2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival Preview
(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) After paving the way last year as the first full drive-in film festival in the world (screening 28 new films in five days during COVID times), the
2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival strives to recapture a sense of normalcy as a cultural event that offers in-person screenings of the best new indie films as well as industry panels, master classes, and parties all during one long summer weekend (June 3-6) in the special atmosphere of Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
The LIFF 2021 lineup includes screenings of several films that premiered at Sundance and SXSW, as well as other festivals from around the globe. Some of these films will be shown on the big screen for the first time on LBI. Many of them will be followed by Q&A sessions with attending talent, such as celebrated comic book writer and acclaimed indie filmmaker Dash Shaw, who will be presenting his new animated film
“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