Spring break is awesome. Most students use it to go home, relax, catch up on sleep, watch all the TV shows they've been too busy to keep up with, or maybe even go on a beach or ski vacation. I've been spending it (as I tend to spend my free time) watching movies. There's no place I'd rather do that than at SXSW, a film/music/interactive media festival and conference held in Austin, TX.
Boasting nonstop screenings of everything from microbudget indies to foreign horror films to blockbusters coming-soon-to-a-multiplex-near-you (not to mention the wall-to-wall panels with major industry players), SXSW runs from March 9 to March 18 this year. Here's a roundup of what I've been up to so far: