BGDM Member Films at SXSW 2023

Lissa Deonarain • March 6, 2023

South by Southwest (or SXSW) ultimate converging of tech, film, music, education, and culture kicks on at the end of this week in Austin, TX! This major stop on the festival circuit is welcoming 18 documentarys from BGDM members in the film program. Learn more about the films below and be sure to check back for awards and other exciting updates!

Art for Everybody
ART FOR EVERYBODY

Director: Miranda Yousef

Black Barbie: A Documentary
BLACK BARBIE: A DOCUMENTARY

Director: Lagueria Davis
Executive Producer: Jyoti Sarda
Archival Producer: Rebecca Kent

The Lady Bird Diaries
THE LADY BIRD DIARIES

Director: Dawn Porter
Additional Editor: Alisa Selman
Music Supervisor: Aurelia Belfield

This World Is Not My Own
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN

Producer & Screenwriter: Ruchi Mital
Editor: Princess A. Hairston

You Were My First Boyfriend
YOU WERE MY FIRST BOYFRIEND

Director: Cecilia Aldarondo

Another Body
ANOTHER BODY

Cinematographer: Nausheen Dadabhoy
Editor: Rabab Haj Yahya

Going Varsity in Mariachi
GOING VARSITY IN MARIACHI

Director: Alejandra Vasquez
Producer: Julia Pontecorvo
Editor: Daniela I. Quiroz

Join or Die
JOIN OR DIE

Archival Producer: Rebecca Kent
Additional Editor:
Inaya Graciana Yusuf
Assistant Editor:
Cheryl Beadling

Little Richard: I Am Everything
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING

Director/Producer: Lisa Cortés

Food and Country (Still)
FOOD AND COUNTRY

Cinematography: Martina Radwan & Serena Violet Hodges

Love to Love You, Donna Summer
LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER

Editor: Jean Tsien

No Ordinary Campaign
NO ORDINARY CAMPAIGN

Editor: Miranda Yousef

PLAN C
PLAN C

Associate Producer & Field Producer: Alejandra Vasquez
Field Producer:
Ingrid Leyva

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

Cinematographer: Julia Liu

Breaking Silence
BREAKING SILENCE

Producer: Monique Walton

The Dads
THE DADS

Director/Producer: Luchina Fisher
Producer:
Shan Shan Tam

El Bastón
EL BASTÓN

Producer: Aditi Natasha Kini

Suddenly TV
SUDDENLY TV

Director: Roopa Gogineni
Executive Producer: Reem Haddad


Lissa Deonarain
Lissa Deonarain

Lissa Deonarain (she/they) is a queer, disabled, multiracial Guyanese-American documentary filmmaker, editor, communications specialist and producer. She has produced films around the world, and worked with award-winning directors.