Arts
Existimos Collective: Helping The QTBIPOC Community Feel Seen
The heart of Existimos’ mission is to provide a solution to a stark lack they identified in Utah’s art community and created a space by QTBIPOC for QTBIPOC. … read more
Pete Jr. : Happily Frustrated
Jr.’s style is fast-paced, clever and delivered expertly. Coming from his daily life, anger, pain and struggles, Pete Jr. is unafraid to tell the truth. … read more
Off Broadway Theatre: Indefinitely More Off Broadway
I’m one of those that can say they’ve worked on Main Street and Broadway in Salt Lake City for most of their adult life. Those of us who all go to AJ’s Market every day and talk to Omar, normally pass by the Off Broadway Theatre (OBT) before or after convenience shopping. OBT also sounds like a violent contractible disease
Slamdance Film Festival 2020: Close Quarters (Territorio)
Close Quarters is a narrative feature that deconstructs tropes of masculinity—in Mexican society, no less—and instills a gripping sense of unease. … read more
Scriip: Making it a little easier to tell your story
In January of 2018, Skye Emerson and her team started working on Scriip, an easy-to-use, affordable, accessible and modernized screenwriting resource. … read more
The Language of the Body Told Through Cinema’s Frame: The...
Founder Ellen Bromberg discusses her plans for the upcoming Screendance Festival, an event that showcases dance for camera and film. … read more
Triangulating Empathy: Nadia Bedzhanova Premieres Beware of Dog at Slamdance...
Nadia Bedzhanova’s Beware of Dog speaks to both long-standing and universal woes as well as uniquely individual and contemporary issues. … read more
Pattern Perception: Knew/New
Rachel Henriksen’s exhibit knew/new is composed of a multitude of abstract untitled pieces, many of which disrupt the idea of patterns in art. … read more
An Artistic Alliance: Slamdance’s Collaboration with the U of U...
The U of U’s appeal to collaborate with Slamdance came somewhat naturally, since they share an emphasis and passion for independent filmmaking. … read more
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Slamdance Film Festival 2020: Thunderbolt in Mine Eye
Zachary and Sarah Sherman’s Thunderbolt In Mine Eye captures a 2019 vision of young romance, following two teens entering an awkward but solid relationship. … read more
Josie Jane Rides the Rising Tide of Utah’s Indie Filmmakers
Dallin and Jacquelyn Cerva are producing Kohl Glass’s Josie Jane and hand-selected a mostly local crew to put the project in motion. … read more
MAST: Empowering the Artist Entrepreneur
MAST hopes that it can continue to provide aid to young artists and the greater Salt Lake City area in curating new and eclectic content. … read more
