Slamdance Film Review: Experimental Shorts Block

Slamdance Film Review: Experimental Shorts Block
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No matter how abstract or avant-garde the methods of madness are, no one does experimental filmmaking better than the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. Witness, if you will, six deviant directors and writers dispatching a visual display of 100% free-wandering consciousness. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Sam’s World

Slamdance Film Review: Sam’s World
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Sam’s World explores the internal universe of its main character, Sam, a non-binary sex worker grappling with friendship, romance and a secret pregnancy. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Hell of Se

Slamdance Film Review: Hell of Se
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Overall, Hell of Se has elements of interesting characters and a classic plot, but the film lacks proper development to capitalize on those unique traits. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Darla in Space

Slamdance Film Review: Darla in Space
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After learning that she is over $300,000 in debt, Darla discovers a sentient kombucha scoby named Mother that can communicate with her telepathically and give people psychedelic orgasms. … read more

Slamdance Review: Bike Vessel

Slamdance Review: Bike Vessel
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Bike Vessel is an intimate documentary where director Eric Seals undertakes a bike journey from St. Louis to Chicago with his father. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Daruma

Slamdance Film Review: Daruma
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Daruma is not trying to convince you that one needs to overcome a disability in order to be happy; rather, that happiness comes from learning how to embrace it. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Anna’s Feelings

Slamdance Film Review: Anna’s Feelings
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In Anna’s Feelings, a Russian factory worker becomes an unlikely savior as she begins to hear the voices of extraterrestrial civilizations. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: On the Way Home

Slamdance Film Review: On the Way Home
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The film expresses the point that many of the younger people are excited to be moving into a new place, but many older residents are hesitant. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Slide

Slamdance Film Review: Slide
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Slide is a madcap animated Western centered around a small town called Sourdough Creek and its idiosyncratic locals. … read more

Breaking Through the Silence: Radha Mehta’s DOSH Uplifts Overlooked Voices 

Breaking Through the Silence: Radha Mehta’s DOSH Uplifts Overlooked Voices 
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If Mehta could leave viewers with one takeaway from DOSH what would it be? “Fuck shame,” she says firmly. Stigma only breeds suffering when people need support. … read more