Barenholtz and Morton do Karaoke in Toronto

The SXSW Film Festival hosted a nice soiree complete with karaoke (hosted by Film Sales Company's Michael Lerman who ran a tight ship) in Toronto Tuesday night. Fest attendees picked songs ranging from classic punk (so weird to use 'classic' and 'punk' in the same context, but there you go) to country, metal, pop and '80s alterna - which was the choice of director/actress Samantha Morton, who attended the festivities with pal, producer Ben Barenholtz. Morton went for Tears for Fears, but pretty much did her own thing while on stage as the music played. She attended TIFF with her directorial debut, "The Unloved," screening in the festival's Discovery section. The film is inspired by her own childhood which was spent in the care of social services for most of her childhood until she was eighteen.