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10:00AM
4 Feet High VR
Directed by
Maria Belen Poncio (Director), Rosario Perazolo Masjoan (Co-Director), Damian Turkieh (VR Director)
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Are You Still There?
Directed by
Rayka Zehtabchi, Sam Davis
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Before Your Eyes
Directed by
Graham Parkes, Will Hellwarth & Oliver Lewin
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Biolum
Directed by
Abel Kohen
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Bruiser
Directed by
Miles Warren
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Chuj Boys of Summer
Directed by
Max Walker-Silverman
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
The Criminals
Directed by
Serhat Karaaslan
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Directed by
Topaz Jones, rubberband.
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Femme
Directed by
Ng Choon Ping, Sam H. Freeman
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Film Programmer AMA Live Chat
Meet Up
Networking
(Hi)story of a Painting
Directed by
Gaëlle Mourre, Quentin Darras
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Hysterical
Directed by
Andrea Nevins
Documentary Spotlight
Documentary Feature
Screening
ixi
Directed by
Byrke Lou
Art Program
Virtual Cinema
Screening
The Journey
Directed by
Ève Saint-Louis
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Kid Candidate
Directed by
Jasmine Stodel
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
Legacy
Directed by
Nancy Baker Cahill
Art Program
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Like The Ones I Used To Know
Directed by
Annie St-Pierre
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Marvin's Never Had Coffee Before
Directed by
Andrew Carter
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Meet Mortaza
Directed by
Joséphine Derobe
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
The Mohel
Directed by
Charles Wahl
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Namoo
Directed by
Erick Oh
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
The Nipple Whisperer
Directed by
Jan Van Dyck
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Odyssey 1.4.9
Directed by
François Vautier
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Of Hybrids and Strings
Directed by
Lauren Moffatt
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Once Upon a Sea
Directed by
Adi Lavy
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Opening Remarks: Befriending the Breath
Connection in Disconnection
Featured Session
Session
The Other Morgan
Directed by
Alison Rich
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Paper Birds
Directed by
German Heller, Federico Carlini
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
The Passengers: Her & Him
Directed by
Ziad Touma
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Plaisir
Directed by
Molly Gillis
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Play It Safe
Directed by
Mitch Kalisa
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Poison
Directed by
Meesol Yi, Cooper Sanghyun Yoo
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Directed by
Paul Sng, Celeste Bell
24 Beats Per Second
Documentary Feature
Screening
Potato Dreams
Directed by
Wes Hurley
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
A Promise Kept
Directed by
Ken Winikur, Ariel Efron, Creative Director
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Reeducated
Directed by
Sam Wolson
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Sales Per Hour
Directed by
Michelle Uranowitz, Daniel Jaffe
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Samsara
Directed by
Huang Hsin-Chien
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Sasquatch
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Episodic Premieres
Episodic
Screening
Sasquatch
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Episodic Premieres
Episodic
Screening
See You Then
Directed by
Mari Walker
Narrative Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
Sisters
Directed by
Jess Brunetto
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Soak
Directed by
Hannah Bang
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience Episode 2: Advance
Directed by
Félix Lajeunesse
Virtual Cinema Competition
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Squeegee
Directed by
Morgan Krantz
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Under the Skin
Directed by
João Inada
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
WebbVR: The James Webb Space Telescope Virtual Experience
Directed by
Chad Smith
Virtual Cinema Spotlight
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Welcome To The Other Side - After Party
Directed by
Jean-Michel Jarre
Virtual Cinema Special Event
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Welcome To The Other Side - Cryptoart Gallery
Directed by
Jean-Michel Jarre
Virtual Cinema Special Event
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Wiggle Room
Directed by
Sam Guest, Julia Baylis
Narrative Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Women is Losers
Directed by
Lissette Feliciano
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
Mentor Session Information
Mentor Session
Session
10 Entrepreneurial Opportunities for the Next Year
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
2020: A Pivotal Moment for Women in the Workplace
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
2021 CX Report: Safety Eats the World
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
3D Printing Homes to Reduce Homelessness
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
55M Human Tissue Samples + AI = Better Medicine
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
90 Minute Film School
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Adaptable Cities: Tech & the Urban Evolution
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Addressing the Statue: Museums, Monuments, & Race
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Advancing Diverse Representation in News
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
"Alexa, Set Reminder to Design Good AI for Kids"
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Alt Financing for a Cash-Based/Strapped Industry
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Animating Resilience
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Anthropology as a Crucial Frame for Change
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Aravrit: Joining Letters, Ideas and People
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
Are You Ready For Some Streaming?
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
Art House Distribution in the Age of COVID
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Audio: The Killer Platform Nobody is Talking About
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Augmented Human: Designing The Future of Wearables
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Avatars for Virtual Reality
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Averno: How a TikTok Became a Transmedia Universe
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Presentation
Session
Beating Backlash Against BIPOC Womxn Professionals
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Become Backable: Get People to Bet on You
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
Behind China’s Great Firewall: Tech, Culture, & UX
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Behind the Lens with Rising Cinematographers
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The Best Practices of the Worst People
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Beyond Bias, Moving the Industry into Action
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Beyond the Binge: Developing Original Content '21
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Black Women in Nonprofits: By Us, for You
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Brazil's Startup Scene: 12 Unicorns in Only 3 Years!
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Bugs And Kelp, Feeding Our Post-Pandemic Planet
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Build Great Brand Partnerships, Don’t Clout Chase
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
By All, for All: Citizen Science to Reveal Cosmos
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Can COVID Data Help Us Achieve Health Equity?
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Can Decentralized Organizations Exist?
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Can Democracy Survive #FakeNews?
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Cannabis: Essential for Mainstream Marketers
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Cannabis Media Coverage: Fair or Biased?
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Cannabis Utopia: What Regulatory Model is Best?
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Can Truth Please Stand Up? Chasing Truth, Online
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
The Case for Creating a Better Industry
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Changing of the Guard in Sports Media
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Changing the Narrative Around Racial Injustice
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Chasing Equity: Quantifying An Inclusive Future
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Clean Mobility Investment: The Road to Net Zero
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
The Climate Crisis & American Cities
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Commute In The Skies: The Future of Air Mobility
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Content Moderation: Beyond Take-Down/Leave-Up
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
COVID-19: Playing the Long Game
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Creating Organic Buzz in a Socially Distant World
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Creating Touchstones in Emergent Narratives
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Creative Machines: AI & The Future of Design and Media
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Creativity for Survival
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
The Creator at the Center
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Cultural Appropriation: A Fixable Cultural Crime
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Data Detectives: Building Hopkins’ COVID Dashboard
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Data-Led Governance: How Communities Inform Cities
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Debunking Cloud Myths for a Better Tomorrow
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Delilah: Authenticity in Storytelling
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Democratizing Access to Investing
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Designing the Hyperloop Passenger Experience
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Disability-Led Innovation in Future Workplaces
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Disability & Tech: Barriers and Opportunities
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Dissent, Art, and Revolution
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Diversifying Tech
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Diversity & Inclusion: Buzz Word, Movement, or BS?
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Documenting the Black Lives Matter Protests
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Don't Just Make it Work, Make it Better for Womxn
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Driving Culture Through Content
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Driving Innovation Through Emerging Tech with HBO
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The Efficient Global Licensing of Music
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Emerging Tech and the Future of Entertainment
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Emerging to Mainstream: Africa's Newfound Success
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
The Empathetic Workplace
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Engaging Your Audience with WeTransfer
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
Envision A World of Design Without White Supremacy
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Escaping the Trust Trap
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Ethics of Hacking: Doing Good with Security Skills
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Explaining The Impact of Esports On Entertainment
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
Exploding Opera - When Opera Meets Immersive Tech
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Presentation
Session
Eyes Off The Road! Universal's Drive For In-Car VR
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Feeding Change: Building Business to Fight Hunger
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Female-Founded Startups: The COVID-19 Effect
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
The Fight for Local News
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Filling a Trillion Dollar Gap in the Market
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Film Distribution in an Increasingly Digital Age
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Finding Fuel and Support In the First Shecession
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Fjord Trends 2021
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Flawed Finance: Collaborative Journalism Exposes Global Finance’s Inequities
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
For a Life-Saving Nonprofit, AI is a Game-Changer
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
For Artists and Fans: Virtual is the New Normal
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Forget Fear: The Tactics Marketers Need Now
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
For the Culture: A Recommitment to the Consumer
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Free the Weed - Legalization is Coming?
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
From Screen-to-Screen: Adapting Games to Film/TV
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Future Hybrid: How Virtuality Changes Live Music
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Future Investment Opportunities in Space
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
The Future of Cannabis is Appellation Designation
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
The Future of Climate Innovation
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
The Future of Monetizing IP and Digital Content
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
The Future of Open Archives: Hidden Voices
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
The Future of Women in Music
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Future Visions: Stand Still, Move Forward
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Gamer Therapy
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Gaming for Good: The Future of Fundraising
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Gender, Race, and the Modern Brand Rethink
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
A Growing Industry in the Face of Adversity
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
The Health Trust Gap and How to Fix It
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Holograms Are Here: Transforming Music and Arts
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
How Art & Entertainment Are Crucial In Destigmatizing Cannabis
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
How Europe Scales Up Great Startups
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
How Film Commissions Shape Creative Industry Policy
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
How Newsrooms Can Help Bridge Divides
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
How "Sportswashing" is Changing the Game
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
How to Build Belonging in the Workplace
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
How to Create a Content Moderation Court
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
How to Cultivate a Canna-Career
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
How to Secure the Bag in Uncertain Times
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The “I” in “Team”: Sport in a Changing Society
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Impact Global VOD: Films, Free for Good
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Impact of Race and Gender on Global Healthcare
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Indigenous Storytellers: New Tech, Timeworn Tales
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Injecting Artists Into the Startup Ecosystem
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Inspiring Faith to Climate Action
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Interactive Media: Addressing Civil Rights & Race
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
The Interconnected Universes of Transmedia IP
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
The Interplay Between Music & Visual Culture
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Intersectionality and Design for Responsible AI
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Introspection + Empathy: Building a Kinder Future
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Is Everyone Sick of the News?
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Journey to a Better Brain
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Judas and the Black Messiah: On Art and Activism
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Lady Sapiens: Breaking Paleolithic Stereotypes
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Lessons from the Front Lines of Virtual Production
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Leveling Up Through Customer Engagement
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Level Up: Virtual Better
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
LGBTQ+ Representation in TV: Genera+ion & It’s A Sin
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Life in the Vast Lane – Living Life on Four Wheels
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Living on Mars, Beyond Surviving
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Local News’ Next Wave
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
The Looming Mental Health Crisis Tsunami
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Making Boats Fly With AI and Culture at the Helm
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Making Dollars While Making Change
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Mastering Authenticity and Diversity in Marketing
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Measure Twice, Cut Once: China-US Tech Connections
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Media Transformation & Leadership in the COVID Era
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
The Medium and The Message: Revolution in Music
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Midnight Sun: Energy Storage Trends & Challenges
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
More Human Ambiance in Ambient Computing
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
The Move to ATX: Silicon Valley is a State of Mind
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Music-Powered Community Sustainability Activism
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
NASA Unleashes Space Data Across the Senses
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Navigating Accelerated Change in Music Industry
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Neurotechnology's Role in the Future of Work
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Newsletters: The New Flagship Media Product
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
A New Space Age: The Virtual Collective Experience
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
No Justice, No Booty: Sex Work, Art, & Activism
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
No Spectators: Community-Built Virtual Multiverses
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Online to IRL: How Social Drives Real-life Events
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Out of This World: Fashioning the Metaverse
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Overcoming Bias in a Limited Capital Industry
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Pass the Rock: Sports, Music, Work, & Equality
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
The Perils of De-Platforming
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Politics x Design: How the Biden-Harris Creative Team Won the Election
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Post Pandemic Resurgence, XR in China & the US
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The Power of Black Feminist Creatives in the Arts
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Producing Unscripted Content in an Uncertain World
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Protecting Whistleblowers from the Espionage Act
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Protest Tech from Hong Kong to Belarus
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Psychedelics: Rewiring Mental Health Care
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Psychology in Architectural Design
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
The Pulse on Trust and Global Health
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Purpose-Washing: Taking True Action
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Questioning Personalization is Good For Engagement
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Quick Pivot in Cannabis Reimagines Retail for All
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Raising Good Gamers
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
The Refoundation of Capitalism
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Reimagining Entertainment Through Mobile Gaming
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Reimagining the Fan Experience Post-Pandemic
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Reinventing the Wheel(chair): Inequity & Disability
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Relational Design
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Reporting on the Corporatization of Psychedelics
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Responsible Innovation: Move Fast and Fix Things
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Restoring American Democracy After An Insurrection
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
The Rise of Tabletop Games During the Pandemic
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
The Rise of Volumetric Video in PR and Marketing
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Rise Up: Black Women & Girls Reaching for the Stars
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Rising Coastlines, Surging Threats
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Rising from the Ashes: Indie Film in a COVID World
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Rocketing Forward in Gene Therapy
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Samsø: A Pioneer Island Pointing to the Future
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
Saving Society from Deepfakes: A Practical Policy Agenda for Today
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Secrets To Inclusivity: Work With The Messy Middle
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Section 230 and the Future of Internet Censorship
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
See The Cosmos - NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Sex & Politics: Dating Through A Decade
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
Shondaland: Innovating Beyond TV
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Social Justice in a New Era
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
The Soldier and Mixed Reality (XR): Human Focused
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Soundtracks: Out of the Box
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Space Gold Rush
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Spotify Artist & Label Workshop
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Presentation
Session
A Star Trek Model for Space? How SciFi Impacts Law
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Startups That Are Re-Thinking the Future of Belonging
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
The State of Black Entrepreneurship
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Streaming and Discovering Indie Music in 2021
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Supercharging Live Stream Events for DJs
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The Surveillance Economy & the Future of Privacy
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
A Survival Guide to Alternative Film Distribution
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Taking Films From Seed to Screen: Vanishing Angle
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Taking it to the Streets: Homelessness in Cities
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Taking Sustainable Investing Mainstream
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Tech & Prison Comms: The Impact on Recidivism
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
TikTok Music Curators Round Table
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Time Machines, Museums and the Future of the Past
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Tomorrow's Tools: Architecting Fashion's Future
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
Transformational Change in Legacy Companies
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Transform Parenthood: Culture, Community, Companies
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
Trends in the Emerging Industrial Hemp Market
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Truth to Power: Restorative Justice In Cannabis
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Understanding the Motivation Behind Extremism
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Unravelling the Social Dilemma
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
Up Your Game: XR & The Evolving Fan Experience
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
The Urgency For an Equitable Cannabis Industry
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
We Live in a Universe of Horrors
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
What Can DNA Tell us About our Future?
An Uncharted Future
Panel
Session
The What, Why & How of Responsible AI
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
When “Go Away” is a Powerful Brand Message
The Rebirth of Business
Presentation
Session
Where Do We Go From Here?
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Why Car Safety Regulations are Killing Women
The Rebirth of Business
Panel
Session
Why E-bike Startups Will Change The World
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
Why Racial Justice is Essential for Health
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
The WNBA Playbook For How to Lead a Movement
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Women: Bearing the Impact of COVID-19 Globally
A New Urgency
Presentation
Session
XR at a Crossroads: Maintaining Empathy
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
Aquaculture, Food Systems and Climate Change
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
Build Cloud-Connected AR/VR Apps in 15-Min or Less
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Professional Development
Session
Every Company Needs to Become a Software Company
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Featured Session
Session
From Moonlight to The Underground Railroad: Barry Jenkins & Composer Nicholas Britell
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Featured Session
Session
Space is for Everybody: Insights from NASA Astronauts
An Uncharted Future
Featured Session
Session
Tech-Enabled Health Solutions and Patient Outcomes
Presented by
Real Chemistry
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
11:00AM
NASA-JPL & the Search for Life in the Universe
An Uncharted Future
Featured Session
Session
The Path Forward for Cannabis Legalization Nationwide
An Uncharted Future
Featured Session
Session
Progress Starts With Us: Access and Inclusion For All
Presented by
Dell Technologies
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Clarice: A Hero for a New Generation
Presented by
CBS
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Panel
Session
Driving Action & Advocacy Through Online Community
Connection in Disconnection
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Ethical Startups That Don't Monetize Your Data
The Rebirth of Business
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Indigenous Peoples Hold the Key to Saving Earth
A New Urgency
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The Way Forward for Artists
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Featured Session
Session
12:00PM
Águilas
Directed by
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Bantú Mama
Directed by
Ivan Herrera
Global
Narrative Feature
Screening
The Beauty President
Directed by
Whitney Skauge
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
The Box
Directed by
James Burns, Shal Ngo
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Confronting A Serial Killer
Directed by
Joe Berlinger, Po Kutchins - Showrunner
Episodic Premieres
Episodic
Screening
Dear Mr. Brody
Directed by
Keith Maitland
Festival Favorites
Documentary Feature
Screening
Dear Mr. Brody
Directed by
Keith Maitland
Festival Favorites
Documentary Feature
Screening
Disintegration Loops
Directed by
David Wexler
24 Beats Per Second
Documentary Feature
Screening
Draw Your Future: Move Uncertainty to Possibility
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Professional Development
Session
The Future of Retail and Online Shopping
Presented by
Beautycounter
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
How to Disrupt Billion Dollar Industries
The Rebirth of Business
Featured Session
Session
How We Ensure Equity in Cannabis Policy
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
I Ran from It and Was Still in It
Directed by
Darol Olu Kae
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Joe Buffalo
Directed by
Amar Chebib
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
The Last Cruise
Directed by
Hannah Olson
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
The Oxy Kingpins
Directed by
Director Brendan FitzGerald, Nick August-Perna
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
The Oxy Kingpins
Directed by
Director Brendan FitzGerald, Nick August-Perna
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
The Pandemic’s Hottest Concert Series
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Featured Session
Session
Plant Heist
Directed by
Chelsi de Cuba, Gabriel de Cuba
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Potato Dreams of America
Directed by
Wes Hurley
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
Potato Dreams of America
Directed by
Wes Hurley
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
Red Taxi
Directed by
Anonymous
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Round Tables: Funding/Artist Support
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Round Table
Session
Sophie and The Baron
Directed by
Alexandria Jackson
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Ten Leaves Dilated
Directed by
Kate E. Hinshaw, Ebony Blanding
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Trade Center
Directed by
Adam Baran
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
Building Equity In Startup Communities
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
For Brands Who Want To Help Us Be Free
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
Impacts of Activism
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
Voice is Transforming our Online Presence. Why?
Presented by
Swell
Connection in Disconnection
Presentation
Session
1:00PM
Keynote: Stacey Abrams in Conversation with N.K. Jemisin
Keynote
Session
2:00PM
Executive Order
Directed by
Lázaro Ramos
2020 Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
Executive Order
Directed by
Lázaro Ramos
2020 Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
The Expected
Directed by
Carolina Sandvik
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Film Community Meet Up
Meet Up
Networking
Hold me Tight
Directed by
Mélanie Robert-Tourneur
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Inside "GENIUS: ARETHA," the Story of the Queen of Soul
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Featured Session
Session
Introducing, Selma Blair
Directed by
Rachel Fleit
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
Introducing, Selma Blair
Directed by
Rachel Fleit
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
Islands
Directed by
Martin Edralin
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
Islands
Directed by
Martin Edralin
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
I Went To The Dance/J'ai Été Au Bal
Directed by
Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz
24 Beats Per Second
Documentary Feature
Screening
KKUM
Directed by
Kang Min Kim
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Love is Just a Death Away
Directed by
Bára Anna Stejskalová
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Ludi
Directed by
Edson Jean
Narrative Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
Ludi
Directed by
Edson Jean
Narrative Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
My Fat Arse and I
Directed by
Yelyzaveta Pysmak
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Navozande, the Musician
Directed by
Reza Riahi
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
The New Marketplace of Music Royalties
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Featured Session
Session
Ninjababy
Directed by
Yngvild Sve Flikke
Global
Narrative Feature
Screening
Normal
Directed by
Julie Caty
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Not Just a New Industry: But a New Kind of Industry
The Rebirth of Business
Featured Session
Session
Nuevo Rico
Directed by
Kristian Mercado
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Opera
Directed by
Erick Oh
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Our Bed Is Green
Directed by
Maggie Brennan
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Rendang of Death
Directed by
Percolate Galactic
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
Round Tables: Programming
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Round Table
Session
Wake Up to Digital's Second Reawakening!
Presented by
MediaMonks
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Presentation
Session
Who Controls the Past: The Tulsa Race Massacre
A New Urgency
Featured Session
Session
Your Own Bullshit
Directed by
Daria Kopiec
Animated Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
The Chainsmokers on Launching MANTIS VC
The Rebirth of Business
Featured Session
Session
Code Humanity
Presented by
DENTSU INC.
An Uncharted Future
Presentation
Session
3:00PM
Amy Webb Launches 2021 Emerging Tech Trend Report
An Uncharted Future
Featured Session
Session
Beyond the Tank: Investing in Your Community
The Rebirth of Business
Featured Session
Session
The Future of Artist Marketing
An Uncharted Future
Professional Development
Session
Immersive Retail: Connected Shopping in a New Era
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Featured Session
Session
Perspectives on Clinical Trial Diversity
Presented by
Bristol Myers Squibb
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
SXSW Film Fest Episodic Pitch-a-Thon Presented by SeriesFest
Special Events
Session
Theon Cross - 'We Go Again'
Directed by
Crispin Parry
Virtual Cinema Special Event
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Virtual Theon Cross Launch Party
Special Events
Networking
Music’s Limitless Variations
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Featured Session
Session
Round Tables: Managers and Agents
Transforming the Entertainment Landscape
Round Table
Session
Think Like a Marketer, Act Like a TikTok Creator
Presented by
TikTok in partnership with #SeeHer
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
4:00PM
Community Meet Up
Meet Up
Networking
Doretha's Blues
Directed by
Channing Godfrey Peoples
Texas Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
The End Of Us
Directed by
Henry Loevner, Steven Kanter
Narrative Feature Competition
Narrative Feature
Screening
The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
Directed by
Dante Basco
Narrative Spotlight
Narrative Feature
Screening
Learning Tagalog with Kayla
Directed by
Kayla Abuda Galang
Texas Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Lily Topples The World
Directed by
Jeremy Workman
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
Lily Topples The World
Directed by
Jeremy Workman
Documentary Feature Competition
Documentary Feature
Screening
The Lost Sons
Directed by
Ursula Macfarlane
Documentary Spotlight
Documentary Feature
Screening
The Lost Sons
Directed by
Ursula Macfarlane
Documentary Spotlight
Documentary Feature
Screening
Malignant
Directed by
Morgan Bond, Nickolas Grisham
Texas Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
O Black Hole!
Directed by
Renee Zhan
Texas Shorts Competition
Animated Short
Screening
R#J
Directed by
Carey Williams
Festival Favorites
Narrative Feature
Screening
R#J
Directed by
Carey Williams
Festival Favorites
Narrative Feature
Screening
Summer Animals
Directed by
Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Texas Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San Jose
Directed by
Liz Lambert, Tina Gazzerro Clapp
Visions
Documentary Feature
Screening
The Unlikely Fan
Directed by
Sai Selvarajan, Jeff Bednarz
Texas Shorts Competition
Documentary Short
Screening
5:00PM
The Making and Digital Restoration of I WENT TO THE DANCE
Special Events
Session
A New Digital Humanism: Art + Tech + Policy
Presented by
Open Austria
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Panel
Session
Black Monday Q&A
Special Events
Session
6:00PM
Confronting a Serial Killer Q&A
Special Events
Session
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Directed by
Michael D. Ratner
Headliners
Documentary Feature
Screening
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Directed by
Michael D. Ratner
Headliners
Documentary Feature
Screening
Doug Loves Movies (Comedy Podcast)
Comedy
Comedy Event
MusiCares Safe Harbor Meeting
Special Event
Strength in Numbers: Creating Change with Partnerships
Presented by
WWE
Connection in Disconnection
Panel
Session
7:00PM
HYSTERICAL: Behind the Velvet Curtain with Stand-Up Comedy’s Boundary-Breaking Women
Special Events
Session
Regional Startup Ecosystems by Academic Incubators
Presented by
Aichi Prefecture Japan
Challenging Tech’s Path Forward
Panel
Session
8:00PM
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Directed by
Jacob Gentry
Midnighters
Narrative Feature
Screening
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Directed by
Jacob Gentry
Midnighters
Narrative Feature
Screening
Don't Peek
Directed by
Julian Terry
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Flex
Directed by
Josefin Malmén, David Strindberg
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Flick
Directed by
Ariel Zengotita
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Gaia
Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Midnighters
Narrative Feature
Screening
Gaia
Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Midnighters
Narrative Feature
Screening
Into Dust: What Happens When Our Taps Run Dry?
Presented by
Grain Media
A New Urgency
Panel
Session
Joanne Is Dead
Directed by
Brian Sacca
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
The Moogai
Directed by
Jon Bell
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
A Puff Before Dying
Directed by
Michael Reich, Mike Pinkney
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Puss
Directed by
Leah Shore
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Reklaw
Directed by
Polaris Banks
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Run That Shit!
Directed by
Tristan Kim
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Significant Other
Directed by
Quinn George
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Stuffed
Directed by
Theo Rhys, Joss Holden-Rea
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
A Tale Best Forgotten
Directed by
Tomas Stark
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
The Thing That Ate The Birds
Directed by
Sophie Mair, Dan Gitsham
Midnight Shorts Competition
Narrative Short
Screening
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Directed by
Kier-La Janisse
Midnighters
Documentary Feature
Screening
YouTube Originals Docuseries "Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil" Special Event Q&A
Special Events
Session
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché - In Conversation with the Filmmakers
Special Events
Session
9:00PM
Dream Performance 1
Directed by
Robin McNicholas
Virtual Cinema Special Event
Virtual Cinema
Screening
Online Conviviality via Eastern Festival Culture
Cultural Resilience in the Arts
Presentation
Session
Weed, Murder & Bigfoot: A Conversation with the Team Behind Hulu’s Sasquatch
Special Events
Session
iBible: Swipe Righteous Series Premiere
Special Events
Session