South by Southwest is a blitzkrieg of media. The minute that first Friday rolls around, Austin, Texas feels less like the capitol of The Lone Star state and more like the capitol of the world. You can’t go anywhere without running into someone or something, and that feeling starts with the film portion of the festival. Each year, the festival invites hundreds of stars to the premieres of their respective new movies and television shows, and each year, they walk up and down the red carpets that are laid across the front of every theater. While our writers are busy trying to get inside and secure a seat, our trusty photographer Heather Kaplan is right there to capture the magic before it hits the celluloid.
Crowd // Atomic Blonde // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Don Harvey // Small Town Crime // Photo by Heather Kaplan
James McAvoy // Atomic Blonde // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Ansel Elgort // Baby Driver // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Jenny Slate // The Female Lens // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Scott and Sarah Avett // May It Last // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Emily V. Gordon // The Big Sick // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Sam Richardson and Timothy Simons // HBO’s Veep Panel // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Danny Boyle // T2 Trainspotting // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Cindi Leive // The Female Lens // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Caity Lotz // Small Town Crime // Photo by Heather Kaplan
Ryan Gosling // Song to Song // Photo by Heather Kaplan