Slamdance Film Festival

VIPAKA

By | January 2013

2013 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL SCREENING! Forest Whitaker is an intimidating presence on his most relaxed days, and here he’s an unpredictable mess that is alternately a loving father and a deranged son…

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VIPAKA

After Thomas Carter (Anthony Mackie) and his brother Ben (Mike Epps) survive a car crash, Thomas becomes a popular life-coach/author, predominantly due to...

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APRIL

Alan Spearman's short film April tells a tale of promise, fear, regret and hope in parallel. On the one side is Faith, a young girl with an affinity for a...

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LOLLYWOOD

The setting is Liberia, and war orphan Edwin has assembled a number of local villagers together to help him film an independent film. Taking after the...

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PEARL WAS HERE

When young Pearl (Miana Abramson) sees a stuffed animal she wants in a magic claw booth, she utilizes her small size to climb into the booth to live...

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THE SANDWICH NAZI

As Lewis Bennett's short film The Sandwich Nazi opens, we meet subject Salam Kahil as he regales the customers at his deli with a tale of a sexual...

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HANK AND ASHA

Asha (Mahira Kakkar) is a film student in Prague, who sends a video message to Hank (Andrew Pastides), a filmmaker in New York City whose film Asha saw at...

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THE INSTITUTE

Spencer McCall's documentary The Institute takes a look at a fantastical alternate reality game that played out around San Francisco from 2008 to 2011....

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Best friends Harriet (Brea Grant) and Reba (Vera Miao) are going on a road trip from Los Angeles to Austin, as Harriet is moving there for a new job. At...

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DIAMOND ON VINYL

Henry (Brian McGuire) and Beth's engagement goes to shit almost immediately when Beth (Nina Millin) discovers a microphone in their hotel bed the morning...

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JOSEPHINE AND THE ROACH

Josephine's home life leaves a lot to be desired. Her beer-swilling husband (Jerry White Jr.) barely gets up from the couch, except to get more beer or...

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