One of the many incredible things about our city, SXSW provides a venue for talent from Texas and around the world to present their work. In a town that loves food as much as Austin, of course this is going to include a few gastronomic masterpieces. We have two incredible film recommendations for you from this week's festival!

The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

If you care about eating local food from local farmers, chances are you've read some of Wendell Barry's work. Even if you haven't - if you eat food, we think you should see this movie. Laura Dunn has painted a portrait of the legendary Wendell Berry by looking at the world and the state of our food system through his eyes. Their collective lens shows the work of small farmers in an emotional, captivating, and inspiring way. It made us proud to be doing this work!

Visit the film's Kickstarter page - one of the perks of donating is a download of the film!

Boone

From the film's website: "A unique sensory and unsentimental peek behind the veil of the Utopian dream of farming. Stripped of interviews with farmers or agricultural experts, a sense of time and place serve as a meditation on the gritty reality of three young goat farmers."

With beautiful footage of a goat dairy in Oregon, Boone did a great job illustrating the round-the-clock work that comes with being a farmer. No utopian dream here - this film will show you how often things don't go according to plan and give insights on the labor of love that is a farm. We were excited to offer a tour of JBG to filmmakers Chris and Kate after seeing Boone.

You can see the film tonight at 4pm at the Alamo Drafthouse - don't miss out!