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I Saw the TV Glow
Writer/director Jane Schoenbrun fascinates us. They yoinked their first film from the web, a horror doc about the Slenderman legend that was compiled entirely from YouTube videos, then ventured into the deep web with their second movie, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. I Saw the TV Glow was a Sundance hit and the A24 title packed Austin’s Paramount Theatre for its SXSW premiere. The film mesmerized the audience with its stunning visuals, dreamlike soundtrack (Schoenbrun curated the soundtrack with original songs from their favorite artists), and allusions to ‘90s pop culture. But for those who connect to the film’s themes of otherness and how culture and family shape our identity, all that cinematic wizardry is in service of something deeply personal and transcendent.
Writer/director Jane Schoenbrun fascinates us. They yoinked their first film from the web, a horror doc about the Slenderman legend that was compiled entirely from YouTube videos, then ventured into the deep web with their second movie, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. I Saw the TV Glow was a Sundance hit and the A24 title packed Austin’s Paramount Theatre for its SXSW premiere. The film mesmerized the audience with its stunning visuals, dreamlike soundtrack (Schoenbrun curated the soundtrack with original songs from their favorite artists), and allusions to ‘90s pop culture. But for those who connect to the film’s themes of otherness and how culture and family shape our identity, all that cinematic wizardry is in service of something deeply personal and transcendent.
TitlesI Saw the TV Glow
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