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By Michael McNeely | February 2021

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Sometimes, being a person with a disability, it is easy to think that is all people see of…

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Sometimes, being a person with a disability, it is easy to think that is all people see of you. Once I depart this...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Feeling Through centres on Tereek (a vulnerable Steven Prescod) as he searches for a place to stay for the night. He...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Julia Neill's short film, Union, convincingly depicts the American Civil War while showing us that historical dramas...

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SLAMNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Safety Net, directed by Anthea Williams and written by Julian Larnach, is outstanding enough to make me wish it were...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! The main character of A$$ Level, Santina (Santina Muha), has spent her life in a wheelchair. While she sits there,...

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Alive is a beautifully flawed short film. Written and directed by Jimmy Olsson, it stars Eva Johansson as Victoria, a middle-aged woman with an unexplained...

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Olly (Daniel Monks) is a teenager sometime in the future. He is gay, he is disabled, and is smitten with his best friend who happens to be straight. These...

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SXSW 2020 FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! The Surrogate centers on Jess (Jasmine Batchelor) as she becomes a surrogate for her best friends. During the early stages...

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SUNDANCE 2020 FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! You can't fight for something that you don't know exists. That is the fundamental message that drives the fantastic new...

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There have been many requests for me to put Game of Thrones to the Gold Test, so here goes! The Gold Test (similar to the Bechdel Test regarding female...

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