In ‘Butterfly Kisses,’ we follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. Filmed in high contrast black and white, set to haunting organ music, the film portrays the life of a teenager whose increasing isolation takes on a sinister form under the burden of a…
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2017 Competition Lineup
The Slamdance Film Festival has just announced their Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition programs for its 23rd Festival edition, taking place in Park City from January 20-26, 2017. This year the festival will showcase 11 narrative and 8 documentary features from emerging storytellers across the globe: NARRATIVE FEATURES: Aerotropolis (Taiwan) World Premiere Director &…
Editorial: Chevalier – May The Best One Win
A chevalier is a ring worn on the small finger of medieval lords indicating superiority and honors. Such a ring is the trophy to a game invented by six men stuck on an Athens-returning boat for (at least) 24 hours. The purpose of this game? Who is the best of them all. The men are judged…
2015 Slamdance Film Festival Filmmaker Profile: Branden Kramer (Writer/Director – ‘Ratter’)
RATTER – [rat-ter] noun A hacker that uses malware known as a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) to take control of a target computer and webcam. RATs are downloaded invisibly and without the consent of the user. Emma (Ashley Benson) is a young and beautiful graduate student just starting a new life in New York City.…