Gemma Dempsey/KCRW blog: SXSW 2011

Sunday –popped into the Kodak brunch so some tasty (free!) brekkie and on to a screening of the film ‘Fly Away’ at  the State Theatre on Congresshttp://www.flyawaymovie.com/. It’s a heartwarming film by Janet Grillo with excellent performances from its two lead females Beth Broderick as as the mother of Amanda played by Ashley Rickards who plays her autistic daughter. The soundtrack was by the wonderful Luke Rothschild and String Theory.http://www.stringtheoryproductions.com

 'Fly Away' Director Janet Grillo, Exec Producer Catherine Hardwice and moi

After the film I met  Janet, Beth,  and her executive  producer /mentor and friend director Catherine Hardwicke (who was doing panels & workshops  for SXSW and here to talk about Red Riding Hood) – both Janet & Catherine are passionate KCRW fans – and Catherine recalled how much she enjoyed being Guest DJ http://www.kcrw.com/music/kcrw-guest-dj-project/kcrw_listing?b_start:int=90&-C=