2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Opening Night Film, No Trace, launches 6pm PST this Friday
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
New program, Unstoppable, featuring short films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Opening Day! Watch 100+ new films now on-demand until February 25th!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Opening Night Film, No Trace, launches 6pm PST tonight
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
New program, Unstoppable, featuring short films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our stunning, fresh documentary features on-demand now!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Happy Valentine's Day! Watch our Unstoppable panel Real Love to Reel Love today
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new program, Unstoppable, now featuring films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new program, Unstoppable, now featuring films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new program, Unstoppable, now featuring films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new program, Unstoppable, now featuring films highlighting the conversation of disabilities
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Get your TV fix now by checking out our amazing Episodics Program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' which is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Get your TV fix now by checking out our amazing Episodics Program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Get your TV fix now by checking out our amazing Episodics Program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our Unstoppable panel Real Love to Reel Love today
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Get your TV fix now by checking out our amazing Episodics Program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable panel "You Don't Look Disabled" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch real stories told through cinema with our Documentary Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Push the limits of imagination with our Animation Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch real stories told through cinema with our Documentary Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Get your TV fix now by checking out our amazing Episodics Program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Push the limits of imagination with our Animation Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our Unstoppable panel Real Love to Reel Love today
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Witness the true scope and beauty of cinema with our Narrative Features program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our new Unstoppable panel "You Don't Look Disabled" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch powerful stories unfold with our Narrative Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Witness the true scope and beauty of cinema with our Narrative Features program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch powerful stories unfold with our Narrative Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Witness the true scope and beauty of cinema with our Narrative Features program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our Unstoppable panel Real Love to Reel Love today
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Witness the true scope and beauty of cinema with our Narrative Features program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Test the boundaries of cinema with our Department of Anarchy program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our new Unstoppable panel "Directing with a Disability" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See the wonders of the digital world with our Digital, Interactive and Gaming program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Step into the wild and visionary minds of filmmakers with our Experimental Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! The Animated Short Film 'Opera' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Test the boundaries of cinema with our Department of Anarchy program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See the wonders of the digital world with our Digital, Interactive and Gaming program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Step into the wild and visionary minds of filmmakers with our Experimental Shorts program
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our spotlight feature film Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide & see our Q&A with Kenny & the filmmakers
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our new panel "Fright Club: Female Directors of Horror presented by The Chimera Project
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! The Animated Short Film 'Opera' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our spotlight feature film Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide & see our Q&A with Kenny & the filmmakers
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our new panel "Final Draft to First Shot: Preparing Your Script for Production" presented by Final Draft
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! The Animated Short Film 'Opera' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our new panel "Fright Club: Female Directors of Horror presented by The Chimera Project
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our new Unstoppable panel "Directing with a Disability" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our new Unstoppable panel "Race and Ableism" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Celebrate Black History Month & Support our Black Artists
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our panel "Final Draft to First Shot: Preparing Your Script for Production" presented by Final Draft
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! The Animated Short Film 'Opera' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our new panel "Fright Club: Female Directors of Horror presented by The Chimera Project
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our Unstoppable Short Film 'Feeling Through' is on the Oscar Nomination short list!
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
See our Breakout program for impactful films directed by filmmakers working beyond their first feature
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new webinar "Crowdfunding to Build Independence" presented by Seed & Spark
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out powerful stories from our LGBTQ+ community
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Celebrate Black History Month & Support our Black Artists
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out powerful stories from our LGBTQ+ community
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch now! Our new Unstoppable panel "Race and Ableism" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out powerful stories from our LGBTQ+ community
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Celebrate Black History Month & Support our Black Artists
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our panel "Fright Club: Female Directors of Horror presented by The Chimera Project
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out powerful stories from our LGBTQ+ community
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch 'Workhorse Queen' - After an unlikely casting on a reality tv show, 47-year old Ed Popil leaves his job to pursue a full-time career as his drag queen alter ego, Mrs. Kasha Davis
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out our NEW Unstoppable panel "Stop! Collaborate & Listen" presented by Hulu
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch 'Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide' - Obsessed with garbage, cartoons, and plastic, Kenny Scharf's career flourished despite the decimation of the AIDS crisis and the fickle tastes of the art world.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch our new webinar "Crowdfunding to Build Independence" presented by Seed & Spark
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch 'Hurrah, we are still alive!' - An artistic commune of filmmakers awaits the return of the Director, who disappeared without a trace, yet still seems to control all of the troupe's actions
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch 'A Family' - A man living in solitary seeks emotional refuge in the organizing and documenting of family moments using low-grade impersonators.
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our panel "Fright Club: Female Directors of Horror presented by The Chimera Project
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch 'Taipei Suicide Story' - A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die
February 12-25, 2021
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our Best Of Fest Weekend of our award winning films!
Launching February 26 @ 6 PM PST
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our Best Of Fest Weekend of our award winning films!
Launching February 26 @ 6 PM PST
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Enjoy our Best Of Fest Weekend of our award winning films!
Launching February 26 @ 6 PM PST
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Check out our Unstoppable panel "Stop! Collaborate & Listen" presented by Hulu
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Learn more about Screenplay Competition from 2020 winner, Joyce Sherri. Submit your script today!
Submit your screenplay!
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Watch Ava DuVernay surprise Tilane Jones with Slamdance Founder’s Award in Greenlight discussion.
2021 Screenplay Competition
Learn more from ur 2020 winner, Joyce Sherri, and submit your script today!
Watch Now On-Demand
See the trailer for our documentary feature, You Never Had It - An Evening with Bukowski
2021 Slamdance Film Festival
Learn about our stunning and powerful 2021 Award Winners.
Our Largest & Most Accessible Festival Yet
Running February 12-25, 2021, our virtual festival on-demand experience brings everything Slamdance has to offer to a global online audience on Slamdance.com, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Firestick, and YouTube all within our $10 festival pass.
Our 2021 program consists of 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodics for the 27th edition of the festival, a number that equals previous editions of the festival. This includes a new program titled Unstoppable, a showcase for creators with disabilities.
Beyond our virtual experience, we are hosting a one night only, drive-in screening for our closing night film, 18th & Grand, in Los Angeles on February 25th.
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THANK YOU FOR ENJOYING OUR FILM FESTIVAL!
Our 2021 program consisted of 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodics for the 27th edition of the festival. This included our new program titled Unstoppable, a showcase for creators with disabilities.
We've announced our 2021 Award Winning Films which you can enjoy for an additional weekend in our Best Of Fest Weekend.
Get Your Festival Pass Now
Our virtual festival pass includes:
- On-Demand access to over 100+ independent films starting Friday, February 12th, 2021!
- 20 Feature Film Premieres, including our opening night film, No Trace
- Industry Panels and Special Events shared each day during our festival with partners including ARRAY, Final Draft, and DGA.
- 100+ Filmmaker Q&As lead by our Alumni, Festival Programmers, and Filmmaking Community
- New Unstoppable Program featuring 22 short films from up-and-coming disabled filmmakers, feature actors with disabilities, or highlight the conversation of disabilities in today’s world.
- International Films so you can discover the next generation of filmmakers from around the world straight from your home!
WATCH OUR WINNING FILMS IN OUR BEST OF FEST WEEKEND!
Best Of Fest Weekend Pass includes:
On-Demand access to all our winning films and feature film, 18th & Grand.
Filmmaker Q&As and Industry Panels with partners including ARRAY, Final Draft, and DGA.
You can enjoy the next generation of groundbreaking filmmakers from around the world!
Community is, and has always been, at the heart of why Slamdance works. Though the accessibility of taking the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival online means we now have the exciting potential to reach a wider audience than ever before, in the true spirit of Slamdance, we still aim to make every attendee feel like they are part of a special, intimate experience. Attendees will not only have access to an excellent lineup of groundbreaking new films, they also get a front-row seat to witnessing the powerful artist community that Slamdance fosters. We invite you to take part.