Slamdance 2019
Slamdance Film Review: Impetus
Alleyn’s journey through grief results in a fragmented story, one that quietly shudders between her introspective narration, her conversations with friends, and the film she is attempting to make. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Beats
If it’s not the most original movie, Beats excels in what seems to be its main goal: show the heartwarming and restorative power of true friendship. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: A Great Lamp
A Great Lamp makes crucial points about the coded ways we talk about what it means to be well-adjusted or independent, and why these terms might be ultimately futile. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Behind the Bullet
Behind the Bullet tells the stories of Christen McGinnes, Will Little, Kevin Leonard and Taylor Dwyer, four people who, throughout the film, tell us how they have lived with the consequences after pulling the trigger. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from...
The film is exactly what it markets itself as, an exploration of the manner in which female pop stars are exploited and misrepresented through the media and entertainment industry. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Professional: A Stevie Blatz Story
The Professional is an apt title for a film about someone going through the realest hustle, of owning one’s own business and trying to keep a life together around it. … read more
Slamdance Film Festival 2019 – Boni Bonita
Boni Bonita was shot over three years and magnificently across three formats: Super 16, 16 mm and digital. “When writing this film, I always pictured it with a nostalgic look,” says Barosa. … read more
Slamdance 2019 Film – Desolation Center and the Birth of...
This year, the Slamdance Film Festival will debut Desolation Center, the story of the early iconoclasts of DIY culture and the roots of modern, outdoor music and performing-arts festivals. … read more
Slamdance Festival 2019 – Markie in Milwaukee
This documentary follows Markie Wenzel, a transgender woman and former fundamentalist Baptist preacher, on her journey discovering her gender identity. It begins with her initial transition then, as the strain of rejection from church and family wear on her, the process of de-transitioning. … read more
Slamdance Film Festival 2019 – The Vast of Night
Aside from radio, much of the film revolves around the exploration of then-newfound technology—tape recorders, broadband interference and fluorescent lights. This plot point provides The Vast of Night with a timely message. … read more