Filmmakers who first gained notice at the festival include Christopher Nolan, Oren Peli, Marc Forester, Jared Hess, Lena Dunham, Bong Joon-ho, Behn Zeitlin, Anthony and Joe Russo, Andrew Huang, Seth Gordon, Matt Johnson and Lynn Shelton.

"[2] In January, 2019 Baxter summed up Slamance's 25th anniversary by saying "Slamdance has created a community of emerging and established filmmakers over the past 25 years.

"[3] In January, 2022 Baxter was responsible for launching the Slamdance Channel, an anti-algorithm, artist-led streaming platform aimed at making independent films more accessible.

[8][9][10] In 2020, Baxter executive produced You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski,[11] a documentary Slamdance and Kino Lorber theatrically released to critical acclaim scoring one hundred percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2022, Baxter executive produced Day Shift starring Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg and written by Tyler Tice for Netflix.