It’s that time of year again and yes, no rest for the wicked. Following the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlinale, Austin, Texas, gets its day in the humid sun this week with the 2024 edition of the SXSW Film & TV Festival. As its new-ish title suggests, SXSW is no longer just a film festival and has expanded in recent years to make room for the glut of streaming content and re-emerged second golden age of filmmaker-driven prestige TV.

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Best known for his popular comedy skits on social media and his musical puppetry work on the YouTube channel “Awkward Puppets,” Rudy Mancuso could end up more than just a cult online figure soon. He’s about to star in the semi-autobiographical “Música,” which he co-wrote, directed, directed, choreographed, and composed the score for—a serious multi-hyphenate. Based on his life story, “Música” is a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia who must come to terms with an uncertain future while navigating the pressures of love, family, and his Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.

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