HotDocs ’25: #skoden
Directed by Damien Eagle Bear, #skoden tells the story of Pernell Bad Arm, a homeless man from...
Film Festivals
Some Slamdance 2025 Docs
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...
Unstoppable Shorts at Slamdance 2025
The organizers of Slamdance see film as a way of helping us see beyond the barriers of life. The...
Narrative Feature Award Winners, Slamdance 2025
Here’s a look at the Award winning Narrative Features at Slamdance Film Festival for 2025. Winner...
Sampling Short Docs at Slamdance
Slamdance Film Festival features a strong shorts program, as is befitting a festival that is very...
Unstoppable Winners at Slamdance 2025
Slamdance has for some years had a commitment to including films from or about disabled people....
Feature Documentary Winners at Slamdance 2025
As with other festivals, Slamdance has awards to pass out to the films deemed most noteworthy....
Sundance Film Festival: Speak. speaks loud and clear
“I’ve learned that my voice, it means something.” Each year, thousands of high school students...
Sundance Film Festival: 2000 Meters to Andriivka – Travelog to Hell
“I want to tell you a story. A story thousands of years old. A story of men fighting for their...
Sundance Film Festival: Mr. Nobody Against Putin – The war for the mind
Most of the films that we see about the Russia-Ukraine War focus on the people in Ukraine. I’ve...
Sundance: Death Education – Meditative short
All the talk coming out of Sundance is usually about films that will soon find their way into...
Young Werther: Adaptation of Geothe’s 18th Century Novel has modern sensibilities
You can’t help fall in love with Young Werther. Directed by José Avelino Gilles Corbett...
AFIFest: The Room Next Door – Being there
“I have practically held death in my hand. I never imagined it would be so light.” Pedro...