28-30 October, 2021
Slamdance Miami will celebrate emerging filmmakers from Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Florida via an open-air, COVID-sensitive festival experience at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami, Florida from 28-30 October.
Slamdance Miami aims to continue Slamdance's 25-year history of providing emerging filmmakers with the platform they need to develop long-term artistic careers. This time, the festival’s programming is a fully collaborative endeavor between Slamdance, its alumni, and Miami's own arts leaders. This coalition has selected 18 films from filmmakers in 9 countries representing the future of filmmaking from these regions of the Americas. Slamdance Miami’s opening night film is Malpaso, directed by Héctor M. Valdez from the Dominican Republic.
Passes and tickets may be purchased through the North Beach Bandshell website at the cost of $90 for a three-day pass and $15 for tickets to individual screenings, with additional tickets available at the door on the day of events. Discounted passes and tickets are available for Miami Beach residents, seniors, students, frontline workers, and active-duty military. Passes for the virtual festival will be available on slamdance.com for $9.
The festival will be presented in-person to a limited audience with COVID-19 protocols in place. The venue is open-air (covered with a canopy) and mask-wearing will be mandatory throughout the entire festival. Bandshell staff and crew follow strict COVID-19 protocols, including mandatory masks while working and rapid-tests for all who have not yet been vaccinated. Slamdance reserves the right to remove any guest from the facility who refuses to follow COVID-19 and other public safety guidelines. This event is subject to change based on the COVID-19 situation at the time of the event. Up-to-date information about the festival’s COVID policy will be posted on the Slamdance Miami website.
Slamdance Miami Film Festival Founding event sponsors are:
GMCVB, The Miami-Dade Film Commission, FilMiami, O Cinema, Faena, Miami Media and Film Market & Miami Club Rum.
Slamdance Miami Festival Schedule: October 28-30, 2021
Thursday, October 28
2:30 p.m.
Afrofuturism Panel at the Historic Hampton House
Featuring panelists Monica Sorelle, Sergio Giral, and Deniese Davis. Moderated by Ron Baez.
Free event; festival passes not required. Click here to reserve a spot, as places are limited.
6:00 p.m.
Death Doesn't Exist and Love Doesn't Either
Introduced by Sandy Lighterman, Film & Entertainment Commissioner for Miami-Dade County.
8:00 p.m.
Malpaso
Friday, October 29
6:30 p.m.
The House of Mama Icha
8:45 p.m.
ColOZio
Saturday, October 30
12:30 p.m.
Shorts Block I
Introduced by Jaie Laplante, Director of the Miami Film Festival.
3:00 p.m.
Parkland Rising
Q&A with Cheryl Horner, director, and Manuel Oliver and Patricia Padauy Oliver, parents of shooting victim Joaquin Oliver. Moderated by Taylor Miller, Slamdance Miami Festival Manager.
Free event; festival passes not required. Reservations required. To reserve, add your full-priced ticket to the cart here, and use promo code SLAM_SUPPORTS_PARKLAND at checkout.
6:00 p.m.
Shorts Block II
8:15 p.m.
The Border
Introduced by Sandy Lighterman, Film & Entertainment Commissioner for Miami-Dade County.
10:15 p.m.
Slamdance Miami Awards Ceremony
Statement by Film Florida.
Presentation of the Slamdance Miami Club Rum Filmmaker Award by Matt Malone, Founder of Miami Club Rum.
Features

ColOZio

Death Doesn’t Exist and Love Doesn’t Either

Malpaso

Parkland Rising

The Border

The House of Mama Icha
Shorts Block I

Bridge of the Mischievous Children

I See Colorful Mists

Lavosi

My Mud, My HIllside

The Absences

The Needle and The Drum
Shorts Block II

(((((/*\))))) Echoes of the Volcano

Breastfeeding Bats

Extracts

Paris Is Here

Steps Out of the Blue

Stunned, I Remain Alert
Thursday, October 28: Afrofuturism Panel
2:30 p.m. @ The Historic Hampton House
Free, no festival pass necessary - Reservations required.
Join moderator Ron Baez and panelists Monica Sorelle, Sergio Giral, and Deniese Davis in a discussion about Afrofuturism at the Historic Hampton House.
About the panel: As the influence of Afrofuturism increasingly defines our modern cinematic landscape, artists and audiences alike maintain a struggle to pin the elusive aesthetic down. Is science fiction its most instrumental detail, or can imagining the future of Blackness remain ambiguous by design, dodging definition and defying trope in search of deeper conversation? A panel of acclaimed filmmakers and notable artists pry open these complexities, discussing what's at the heart of Afrofuturism as both an artistic genre and cultural influence.
Saturday, October 30: Parkland Rising Free Screening
3:00 p.m. @ The North Beach Bandshell
Free, no festival pass necessary - Limited free tickets available, reservations required.
Slamdance Miami invites you to the Florida premiere of Parkland Rising. There are a limited number of free tickets available to this one-time-only event; use code SLAM_SUPPORTS_PARKLAND after adding tickets to your cart at the North Beach Bandshell website. First come, first serve; reserve ASAP to guarantee your spot.
Following the film, join Slamdance Miami Festival Manager Taylor Miller as she moderates a Q&A with Cheryl Horner, director, and Manuel Oliver and Patricia Padauy Oliver, parents of shooting victim Joaquin Oliver.
Tickets and passes to film screenings are available through North Beach Bandshell.
Free Afrofuturism Panel Ticketing: Book tickets to this off-site event directly through Eventbrite.
Event is free, but space is limited - reserve now to save yourself a seat!
Free Parkland Rising Screening Ticketing:
- Add ticket(s) to the Parkland Rising screening to your cart at the North Beach Bandshell (click for direct link)
- At checkout, enter code SLAM_SUPPORTS_PARKLAND
- The price in cart will drop to $0
- Check out as normal. See you at the festival!
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