At its core, Death of a Unicorn takes a bizarre, high-concept premise and runs it through a mainstream filter. It has moments of gore and absurdity, but it never truly leans into its weirdness in a way that would push boundaries.

With O’Dessa, sound is everything. Right from the title card, Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick’s score, coupled with a thundering sound design, announces that music is the heartbeat of this world.

At the heart of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is Pete Ohs’ now-signature approach to filmmaking, a method he refers to as the “table of bubbles.”

SXSW 2025 is packed with exciting debuts, but few films have been crafted with as much care as Satisfaction.