Two Films Produced on Saturation Make World Premiere at SXSW 2026

March 12, 2026 — Two independent films budgeted and managed on the Saturation production finance platform premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film Festival this week, marking the first time Saturation-produced projects have screened at a major festival.

Among them is Anima, a sci-fi comedy directed by Brian Tetsuro Ivie and produced by KEBRADO, and Your Attention Please, a documentary directed by Sara Robin. Both films used Saturation's integrated budgeting and expense management platform from pre-production through delivery.

The Films

World Premiere

Anima

Directed by Brian Tetsuro Ivie

After being let go from her robotic companion start-up, Beck, an anti-social engineer, finds herself in the offices of a new company claiming to preserve a person's consciousness inside a cloud system. Her first assignment: drive the company's most valuable client, Paul, a lonely button manufacturer, to his final appointment.

Comedy, Sci-Fi96 minNarrative Spotlight

Director	Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Executive Producer	Kimberly Atwood, Atty Cleworth, Gregory Daniel King
Producer	Harrison Allen, Brian Tetsuro Ivie, Chloe Rahal, Alexander Lycette, Jason Pamer, Brev Moss
Screenwriter	Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Cinematographer	Matheus Bastos
Editor	Brian Tetsuro Ivie
Production Designer	Katie Rose Balun
Cast	Sydney Chandler, Takehiro Hira, Marin Ireland, Lili Taylor, Maria Dizzia, Tom McCarthy, Emil Wakim, Maximilian Lee Piazza

World Premiere

Your Attention Please

Directed by Sara Robin

A new generation of parents, teens, and reformers are fighting back against Big Tech's agenda to define the future of human connection. From Kristin, a mother pursuing legislative reform after losing her son, to Trisha, a young programmer building technology to stop cyberbullying, the film reveals how deeply the attention economy is reshaping us.

Documentary98 minDocumentary Spotlight

Director	Sara Robin
Executive Producer	Joni Siani, Winston MacDonald, Abulrahman Khawj, David Graves, Ziyad Alghamdi, Elizabeth Gilcreast, Alysse Houliston
Producer	Dan Kennedy, Sara Robin
Screenwriter	Jack LeMay
Cinematographer	Yahna Harris
Editor	Jack LeMay
Music	Raphaël Dargent
Cast	Kristin Bride, Trisha Prabhu, The Offline Club, Kevin McCaskill, Tristan Harris, Cal Newport, Vivek Murthy, Sherry Turkle, Frances Haugen, Laura Marquez-Garrett
Crew	Animations: COLA Animation

From Platform to Premiere

Saturation hosted the official after-party following the world premiere screening on Thursday, March 12, bringing together the cast, crew, and members of the Saturation community. The event included exclusive access for Saturation users as part of the platform's growing effort to connect its user base with real-world industry events.

Seeing films that were produced on our platform premiere at SXSW is incredibly meaningful. It validates what we've always believed — that better financial tools lead to better creative outcomes. When producers spend less time wrestling with spreadsheets, they can focus on making great work.

Jens Jacob, founder and CEO of Saturation

A Growing Presence in Independent Film

The SXSW premieres come at a time of significant momentum for Saturation. In 2025, production teams used the platform to manage more than $2.7 billion in budgets across 19,628 projects. The company has grown to serve over 8,000 producers worldwide, from independent filmmakers to major commercial production houses.

As independent filmmakers increasingly adopt creator-first strategies and seek greater control over production finances, integrated platforms like Saturation are becoming essential infrastructure for bringing projects from concept to screen.

About Saturation

Saturation.io is a modern production budgeting and expense management platform built for film, television, and commercial production. For more information, visit saturation.io.