<\/p>\n
Urban Heat performs at The Creek and the Cave at South by Southwest on Friday March 17, 2023.<\/p>\n
Jay Janner \/ American-Statesman<\/p>\n
\u201cShut The (Expletive) Up When We Speak\u201d is a documentary premiering at this year\u2019s South by Southwest Film Festival<\/a> that highlights Black musicians in Austin\u2019s punk music scene. The film features local artists Black Mercy, Chief and TheDoomsDayDevice, (Expletive) Money and Urban Heat.<\/p>\n Director Ryan Darbonne, a graduate film production student at UT Austin, has long explored stories focused on Black youth subcultures and what he describes as \u201cBlack punk.\u201d Typically a narrative filmmaker, this marks Darbonne\u2019s first documentary feature.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Local filmmaker Ryan Darbonne’s documentary on Austin’s Black punk music scene, “Shut The (Expletive) Up When We Speak,” is premiering at SXSW 2026.<\/p>\n Provided by Ryan Darbonne<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted it to feel grungy \u2014 kind of messy and ugly \u2014 so we (mostly) shot it on a camera from 2001,\u201d Darbonne said. \u201cThe very nature of being Black, or a person of color, in America is punk in itself. By the very nature of me pointing a camera at five Black men, I\u2019m making a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n Darbonne made the film for $80 and had no expectation that it would be selected to premiere at one of the world\u2019s most prestigious film festivals. He said filmmakers should focus on creating projects that feel true to themselves rather than making work solely with festivals in mind.<\/p>\n \u201cYou make what you have to make and hope that it resonates with people,\u201d Darbonne said. \u201cIt just felt like hanging out with friends, and I think that resonated on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The film premieres as part of the festival’s Texas Short Program at the Long Center at 3:15 p.m. on March 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additional SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n People wait in line at the Paramount Theatre for \u201cThe Makings of Curtis Mayfield World Premiere” during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at the Paramount Theatre on Monday, March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n Ricardo B. Brazziell\/American-Statesman<\/p>\n 8 more documentaries premiering at SXSW 2026<\/p>\n 1. \u201cLos Lobos Native Sons\u201d<\/p>\n Los Lobos, the trailblazing Mexican American rock band from Los Angeles, trace their musical journey in this documentary, which features interviews with Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits, Dolores Huerta, Cheech Marin, George Lopez, Peter Frampton and more. According to the filmmakers, the film celebrates the band\u2019s \u201clegacy as cultural trailblazers blending rock, roots and Mexican traditions into a sound uniquely their own.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n 2. \u201cThe Last Critic\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Last Critic\u201d follows Robert Christgau, a pioneer of music criticism who helped shape the form while covering the Monterey Pop Festival for Esquire in 1967. Christgau made his biggest impact as a writer and editor at The Village Voice, and also contributed to Rolling Stone, Creem and other publications. The documentary explores whether the art form remains relevant in the modern media landscape \u2014 and whether music criticism is nearing an end.<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 3. \u201cWe Are The Shaggs\u201d<\/p>\n The Shaggs formed in late-\u201960s rural New Hampshire after the father of Betty, Dorothy and Helen Wiggin claimed to have a prophetic vision that his daughters would become rock stars \u2014 despite having no musical experience. The documentary follows the band\u2019s origins and the making of their only album, “Philosophy of the World,\u201d which has become one of the most polarizing records of all time, embraced as a precursor to \u201coutsider music\u201d for its unintentional brilliance.<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n 4. \u201cStalin Boys\u201d<\/p>\n Four Mexican American middle school boys living in a Texas border town develop an unusual obsession with Joseph Stalin. After their teacher tells them about the Texas State History Fair, they write a play about the late Soviet dictator using homemade props and, according to the filmmakers, \u201care forced to confront their own relationship with power and control.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n 5. \u201cBlack Zombie\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBlack Zombie\u201d explores the historical and cultural origins of zombies and examines how the horror staple is being reclaimed as a symbol of survival and spiritual resistance. With roots in Haitian folklore, the documentary traces the zombie\u2019s evolution from spiritual tradition to the cinema spotlight in films like \u201cNight of the Living Dead.\u201d<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 6. \u201cCapturing Bigfoot\u201d<\/p>\n The 1967 Patterson-Gimlin tape remains the most analyzed and debated footage allegedly capturing the cryptic\u00a0Bigfoot walking through the Northern California woods. Featuring interviews with Roger Patterson\u2019s son, the documentary reexamines the legend after a 16mm film reel is discovered in a safe. According to the filmmakers, the story is about \u201cfamily legacy, broken friendships and belief itself.\u201d<\/p>\n SXSW screenings: schedule.sxsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n 7. \u201cAmazing Live Sea Monkeys\u201d<\/p>\n Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut has made it her mission to regain control of her late husband Harold\u2019s invention, \u201cAmazing Live Sea Monkeys!\u201d, from a large corporate toy company. Now living alone without electricity or running water on an estate along the Potomac River, she remains the only person in possession of the Sea-Monkeys\u2019 secret formula and is determined to reintroduce the iconic \u201970s novelty to the world.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n