buzz Aldrin. Copyright Daimler AG Turnpike Troubadours. Photo by David McClister Melinda Gates. Courtesy of the Gates Archive

• Cover