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Add nine more features, and a boatload of short films, to the lineup of the Slamdance Film Festival.

Slamdance, the even-more-indie alternative event to the bigger Sundance Film Festival, on Monday announced four features in its Special Screenings slate and five in its Beyond program. Slamdance also announced its short-film slate, which can be seen here.

Slamdance runs Jan. 23-29 at the Treasure Mountain Inn., 255 Main St., Park City.

Here are the feature films in Slamdance's Special Screenings and Beyond program slates. Descriptions are courtesy of Slamdance.

Special Screenings:

"Alpha" • (Greece) Director: Stathis Athanasiou; screenwriters: Stathis Athanasiou, Pedro Olalla • "A conforming bourgeois woman, Alpha, refuses to help a fugitive in fear that her life will be put in danger, a 21st-century retelling of Antigone's myth about the current political status quo. Cast: Serafita Grigoriadou, Tasos Karakyklas."

"Bloodsucking Bastards • (U.S.) Director: Brian James O'Connell; screenwriters: Ryan Mitts, Dr. God • "When an office worker at a soul-crushing company loses his coveted promotion to his longtime nemesis, he begins to fear for more than his job as strange disappearances and bizarre deaths suggest the office is turning into a haven for the undead. Cast: Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, Emma Fitzpatrick, Yvette Yates, Justin Ware, Marshall Givens."

"Footprints" • (U.S.) Director: Bill Plympton • "A gullible man goes on a quest to find a mysterious, destructive monster, only to arrive at a surprising revelation."

"Think Ink" • (U.S.) Director: Wally Chung; screenwriter: Emily Hu • "A young coffee stain dreams of becoming a professional inkblot for psychological testing."

Beyond program:

"Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World" • (U.S.) Director: Dana Nachman; screenwriters: Dana Nachman, Kurt Kuenne • Five-year old Miles Scott has spent half his life battling leukemia. Now, it's his wish to be Batman. Why not turn San Francisco into Gotham City? Cast: Miles Scott, Natalie Scott, Nick Scott, Patricia Wilson, Eric Johnston, Mike Jutan, Jen Wilson, Teresa Clovico.

"Birds of Neptune" • (U.S.) Director: Steven Richter; screenwriter: Steven Richter, Flavia Rocha, Michael Lea • After the death of their parents, Mona builds an illusory image of herself while her sister Rachel finds solace in her music — until a man enters their world and sees an opportunity to assert control. Cast: Britt Harris, Molly Elizabeth Parker, Kurt Conroyd, Christian Blair, Lauren Monet Luiz.

"Concrete Love – The Böhm Family" • (Germany) Director and screenwriter: Maurizius Staerkle Drux • "A look into the complex dynamics within the family of Germany's premier architect Gottfried Böhm, as they lose their emotional center, Gottfried's wife, Elisabeth. Cast: Gottfried Böhm, Elisabeth Böhm, Stephan Böhm, Peter Böhm, Paul Böhm."

"Female Pervert" • (U.S.) Director and screenwriter: Jiyoung Lee • "Phoebe is a lonely video game designer seeking a true connection in the modern world, but her perversions are hard to suppress. Will she be able to change? Or will she accept her fate as a female pervert? Cast: Jennifer Kim, Skizz Cyzyk, Brian Cafferty, Joshua Mikel, Jesse Price, Kate McManus, Taylor Proctor, Eddie Ray."

"The Trouble with Dot & Harry" • (U.S.) Director and screenwriter: Gary Walkow • An American writer finds himself caring for two ridiculously smart and articulate British children and discovers an unexpected sense of purpose in life. Cast: Neil Morrissey, Theadora Walkow-Foster, Harry Walkow-Foster."

Sean P. Means