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‘Inheritance’ Review | Exploring Addiction and Generational Trauma [Slamdance Film Festival 2024]

Inheritance, a documentary from Matt Moyer and Amy Toensing, explores the ways that addiction affects generations. The film focuses on Curtis from the ages of 12 to 18, as he grows up in a small rural town on the edge of the Ohio River. The film introduces sweet Curtis and his younger siblings, who despite their young ages are all too aware of their stark … Continue reading ‘Inheritance’ Review | Exploring Addiction and Generational Trauma [Slamdance Film Festival 2024]

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‘Makayla’s Voice’ World Premiere at 2024 Slamdance Film Festival

Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World will have its world premiere at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival as a part of their Unstoppable Shorts category. “In the heartwarming short documentary, Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World, we are introduced to a remarkable young girl whose spirit and determination defy all expectations. Makayla, a black teenage girl, has spent her life grappling with a … Continue reading ‘Makayla’s Voice’ World Premiere at 2024 Slamdance Film Festival

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Documentary Filmed Over 11 Years ‘INHERITANCE’ to World Premiere at Slamdance

From husband-and-wife filmmaking team Matt Moyer and Amy Toensing, comes their feature documentary INHERITANCE. It will have its World Premiere at SLAMDANCE on Friday, January 19. “Inheritance explores the underlying causes of the opioid epidemic in America through the life of one boy and five generations of his extended family over 11 years. Curtis, a bright and hopeful boy, grows up from age 12 to 18 surrounded … Continue reading Documentary Filmed Over 11 Years ‘INHERITANCE’ to World Premiere at Slamdance

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Award-Winning LGTBQ+ Doc, ‘LEILANI’S FORTUNE’ Screens at Slamdance Festival

Canadian writer/director Loveleen Kaur’s debut documentary feature LEILANI’S FORTUNE will screen at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. From Kaur’s newly created production company, A Missing Peace Productions, the film is part of the “Unstoppable” category, which showcases films by filmmakers with disabilities. “Leilani’s Fortune is an intimate journey that follows Witch Prophet, a Toronto-based queer, immigrant Ethiopian-Eritrean musician, as she navigates newfound momentum in Canada and records her latest album, The … Continue reading Award-Winning LGTBQ+ Doc, ‘LEILANI’S FORTUNE’ Screens at Slamdance Festival

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Documentaries at Slamdance 2024

Slamdance is right around the corner, and it’s filled with an amazing lineup of films. Here are the feature documentaries at this year’s festival: Citizen Weiner Director: Daniel Robbins. Synopsis: “Zack Weiner is an actor residing in New York City. When the film industry shuts down in 2020, Zack and his friend Joe embark on a unique project: to make a film about running for … Continue reading Documentaries at Slamdance 2024

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