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Devastated Filmmakers Scrambling After SXSW Cancellation

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Filmmakers Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado were holed up in a studio Friday at Skywalker Ranch, putting the finishing touches on the sound mix for their film “We Are As Gods,” a documentary about the environmentalist Stewart Brand.

The two men were scrambling to get everything ready for the film’s March 15 premiere at South by Southwest when they saw the news.

For the first time in its 34 year history, the Austin, Texas-based film festival was cancelled amidst fears of the coronavirus outbreak. “There’s no words,” said Alvarado. “To have labored on a documentary for three years and then find out the festival was cancelled on the same day you’ve finished — it was just devastating.” Now, like so many filmmakers impacted by the SXSW

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