The 2007 Slamdance Film Festival recognized the following films at its awards ceremony held on January 26, 2007.[1]
Award Name |
Film Title |
Award Recipient |
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature |
Tijuana Makes Me Happy |
Dylan Verrechia |
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature |
Unsettled |
Adam Hootnick |
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short |
The Ballad of Mary Slade |
Robin Fuller |
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short |
A Map with Gaps |
Alice Nelson |
Grand Jury Award for Best Experimental Short |
Avant Petalos Grillados |
Cesar Velasco Broca |
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short |
The Cow Thief |
Charles Williams |
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature |
Murder Party |
Jeremy Saulnier |
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature |
Red Without Blue |
Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills & Todd Sills |
Global Audience Award for Best Anarchy Film |
Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith |
Danny Bourque |
Spirit of Slamdance Award |
The Mallorys Go Black Market |
JoEllen Martinson and William Scott Rees |
Award for Best Feature Length Screenplay |
Drool |
Nancy Kissam |
Award for Best Short Screenplay |
4 Corners |
Ken Pisani |
Award for Best Teleplay |
Ghost Towns |
Marcus Clay Carmouche & Seamus Kevin Fahey |
Award for Best Horror Competition Screenplay |
Slaughter |
Bobby Darby & Nathan Brookes |
Creative Excellence Award for the Horror Screenplay Competition |
Blood-Sucking Leeches and Flesh-Eating Maggots |
Adam Balsam |
Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography |
Under the Sun |
Nikolaus Summerer |
All of the films in this category are available for free download on slamdance.com[4]
Title |
Section |
Director |
Country |
Minutes |
Year |
Premiere |
URL |
Africa Parting |
Animated Shorts |
Brian Loschiavo, Robyn Yannoukos |
USA |
7 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Brian Loschiavo, Robyn Yannoukos |
Starring unknown |
The Ballad of Mary Slade |
Animated Shorts |
Robin Fuller |
UK |
3 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Robin Fuller |
Starring Paul Robinson, Keith Tutt, Rose Walker |
Close Your Eyes and Do Not Breathe |
Animated Shorts |
Vuk Jevremovic |
Germany |
7 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Vuk Jevremovic |
Starring unknown |
Cranium Theater |
Animated Shorts |
Jason Sandri |
USA |
7 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Jason Sandri |
Starring unknown |
Eva |
Animated Shorts |
Martin Quaden |
USA |
9 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Martin Quaden |
Starring unknown |
Infinite Justice |
Animated Shorts |
Karl Tebbe |
Germany |
2 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Veit Sprenger |
Starring unknown |
Kuro Kumo |
Animated Shorts |
Jesse Norton |
USA |
5 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by McCunney (translation), Jesse Norton |
Starring Kaoru, Testu |
Latent Sorrow |
Animated Shorts |
Shon Kim |
USA |
4 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by N/A |
Starring unknown |
Loom |
Animated Shorts |
Scott Kravitz |
USA |
5 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Scott Kravitz |
Starring Clay People |
Matière / Material |
Animated Shorts |
Boran Richard |
Canada |
6 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Boran Richard |
Starring unknown |
Oneheadword Protection |
Animated Shorts |
Igor Et Ivan Buharov |
Hungary |
6 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Igor Et Ivan Buharov |
Starring Szabolcs Bodi, Igor Et Ivan Buharov, Eva Csiki, Eva Molnar, Janosne Pallagi, Levente Papp |
Printed Rainbow |
Animated Shorts |
Gitanjali Rao |
India |
15 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Gitanjali Rao |
Starring unknown |
Tinnitus |
Animated Shorts |
Mark Zero Lastimosa |
USA |
7 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Mark Zero Lastimosa |
Starring Sarah Burns, Dana Dancho |
Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul |
Animated Shorts |
Neil Jack |
UK |
5 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Cameron Fraser, Neil Jack |
Starring Mark McDonnell |
Title |
Section |
Director |
Country |
Minutes |
Year |
Premiere |
URL |
Bad Boys of Summer |
Documentary Competition Features |
Loren Mendell, Tiller Russell |
USA |
76 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring William Amos, Michael Bjorlin, Bobo T. Fuimaono, Allison Harrington, David Miller, Chris Rich, Earl Smith, Elliot Smith |
The Ballad of AJ Weberman |
Documentary Competition Features |
James Bluemel, Oliver Ralfe |
UK |
80 |
2007 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring unknown |
Children of God: Lost and Found |
Documentary Competition Features |
Noah Thomson |
USA |
75 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Noah Thomson |
Starring Noah Thomson |
A Dream in Doubt |
Documentary Competition Features |
Tami Yeager |
USA |
56 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Valerie Kelly, Tami Yeager |
Starring unknown |
The King of Kong |
Documentary Competition Features |
Seth Gordon |
USA |
79 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring Walter Day, Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, Brian Kuh, Todd Rogers, Steve Sanders, Doris Self. |
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa |
Documentary Competition Features |
Jeremy Stulberg, Randy Stulberg |
USA |
61 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring unknown |
Red Without Blue |
Documentary Competition Features |
Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, Todd Sills |
USA |
74 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring unknown |
Rock The Bells |
Documentary Competition Features |
Denis Henry Hennelly, Casey Suchan |
USA |
105 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring Dilated Peoples, Sage Francis, Carla Garcia, Chali 2Na, DJ Nu-Mark, Eyedea + Abilities, MC Supernatural, Redman, Brian Valdez, Chang Weisberg, Wu Tang Clan |
Row Hard No Excuses |
Documentary Competition Features |
Luke Wolbach |
USA |
88 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by N/A |
Starring unknown |
Unsettled |
Documentary Competition Features |
Adam Hootnick |
USA |
80 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Adam Hootnick |
Starring unknown |
Title |
Section |
Director |
Country |
Minutes |
Year |
Premiere |
URL |
Alan and Samir |
Gallery Shorts |
Yann Demange |
UK |
14 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Yann Demange |
Starring Adam Deacon, Robert Gallas |
Avant Pétalos Grillados |
Gallery Shorts |
Velasco Broca |
Spain |
10 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Velasco Broca |
Starring Bárbara Mingo Costalls, Jose Antonio Herreruela, Kaloyan Krasimirov Kolev, Silvio Samuel Savidur |
The Back of Her Head |
Gallery Shorts |
Josh Safdie |
USA |
20 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Josh Safdie |
Starring Charlotte Pinson, Josh Safdie, Stephen Schneider, Jagdeep Singh, Jake Sumner |
A Bit on the Side |
Gallery Shorts |
Steve Sullivan |
UK |
12 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Liam O'Reilly |
Starring Dean Taylor |
The Caress of the Creature |
Gallery Shorts |
Stewart Mcalpine |
USA |
19 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Stewart Mcalpine |
Starring Michael Carlucci, Junior Mendez, Owen Provencher |
The Cow Thief |
Gallery Shorts |
Charles Williams |
Australia |
20 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Matt Kamen, Charles Williams |
Starring Tom Budge, Syd Brisbane, Suzie Dee |
Dealing |
Gallery Shorts |
Lena Dunham |
USA |
15 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Lena Dunham |
Starring Carroll Dunham, Grace Dunham, Lena Dunham, Donald Rosenfeld, Laurie Simmons |
Dentist Visit |
Gallery Shorts |
Yves Hofer |
USA |
18 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Yves Hofer |
Starring Carlo Alban, Sol Echeverria, Florence Young |
Dr.Terror's House of Pancakes |
Gallery Shorts |
Tyson James Theroux |
USA |
18 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Tyson James Theroux |
Starring Corey Brewer, Erin Gilbert, Thea Lester, Darby McDevitt, Steven Whippo |
Evangeleo |
Gallery Shorts |
Brandon Harris |
USA |
21 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Brandon Harris |
Starring Ayesha Adamo, Birda Gilmore, Dan Kim, Angela Logan, Irungu Mutu, Grace Savage |
The Famous Joe Project |
Gallery Shorts |
Eli Rarey |
USA |
16 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Eli Rarey |
Starring Duncan Ferguson |
Farmboy |
Gallery Shorts |
Duncan Ferguson |
USA |
12 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Duncan Ferguson |
Starring Monk Farley, Duncan Ferguson, Lowell Hutcheson |
The Golden Samovar |
Gallery Shorts |
Phillip Chernyak |
USA |
9 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Phillip Chernyak |
Starring Elizabeth Kenner, Rachel Patterson, Angela Rollo |
The Haircut |
Gallery Shorts |
Bohdana Smyrnova |
Ukraine |
7 |
2006 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Bohdana Smyrnova |
Starring Melaena Cadiz, Jacqueline Thuener-Rego, Ivo Velon |
Happy Birthday 2 You |
Gallery Shorts |
David Alcalde |
Spain |
14 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by David Alcalde |
Starring Laura Dominguez, Pau Poch |
Hijo |
Gallery Shorts |
Nicolás Melini |
Spain |
8 |
2005 |
North American Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Nicolás Melini |
Starring Nieves de Medina, Israel Rodríguez |
Hiyab |
Gallery Shorts |
Xavi Sala |
Spain |
8 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Xavi Sala |
Starring Lorena Rosado, José Luis Torrijo, Ana Wagener |
A Hooker & A Dirt Road End |
Gallery Shorts |
John Nijhawan |
USA |
12 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by John Nijhawan |
Starring Michael Halliday, Camille Marshall, John Nijhawan, John Ashley Reese, Rod Sweitzer |
A Killer on I-475 |
Gallery Shorts |
Sean Stacy |
USA |
12 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Sean Stacy |
Starring Welton Boomer, Adam Gomoll, Aqeelah A. Rahim, Jr. Latisha Williams |
La Jaula Del Monarca (A Monarch Cage) |
Gallery Shorts |
Paul Di Palma |
Mexico |
13 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Paul Di Palma |
Starring Moisés Arizmendi, Rubén Cristiany, Zamia Fandiño |
Lawrence |
Gallery Shorts |
Gregory Mitnick |
USA |
12 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Gregory Mitnick |
Starring Yin Chang, Tokio N. Paris |
Men On A Lake |
Gallery Shorts |
Karl Raudsepp-Hearne |
Canada |
16 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Karl Raudsepp-Hearne |
Starring Andrew Johnston, Frank Schorpion |
Red Timber (Rotes Holz) |
Gallery Shorts |
Agnes Karow |
Germany |
12 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Agnes Karow |
Starring Susanne Schäfer |
Strangers |
Gallery Shorts |
Ondrej Rudavsky |
Slovakia |
7 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by unknown |
Starring Jana Kolesarova, Muro, Ondrej Rudavsky |
Swerve |
Gallery Shorts |
Andrew Piccone |
USA |
12 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Andrew Piccone |
Starring Todd Hickey, Diana Valentine |
Yonder |
Gallery Shorts |
Mika Johnson |
USA |
20 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Peter Hlinka |
Starring Alex D'soleil, Peter Hlinka, Mika Johnson |
Zekuu |
Gallery Shorts |
Katsura Murata |
Japan |
27 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Katsura Murata |
Starring Ayano Kondo, Hayato Nakagawa, Miyou Tange |
Title |
Section |
Director |
Country |
Minutes |
Year |
Premiere |
URL |
American Fork |
Narrative Competition Features |
Chris Bowman |
USA |
94 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Hubbel Palmer |
Starring William Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Hubbel Palmer, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Lynn Rajskub |
American Zombie |
Narrative Competition Features |
Grace Lee |
USA |
90 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Grace Lee, Rebecca Sonnenshine |
Starring Austin Basis, Suzy Nakamura, John Solomon, Al Vicente, Jane Edith Wilson |
Bangkok |
Narrative Competition Features |
Colin Drobnis |
USA |
98 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Colin Drobnis |
Starring Abel Johnson, Aoi Kawichai, Daniel Miller, Aaron Smith |
Crime Fiction |
Narrative Competition Features |
Will Slocombe |
USA |
83 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Jonathan Eliot |
Starring Dan Bakkedahl, Jonathan Eliot, Yasen Peyankov, Amy Sloan, Christian Stolte |
The Death of Michael Smith |
Narrative Competition Features |
Daniel Casey |
USA |
88 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Daniel Casey |
Starring Thomas Galasso, Jennifer Lester, Mike Mili, Oksana Mirzoyan, Chris Moller, Fox Valade, Robert Emmett Young |
Murder Party |
Narrative Competition Features |
Jeremy Saulnier |
USA |
80 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Jeremy Saulnier |
Starring Sandy Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, Bill Lacey, Stacy Rock, Skei Saulnier, Chris Sharp, Bill Tangradi |
Over the GW |
Narrative Competition Features |
Nick Gaglia |
USA |
75 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Nick Gaglia |
Starring Kether Donohue, George Gallagher, Juliana Huestis, Albert Insinnia, G.R. Johnson, Michael Mathis, Justin Swain, Steve Stanulis |
The Path of Most Resistance |
Narrative Competition Features |
Peter Kelley |
USA |
40 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance imdb |
Written by Peter Kelley |
Starring Tim Rouhana, Spencer Grammer |
Tijuana Makes Me Happy |
Narrative Competition Features |
Dylan Verrechia |
Mexico |
79 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance imdb |
Written by James Lefkowitz, Pablo Tendilla, Dylan Verrechia |
Starring Alejandro Ramirez Achutegui, Luis Carmona Arochi, Marco Carmona Arochi, Ivan Equihua Carlos, Aidee Gonzalez, Jorge Jorge Hernández, Pablo Tendilla Ortiz, Pablo Jimenez Rivera, Pablo Tendilla Rocha, Raul Rodriguez Rodriguez, Darina Rabago Soto |
Under The Sun |
Narrative Competition Features |
Baran Bo Odar |
Germany |
60 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Baran Bo Odar |
Starring Astrid M. Fuenderich, Janina Stopper, Alexandra Von Schwerin, Maximilian Waldmann |
Title |
Section |
Director |
Country |
Minutes |
Year |
Premiere |
URL |
Avatar |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Lluis Quilez |
Spain |
15 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Lluis Quilez |
Starring Sebastian Haro, Rosana Pastor |
Checkpoint |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Ben Phelps |
Australia |
11 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Ben Phelps |
Starring Rodney Afif, Casey Burgess, Alex Dimitriades, Kate Raison, Brett Stiller, Christian Willis |
Die Besucher (The Visitors) |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Ulrike Molsen |
Germany |
38 |
2007 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Ulrike Molsen |
Starring Dirk Borchardt, Johanna Geissler, Myriam Schroeder |
HELLo? |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Gavin Lim |
Singapore |
15 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Gavin Lim |
Starring Angela May, Timothy Nga, Yeo Yann Yann |
La China |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Diego Postigo, Antonia San Juan |
Spain |
18 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Antonia San Juan, Luis Miguel Seguí |
Starring Antonia San Juan, Luis Miguel Seguí |
The Listening Dead |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Phil Mucci |
USA |
14 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Phil Mucci |
Starring Sarah Hund, Karen Miller, Peter Scriba |
Lola |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Matthew Ross |
USA |
12 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Matthew Ross |
Starring Cordelia Reynolds, Daniel Sauli, Dean Wareham |
The Mallorys Go Black Market |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Joellen Martinson, William Scott Rees |
USA |
13 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Joellen Martinson, William Scott Rees |
Starring Ben Fredrickson, Lizzie Martinson, Tina Testa, Allison True |
The Package |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Caskey Ebeling |
Brazil |
11 |
2007 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Caskey Ebeling |
Starring Ze Alex, Bel Beloni, Edson Curi, Angus Cash Ebeling, Feodora, Patricia Lanari, Henrique Lima, Julio Matosinho, Franscini Melo, Eduardo Rossi, Ana Amelia Viera, Nelson Ziegler |
Paralegal |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Eric Lane |
USA |
13 |
2006 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Eric Lane |
Starring Jaime Andrews, Eric Lane |
Rover's Return |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Mark Hammett |
UK |
11 |
2006 |
World Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Mark Hammett |
Starring Steve Alais, Alex Bond |
The Saddest Boy in the World |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Jamie Travis |
Canada |
13 |
2006 |
U.S. Premiere |
slamdance |
Written by Jamie Travis |
Starring Colton Boreen, Babz Chula, Hailey Conner, Jerocko Harder, Kirsten Robek, Benjamin B. Smith |
Waves. Day Return |
Narrative Shorts Before Features |
Maciej Pisarek |
Poland |
27 |
2005 |
N/A |
slamdance |
Written by Maciej Pisarek, Alison Ripley |
Starring Anna Samusionek, Krzysztof Stroinski, Natalia Rosinska |