SXSW Film: Silicon Valley
This panel consisted of the creators and stars of the HBO comedy Silicon Valley which satirizes the tech startup realm in a pointed and hilarious fashion. The event was timed to include a preview of the show's third season for the audience.
Alec Berg
Executive Producer, Silicon Valley, HBO
Josh Brener
Actor, Silicon Valley, HBO
Martin Starr
Actor, Silicon Valley, HBO
Mike Judge
Executive Producer, Silicon Valley, HBO
Steven Leckart
Filmmaker, Journalist.
Steven Leckart is a writer, filmmaker and journalist. The first feature documentary he wrote, ALL THINGS MUST PASS, premiered at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. That year, he directed a documentary short for ESPN Films about treasure hunters, and wrote/co-produced an ESPN 30 for 30 Short called THE ANTI-MASCOT. A correspondent at Wired Magazine and writer/producer for Epic Magazine, Steven has also written for The New York Times, Men's Health, Popular Science, Maxim and Esquire, among others.
Thomas Middleditch
Actor, Silicon Valley, HBO
Comedian and star of HBO's Silicon Valley, Thomas Middleditch is a regular performer at the UCB Theatre and with the Improvised Shakespeare Company.
Zach Woods
Actor, Silicon Valley, HBO.
Zach Woods is an actor known for Silicon Valley and The Office and is also an acclaimed improviser who has performed regularly at the UCB Theatre since he was still in high school.