Short Term 12 Brie Larson and Keith Stanfield in “Short Term 12,†written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.AUSTIN, Tex. â€" The South by Southwest grand jury award for best narrative feature was given to “Short Term 12†on Tuesday night, while “William and the Windmill†received the grand jury award for best documentary.
“Short Term 12,†about a young supervisor at a foster-care facility, was written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The film garnered strong reviews and featured a much talked-about lead performance by Brie Larson.
William and the Windmill A scene from the documentary “William and the Windmill.â€â€œWilliam and the Windmill,†about a young Malawian who builds a windmill from scrap metal to save his family from famine, was directed by Ben Nabors.
The festival also announced special awards: one for Texas filmmaking went to the Geoff Marslett drama “Loves Her Gun†and one for emerging female directors was given to Hannah Fidell, whose “A Teacher†is about a high school instructor who becomes sexually involved with one of her students.
