Dubuque brings back in-person film festival starting this weekend
Filmmaker Chelsea Christer
A music documentary about a rock band that approached the brink of stardom as the music industry went digital will be featured at the Julien Dubuque Film Festival which opens Sunday in that northeast Iowa city.
Chelsea Christer, a filmmaker from San Francisco, will be in Dubuque for the festival to host question-and-answer sessions at screenings of her film, “Bleeding Audio,” which follows the band, The Matches.
“It uses their story to dig a little deeper into what was going on in the music industry in the early 2000s,” Christer says. “The story is a portrait of hope and redemption for bands that have tried and maybe failed in their mind and it also is just a beautiful look into the community of fans that music can create.”
The 27th Annual SLO Film Festival goes virtual, March 9th – 14th…films, special events, panels, Q&A’s and more! Plus! The popular Surf Nite in SLO at Sunset Drive-In on Wednesday, March 10th (or watch it virtually) –
“ASMR For White Liberals” and Other Reviews From Slamdance 2021
Slamdance Film Review: The Sleeping Negro
John Connor Hammond’s short “ASMR For White Liberals” hilariously razzes white liberals who mistake personal ego-stroking for allyship. ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) uses relaxing sights and sounds to create in the recipient a sedative sensation from head to toe. Using a black whisperer, Hammond brings up irritating white liberal behavior towards blacks in a totally non-confrontational way. The result makes the white liberal behavior described on screen deservedly seem as ludicrously grotesque as that of your garden variety racist.
Yes, it’s nice that white liberals don’t use the n-word as easily as they breathe. But wanting to feel the hair of a black person you’re not in any sort of intimate relation with raises questions about the liberal’s mental health. Nor does a white liberal’s skin magical
‘Taipei Suicide Story’ Wins Top Prize at Slamdance Film Festival
Taiwanese drama also won the Audience Award and the acting prize for star Tender HuangBrian Welk | February 25, 2021 @ 4:00 PM Last Updated: February 25, 2021 @ 4:20 PM
The film “Taipei Suicide Story,” a drama about a “suicide hotel” in Taiwan, has won the top prize from the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival.
The film, written and directed by KEFF, won the Narrative Grand Jury Prize Award as well as the Audience Award and the Acting Prize for the film’s star Tender Huang.
“Taipei Suicide Story” follows a receptionist at a suicide hotel who forms a fleeting friendship with a woman who can’t decide if she wants to live or die. The film was also a selection of Cannes 2020.
‘Taipei Suicide Story’ one of the top winners
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KEFF s Taipei Suicide Story took home the Grand Jury and Audience awards for Narrative Feature at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival.
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The 27th Slamdance Film Festival today announced the winners of their annual Sparky Awards in Audience, Jury and Sponsored categories.
Top winners include ”Taipei Suicide Story,” directed by KEFF, ”CODE NAME: Nagasaki,” directed by Fredrik S. Hana and “No Trace,” directed by Simon Lavoie. (See accompanying list).
“We congratulate the winners of Slamdance 2021 and everyone of our filmmakers who together attracted a record breaking festival audience for their brilliant independent work”, said Slamdance President and Co-founder Peter Baxter. “Many people experienced Slamdance for the first time including over seventeen thousand passholders from fifty-five countries. Accessibility was essential to this endeavor and