I feel like we are building a bridge for others to cross and I am so proud to be a part of it,“ said Unstoppable programmer Juliet Romeo. “I’m honored to be part of the wonderful Unstoppable team and embrace the idea of creating a safe space for filmmakers with disabilities and take our creativity as seriously as everyone else in this industry. The films were selected by a blind submission process. Breakouts focus in directors who have already made their first films and who maintain distinct styles and voices. The competition films in the Narrative and Documentary categories are feature-length directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, without US distribution. Films come to Slamdance from countries including Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lithuania, Romania, United Kingdom and Taiwan, as well as the United States. The lineup includes 20 premieres, with 15 world, four North American, and one U.S. “The shared journey ahead for Slamdance’s filmmakers, alumni community and organization is to ‘Greenlight Yourself’ and triple down on not only who we are, but how we can continue expanding the many ways we support the filmmakers who are the future of independent filmmaking.”

“Our theme this year was inspired by the incredible resilience and creativity evidenced by our community and our team over the past few unprecedented months,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter.

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