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8 S X S W o r l d | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 | S X S W. C O M A Taste of the Many Exciting Films to Premiere at SXSW 2016 Beware the Slenderman Director: Irene Taylor Brodsky In this horrifyingly modern fairy tale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the Internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there? (World Premiere) Chevalier (Greece) Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari, Screenwriters: Efthimis Filippou, Athina Rachel Tsangari Six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game to compete. Things will be compared and measured. Songs will be butchered. Blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals, and rivals will become hungry. Cast: Yorgos Kentros, Panos Koronis, Vangelis Mourikis, Makis Papadimitriou, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Sakis Rouvas. Midnight Special Director/Screenwriter: Jeff Nichols A father goes on the run to protect his young son and uncover the truth behind the boy's special powers in this sci-fi thriller, a film as supernatural as it is intimately human. Cast: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard. (North American Premiere) Pee-wee's Big Holiday Director: John Lee, Screenwriters: Paul Reubens, Paul Rust In the first Pee-Wee Herman movie in more than 20 years, a fateful meeting with a mys- terious stranger inspires Pee-wee to take his first-ever holiday trip in this epic story of friendship and destiny. Cast: Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Pohly, Alia Shawkat, Stephanie Beatriz. (World Premiere) Preacher Directors: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Screenwriter: Sam Catlin A supernatural, twisted and darkly comedic drama that follows a West Texas preacher named Jesse Custer, who – along with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and an Irish vagabond named Cassidy – is thrust into a crazy world, much bigger than he is. Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Ian Colletti, W. Earl Brown, Lucy Griffiths. (World Premiere) Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Director: Joe Berlinger Granted unprecedented access, Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar "Date with Destiny," pulling back the curtain on this life-altering and controversial event to examine the zealous participants, and the man himself. (World Premiere) SXSWfm Specialty Shows Now Streaming on Mixcloud The official online radio channel of SXSW, SXSWfm is proud to partner with Mixcloud to stream its archived specialty shows covering a wide variety of genres and themes. Follow SXSWfm on Mixcloud (mixcloud.com/sxswfm) today for daily uploads of shows covering hip- hop, indie rock, pop, R&B and more. Additionally, the live stream now features 24-hour thematic programming. Visit sxswfm.com to check out the full schedule and download the free app for iOS and Android devices. M i d nig ht Sp ecial Preache r Pee - wee's B ig Hol i day C heval ie r G L E N W I L S O N B E N R O T H S T E I N C O U R T E S Y O F S T R A N D R E L E A S I N G C O U R T E S Y O F A M C