“The quality and breadth of independent film has increased exponentionally over the past year. In addition to announcing the competition section, organizers also revealed the theme of the 2011 fest - “All is Not Lost” - and said they will donate for the first time 10% of all ticket proceeds to indie filmmakers. Titles that have played at Slamdance on their way to fame include “Paranormal Activity,” while talent agents have taken to prowling Sundance for emerging voices. Slamdance has become a distinct presence since its launch in 1995 as an alternative to the Sundance Film Festival (it runs concurrent to that fest). Other docus are Shane Aquino’s “Road Dogs,” CJ Gardella’s “Shunka,” Michael Barnett’s “Superheros,” about real-lifed caped crusaders, and Chase Thompson and Ryan Walker’s “Zielinski.” military bombing range near the Mexican border, to Lilly Scourtis Ayers’ “Last Fast Ride - The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess,” profiling Bay Area punk rocker Marian Anderson. The documentary lineup will tackle myriad subjects, from Rashid Ghazi’s “Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football,” about an Arab-American high school football team in Dearborn, Mich., to Stephan Wassmann’s “Scrapper,” about a group of desert outlaws who scavenge lucrative debris from a U.S. titles that will play in narrative competition are Benjamin Brewer’s “Beneath Contempt,” Steve Skrovan’s “Fred and Vinnie,” David Bonawits’ “Pleasant People,” Simon Arthur’s “Silver Tongues,” Damon Russell’s “Snow on Tha Bluff,” Albert Birney and Jon Moses’ “The Beast Pageant” and Mark Jackson’s “Without.”įoreign titles are Fernando Barreda Luna’s “Atrocious” (Mexico, Spain), Matias Lira’s “Drama” (Chile) and Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal’s “Stranger Things” (U.K.).
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