Events
Room 237
Room 237 is Rodney Ascher’s experimental cinematic exploration into the mysterious theories and underlying messages buried within Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film, The Shining. … read more
Goats
In this coming-of-age story based on the novel Smart People by Mark Jude Poirier, Ellis Whitman (Graham Phillips) is a 15-year-old with a strange family dynamic. … read more
Bear
I’m not one to interject during movies, especially when I’m watching them alone, but I gasped a loud “Holy shit!” to the strangers in the audience as I watched Bear, the short film that preceded the screening of Safety Not Guaranteed at Sundance. … read more
Safety Not Guaranteed
“WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box 91, Ocean view, WA. You’ll get paid after we get back. must bring your own weapons. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED. I have only done this once before.” … read more
Grabbers
Erin Island, a quaint little fishing village off the coast of Ireland, is a quiet place where everyone knows everyone and the cops have so little to do, they can get away with drinking on the job. … read more
The Last Elvis
Part of the World Dramatic Competition, this Argentinian film was beautiful and complex. Set in Buenos Aires, “Elvis” Gutierrez (John McInerny) is a spot-on Elvis impersonator. … read more
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Sundance-vet Stacy Peralta returned to the festival this year with his fourth documentary, Bones Brigade. Opening with a completely black screen and the sounds of polyurethane wheels again cement, Bones Brigade tells the story of the team by the same name, managed by Stacy Peralta, who eventually churned out some of the biggest and most influential names in skating. … read more
Neil Young and Jonathan Demme Q&A at Slamdance
It’s not often that music legend Neil Young makes a stop in the red-state of Utah. It’s even more unusual that the 66-year-old Canadian came to Park City for two days, and didn’t even pick up a guitar. As part of this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, Young joined Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme in a lively, two-hour Q-and-A with indie filmmakers and fans to discuss their latest film, Neil Young Journeys. … read more
Indie Game: The Movie
Directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky follow multiple independent game developers as they feverishly work in their home offices to meet demanding deadlines set by large gaming distributors.
The First Time
A serendipitous encounter between two teenagers forces the pair to reevaluate their current relationships as they both find an undiscovered spark in one another they can’t seem to ignore. … read more