Author: Jan Hamilton

Paul (Takehiro Hira, recently seen in Rental Family) is an older Asian man who has terminal cancer, the CEO of a button company; he has no close friends or relatives. Beck (Sydney Chandler, currently in the series Alien: Earth) is a young woman adrift in the world. She’s looking for work, but when she interviews… Continue reading SXSW 2026: ANIMA

In the 1980s, Reno, Nevada, witnessed an event that captured the world’s attention over several days. A large bomb had been placed in the town’s largest casino, Harvey’s Wagon Wheel. It included many failsafes to prevent diffusing and was so well constructed that the Bomb Squad could do nothing to prevent an explosion. Finally, they… Continue reading SXSW 2026: I GOT BOMBED AT HARVEY’S

Micah Truman worked in China for many years. He and his wife then left for the U.S., where he continued his career in finance. After learning about the new science of human composting, he contacted the inventor and learned as much as he could about the subject. Over a few years, he founded the company… Continue reading SXSW 2026: THE LIFE WE LEAVE

t’s pretty rare when a documentary film about a thirty-year-old unsolved murder uncovers a viable lead to the actual perpetrator, but My Brother’s Killer is a perfect example of one. Our victim, Billy London, was a product of the eighties, a time when people did not freely declare themselves to be gay. He knew exclusion,… Continue reading SXSW 2026: MY BROTHER’S KILLER