SXSW Preview: Red Band Trailer for Matthew Lillard's 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Actor Matthew Lillard's directorial debut, Fat Kid Rules the World, will have its world premiere Friday at 6:15 p.m. at the Alamo Lamar A theater. The SXSW Narrative Spotlight feature stars Terri's Jake Wysocki, The Killing's Billy Campbell and Matt O'Leary from Natural Selection, which won seven awards at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival.

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