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Presenting the SouthSlam 2008 Awards

A Little From Left of Right

Written, Edited, Produced, and Directed by Marinell Haegelin

Description:

A LITTLE FROM LEFT OF RIGHT takes a particular route to promote awareness of cannabis' essential place in our arsenal of medical treatments. Exploring a history going back to ancient cultures, cannabis was prevalent in American medical treatments until as late as the 1940s. The backlash against "marijuana", a thinly veiled racial epithet, was contrived by opponents stemming in large part from economic self-interest.

The vanguard of the medical marijuana movement ardently relate the inside story surrounding Californians passing Proposition 215 in 1996, to ensure the rights of seriously ill Californians despite daunting federal laws. We meet the very people whose lives and health are impacted at a San Francisco holistic clinic. From societal bane to therapeutic remedy, cannabis'' gradual hard-earned return is revealed.

Award: BEST FEATURE DOC

In Yo Face Filmmworks

Produced by Damon Jamal

Description: A series of web videos that show on InYoFaceFilm.com.

Award: BEST ONLINE VIDEOS

The Crumbling

Produced by Amedeo DiNardo

Directed by Viridiana Bjorg

Description: Guy steals cookie from little girl. Little girl puts curse on guy. Sweet revenge!

Award: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Showdown
Description: Call it fate, call it destiny. Two criminals, two cops and two innocent girls, all find themselves at the same place at the same time, at an old barn where a big money drop is about to occur. What brought them there and what happens next is the subject of The Showdown. Suspense, Drama and Comedy, with a twist absolutely no one will see coming. Reality bending, mind-boggling, with original music score by Texas music legend Johnny Reno.

Wayne Nichols - Panther City Films

www.panthercityfilms.com

Award: BEST ACTION FILM

Production stills:

How to Succeed in Film Festivals... Without Really Trying

Written, Directed, and Edited by John McLean

Description: 10 easy steps to succeed in film festivals... without really trying.

Award: BEST MOCKUMENTARY

Z: A Zombie Musical

Written, Directed, and Edited by John McLean

Description: A young nun becomes transformed into the Living Undead by a Zombie Dog, finds her way to singing/dancing Zombie enclave called Zomburbia... then sets off on a journey of discovery as she seeks a way out of her Zombified condition.

Award: BEST MUSICAL

Unglued

Written and Directed by Troy Hart

Produced by Collin Kennedy

Description:

Unglued invites you to witness Paul, a man living the life he futiley thought would finally bring him happiness, but he has found only despair. He is called upon again to come to his estranged wife's and when she believes their daughter is missing. ON the journey, he stops to help Lucy, a girl having car trouble. As Paul and Lucy talk, he begins to loose his grip on Reality. Lucy's intentions begin to come into question, and their chance encounter by the roadside seems less a coincidence. Paul begins to realize that something is very wrong. Why is this stranger doing these things to him, and who is she really? Pau's life unravels as he searches for answers, and comes face to face with a brutal truth buried in delusions.

Award: BEST DRAMA

In Security

Written and Directed by Michael Charron

Award: BEST COMEDY SHORT

High Five

Written and Directed by Michael Charron

Award: BEST COMEDY FEATURE

A Regular Bouquet

Writted and Directed by Richard Beymer

Award: BEST DOC SHORT

PRESS COVERAGE

www.variety.com/blog/1390000339/post/320022432.html

SouthSlam's Global Plot

Michael Jones is Managing Editor at Variety.com, covering the film festival beat from opening to closing night.

"Perhaps the highest form of flattery for a festival is to have its own angry spinoff. As Sundance has Slamdance, SXSW has SouthSlam.

Yet we wondered what festival in their right mind would accept and screen every film submitted to them.

A closer investigation reveals a not-so-hidden agenda -- namely a logo (pictured) that we've dissected as representing some sort of Irish-crested, Palm-winning organization that's certainly targeting world domination. And they've harnessed some kind of unnatural blue lightning. Are they are building an army of unwatchable films?

Lord help us all."

www.cinematical.com/2008/02/26/look-out-sxsw-those-guys-at-southslam-might-be-pl
otting-a-t/

www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/200
8/02/25/index.html

www.SouthSlam.com

4th Annual SouthSlam Film Festival

The BreakThrough

8DFM.com has created an outlet for filmmakers to showcase their work to a larger audience. SouthSlam is a day of film screenings that coincides with the SXSW Conference. In our 4th year we are dedicated to filmmakers with the vision and dedication to see their projects to completion.

We are accepting short films, feature films, music videos, documentaries, and works-in-progress.

Please check back soon for SouthSlam 2009 Submission details!

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