# slamdance — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover slamdance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Locarno 2026: Brave New Love, Nobody's Violence, 16 Moments of My Life, I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/locarno-2026-brave-new-love-nobodys) _2026-08-10 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ A look at new films by Albert Serra, Denis Côté, Isabelle Stever, and Maria Bäck ## [Distribution Watch: Venice 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-venice-2026) _2026-08-03 · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles from Venice 2026 have North American distribution ## [Distribution Watch: Cannes 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-cannes-2026) _2026-05-04 · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival have North American distribution ## [New Directors/New Films 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/new-directorsnew-films-2026-part) _2026-04-08 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Some words on festival selections Erupcja, Chronovisor, and Agon ## [A Look at Slamdance 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/a-look-at-slamdance-2026) _2026-04-06 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ If you're willing to put in the work, Slamdance provides an accessible path to discover hidden gems on the festival circuit. ## [SXSW: A Safe Distance](https://quellemovies.com/2026/03/sxsw-a-safe-distance/) _2026-03-21 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Alex (Bethany Brown) has been abandoned in the woods by her boyfriend Joey (Chris McNally). After his cliffside proposal ended with rejection, Joey quietly packs up his things and drives … Continue Reading SXSW: A Safe Distance The post SXSW: A Safe Distance appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [SXSW: The Snake](https://quellemovies.com/2026/03/sxsw-the-snake/) _2026-03-16 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “Jamie… I thought you were going to stop being an idiot.” After a stint in jail, 40-something wild child Jamie (Susan Kent) returns home only to find herself locked out … Continue Reading SXSW: The Snake The post SXSW: The Snake appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [SXSW: Same Same But Different](https://quellemovies.com/2026/03/sxsw-same-same-but-different/) _2026-03-14 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Rana (Medalion Rahimi) is working as a caretaker for a wealthy family in Cape Cod when she impulsively agrees to get married for a green card. She’s been hooking up … Continue Reading SXSW: Same Same But Different The post SXSW: Same Same But Different appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Slamdance 2026: Interview with The Bulldogs Filmmakers Noah Dixon and Ori Segev](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/slamdance-2026-interview-with-the) _2026-02-23 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ The directors talk about documenting the people of East Palestine, Ohio after the devastating train derailment in 2023 ## [Distribution Watch: Berlinale 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-berlinale-2026) _2026-02-10 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles have North American distribution from the 2026 edition of the Berlinale ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pFhJyCKbX62i) _2026-02-10 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Counterprogramming: Montreal Critics' Week 2026](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/counterprogramming-montreal-critics) _2026-02-09 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ The Montreal Critics' Week provides a glimpse at how festivals can create alternative spaces to engage with films compared to their high profile counterparts ## [Sundance 2026 Shorts](https://quellemovies.com/2026/02/sundance-2026-shorts/) _2026-02-09 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Here are my favorites from this year’s Sundance Film Festival lineup of short films: Albatross dir. Amandine Thomas When being a caretaker becomes too much, a wife entertains the attention … Continue Reading Sundance 2026 Shorts The post Sundance 2026 Shorts appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Secret Mall Apartment](https://quellemovies.com/2025/12/secret-mall-apartment/) _2025-12-14 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “So much of what the mall sells us is this performance of a consumer lifestyle. The mall apartment was this opportunity to have this set where we could play out … Continue Reading Secret Mall Apartment The post Secret Mall Apartment appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Shorts Spotlight: The Last Observers](https://quellemovies.com/2025/11/shorts-spotlight-the-last-observers/) _2025-11-30 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ The Last Observersdir. Maja Mikkelsen25 min. Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have spent nearly forty years observing the patterns of migratory birds in Falsterbo, the most southern part of Sweden. … Continue Reading Shorts Spotlight: The Last Observers The post Shorts Spotlight: The Last Observers appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Shorts Spotlight: Ma mère et moi](https://quellemovies.com/2025/11/shorts-spotlight-ma-mere-et-moi/) _2025-11-19 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Ma mère et moidir. Emma Branderhorst19 minutes A tender portrait of a mother and daughter parting ways. On their road trip to Marseilles, where Kees (Celeste Holsheimer) is going to … Continue Reading Shorts Spotlight: Ma mère et moi The post Shorts Spotlight: Ma mère et moi appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Review: Urchin (2025, dir. Harris Dickinson)](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/review-urchin-2025-dir-harris-dickinson) _2025-11-03 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Dickinson's feature debut is a blend of good and bad instincts in its portrayal of a homeless drug addict ## [Grizzly Man (2005)](https://quellemovies.com/2025/11/grizzly-man-2005/) _2025-11-01 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “Treadwell is gone. The argument of how wrong or how right he was, disappears into a distance into a fog. What remains is his footage.” — Werner Herzog The most … Continue Reading Grizzly Man (2005) The post Grizzly Man (2005) appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [The Pleasures (and Displeasures) of Provocation](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/the-pleasures-and-displeasures-of) _2025-10-29 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ On Todd Rohal's Fuck My Son! and Radu Jude's Dracula ## [Distribution Watch: Venice 2025](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-venice-2025) _2025-08-19 · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles from Venice 2025 have North American distribution ## [Locarno 2025: Dry Leaf, A Balcony in Limoges, Phantoms of July, Two Seasons Two Strangers](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/locarno-2025-dry-leaf-a-balcony-in) _2025-08-18 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Thoughts on four films from the Locarno Film Festival, including this year's Golden Leopard winner ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aXb7lLlPGPvH) _2025-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Locarno 2025: With Hasan in Gaza](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/locarno-2025-with-hasan-in-gaza) _2025-08-12 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Kamal Aljafari's documentary, compiled from MiniDV tapes in 2001, is a powerful rumination on memory in the face of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza ## [Locarno 2025: Legend of the Happy Worker](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/locarno-2025-legend-of-the-happy) _2025-08-07 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Duwayne Dunham wraps a critique of capitalism in a hokey, Disney-like fable with mixed results ## [Mermaid, Bitch](https://quellemovies.com/2025/07/mermaid-bitch/) _2025-07-16 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “I have scales. This is so f\*\*\*ed!” True friendship endures many challenges. But what if one of those challenges happens to be a mermaid transformation? Written, produced and directed by … Continue Reading Mermaid, Bitch The post Mermaid, Bitch appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [The 2025 Half-Year Check In](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/the-2025-half-year-check-in) _2025-06-30 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Sinners! Warfare! and 9 other films ## [Fair Play](https://quellemovies.com/2025/06/fair-play/) _2025-06-16 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “Para tener una familia linda tienes que trabajar juntos.” “To have a beautiful family you have to work together.“ As the saying goes, “happy wife, happy life.” However, this is … Continue Reading Fair Play The post Fair Play appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [The End of Quiet](https://quellemovies.com/2025/06/the-end-of-quiet/) _2025-06-10 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ In a remote part of West Virginia lies Green Bank, a small town of just under 150 residents. Since the 1950s, Green Bank has been the home to the National … Continue Reading The End of Quiet The post The End of Quiet appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Tinā](https://quellemovies.com/2025/05/tina/) _2025-05-24 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “What’s a parent without their kids?” Mareta (Anapela Polataivao) is grieving the loss of her daughter who tragically lost her life during the Christchurch, New Zealand quakes of 2011. Unsure … Continue Reading Tinā The post Tinā appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Remaining Native](https://quellemovies.com/2025/05/remaining-native/) _2025-05-21 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “I want to hurt for him and all my other ancestors. I want to remember where I come from and to not forget the community that raised me.” — Ku Stevens … Continue Reading Remaining Native The post Remaining Native appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Dear Aloha](https://quellemovies.com/2025/05/dear-aloha/) _2025-05-17 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “Aloha sustains Hawai’ians by reminding us who we are.” Hawai’i is one of the most beautiful places on earth and the Kanaka (Native Hawai’ians) feel a strong connection to their … Continue Reading Dear Aloha The post Dear Aloha appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Drowned Land](https://quellemovies.com/2025/05/drowned-land/) _2025-05-17 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ “If you go back to any industry or anybody coming to this valley, the only thing they’ve been after is natural resources. It was never to build something here. It … Continue Reading Drowned Land The post Drowned Land appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G39A5jCCngn5) _2025-05-17 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Tiger](https://quellemovies.com/2025/05/tiger/) _2025-05-11 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Dana Tiger’s life has been one of both artistic success and great tragedy. Her father was an artistic genius and when he died tragically at the age of 26, Dana, … Continue Reading Tiger The post Tiger appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Distribution Watch: Cannes 2025](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-cannes-2025) _2025-04-15 · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival have North American distribution ## [Molli and Max in the Future](https://quellemovies.com/2025/04/molli-and-max-in-the-future/) _2025-04-07 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Molli (Zosia Mamet), a seventh-level space witch, meets Max (Aristotle Athari), a half-human, half-fishman, and the two hit off. Sort of. Over the span of twelve years, this pair of … Continue Reading Molli and Max in the Future The post Molli and Max in the Future appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [SXSW: 2025 Narrative Shorts Competition](https://quellemovies.com/2025/03/sxsw-2025-narrative-shorts-competition/) _2025-03-14 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ 24 Hours After Reading Tuesdays with MorrieDirector: Scott TinkhamGrappling with one’s mortality can feel like being punched in the face. A bit disjointed but I appreciated how it embodied an … Continue Reading SXSW: 2025 Narrative Shorts Competition The post SXSW: 2025 Narrative Shorts Competition appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Redux Redux](https://quellemovies.com/2025/03/sxsw-redux-redux/) _2025-03-11 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Irene Kelly (Michaela McManus) is seeking revenge on Neville (Jeremy Holm), the man who killed her daughter. But it isn’t enough to kill him once. She needs to travel through … Continue Reading Redux Redux The post Redux Redux appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [Slamdance 2025 Part Three](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/slamdance-2025-part-three) _2025-03-02 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Reviews of Portal to Hell, Banr, American Theater, and The Hole Story ## [Slamdance 2025 Part Two](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/slamdance-2025-part-two) _2025-02-27 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Reviews of Richard Hunter's Foul Evil Deeds and Bean McKee's Fanboy ## [Slamdance 2025 Part One](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/slamdance-2025-part-one) _2025-02-24 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Some thoughts Slamdance's opening night selection Out of Plain Sight and the festival's major changes for its 31st edition ## [Distribution Watch: Berlinale 2025](https://acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/distribution-watch-berlinale-2025) _2025-02-04 · C.J. Prince · Acquired Cinema_ Tracking which titles have North American distribution from the 2025 edition of the Berlinale ## [Late Night with the Devil](https://quellemovies.com/2024/11/late-night-with-the-devil/) _2024-11-23 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Heeeeeeeere’s the Devil! TV show host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) needs to find a way to revive his flailing late night show. He’s in steep competition with rival Jack Carson … Continue Reading Late Night with the Devil The post Late Night with the Devil appeared first on Quelle Movies . ## [A Kid (Le fils de Jean)](https://quellemovies.com/2024/09/a-kid-le-fils-de-jean/) _2024-09-28 · Raquel Stecher · Quelle Movies_ Matthieu (Pierre Deladonchamps) just received the call that his father died. The father he never met. The father he didn’t even really knew existed. The father he couldn’t meet in … Continue Reading A Kid (Le fils de Jean) The post A Kid (Le fils de Jean) appeared first on Quelle Movies .