Salt Lake Tribune - Slamdance announces slate for 13th season
The screwball comedy "Weirdsville" will open the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday, as Sundance's tagalong kid brother celebrates its 13th year in Park City. The movie tells the story, Slamdance's press release says, "of two junkies on the run from a satanic cult, a cabal of midget knights, a vengeful drug dealer, and a mouse." It's directed by Allan Moyle ("Pump Up the Volume," "Empire Records") and stars Scott Speedman ("Underworld"), Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") and Taryn Manning ("Hustle Flow").
Slamdance took in more than 3,600 film submissions for less than 100 slots, prompting organizers to expand its documentary competition to 10 titles - the same number as the narrative competition. Slamdance runs Jan. 18-27 at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St.
, Park City. A best-of-Slamdance event is set for Jan. 27 at the Regency Trolley Square Cinemas, Salt Lake City.
Festival passes are now on sale at , and individual tickets go on sale Sunday Dec. 10 . A percentage of ticket sales goes to support the Utah Food Bank.
the screenplay) with big dreams and a bigger waistline. The movie was filmed in Utah. "American Zombie," directed by Grace Lee, in which two filmmakers try to document the daily struggle of Los Angeles' zombie community.
"Bangkok," written and directed by Colin Drobnis, a drama about an ex- soldier searching for his MIA father in southeast Asia. "Crime Fiction," directed by Will Slocombe, in which a writer finds the story of a lifetime, when he finds a body in his trunk and blood on his hands. "The Death of Michael Smith," written and directed by Daniel Casey, about three men with the same name - all linked to a murder.
"Murder Party," written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, a comic horror movie about a Halloween party attendee who becomes the target of an artists' collective whose medium is murder. "Over the GW," written and directed by Nick Gaglia, about teenage siblings drawn into an abusive, cult-like drug rehabilitation program. "The Path of Most Resistance," written and directed by Peter Kelley, about a thief faced with a life-changing choice on New Year's Eve.
"Tijuana Makes Me Happy" (U.S./Mexico), written and directed by Dylan Verrechia, about a 14-year-old Mexican boy who meets a young prostitute.
"Under The Sun" (Germany), written and directed by Baran bo Odar, about a 12-year-old boy who is sent to his aunt's house and confronts the adult world, an older cousin and a dog. "Bad Boys of Summer," written and directed by Tiller Russell and Loren Mendell, following the final season for the coach of the San Quentin Giants, a prison baseball team. "Ballad of AJ Weberman" (U.
K.), written and directed by James Bluemel and Oliver Ralfe, a portrait of a New York counter-culture character known as Bob Dylan's most infamous fan. "Children of God: Lost and Found," directed by Noah Thomson, about Thomson's experiences in an evangelical Christian cult.
"Dream in Doubt," directed by Tami Yeager, which follows Rana Singh Sodhi's quest to battle hate against his Sikh community - a hatred manifested when his brother was murdered just after 9/11. "King of Kong," directed by Seth Gordon, a portrait of diehard videogamers breaking records on classic games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. "Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa," written and directed by Jeremy Stulberg and Randy Stulberg, about a disparate group of people who form a post-modern "Wild West" in the New Mexico desert.
"Red Without Blue," written and directed by Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills and Todd Sills, about identical twin brothers whose relationship is challenged - and dark family history revealed - when one of them seeks a sex-change operation. "Rock the Bells," written and directed by Casey Suchan and Denis Hennelly, about a producer's quest to reunite the famously resistant Wu-Tang Clan. "Row Hard No Excuses" (U.
S./Spain), written and directed by Luke Wolbach, which follows two middle-aged American men on their quest to win "the world's toughest race," taking a rowboat 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. "Unsettled," written and directed by Adam Hootnick, about young people on opposite sides of the conflict over Israeli settlements on the Gaza Strip.
"Crashing," written and directed by Gary Walkow (whose "The Trouble With Dick" won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 1987), starring Campbell Scott (on whose novel the story is based) as a novelist secretly writing about the lives of two co-ed writing students. "You Are Here," written and directed by Henry Pincus, in which six friends try to piece together what happened the night before. "Alice Neel," written and directed by Andrew Neel, a documentary about the acclaimed portrait painter and the personal sacrifices she made for her art.
"Ganja Queen" (Australia), directed by Janine Hosking, which follows the trial of Schapelle Corby, a woman accused of trying to smuggle 10 pounds of marijuana into Bali, Indonesia. "Super Amigos" (Canada/Mexico), written and directed by Arturo Perez Torres, a documentary about five masked activists protecting Mexico City. "Dante's Inferno," directed by Sean Meredith, a satirical updating of the literary underworld trip, using two-dimensional puppets, and with the voices of Dermot Mulroney and James Cromwell.
"Cold Prey" (Norway), directed by Roar Uthaug, a horror movie set in a remote hotel. "Homo Erectus," directed by Adam Rifkin, a comedy about a caveman (played by Rifkin) who gets philosophical about the whole hunting-and- gathering thing. Ali Larter ("Heroes") and David Carradine also star.
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