InterviewsSlamdance 2020 Interview: Lynne Sachs on a Subject Close Enough to Feel Far in “Film About a Father Who”The director talks about a highly personal portrait 30 years in the works and leaving the space for audiences to fill in details from their ...byStephen SaitoJan 23, 2020
ReviewsSlamdance ’19 Review: Addiction Doesn’t Fiddle Around in Ronny Sen’s “Cat Sticks”Still photographer Ronny Sen's transition to the big screen offers a stark look at the spread of drugs in a corner of Calcutta.byStephen SaitoJan 27, 2019
SlamdanceSlamdance ’19 Interview: Melissa Stephens on Going Beneath the Surface with “Finding the Asshole”On stepping up to expose the ignorance of others in a charmingly ridiculous new web series. byStephen SaitoJan 25, 2019
ReviewsSlamdance ’18 Review: A Family That Can’t See the Forest for the Trees in the Woodlands-Set Black Comedy “Back at the Staircase”A family emergency shows just how distant relatives can be in Drew Britton's pitch-black comedy.byStephen SaitoFeb 3, 2018
ReviewsSlamdance ’18 Review: Emily Bett Rickards & Matthew Glave Wring Painful Laughs from “Funny Story”Emily Bett Rickards and Matthew Glave strike like lightning in this wicked dark comedy about a weekend retreat in which the characters can't...byStephen SaitoFeb 1, 2018
InterviewsSlamdance ’18 Interview: Charlie Birns on Investigating “Human Affairs”The writer/director talks about finding the drama in the story of a young woman reconsidering her choice to become a surrogate mother.byStephen SaitoJan 17, 2018