Slamdance Film Festival

PUNCHES AND PEDICURES

By | January 2014

2014 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SELECTION! This off-beat slice-of-life tale somehow does not translate into a compelling short documentary.

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PUNCHES AND PEDICURES

Victor Pham was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States as a child. His family settled in Oakland, California, where an involvement in gang...

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I PUT A HIT ON YOU

The premise is ridiculous and the story unfolds like a one-act play but there’s something so remarkably likable about I Put a Hit on You that complaints...

PINK & BABY BLUE

I'm not sure whether it's the heavy handed, dissonant heart-beating soundtrack or the noirish, half-shadow lighting that irked me more at the opening of...

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REZETA

A free spirited model from Kosovo settles in Mexico City and must decide whether commitment to one man is what she really desires. Unfortunately, she...

LOVE LETTER

While there is a glimpse of a story line in director-writer Lindsey Martin's "Love Letter," I'm wondering if it would be better suited for award...

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THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL

A man’s tiny lapse in judgment creates fatal consequences for his family, community, and himself---but it’s what happens after that which is...

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KIDNAPPED FOR CHRIST

Kate S. Logan's documentary, Kidnapped for Christ, starts off as a simple profile of a Christian behavior modification school in the Dominican Republic,...

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PABLO’S VILLA

In 1985, the Argentine resort town of Villa Epecuén was flooded following the collapse of a nearby dam. The flood waters completely submerged the town,...

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GLASS EYES OF LOCUST BAYOU

Simon Mercer’s short documentary offers a thumbnail profile on the life and (for lack of a better word) art of Phil Chambliss, a former security guard...

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COPENHAGEN

When a sexually charged Danish girl crosses paths with an embittered American man, it soon becomes obvious that true love is not necessarily what they...

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