The organizers of Slamdance see film as a way of helping us see beyond the barriers of life. The “Unstoppable” films that are part of the festival are about overcoming such barriers (usually involving disabilities). The films feature or highlight the people and...
Here’s a look at the Award winning Narrative Features at Slamdance Film Festival for 2025. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize is Gamma Rays, directed by Henry Bernadet. This is a triptych of stories of young Moroccan immigrants in Montreal. Abdel’s life is confounded with...
Slamdance Film Festival features a strong shorts program, as is befitting a festival that is very much filmmaker focused. Here is a sampling of some of the short documentaries being shown at the festival. Adidas Owns the Reality (22 minutes, directed by Keil Orion...
As with other festivals, Slamdance has awards to pass out to the films deemed most noteworthy. Here are some of the awards garnered by the feature documentaries that showed at Slamdance. The Grand Jury gave an Honorable Mention to Twin Fences. Written and directed by...
A few decades ago, I started reading one of Kurt Vonnegut’s books, and it just didn’t click with me. A few years ago, I decided to give Slaughterhouse Five a try, since I like time travel stories. I discovered that I liked his sense of humor and his insight into...
Among all the other Oscars® given out, are three categories of short films. Those films can be seen in the weeks leading up to the awards at select theaters. (Check here for tickets near you.) One of those categories is Animated Shorts. Each year this category shows...
