<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Sundance: Eternal You – AI seance?

Sundance: Eternal You – AI seance?

Feb 9, 2024

Is there a loved one you long to talk to? Do you think a medium and a séance would work? How about the mushrooming Artificial Intelligence industry? Yes, AI is being developed to offer an opportunity to communicate with the dead (or the AI version of them, anyway)....

Sundance: Thelma – 93 year old action hero

Sundance: Thelma – 93 year old action hero

Feb 9, 2024

There are bad guys out there. Who will bring justice to this awful world? If you think Mission; Impossible is exciting, wait until you meet a nonagenarian who has been scammed in Thelma, from writer/director Josh Margolin. It really is a fun movie. We first meet...

Grab bag of shorts from #Slamdance2024

Grab bag of shorts from #Slamdance2024

Feb 8, 2024

Shorts make up a big part of the Slamdance Film Festival. Short films provide filmmakers a way to develop their craft. Shorts are also the best way to tell stories. Do you need two hours to make a point? Short filmmakers can often do it in a much shorter period. Here...

More films from #Slamdance2024

More films from #Slamdance2024

Jan 31, 2024

Time to catch up with my adventures at Slamdance Film Festival. Brando with a Glass Eye (directed by Antonis Tsonis). In Athens, Luca, a would-be method actor, has been accepted into an acting program in New York. But to finance that trip he and a friend pull a heist....

Punishment: Redeeming the damned

Punishment: Redeeming the damned

Jan 26, 2024

Øystein Mamen, in his documentary Punishment, takes us inside a Norwegian prison and inside the minds and souls of four prisoners taking part in a silent spiritual retreat. Along with two prison chaplains, they reflect on their past, the consequences of their choices,...