Post-apocalypse, punks & misfits: Discover 10 features, documentaries and short films by women directors screened at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 22-28.
Summary: Narrative Features Competition | Documentary Features Competition | Special Screenings | Short Films Double Programs
NARRATIVE FEATURES COMPETITION
Chemical Cut by Marjorie Conrad
23-year-old Irene is an artistic misfit turned LA model busy searching for identity, inspiration and a kindred spirit while surrounded by competition, absurdity, and so many nude bras.
Director & Screenwriter: Marjorie Conrad
Cast: Lexi Johnson, Nicolas Coster, D.A. Sandoval
USA – World Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 12:30PM- Ballroom
January 25th, 2016 9:45PM- Ballroom
Plays with the short film Tampoon
Director: Jeanne Jo
Screenwriters: Jeanne Jo, Nick Musurca
The Lesson by Ruth Platt
A grisly study of the relationship between a tormented teacher and the troubled teens who bear his wrath once he snaps; this morally challenging horror film is dark, claustrophobic, and shockingly eloquent.
Director & Screenwriter: Ruth Platt
Cast: Robert Hands, Evan Bendall, Michaela Prchalová
UK – North American Premiere
January 23rd, 2016 10:30PM- Ballroom
January 26th, 2016 10:00AM- Ballroom
Plays with Red Folder
Director & Screenwriter: Ben Kallam
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION
1ha 43a by Monika Pirch
After inheriting a plot of farming land near Dusseldorf, Monika explores the potential of her field through administrative, historic and poetic methods and manages to reconnect with the land and her ancestry in a beautiful and unexpected way.
Director & Screenwriter: Monika Pirch
(Germany) North American Premiere
January 22nd, 2016 12:45PM- Gallery
January 26th, 2016 3:00PM- Ballroom
Plays with the short film If Mama Ain’t Happy, Nobody’s Happy
Director: Mea de Jong
Cast: Laura Dols, Ate de Jong
Los Punks; We Are All We Have by Angela Boatwright
A cobbled-together family of Hispanic youth comprise the thriving backyard punk scene of South Central and East L.A.: bands, fans, and production are interwoven into a sub-culture of thrash, noise and pits.
Director: Angela Boatwright
Screenwriter: Christine Triano
Cast: Gary Alvarez, Nacho Corrupted, April Desmadre
USA – World Premiere
Plays with Repoman
Director: Giacomo Gex
Screenwriters: Giacomo Gex, Bruno Gex
January 23rd, 2016 8:00PM- Ballroom
January 25th, 2016 1:00PM- Gallery
Peanut Gallery by Molly Gandour
An intimate and unflinching exploration of one family’s tragic loss and their attempt to heal after decades of silence.
Director & Screenwriter: Molly Gandour
USA
Plays with the short film Rotatio
Director: Ian McClerin
January 24th, 2016 12:15PM- Ballroom
January 26th, 2016 7:30PM- Gallery
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Embers by Claire Carré
After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory.
Director: Claire Carré
Screenwriters: Charles Spano, Claire Carré
Cast: Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, Greta Fernández, Tucker Smallwood, Karl Glusman, Silvan Friedman, Roberto Cots, Dominique Swain
USA, Poland
January 28th, 2016 5:30PM- Ballroom
SHORT FILMS DOUBLE PROGRAMS
And Nothing Happened
by Naima Ramos-Chapman
A young woman juggles between the mundane and the extraordinary in an attempt to leave her NYC apartment.
Director & Screenwriter: Naima Ramos-Chapman
Cast: Naima Ramos-Chapman, Jamilya Ramos-Chapman, Angela Silverio, Carl Rube
USA – World Premiere
Plays alongside the feature film All the Colors of the Night
January 25th, 2016 3:00PM- Ballroom
January 27th, 2016 7:30PM- Gallery
Becoming Blair by Bri Barsalou
Blair is a transgender young adult living in Texas and transitioning with mixed reactions from his conservative parents.
Director: Bri Barsalou
USA – World Premiere
Cast: Blair Hanner, Sue Hanner, Karl Hanner
Plays with the feature film Fursonas
January 22nd, 2016 10:00AM- Ballroom
January 25th, 2016 10:00PM- Gallery
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