Terrence Malick’s indie-rock drama Song To Song to open SXSW Film
In a fitting match-up of subject and setting, Terrence Malick’s latest film, Song To Song, has been scheduled as the opening entry at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Starring Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Natalie Portman, the movie follows four Austinites as they navigate the city’s music scene, described as a “rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal” in SXSW press materials. The film—which Malick shot back-to-back several years ago with Knight Of Cups—was filmed in and around the city, taking advantage of venues like the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Fun Fun Fun Fest.