Thomas Kinkade sold more paintings than any painter ever. He found his niche and mass marketed his work that struck a chord with many people. You may have one of his works. Or, like me, you may think his works were saccharine schlock. Art for Everybody, directed by...
I’ve previously noted the award winning docs at Slamdance, but I saw other interesting documentaries as part of the festival. Let’s look at some. 40 Watts from Nowhere, directed by Sue Carpenter, is a look back at a pirate radio station in Los Angeles in the 1990s....
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...
Slamdance has for some years had a commitment to including films from or about disabled people. The festival sets aside a special section for them to compete in. Films here include narrative and documentary. Here are the winners from this year’s “Unstoppable” films....
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...
“Season the moment!” A Sloth Story, from directors Tania Vincent and Ricard Cussó, a battle plays out between the world of fast food and slow food. Actually, it’s really more a matter of how we approach life—full speed ahead, or stopping to smell the roses. Laura is...
There are millions of untold stories from the Holocaust. There are also millions of stories of survival. UnBroken is director Beth Lane’s record of the story of her family. The Weber family included seven children. Lane’s mother was the youngest. In this film, we meet...