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This episode of Slamdance 2025 celebrates films that bring thrills and horror!

Portal to Hell follows a debt collector as his routine is turned upside down after finding a portal to hell in a laundromat. Director/writer Woody Bess and star Trey Holland discuss making a horror film on a budget, working with acting greats like Keith David and Richard Kind, and the best burgers in LA. 

In the Mouth is the story of what happens when Merl, who lives a life of recluse, is running low on money and takes on a roommate looking for a place to hide. Actors Colin Burgess and Paul Michael join us to share their delight in the awkwardness of the story, how filming in black and white adds to the tone, and sleeping on an apple orchard in a room full of dolls.

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We're highlighting Slamdance 2025 with two films that explore the different ways in which people process life. 

The narrative feature Confessions Chin Chin spends the evening at a bar with a cast of misfits as they navigate love, art, secrets, and self-discovery. Director Carolina Perelman shares her thoughts on bar conversations with strangers, sex, and a memorable scene involving an egg yolk.

Bloqué is a short film about a drummer with creative block as he follows his memories to the root of his emotional blockage. Director Miguel Ortiz and producer Elizabeth Alvarez join us to share their joy in casting the perfect drummer, Malick Koly, using colors and saturation to match the intensity of the sound, and how they're giving back to indie artists through their production company, TheTelly. 

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We're at Slamdance 2025 celebrating two films that center around family issues.

BANR is a narrative feature about a couple who has been together for forty years struggling with how to cope with the onset of Alzheimer's as the disease takes its toll. We were joined by director Erica Xia-Hou (夏侯云姗), who explains why she wrote the film during the pandemic as her grandmother was struggling with Alzheimer's, how a last minute dog adoption turned into a star of the film, and the everlasting power of love. 

Project Dad is a documentary short shot by a feminist daughter trying to connect with her pickup artist dad who helps men succeed at dating on Tinder. Director/subject Camilla jämting joins us to share how she was able to separate being a director and being a daughter, why her cameraman had to stop filming during a certain intense scene, and being ok with relationships that are complicated.

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Welcome to Slamdance 2025, where today we're bringing you two powerful documentaries.

Larry (They/Them) follows non binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène during their transitional journey, as they piece together a photographic autobiography and art exhibit entitled "Puberty". Director Catherine Legault explains how she became friends with Laurence, bringing a new perspective to their art, and why it's important to show that everyone's journey is different.

Complicated shares the painful story of kids suffering from Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome, a disease that is too complicated for mainstream medicine, causing them to be passed around, abandoned, and in some cases accused of faking their illness. Director Andrew Abrahams shares the problem with cookie cutter medicine, how the issues extend to CPS and the law, and how even though the medical system doesn't know a lot about this disease, one in 500 people suffer from it.

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Welcome to Slamdance 2025! In honor of Slamdance's first time being held in LA, we're kicking things off with two documentaries that are LA as fuuuck.

Coroner to the Stars chronicles the life and career of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, head medical examiner and coroner from the late 60s-early 80s in Los Angeles. Director Ben Hethcoat shares the ten year journey it took to get this film made, how growing up as the son of a coroner helped him prepare for this film, and why Dr. Noguchi's career created a perfect storm in Hollywood that would never take place in today's digital age.

40 Watts From Nowhere shares the story of Sue Carpenter, a young woman who hated commercial radio and decided to create her own pirate radio station out of her apartment in Silverlake, Los Angeles, in the 90s. We were excited to be joined by Sue (who also directed the film), to discuss how she found archival footage she never knew existed, her love for motorcycles, and the magic and innocence in not knowing what the fuck you're doing.

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Girls Will Be Girls follows 16 year-old Mira as she first discovers sexual desire while attending a strict boarding school in the Himalayas, but her coming-of-age is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself. Director/writer Shuchi Talati shares how she was delicately able to portray teenage sexuality, why certain crew members had a lot of tips for a certain stuffed animal scene, and their emotional experience screening the film in India for the first time.

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Hot damn, this is a fun one! Our friends at the Standard Deviant Brewing Co invited us to record on location at their 7th annual chili cook off, and as regular patrons, we can say without a doubt it’s one of the most fun events of the year. You’ll meet all ten of the competing teams, learn about their secret recipes, and the inspiration behind their costumes (true to SF, we saw everything from ass cheeks to #FreeLuigi).  

Plus Erin and Ange catch you up on their January shenanigans, including laughing their assess off at multiple SF Sketchfest shows, closing out a karaoke bar to Sinead O’Connor on a Monday night, and recovering from a hysterectomy (#MiddleAgedWomen). Be sure to guess who you think will win, because we also bring you the exciting conclusion to the chili cook off, including some unique awards that you won’t want to miss. Honestly, this episode encapsulates why we still love San Francisco. Cheers!

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Welcome to our third and final episode for Sundance 2025, featuring two very timely feature length documentaries.

Third Act is a documentary that follows the life of Asian American artist and activist Robert A. Nakamura (aka the godfather of Asian American media), while grappling with his recent Parkinson's diagnosis. We were joined by filmmaker (and Robert's son) Tadashi Nakamura and one of the subjects of the film/his mother, Karen Ishizuka, to discuss making this film as a family, the universal nature of grief and loss, and Tad's son Prince's potential run for president in 2040 (jk but also not).

Heightened Scrutiny follows civil rights lawyer Chase Strangio's courtroom battle against anti-trans laws, while exposing the media's role in impacting public perception of transgender rights. Director Sam Feder shares his rush to get this film out as soon as possible, the importance of being able to give a voice to children in a conversation about them, and how this film is his way of showing the younger generations that we tried/are trying.

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Welcome to the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! This week we're going international with two films that are an homage to their homeland.

Vox Humana is a beautifully stylized short film about an eccentric zoologist that gets hired to communicate with a naked man found wandering in the woods after a major earthquake. Director Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan and producer Hannah Schierbeek share the importance of indigenous Filipino stories being represented in cinema, the disconnect between modern living and the environment, and how they were at the mercy of mother nature in the Cordillera mountains.

Rains Over Babel is an exciting feature length film that brings Dante's Inferno into a tropical steam punk world inspired by Cali, Colombia. Director Gala del Sol shares her love of Latin American magical realism, being able to create the queer film that she always wanted to see, and meeting with an exorcist priest during the pandemic.

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It's Sundance 2025, and we are kicking the festival off with two of our favorites! 

Remember Me is a short film that shows what happens when a woman who jut got dumped, turned 40, and returned home to take care of her dying father decides she's ready to go on a date. We are joined by director/writer/star Claire Titelman who shares how she found inspiration from the incredible dress she wears in the film (and also where to buy it!), and the story behind the hilarious karaoke scene that wasn't originally in the script.

Didn't Die is a feature length film about a podcaster who tries to maintain her dwindling audience in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. We're joined by director/co-writer Meera Menon and one of the film's stars Kiran Deol to discuss finding hope in dark times, creating relatable characters through improv, and how representation for brown women is complicated.

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For our second interview, we are joined by our honorary bitch, John Wildman, of Films Gone Wild.

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