Standing ovations are rare at SXSW, but the Matthew McConaughey starring western/musical/drama The Rivals of Amziah King was far more than alright, alright, alright, earning one from the Austin, TX Paramount Theatre crowd.

Andrew Patterson's SXSW-bowing film revolves around an Oklahoma apiarist who reunites with his estranged foster daughter.

Andrew Patterson's film is offbeat and accomplished, with plot holes you have to look past. But he's got an audacity brought alive by his actors.

I reviewed a film premiering on Amazon called The Vast of Night, a small southwestern town drama that felt part Twilight Zone, part Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Its debuting filmmaker was Andrew Patterson,

SXSW: A bluegrass-playing beekeeper reconnects with his Choctaw Nation foster daughter in "The Vast of Night" director Andrew Patterson's earnest crowdpleaser.

Matthew McConaughey's singing and musical performances in 'The Rivals of Amziah King' led to a standing ovation at the film's premiere at SXSW.