Slamdance set its competition lineup Wednesday with 12 Narrative titles and 10 documentaries joining the film festival's roster at the 19th annual event which coincides with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. This year, 13 World Premieres and seven U.S. debuts will screen in competition, chosen out of 5,000 submissions.
"Our goal is to showcase exhilarating filmmaking with a revolutionary take on our world," commented Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter on the festival website. "These filmmakers have a tremendous ability to innovate, explore and revitalize the independent filmmaking landscape."
The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 18 - 24.
The festival's competition lineup follows with descriptions and credits provided by Slamdance.
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:
The Narrative Competition is comprised of American and International productions. All 12 films are feature debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, and were programmed entirely from blind submissions.
Best Friends Forever/ Director: Brea Grant, Screenwriters: Brea Grant, Vera Miao (USA) World Premiere
Harriet and Reba hit the road in this darkly comedic apocalypse tale that explores the boundaries of friendship, the danger of hipsters, and nuclear fallout. Cast: Brea Grant, Vera Miao, Sean Maher, Glen Powell, Kit Williamson, Alex Berg, Alex Fernie, Stacey Storey
Big Words/Director and Screenwriter: Neil Drumming (USA) World Premiere
A lively drama that captures members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30's, as they struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008. Cast: Darien Sills-Evans, Dorian Missick, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Yaya Alafia, Zachary Booth, Amir Arison, Jean Grae
The Court of Shards/ Director and Screenwriter: Jan Eilhardt (Germany) World Premiere
In this experimental narrative, two disabled women fight in their own way to maintain their independent loves and lives against an overpoweringly caring family. Cast:…
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