South by Southwest is an annual film, music, and interactive conference and festival in Austin. The festival brings tens of thousands of people from around the world to our buzzing little town, putting Austin in the spotlight for a week. During the first half of the week, the festival is focused on film, transitioning to music midweek. Director James Moll premiered his newest documentary at the Paramount theatre today, a "rockumentary" about the Foo Fighters. The film was fantastic; by the time it ended, I felt as if I'd known the band members my entire life or otherwise felt as if I knew them from somewhere other than as members of the Foo Fighers. In other words, the band was humanized, which I can imagine was no small feat.
