NXNE: Films, Because They Do Those Too

In case the compass coordinates in the name didn’t tip you off, it’s pretty much North by Northeast’s singular goal to be as cool, expansive, and awesome as South by Southwest, Austin’s annual commingling of film festivals, interactive conferences, and concerts. (But mostly concerts.) So, because SXSW has a film festival, NXNE has a film festival. And even though it always seems a bit ghettoized, there are some pretty good films popping up in NXNE’s film program this year. Sure, it has a lot of documentaries about bands and musicians, which just serves to confirm that NXNE is a music festival first and foremost, with a film component tacked on. But, hey, who doesn’t like documentaries about bands and musicians? Literally nobody.