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Content Shifter: 11 New Shows to Stream in January 2020
New Year, new you? Likely not—but at least there’s new TV to stream. Onward and upward. Here are 11 new streaming shows to kick off 2020. … read more
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
Finding Hope in Tragedy: Director Kim Snyder on Us Kids...
“Us Kids is told through the lens of youth,” filmmaker/director Kim Snyder says. “It was an attempt to give them their voice.” … 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
Film Review: 1917
Sam Mendes directs 1917, one of the “best war films ever made” that follows two young British soldiers through the trenches of the Great War. … 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