‘Lobster’ and ‘Lyrebird’ at 2022 SXSW

Austin, Texas,
United States

Balangara’s Lobster and Lyrebird films will be part of the Rainforest Partnerships Films for the Forest at SXSW, screening in the intimate, 229-seat black box Rollins Theatre within the Long Center complex, Austin Texas.

After two years of virtual programming, the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) has announced the 2022 program for its return to an in-person event. And with it, Rainforests Partnership is once again hosting Films for the Forest.

As such, the Tasmanian lobster film A Gentle Giant, has been invited to screen as part of the 2022 Films for the Forest SXSW Community Screening.

The multi award-winning short, produced by Balangara Films and The Wilderness Society will be part of a 90-minute shorts program, which will take place Sunday, March 13th at 5:45 pm. .

Production stills from The Message of the Lyrebird (2021) and A Gentle Giant (2016) Balangara Films.

Alongside the Rainforest Partnership, the Animalis Fabula Film Festival will be at SXSW. The selection committee at Anifab has this year chosen The Message Of The Lyrebird trailer to be shown during F3 - the same Rainforest Partnership Films For the Forest Presentation.

The lyrebird and the lobster rely on old-growth forests for their own growth and the continuation of life.

Production still: The Message of the Lyrebird

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