The young star of The Rocket, Sitthiphon Disamoe, stars as Aholo - a boy who enters a traditional rocket festival to help save his poverty-stricken family who have been uprooted for the construction of a dam.

BBC: Tribeca honours Australian film The Rocket with top prize

Australian feature film The Rocket has taken the top honour at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

BBC: Tribeca honours Australian film The Rocket with top prize

Now in its 27th year, the South by Southwest Music Festival, held last week here, seems to offer musicians the promise of a rocket ride to stardom.

WSJ: The New Promise of South by Southwest | By Jim Fusilli