Tag: Slamdance 2025
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Slamdance 2025: Under the Burning Sun: A Journey of Survival”
Movie Info: In an anti-abortion barren realm, Mowanza encounters serial obstacles in terminating her unwanted pregnancy. Learning that another nation called Iropus has a lenient abortion policy, she decides to forge ahead, even though all she has is a half-empty water bottle and a beaten-up car. On her journey, she shares fleeting love and enduring…
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Slamdance 2025: Racewalkers: A Lighthearted Journey
Movie Info: Will could never compete in the sport he’s always loved: racewalking. While struggling to find respect as a coach, Will’s fortunes change when he spots a burnout pitcher with the most impeccable racewalking stride he’s ever seen. Together, Will and Matt team up, face the challenges of a sport that doesn’t want them,…
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Slamdance 2025: Gamma Rays: Gamma Rays: A Tender and Poignant Ode to Resilience
Movie Info: Abdel’s quiet life is upended by the arrival of his extraverted cousin, who’s staying for the summer. Fatima craves a more stable life since she’s starting a new job as a supermarket cashier. Toussaint, while fishing, finds a bottle washed up on the shore, and there’s a message inside. Review: “Gamma Rays (Les…
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Slamdance 2025: Lockjaw: A Night of Revelations
Movie Info: 6 weeks after a drunk driving accident that left her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun first night back out with her friends. She is restless after promising her new boyfriend, Mitch, that she will not drink. This restlessness leads to party hopping where the group eventually ends up at…
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Slamdance 2025: In the Mouth: : A Quirky Nightmare Comedy That Conquers Anxiety
Movie Info: Merl has been living his life as a recluse, in complete isolation, unable to leave his house after discovering a giant version of himself protruding from his lawn, blocking any attempt at escape. He’s run out of money, but If he doesn’t pay his rent in the next 5 days his land lord…
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Slamdance 2025: “Fanboy”: A Thought-Provoking Journey Through Identity and Legacy
Movie Info: Fanboy follows Allen, a socially awkward young man on a personal pilgrimage to Columbus, Ohio, where he immerses himself in the world of college football in hopes of reconnecting with his estranged father. As the 2014 football season unfolds, Allen becomes lost in a whirlwind of sensory overload and culture shock. With no…
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Slamdance 2025: Universe 25: A Sci-Fi Exploration of Human Connection
Movie Info: A young postman is tasked with sorting out lost post. Upon reading an opened letter, written by an author who claims to be an angel from the future, the postman embarks upon a fantastical journey and attempts to get the letter to its intended destination. Review: ” Universe 25” is a thriller that…
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Slamdance 2025: Confessions Chin Chin: A Journey of Revelations
Movie Info: Based on true stories. Vicente and Lolo, two queer actors in search of a better future, cross paths with Sofia, Roberto, and other characters in the enigmatic CAZADOR bar in Madrid. To the frenetic rhythm of jazz, amid overflowing drinks, they address topics such as artistic life, sexual freedom, relentless discrimination, the struggle…
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Slamdance 2025: Banr”: A Heartfelt Exploration of Love and Memory in the Face of Alzheimer’s
Movie Info: After 40 years of devotion, an elderly couple faces a heartbreaking farewell—he succumbs to a heart attack, while she battles Alzheimer’s, trapped in a cycle of fragmented memories and a desperate search for her family, as love fades into unrecognition. Review: “Banr,” directed by Erica Xia-Hou, is a touching and deeply emotional film…
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Slamdance 2025: Alice-Heart: A Realistic Exploration of Relationships and Self-Discovery
Movie Info: Alice-Heart is an aimless college student residing in Philadelphia. She aspires to be a famous writer but drops out ofschool in her last semester of senior year on a whim. Immediately cut off from her disappointed Filipino mother and dumped by her studious boyfriend, she finds that she has to pay bills on…