Steven Abrams

Steven Abrams is a writer living in Austin, Texas.

10 Filmmakers to Watch: Fawzia Mirza
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10 Filmmakers to Watch: Fawzia Mirza

Fawzia Mirza makes our 10 Filmmakers to Watch list for 2017 with her film Signature Move, a feature that she co-wrote, produced, and stars in, which premiered at SXSW. The film tells the story of a Muslim lesbian in a new relationship, her Lucha-style wrestling, and the pressures of her conservative live-in mother. It is a romantic comedy.

SXSW 2016: Film Highlights

SXSW 2016: Film Highlights

Veteran SXSW-goer Steven Abrams takes in what has become a monolithic, all-things cultural experience. Here he offers the film highlights from 2016, including documentaries about silence, disabilities, and going from YouTuber to star.

10 Filmmakers to Watch: Garrett Zevgetis

10 Filmmakers to Watch: Garrett Zevgetis

Garrett Zevgetis makes our 10 to watch list with his documentary, Best and Most Beautiful Things, a portrait of a young woman’s journey to assert her identity and find her purpose outside of her disability. The film premiered at this year’s South by Southwest.

10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Katie Cokinos
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10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Katie Cokinos

Katie Cokinos returns to Austin, the scene of her ad-hoc film school in the red hot ’90s, for the world premiere of her directorial debut, I Dream Too Much, which puts her on our 10 to Watch for 2015. The Independent’s Steven Abrams caught up with her at SXSW to talk about the transition from script to screen and how in film, too, directors must kill their darlings.

SXSW 2015: This Year Women Bring the Substance

SXSW 2015: This Year Women Bring the Substance

From two boxing documentaries to the viewpoints of Afghan photojournalists, much of the buzz during this year’s SXSW surrounded films by or about women. Steven Abrams offers up his observations of this festival, growing each year in every direction, as it struggles to keep the margins front and center.

SXSW 2015: Film Conference Highlights

SXSW 2015: Film Conference Highlights

With more than 240 offerings, even seasoned SXSW attendees like Steven Abrams can feel overwhelmed. Abrams took a step back and gleaned the best nuggets from the film panels so that those of us who couldn’t attend can get a sense of what’s what.