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Billy and Carly are a happily married couple who have relocated to San Bernardino for work. They've bought a house which Billy is remodelling while also documenting the entire process for his newly minted YouTube channel. The pair are settling into their new home and getting acquainted with the neighbors but unbeknownst to Carly, Billy is getting militia training from his new friends and pretty soon, the pair are dealing with more than just neighbors with opposing political views.

James Kaelan and Blessing Yen's America the Beautiful is a marvel. It opens with Billy and Carly on a mountain with Carly running towards a man who is being beaten senseless by another man. The beater takes off when she comes running to help the man on the ground and while Carly saves the day, Billy...

More than a decade has passed since The Slamdance Guerrilla Game Competition was removed from Utah’s annual independent film festival following an online furor over the entry and consequent removal of the controversial game “Super Columbine Massacre RPG!”. But the decision to close the Guerrilla showcase “was not based on controversy,” Slamdance President Peter Baxter tells Variety.

“It was based on being able to properly focus support for our artists and the desire to broaden the array of artists working in digital, immersive and gaming media.”

“For 25 years Slamdance has broken boundaries by championing works and the artists who’ve made them. We’ve been criticized and celebrated for doing so. We answer to no one. We’re aware our programming decisions sometimes upset people, especially with works like ‘Waco Resurrection,’ ‘Graphic Sexual Horror,’ ‘Super Columbine Massacre’ and this year’s’ Dollhouse.’

“In the case of “Scm,” we took...

The Park City festival is building out its second Los Angeles showcase dedicated to emerging independent artists and storytellers working in hybrid, immersive and emerging forms of digital media art.

Slamdance alumni including last year’s Dig (Digital, Interactive & Gaming) artists will curate the 2016 event, which will open at Big Pictures in Los Angeles and run from December 2-11.

Following a strong reception for last year’s inaugural Dig, Slamdance alumnus Dekker Dreyer of content creator Clever Fox has put his weight behind Dig’s growth and said he will be looking for collaborators from the 2016 crop of participants.

“At Slamdance, we’re always about finding recognition for emerging artists and helping them get to the next level of their career,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter.

“As a community we look to our alumni to help achieve this goal. It’s perfect for Dig to be able to do that with Dekker and his company...