2008 SXSW Events at George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center

South by Southwest 2008 -- in conjunction with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department -- returns to the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center with a series of SXSW Music, Film, and Interactive Festival events. The Carver Center is located at 1165 Angelina Street (512-974-4926). All programming takes place in the Boyd Vance Theater.

All events are free to the public and subject to change.

SXSW Interactive Festival Presents

Friday, March 7 (5:00 - 6:00pm)

Pro Gamers: New Extreme Athletes of the 21st Century
Are professional gamers comparable to Shaq? This session discusses the professional gaming phenomenon and gives advice on going pro.
Panelists include Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward), Adam Boyden, moderator (Xfire), Jason Lake (Complexity), Craig Levine (ESEA), Mike Sepso (MLG)

SXSW Film Presents

Sunday, March 9 (1:00 - 3:00pm)

Filmmaking 101: Getting Your Foot in the Door Get tips and tactics from working filmmakers at this special panel discussion moderated by Christian Raymond, Director of Outreach and Education, Austin Film Society with special guest filmmakers Kat Candler and Ya'ke Smith.

Sunday, March 9 (3:30 - 7:00pm)

Houston's Finest: The Films of Greg Carter
Award-winning producer/director GREG CARTER is a Master’s graduate of Rice University. His nine films include FIFTH WARD, MY BIG PHAT HIP HOP FAMILY, TREASURE IN THA HOOD, RESURRECTION:THE J.R. RICHARD STORY and MIKE JONES: AMERICAN DREAM which is being released through Warner Bros. Carter has been featured in several national publications including Hollywood Reporter, Details, USA Today, Billboard and Script, along with other regional and local magazines and newspapers, such as Texas Monthly. When his schedule permits, Carter enjoys teaching filmmaking.

3:30pm - 5:00pm: Water's Rising
Filmed in the backdrop of the counrty's worst natural disaster. Hurricane Katrina, took more than 1800 lives.... but how many did it save? Two brothers from the Desire Projects in New Orleans just before the storm. Not caring about anything and leading a destructive life. Barely surviving Katrina they realize how precious life really is.

5:15pm - 7:00pm: Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story
Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story is the true story of Houston Astros great J.R. Richard and his climb from a small town baseball player in Louisiana to the big leagues and back down again. After putting his team on the verge of capturing a pennant, a near-fatal stroke removes Richard from the game. His life soon spirals out of control. Losing everything, he struggles to get back on his feet again and find a new calling in life.

SXSW Music Presents

Saturday, March 15, 2008 (11:00 am – 5:30pm)

11:00 am - 12:20 pm: I Love Hip Hop In Morocco
This film takes a look at a group of rap artists in Morocco who are working to present a series of concerts in a country where rap isn't very accepted. See the odds these performers face in this eye-opening, amazing film. In the end they present a concert to almost 20,000 people.

12:45 pm -2:00 pm: Slingshot Hip Hop – Hip Hop in Palestine
This exhilarating documentary from the emerging Palestinian Hip Hop scene is heartbreaking, humorous and unlike anything else you've seen on contemporary life in Palestine and Israel. Saturated with the style and sound of Palestine's first rappers, the film brings us close to its young protagonists as they make history armed with only their voices.

2:30 pm - 3:00pm: Performance by World Trade
A local, family-friendly hip hop duo consisting of Bavu Blakes and Element 7D.

3:30 pm - 4:30pm: Hip Hop, Politics & The Ever Changing Music Business
Chuck D once called Hip-Hop "Black people's CNN." Is it still today? Do today's rap artists feel as though their hands are tied when it comes to speaking on social issues? Is it only about the party in 2008? Does the music business actively try to stifle the potential message? Watch as David Banner (Jackson, MS), Salih Williams (Austin, TX), Jean Grae (Brooklyn, NY), Tech N9ne(Kansas City, KC) and panel moderator Soren Bake, editor of Source Magazine, wrestle with these and other questions.

5:00pm - 5:30pm: Performance by Terel Shahid

All events are free to the public and subject to change.