Emma Laird as Lola in the film Satisfaction, covered in blue with a sliver of light
Lola (Emma Laird) in SATISFACTION | Credit: Mate Herbai, Director of Photography

Emma Laird Delivers the Performance of SXSW in Satisfaction Film (Interview with Emma Laird and Director Alex Burunova)

At the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, I sat down with Emma Laird and Alex Burunova to discuss a film that hasn’t let go since I first saw it. Though it remains one of SXSW’s quieter releases, it feels like a film that won’t stay under the radar for long.

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Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger in Dead Lover | Credit: Rhayne Vermette
Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger in Dead Lover | Credit: Rhayne Vermette

Dead Lover Sold Out of SXSW | Acquired by Cartuna x Dweck, New Distribution Partnership Announced

Cartuna and Dweck Productions announced today they will be teaming up on a new distribution venture, Cartuna x Dweck, and—in what is one of the first sales out of SXSW—have acquired North American rights to Grace Glowicki’s DEAD LOVER following its Texas premiere at SXSW.

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