The Red Chapel – Review
Under the leadership of General Kim Jong-il (a.k.a. the Dear Leader), North Koreass citizens have endured an unprecedented storm of fear and oppression. … read more
Day One – Sneak Preview and Open Bars
Vegetarian – Review
For some, it’s the crusade for animal rights or the desire to eat healthier when deciding to become vegetarian, but for Yeong-hye (Chea Min-Seo) all it took was a dream. … read more
Day Two – Let the Insanity Begin…
Gallery Shorts Block 6
From an Asian youth’s self-hatred to a totalitarian sitcom to an Iranian Farmer’s new television – reviews of another entirely original block of Slamdance short films … read more
Day Three – Long Lines, Longer Lines, and Freddy
Junko’s Shamisen – Review
Screening with The Wild Hunt, the short film Junko’s Shamisen is a wonderfully animated piece of amalgamated storytelling. … read more
Day Four – Who Reads Anyway? TV Takes over
The Taqwacores – Review
Straight-laced college student Yusef is relieved when he finds a house in Buffalo filled with Muslim roommates. From the moment that a SXE Sunni opens the door it’s clear that these Muslims are different. … read more
Day Five – Practical Horror and Comics
Holy Rollers – Review
It’s 1998 in Brooklyn as 20-year-old Hasidic Jew named Sam Gold is frustrated with working for his father and has recently found out that the girl who he was set to marry’s family is looking for a different husband for their daughter. … read more
