<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Welcome to the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival

Welcome to the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival

Feb 11, 2021

Like festivals all around the world over this last year, Slamdance Film Festival is going digital. Over 100 films will be available to watch from February 12-25. Slamdance, as the name implies, skews a bit to the edgier side of independent films. But that doesn?t mean...

The Little Prince – The Value of Childhood

The Little Prince – The Value of Childhood

Feb 9, 2021

?Growing up isn?t the problem. Forgetting is.? Childhood is meant to be a magical time when play and exploration are the ?work? a child should be about. But more and more, some children are being pushed to achieve just as adults are. In The Little Prince a girl who is...

On the Rock – Finding Trust

On the Rock – Finding Trust

Feb 6, 2021

?Don?t give your heart to any boy. You?re mine?until you get married. Then you?re still mine.? Sofia Coppola?s comedy On the Rocks is in some ways a father/daughter road movie in New York City (with a brief excursion to Mexico). It is a relationship movie that looks...

The Dig – Life in the Midst of Death

The Dig – Life in the Midst of Death

Feb 4, 2021

?Death is more universal than life; everyone dies, but not everyone lives.? A. Sachs I?ve never been able to verify the existence of A. Sachs to know if this is a legitimate quotation, but it is one that clearly has true wisdom. In Netflix?s The Dig, directed by Simon...

@Sundance – The World to Come

@Sundance – The World to Come

Feb 4, 2021

?You are my city of joy.? Mona Fastvold?s The World to Come takes us to a world that seems long past, but that reflects many of the same struggles people face today. It is a love story filled with yearning. But it also is a story of confinement and oppression. Set in...

Falling – Loving the Unrepentant

Feb 4, 2021

Viggo Mortensen?s directorial debut, Falling, is a story of an unrepentant prodigal father and the son who strives to be forgiving and loving. It is the story of the dynamics of a lifelong struggle to maintain a relationship that includes a very fragile loving bond....

@Sundance: Land

@Sundance: Land

Feb 2, 2021

?Why are you helping me??  ?You were in my path.? Surviving may be all that someone can handle at times. It?s not just a matter of physical survival, but can require surviving the kind of pain and sorrow that seeks to kill one?s soul and spirit. In Land, the...

@Sundance: First Date

@Sundance: First Date

Feb 1, 2021

Sundance offers the chance for many first-time filmmakers to share their films. First Date is the premier feature film from directors Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp. It is a film that doesn?t fit nicely into any single genre, rather it mixes several together. The...