The 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival runs March 7-15, and featured in the Documentary Spotlight section is MOLA: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss, the indie documentary feature from directors Yangzom & Martin Brauen. Union Editorial partners James Haygood and Michael Raimondi serve as Executive Producers with Katherine LeBlond as Co-Executive Producer on the film.
“Making vérité documentaries is an act of faith. In this case all the complexity and emotion of a mother and daughter navigating the end of life played out for the camera. So we did our best to let that universal story tell itself in a way that rang true to this special family,” said Haygood, who also serves as Supervising Editor of MOLA, joined by Consulting Editor Zach Kashkett and Additional Editors Emily Stubb, Nadine Mueller, and Rodrigo Brazão, all of Union. Graphics & Design are by Mueller and Mannix Rickenbacher, with VFX by sister company Hunter, whose Production Coordinator is Minna De Los Santos.
The film had its world premiere at the Solothurner Filmtage in Switzerland in January. MOLA: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss will have its North American Premiere at SXSW in March. Currently awaiting US distribution, it will be broadcast on Radiotelevisione Svizzera in the winter following a theatrical release. For more information, visit https://www.molafilm.com/.
Continuing its legacy of championing groundbreaking work through its eclectic mix of genre-busting projects, the 2025 SXSW Film & TV program includes 96 Features including 82 World Premieres, 3 International Premieres, 3 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, 6 Texas Premieres + 57 Short Films and 18 Music Videos. The TV Program includes 16 TV projects, with 5 TV premieres, 4 TV Spotlight, and 7 Independent TV Pilots. There are 31 projects in the XR Experience Program, including 15 in XR Experience Competition and 16 in XR Experience Spotlight.
MOLA: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss Credits
Directors: Yangzom & Martin Brauen
Production Companies: YangZoom Films, Bunkerville, Union, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera
Exec Producers: Sonam Brauen, Martin Brauen, Yangzom Brauen, Daniel Stanca Di Marco, James Haygood, Michael Raimondi
CoExec Producer: Katherine LeBlond
CoProducers: Kevin Merz, Samir Samperisi, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Silvana Bezzola Rigolini, Michael Beltrami
Associate Producer: Bianca Luce Birocchi
Co-Production: Union
Supervising Editor: James Haygood
Consulting Editor: Zach Kashkett
Additional Editors: Emily Stubb, Nadine Mueller, Rodrigo Brazão, ACE
Assistant Editors: Morten Forland, Oscar Cranz, Julia Baylan, Roman Petrov
Graphics & Design: Nadine Mueller & Mannix Rickenbacher
Trailer Cut by: Union/Rodrigo Brazão
VFX: Hunter
Production Coordinator: Minna De Los Santos
Production Assistants: Ahanah Chapman & Max Garcia
Key Art Photography: Tashi Brauen
Key Art Design: Brandon Walowitz
About Union.
Union Editorial has offices located in Los Angeles, New York, and London, where it maintains an alliance with Marshall Street Editors. The company also develops and produces original content. Other Union companies include Hunter, which provides finishing services, vfx, graphics and mix for commercials, features and gaming. Union is presided over by Partner/Managing Director Michael Raimondi alongside Executive Producer Joe Ross, Partner/Managing Director Caryn Maclean alongside Executive Producer Melissa Lubin in NY, and Logan Aries, Executive Producer of Hunter. The Union roster is comprised of Partner/Editors Jim Haygood, Einar Thorsteinsson, Jay Friedkin, Sloane Klevin, Marco Perez, Merritt Duff, Graham Turner, and Chris Huth, editors Daniel Luna, Laura Milstein, Jason Lucas, Karen Kourtessis, Kevin Ray, Rachael Connelly, Zach Kashkett, Andrea MacArthur, Amanda Perry, Justin “Q” Quagliata, Vinnie Hobbs, Rodrigo Brazão, Rick Lawley, and Jono Griffith, as well as select projects with Guicho Flores, Teddy Gersten, Tim Thornton-Allan, Matt Chesse, John Mayes, Spencer Ferszt, and the Marshall Street roster.
