2009 Slamdance Film Festival Awards
2009 Slamdance Film Festival: January 15-23, 2009
Directed by Mo Perkins, from a screenplay by Perkins, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and Cy Carter, A Quiet Little Marriage focuses on a married woman (Ellis) who, after discovering that her father is suffering from Alzheimer's, decides she wants to have a baby. Her husband (Carter), however, is unwilling to become a father right away.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
A QUIET LITTLE MARRIAGE, directed by Mo Perkins
Special Jury Mention for Best Performance: Larry Fessenden in I SELL THE DEAD
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
STRONGMAN, directed by Zachary Levy
Special Jury Mention: SECOND SIGHT, directed by Alison McAlpine
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short
UNDONE, directed by Hayley Morris
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
RARE CHICKEN RESCUE, directed by Randall Wood
Grand Jury Award for Best Experimental Short
FUNNY GUY, directed by Frank R. Rinaldi
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
PRINCESS MARGARET BLVD, directed by Kazik Radwanski
Special Jury Mention: TONY ZOREIL, directed by Valentin Potier
Grand Jury Award for Best Music Video
DON McCLOSKEY “MISTER NOVOCAINE,” directed by Peter Rhoads
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
PUNCHING THE CLOWN, directed by Gregory Viens
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
HEART OF STONE (formerly IT’S HARD TO BE AN INDIAN), directed by Beth Toni Kruvant
Audience Award for Best Anarchy Film
THE TIDES, directed by Eva Flodstrom
Spirit of Slamdance Award (tie)
ZOMBIE GIRL, directed by Aaron Marshall, Erik Mauck, Justin Johnson; and VAPID LOVELIES, directed by Frank Feldman
SPECIAL AWARDS
Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography
I SELL THE DEAD, cinematographer Richard Lopez
Dos Equis "Most Interesting Film" Award
YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE, directed by Simon Ellis?
IndieRoad Award
PUNCHING THE CLOWN, directed by Gregory Viens
WRITER AWARDS
Award for Best Screenplay
NUMBERED (Comedy/Thriller) by Neil McGowan
Award for Best Short Screenplay
CRYBABY (Thriller) by Mark Seidel