The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) returns for its 52nd edition with a week-long celebration of film, music and culture in central Nashville from September 30 through October 6, 2021.
Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm)
NashFilm presents the best in World Cinema, American Indies, documentaries, and numerous short form programs by veteran masters, up-and-coming directors, and first-time filmmakers. NashFilm films have won the highest honors in the film world. Films screened in the past include 13 Assassins, (500) Days of Summer, Cyrus, Terri, Buck, Nowhere Boy, Project Nim and Academy Award nominees, I Am Love, Ajami, and Dogtooth.
With Academy Award qualifying status and numerous well-attended shorts programs, NashFilm has screened many prize-winning narrative and animated shorts.
NashFilm is also the place where many up-and-coming filmmakers get their first big break. Craig Brewer – Footloose, Hustle & Flow, and Black Snake Moon won his first award at NashFilm. Most recently, Clay Jeter received the Ground Zero Tennessee Spirit Award for Best Short Film and used the finishing funds to complete Jess + Moss, which then premiered at Sundance and was accepted for competition in Berlin before returning to NashFilm in 2011.
Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) started in 2003 and takes place in Nashville, Tennessee
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Nashville Film Festival 2021 Reveals First Films
7 Days directed by Roshan Sethi
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Nashville Film Festival Announces Shorts, Episodics, NextGen and VR Competition Lineup
For Your Consideration directed by Poppy Gordon The Nashville Film Festival announced its official program selections for its Shorts Programs, Episodics, NextGen and VR Competition Programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020. Selections for the Shorts Programs, Episodics, NextGen and VR Competition Programs come from over 20 countries and cover diverse genres, including documentary, narrative, and animated shorts. Additional programming announcements for Nashville Film Festival’s virtual event will continue through early September.
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Nashville Film Festival Announces Graveyard Shift + Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema 2020 Film Lineup
Danni and the Vampire, directed by Max Werkmeister The Nashville Film Festival announces its official program selections for its Graveyard Shift Features & Shorts Competition, Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema Programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020.
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51st NashFilm Festival Announces Narrative, New Director and Documentary Features Competitions Lineup
A Perfectly Normal Family, directed by Malou Reymann Nashville Film Festival announced its official program selections for its Narrative Features, New Director Features and Documentary Features Competition programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020.
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TUSCALOOSA Starring Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer and Rapper YG to Premiere at Nashville Film Festival
Tuscaloosa directed by Philip Harder, starring (L-R) Devon Bostick, Marchánt Davis and Natalia Dyer, to have festival premiere at Nashville Film Festival. (Photo: Riley Harder Pictures) Tuscaloosa, a ‘70s coming-of-age story from a music video director Philip Harder, and starring Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things; Velvet Buzzsaw; Yes, God, Yes), Tate Donovan (Rocketman, Argo), Devon Bostick (Okja, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the CW’s 100), Marchánt Davis (The Day Shall Come), along with rap artist YG (Def Jam recording artist,White Boy Rick) will premiere at the Nashville Film Festival.
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2019 Nashville Film Festival Announces U.S. Independents Films Lineup
BABYSPLITTERS, directed by Sam Friedlander The darkly humorous International Falls, the world premiere of the civil rights era coming-of-age story Tuscaloosa, and Speed of Life, a leap 20 years into the future through a wormhole created by David Bowie’s death are among the films showcased in the U.S. Independents Program of the 50th Nashville Film Festival, taking place October 3 to 12, 2019.
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CHUCK BERRY Documentary to World Premiere at Nashville Film Festival 2019
Chuck Berry with his Band live at Steinegg Live Festival 2013 The Nashville Film Festival, taking place October 3-12, 2019 announced early music documentary features for 2019, including the world premiere of “Chuck Berry” by filmmaker Jon Brewer; “Born Into the Gig” by filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner; “Cool Daddio: The Second Youth of R. Stevie Moore” from filmmakers Imogen Putler and Monika Baran; and “The Sheriff of Mars” from filmmakers Jason Ressler and Matthew Woolf.
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PRISON LOGIC, MINDING THE GAP, WEED THE PEOPLE Among Winners of 2018 Nashville Film Festival
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Prison Logic[/caption]
The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival concluded its 10-day festival on Friday with the highly-anticipated announcement of the 2018 Award Winners. The top feature film awards went to Prison Logic directed by Romany Malco, winning the Narrative Competition Grand Jury Prize, and Minding the Gap directed by Bing Liu taking the Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize.
Feature Film Awards
Narrative Competition Grand Jury Prize – Romany Malco, Prison Logic Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize – Bing Liu, Minding the Gap Belmont University New Directors Competition Grand Jury Prize – Jim Cummings, Thunder Road Animation Compeition Grand Jury Prize – Benjamin Renner & Patrick Imbert, The Big Bad FOX and Other Tales Music Films/Music City Grand Jury Prize – Scott Balcerek, Satan & AdamShort Film Awards
Live Action Short – Grand Jury Prize – Cyril Aris, The President’s Visit US Narrative Short – Julio O. Ramos, Debris International Narrative Short – Nicolas Boucart, Icarus Animated Short – Grand Jury Prize – Trevor Jiminez, Weekends Documentary Short – Grand Jury Prize – Gordon Quinn, ’63 Boycott Experimental Short – Grand Jury Prize – Douwe Dijkstra, Green Screen Gringo Student Short – Grand Jury Prize – Maria Eriksson-Hecht, Schoolyard Blues Young Filmmakers Short – Alex Alford & Zak Denley, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to SuburbiaEpisodic Awards
Short Form – The Passage Long Form – Tammy’s Tiny Tea Time – The Full SeriesVR | 360
Grand Jury Prize – I Am a Man, created by Derek Ham Honorable Mention – MicroGiants, created by Yifu ZhouGraveyard Shift Awards
Graveyard Shift Grand Jury Prize for Feature Film – Mickey Reece, Mickey Reece’s Alien Graveyard Shift Grand Jury Prize for Short Film – Bo MaGuire, Socks on Fire: Uncle John and the COPPER Headed Water Rattlers Graveyard Shift, Best Actress – Cate Jones, Mickey Reece’s Alien Graveyard Shift, Best Actor (tie) – C.J. Jones, Door in the Woods Graveyard Shift, Best Actor (tie) – Jacob Ryan Snovel, Mickey Reece’s Alien Special Jury Prize for Imagination Philosophical and Scientific Rigor and Visual Inventiveness, Graveyard Shift – The LaPlace’s DemonTennessee Awards
Tennessee First Grand Jury Prize Feature – Brett Hanover, Rukus Tennessee First Grand Jury Prize Narrative Short – Hillary Bell, Hunter Tennessee First Grand Jury Prize Documentary Short – Karen Bullis, Kathy Lee Heuston, Clarksville, 1937 Tennessee First Grand Jury Prize Student Short – Jason Luckett, PilotsSong
Best Original Song – “Talk to Me,” from Blindspotting. Written by Anthony HamiltonAudience Awards
Narrative Competition – Prison Logic Documentary Competition – Weed the People New Directors Competition – Mountain Rest Music Films/Music City Competition – If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (tie) Music Films/Music City Competition – Stay Human (tie) Special Presentations – Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me Spectrum – Into the Okavango Graveyard Shift – The Odds Tennessee First – Other Versions of YouNon-Cash Awards
Honorable Mention, Narrative Competition – Robert Machoian, Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, When She Runs Best Actor, Narrative Competition – Romany Malco, Prison Logic Best Actress, Narrative Competition – Elise Van’t Laar in Craving Best Screenplay – Vivien Qu, Angels Wear White Best Music – Carl Thiel, Prison Logic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances by a Young Actress – Meijun Zhou & Vicky Chen in Angels Wear White Honorable Mention, Documentary Competition – Laura Nix, Inventing Tomorrow Special Jury Prize for Openly and Honestly Expressing Love at a Critical Time – Ron Yassen, Crossroads Honorable Mention, New Directors Competition (tie) – Bierta Zeqiri, The Marriage Honorable Mention, New Directors Competition (tie) – Takashi Doscher, Still Honorable Mention, Music Films/Music City Competition – Stephen Kijack, If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd Honorable Mention, Graveyard Shift Competition – Christopher Kirkley, Zerzura Honorable Mention, Best International Short – Estefania Cortés, Miss Wamba Honorable Mention, Best U.S. Short – Carey Williams, Emergency Honorable Mention, Best Animated Short – Florian Brauch, Kim Tailhades, Matthieu Pujol, Romain Thirion, Yohan Thireau, Hybrids Special Jury Prize, Actor in a Narrative Short – Tom Doran, Time Traveller Special Jury Prize, Actress in a Narrative Short – Shaquita Lopez, Audition Special Jury Prize for Unique and Important Storytelling – Fabien Gorgeart, The Devil is in the Details Honorable Mention, Documentary Short – Shelby Hadden, Tightly Wound Honorable Mention, Documentary Short – Maris Curran, While I Yet Live Honorable Mention, Experimental Short – Eve Duhame, Julian Vallée, Strangers Honorable Mention, Best Graveyard Shift Short – John Boisen, Björn Fävremark, Paralys Honorable Mention Colleg Student Short – Alireza Ghasemi, Lunch Time Honorable Mention, Best Tennessee Narrative Short – Chad Cunningham, The Order Special Jury Prize for Best Tennessee Animated Short – John McAmis, QWERTY Special Jury Prize for Cinematography – Luca Caruso-Moro, Every Grain of Rice Special Jury Prize for Music Films/Music City – Bathtubs Over BroadwaySponsored Awards
VER Prize for Cinematography – Ashley Connor, Mountain Rest Lipscomb University Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Nicolo Donato, Across the Waters
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49th Nashville Film Festival Kicks off With Steven Tyler’s Documentary + Announces Winners of Short Film Competition
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The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival opened with the Steven Tyler’s documentary Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb, along with a bonus performance by Steven Tyler and The Loving Mary Band, and the first awards for short films competition winners, that include Academy Award eligibility.
Winners of the 2018 Nashville Film Festival jury prizes were announced at a ceremony last night where The President’s Visit, Weekends and ’63 Boycott became eligible for submission for the 2019 Academy Awards, as long as they otherwise meet all other eligibility requirements. Awards were announced by Festival’s Artistic Director, Brian Owens.
The winning films take home cash and prizes valued at over $35,000. Past winning films have included Academy Award-winner Bear Story and Academy Award-nominated Borrowed Time.
The Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Shorts Competition was awarded to The President’s Visit, directed by Cyril Aris. The Prize for Best U.S. Narrative Short was given to Debris, directed by Julio O. Ramos, and the Prize for Best International Short was awarded to Icarus, directed by Nicolas Boucart. Honorable Mention for Best U.S. Short was given to Emergency, directed by Carey Williams. Honorable Mention for Best International Short went to Miss Wamba, directed by Estefania Cortés. Tom Doran was given a Special Jury Prize for his performance in Time Traveler and Shaquita Lopez was given a Special Jury Prize for her performance in Audition.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short was awarded to the almost impressionistic, Weekends, directed by Trevor Jiminez. The animation jury presented Honorable Mention to Hybrids, directed by Florian Brauch, Kim Tailhades, Matthieu Pujol, Romain Thirion and Yohan Thireau.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short was given to ’63 Boycott, directed by Gordon Quinn. Tightly Wound, directed by Shelby Hadden, and While I Yet Live, directed by Maris Curran, were given Honorable Mentions.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best Experimental Short went to director Douwe Dijkstra, for Green Screen Gringo. Honorable Mention was given to Strangers, directed by Eve Duhame and Julian Vallée.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best College Student Short went to Schoolyard Blues, directed by Maria Eriksson-Hecht. Lunch Time, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, was named Honorable Mention, while Luca Caruso-Moro was given a Special Jury Prize for Cinematography for Every Grain of Rice.
The Best Graveyard Shift Short Grand Jury Prize went to Socks on Fire: Uncle John and the Copper Headed Water Rattlers, directed by Bo MaGuire. Paralys, directed by John Boisen and Björn Fävremark, took home the Honorable Mention while a Special Jury Prize Unique and Important Storytelling was awarded to The Devil is in the Details, directed by Fabien Gorgeart.
In the Tennessee First category for films made in Tennessee and/or by Tennessee residents, the Grand Jury Prize for Best Tennessee Narrative Short was awarded to Hillary Bell’s Hunter. Clarksville, 1937, directed by Karen Bullis and Kathy Lee Heuston, was named Best Tennessee Documentary Short, and Pilots, directed by Jason Luckett, won Best Tennessee Student Short. The Order, directed by Chad Cunningham, was given an Honorable Mention, Best Tennessee Narrative Short and QWERTY, directed by John McAmis, took home the Special Jury Prize for Best Tennessee Animated Short.
The Young Filmmakers Grand Jury Prize was awarded to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Suburbia, directed by Alex Alford and Zak Denley. That prize comes with an offer of a $20,000 scholarship to Watkins College of Art, Design and Film.
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Nashville Film Festival Adds 5 More Films to 2018 Lineup
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The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival is two weeks ago and has added five more films to the lineup. The films include the documentaries All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, Charm City and Inventing Tomorrow; plus the Tennessee Premiere of Past Life and the Southeast US Premiere of Thunder Road.
Documentary Special Presentations
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records — Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry. In 1999, Tower Records made $1 billion. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Everyone thinks they know what killed Tower Records: The Internet. But that’s not the story. ALL THINGS MUST PASS is a feature documentary film examining this iconic company’s explosive trajectory, tragic demise, and legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon. Director: Colin Hanks, Producer: Sean M. Stuart (USA) Charm City (Southeast US Premiere) — During three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, CHARM CITY delivers an unexpectedly candid, observational portrait of the police, citizens, and government officials left on the frontlines. In these divisive times, CHARM CITY offers humanity as common ground. Director: Marilyn Ness, Producers: Katy Chevigny, Julie Goldman (USA)Documentary Competition
Inventing Tomorrow (Tennessee Premiere) — Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Director: Laura Nix, Producers: Diane Becker | Melanie Miller | Laura Nix (USA, India, Indonesia, Mexico)Special Presentations
Past Life (Tennessee Premiere) – PAST LIFE tracks the daring late 1970’s odyssey of two sisters – an introverted classical musician and a rambunctious scandal sheet journalist – as they unravel a shocking wartime mystery that has cast a dark shadow on their entire lives. Director: Avi Nesher, Producers: Ruth Cats, Leon Edley, Moshe Edery, David M. Milch (Israel, Poland) Presented by Nashville Jewish Film Festival.New Directors Competition
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Thunder Road – Jim Cummings[/caption]
Thunder Road (Southeast US Premiere) — Officer Arnaud loved his mom. Director: Jim Cummings, Producers: Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker, Benjamin Wiessner (USA) Winner of the SXSW Grand Jury Prize.
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7 Documentaries incl. the World Premiere of James Keach’s TURNING POINT on Tap for Nashville Film Festival
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One Vote[/caption]
Seven documentary Special Presentations including the World Premiere of James Keach’s Turning Point will screen at the upcoming 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival. Music journeys will also be depicted in The King, starring Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris, Ethan Hawke and Radney Foster, It All Begins with a Song and Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Got To Be Me, starring Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, Billy Crystal and Quincy Jones.
The 2018 Documentary Special Presentations will also include the Tennessee Premiere of Hal, starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight, Judd Apatow and Rosanna Arquette and the Southeast US Premiere of One Vote starring Warren Buffett.
“The selection of these seven films represents the impact of music in documentaries and the collective storytelling prowess of both entertainment genres as well as the enormous talent featured in documentaries,” said Artistic Director Brian Owen. “For seven films to include the incredible music talent as well as such icons as Warren Buffett, Dan Rather, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Rosanna Arquette and Quincy Jones is an absolute dream for the festival, particularly in bringing them to Tennessee for the first time.”
Below are the 2018 selections in the category:
Documentary Special Presentations
Fail State (Southeast US Premiere) – In an expansive political exposé, FAIL STATE uncovers the dark story behind the rise of predatory for-profit colleges and how a cabal of politicians and unscrupulous business tycoons sold out the dream of American higher education. Director: Alexander Shebanow, Producers: Julia Glausi, Terrence Crawford, Tyler Comes, Dan Rather (USA) Hal (Tennessee Premiere) – Hal Ashby’s obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby’s uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce. Cast: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight, Judd Apatow, Rosanna Arquette, Director: Amy Scott, Producer: Christine Beebe, Lisa Janssen, Jonathan Lynch, Brian Morrow (USA). It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter (World Premiere) – Their melodies stick in your head. Their words hook into your soul. And while their work deeply affects millions, few know their names. This is a celebration of one of music’s most important forces: the Nashville songwriter. Director: Chusy, P roducer: Butch Spyridon, John Godsey, Deana Ivey, Kellie Shannon (USA) The King (Tennessee Premiere) – Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes a musical road trip across the U.S. in Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls Royce during the 2016 presidential election, comparing Elvis’s transition from country boy to “The King” to America’s transformation into an empire. Cast: Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris, Ethan Hawke, Radney Foster, Director: Eugene Jarecki, Producers: Christophe r Frierson, Georgina Hill, Eugene Jarecki, David Kuhn (USA). One Vote (Southeast US Premiere) – Filmed in five locations on a single day, ONE VOTE captures the compelling stories of diverse American voters on Election Day 2016. Cast: Warren Buffett, Brenda Williams, Michael Hiser, Jennifer Bondy, Claude Bondy, James Higgins, Director: Christine Woodhouse, Producer: Emily Wachtel (USA) Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Got to Be Me (Tennessee Premiere) – SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I’VE GOT TO BE ME is the first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, Billy Crystal, Quincy Jones, Director: Samuel D. Pollard, Producer: Sally Rosenthal (USA) Turning Point (World Premiere) – It’s been called the final frontier of medicine, the real health care moonshot, the holy grail of science. Alzheimer’s disease — the most feared of all maladies, with no way to cure, stop or even slow its insidious progression. But now, after decades of perseverance in the lab, researchers are on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough that could be the first step toward making Alzheimer’s itself a distant memory. Director: James Keach, Producer: James Keach (USA)
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215 Short Films to Screen at 2018 Nashville Film Festival incl Films by Dev Patel, Justine Bateman
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This year’s 49th Nashville Film Festival will screen 215 shorts film including films made by Dev Patel, Justine Bateman, and Neill Blomkamp and starring Natalia Dyer, Armie Hammer, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver, and Kerri Kenney.
The winnings films in the Narrative Shorts Competition, the Animated Shorts Competition and the Documentary Shorts Competition all qualify for the Academy Awards® as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements. Each of the festival’s last three winners in best Animated Short – Garden Party, Borrowed Time and Bear Story – all received Academy Award nominations. Bear Story went on to win the Oscar.
Below are the 2018 selections listed by category:
Narrative Shorts Competition
48 (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Vladimir Mitrevski (Macedonia). After Her – Tennessee Premiere Director: Aly Migliori (USA). All that Remains (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Anne-Lise Morin | Solal Berman (Belgium). All the Marbles (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Michael Swingler (USA). Anatomy of the Throat (North American Premiere) – Director: Eric Haviv (USA). Animal (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bahram Ark (Iran). Audition (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Richard Van (USA). Backstory (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Joschka Laukeninks (Germany). Bonboné (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Rakan Mayasi (Palestine). Caroline (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Logan George | Celine Held (USA). Children Leave at Dawn (North American Premiere) – Director: Manon Coubia (France). CONTROL (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Kimmy Gatewood (USA). The Cowboy of Mount Laurier (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Gabriel Vilandré (Canada). Debris (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Julio O. Ramos (Peru). The Devil is in the Details – Director: Fabien Gorgeart (France). The Door (North American Premiere) – Director: Jenni Toivoniemi (Finland). Drowning Man (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Mahdi Fleifel (Denmark | Greece | United Kingdom). Elegy (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alba Tejero (Spain). Emergency – Director: Carey Williams (USA). End Times (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Bobby Miller (USA). Everlasting MOM (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Elinor Nechemya (Israel). Falling South (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Lorraine Portman (USA). A Farewell (World Premiere) – Director: Yifei He (China). Five Minutes (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Justine Bateman (USA). Gaze (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Farnoosh Samadi (Iran | Italy). A Gentle Night (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Qiu Yang (Netherlands). Get Bent (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: The Magic Shop (USA). Hair Wolf (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Mariama Diallo (USA). Happy Together (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Marie De Hart | Ellen Pollard (Belgium). Home Shopper (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Dev Patel (USA). Icarus (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Nicolas Boucart (Belgium | France). Into the Blue (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Antonete Alamat Kusijanovic (Croatia). Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month (US Premiere) – Director: Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines | Singapore). Kira Burning (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Laurel Parmet (USA). Kiss (North American Preview) – Director: David Priego (Spain). Krista (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Danny Madden (USA). M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) – Director: Alejandro Damiani (Uruguay). Mama Jane (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Lisa Maria Hall (USA). March Fool (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Pierre-Marc Drouin | Simon Lamarre-Ledoux (Canada). Martini Night (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Jacob Halpren (USA). Matria (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Álvaro Gago (Spain). Maude (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Anna Margaret Hollyman (USA). Metta Via (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Warren Flanagan (Canada). Mirrette (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Helen O’Hanlon (United Kingdom). Miss Wamba (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Estefanía Cortés (Spain). Mother (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain). Painting with Joan (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jack Henry Robbins (USA). Pre-Drink (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Marc-Antoine Lemire (Canada). The President’s Visit (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Cyril Aris (Lebanon). Punchline (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Christophe Saber (Switzerland). Quiet Things No One Sees (World Premiere) – Director: Andrej Landin | Almog Avidan Antonir (USA). Rakka – Director: Neill Blomkamp (USA). Sacrilège (US Premiere) – Director: Christophe Saber (Switzerland). Sam Did It (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Dominic Burgess (USA). Santa Maria (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Erik Schmitt (Germany). Sauna (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Charlie Polinger (USA). Second Best (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alyssa McCelland (Australia). Shadow Nettes (US Premiere) – Director: Phillip Barker (Canada). Signature (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Joschka Laukeninks (Japan). Swimming Pool (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Carlos Ruano (Spain). There Is a Salad Standing Between Us (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alice Von Gwinner (Germany). Time Traveller (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Steve Kenny (Ireland). Tooth and Nail (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sara Shaw (USA). The Treehouse (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Juan Sebastián Quebrada (Colombia). Turk Shop (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bahar Pars (Sweden). Two Dollars (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Emmanuel Tenenbaum (France | Canada). Waste (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alejo Levis | Laura Sisteró (Spain). With Thelma (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Ann Sirot | Raphaël Balboni (Belgium | France). Why the Chicken Crossed the Road – World Premiere Director: John Hamlin (USA). Animated Shorts Competition
149th and Grand Concourse (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Andy London | Carolyn London (USA). Adam – The Mirror – Director: Neill Blomkamp (Canada). Airport (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Michaela Müller (Croatia | Switzerland). The Burden (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden). Catastrophe (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Jamille van Wijingaarden (Netherlands). Darrel (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Marc Briones | Alan Carabantes (Spain). The Driver Is Red (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Randall Christopher (USA). Full Story (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Daisy Jacobs | Christopher Wilder (United Kingdom). HYBRIDS (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Florian Brauch | Kim Tailhades | Matthieu Pujol | Romain Thirion | Yohan Thireau (France). Imagined Conversation: Kanye & Hawking (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sol Friedman | Josh Poole (Canada). Morning Cowboy (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Fernando Pomares (Spain). Poles Apart (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Paloma Baeza (United Kingdom). Take Rabbit (North American Premiere) – Director: Peter Peake (United Kingdom). Tightly Wound – Southeast US Premiere – Director: Shelby Hadden (USA). Vermin (North American Premiere) – Director: Jeremie Becquer (Denmark). Weekends (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Trevor Jimenez (USA). Wishing Box (World Premiere) – Director: Wenli Zhang | Nan Li (USA).Documentary Competition
’63 Boycott (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Gordon Quinn (USA). Adversary – Director: Scott Cummings (USA). Agave Gun (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Ross Haines (USA). Cats Cradle (World Premiere) – Director: Jonathan Napolitano (USA). Fix and Release (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Scott Dobson (Canada). Footprint (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sara Newens (USA). The Human Face (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Aline Pimentel (USA). I Heart NY (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Andre Andreev (USA). Jesszilla (World Premiere) – Director: Emily Sheskin (USA). Ligne Noire (US Premiere) – Director: Francesca Scalisi (Bangladesh | Switzerland). Lotte that Silhouette Girl (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Carla Patullo | Elizabeth Beecherl (USA). My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Charlie Tyrell (Canada). Night at the Garden – Director: Marshall Curry (USA). Return to High Chapparal (North American Premiere) – Director: David Freid (USA). Roadside Attraction (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Patrick Bresnan | Ivete Lucas (USA). Saul’s 108th Story (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Joshua Carlon (USA). Tables (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jon Bunning (USA). While I Yet Live (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Maris Curran (USA). ZION (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Floyd Russ (USA).Episodic Competition
#WeirdMYAH : #photobomb (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Kelly Greer (USA). Almost Balanced Foodie (World Premiere) – Director: Ted Welch | Natalie Ruffino (USA). Double Date (World Premiere) – Director: Vania Smrkovski (USA). Filth City (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Andy King (Canada). From Jappan (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Raj Trivedi (USA). Millennial Rules (Sneak Preview) – Creator: Heidi Putallaz | Director: Paul Overacker (USA). Paint – Southeast US Premiere Director: Michael Walker (USA). People of… (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Lamia Alami (France). Preschool Poets: An Animated Series (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Josh Kun | Nancy Kangas | Marcus Armitage (Animation) | Henrique Barone (Animation) | Daniel Bruson (Animation) | Carlín Diaz (Animation) | Nica Harrison (Animation) | Ross Hogg (Animation) | Stas Santimov (Animation) (USA). Seeking Sublet (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Katie Tibaldi (USA). Songwriters – Mac Davis (North American Premiere) – Director: Robert Gordon Jr. (USA). Spectrums – Director: Zohar Melinek Ezra | Afek Testa Launer (Israel). Tammy’s Tiny Tea Time (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Peter Gulsvig (USA). The Passage (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Kitao Sakurai (USA). Three’s A Pain Season 2 (World Premiere) – Director: Kenny Garner (USA). Voyage Trekkers (World Premiere) – Director: Nathan Blackwell (USA).Experimental Competition
Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations on the Dreamlife of Beasts (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Brian M. Cassidy | Melanie Shatzky (Canada). Green Screen Gringo (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Douwe Dijkstra (Netherlands | Brazil). Interstitial (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Shunsaku Hayashi (Japan). Scale (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Brian Siskind (USA). Strangers (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Julien Vallée | Eve Duhamel (Canada). Terraform (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sil van der Woerd (Indonesia | United Kingdom). Think of Something Blue (North American Premiere) – Director: Jerry de Mars (Netherlands). Turtles Are Always Home (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Rawane Nassif (USA). Two◦ C (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Maxime Contour (France). Virginity and Beyond (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Yuhao Chang (USA).Graveyard Shift Competition
After We Have Left Our Homes. (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Marc Adamson (United Kingdom). All You Can Eat (World Premiere) – Director: Cameron Strittmatter (USA). Allen Anders Live at the Comedy Castle Circa 1987 – Director: Laura Moss (USA). Are You Wild Like Me? (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: William Nawrocki III (USA). Back Page Ripper (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Stephen Rutterford (USA). Blood Shed (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: James Moran (United Kingdom). Buzzcut (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jon Rhoads | Mike Marrero (USA). Call of Cuteness (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Brenda Lien (Germany). Careful How You Go (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Emerald Fennell (United Kingdom). Cupid Prefers a Sniper’s Rifle (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Inbar Marmelshtein (Israel). The Dead Man Speaks (North American Premiere) – Director: Marcos Mereles (Netherlands). DeathHaus (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Dieter Spears | David Buchert (USA). Foxwood (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Trevor Dillon | Ian Hock (USA). Fresh Blood (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Richa Rudola (India | USA). Glitch (North American Premiere) – Director: Richard Bodsworth (United Kingdom). Great Choice – Director: Robin Comisar (USA). Harvest (North American Premiere) – Director: Mohammad Malik (United Kingdom). Haw Hee (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bret Fetzer (USA). Here Comes the Neighborhood – Director: Michael Charron (USA). In My Room – Director: Michael Trainotti (USA). It Began Without Warning (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Santiago C. Tapia | Jessica Curtright (USA). The Itch (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Timothy Ryan Driscoll (USA). Latched (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Justin Harding | Rob Brunner (Canada). leftovers. (World Premiere) – Director: Chris Schulz (USA). Mongers – Director: Jim Valosik (USA). The Music Lesson (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Adam R. Brown | Kyle I. Kelley (USA). Nocturne (World Premiere) – Director: Marcus Cox (USA). Paralys (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: John Boisen | Björn Fävremark (Sweden). Re: Possessed Homes (World Premiere) – Director: Matt Landry (Canada). She Came from the Woods (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Erik Bloomquist | Carson Bloomquist (USA). Socks on Fire: Uncle John and the Copper Headed Water Rattlers – Director: Bo McGuire (USA). Trespassers (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Johannes Persson (Sweden). We Summoned a Demon – Director: Chris McInroy (USA). Wrong Room (World Premiere) – Director: Duncan McCabe (USA). Student Shorts
Every Grain of Rice (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Carol Nguyen (Canada). Fundamental (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: ShihChieh Chiu (Taiwan). In a Heartbeat – Director: Esteban Bravo | Beth David (USA). Iron Hands (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Johnson Cheng (China). The Last One (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Andrea Banjanin (United Kingdom). Lunch Time (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alireza Ghasemi (Iran). Onikuma (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alessia Cecchet (Italy). Schoolyard Blues (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Maria Eriksson-Hecht (Sweden). Snap (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Brittany Woodhull (USA). Three Red Sweaters – Director: Martha Gregory (USA). Towards the Sun (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Monica Santis (United Kingdom). Undiscovered (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sara Litzenberger (USA).Tennessee First Competition
Black Hog Gut – World Premiere – Director: Warren Lewis Allen | Willie Stewart (USA). BLM Bridge Protest: One Year Later – Director: Yalonda M. James (USA). Clarksville 1937 (World Premiere) – Director: Kafdn Bullis | Kathy Lee Heuston (USA). Dirty Money – Director: Jonas Schubach (USA). Finding America (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Katey Perkins (USA). Gil Veda’s Fishy Tales (World Premiere) – Director: Will Berry (USA). Graham and Zeke (World Premiere) – Director: Cheryl Newsome | Allie Sultan (USA). Heavens – Director: Jonas Schubach (USA). Holden Caleb (US Premiere) – Director: Christopher Dalton (USA). Hunter (World Premiere) – Director: Hilary Bell (USA). GAUNTLET RUN: Breach – Director: Jyo Carolino (USA). It’s Now Or Never: a Race to Save Colonel Parker’s Complex (World Premiere) – Director: Austin Daniel Blasingame (USA). Left Behind – World Premiere – Director: Clay Mortensen (USA). Love, Gwen (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Amanda Young (USA). Modicum of Joy – Tennessee Premiere – Director: John Stavas (USA). Music Lesson (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Adam K. Brown, Kyle I. Kelley (USA). Nashedonia (World Premiere) – Director: Will Berry (USA). The New Mister Princess – Director: Motke Dapp (USA). The Order (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Chad Cunningham (USA). Pilots (World Premiere) – Director: Jason Luckett (USA). Prom Song (World Premiere) – Director: Kendra Baude (USA). Queer and Southern God (World Premiere) – Director: Melisse Tokic (USA). Qwerty (World Premiere) – Director: John McAmis (USA). Rite Of Passage (World Premiere) – Director: Benjamin Skipworth (USA). Sarah’s Dream (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Wendy Keeling (USA). Self Control – Director: Matt Brewster (USA). Shed (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Matt Burch | Andy McEntire (USA). These Boys & Girls (World Premiere) – Director: Charles Dillon Ward (USA). Timely Manner (US Premiere) – Director: Andrew Swisher (USA). Two-Fifty (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Crue Smith (USA). A View from the Inside – Director: Jeff Shoup | Aidan Hoyal (USA). Welcome Home Brother – Director: Isaac Fowler | Tim Morris (USA). Whippoorwill – Director: Tyler Hays (USA). Why You Don’t Send Nudes (World Premiere) – Director: Cale Glendening (USA).VR | 360
I Am A Man (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Derek Ham (USA). If You Go Away (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Soheila Golestani (Iran). Lion 360 – Director: Martin Edström (Sweden). Micro Giants (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Yifu Zhou (China | USA). Where Thoughts Go (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Lucas Rizzotto (USA).Young Filmmaker Shorts
Elliott’s To Do List (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Helena Katherine Drizhal (USA). Goranson Farm (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sam Marjerison (USA). The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Suburbia (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alex Alford, Zak Denley (USA). Homo Sapiens (US Premiere) – Director: Ivan Farkas (Australia). The Human Fire Extinguisher (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Robert Gordon (USA). Jasmine Stung (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Partho Gupte (India). Just Stories (World Premiere) – Director: Ishan Modi (Singapore). Little Voices (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Nathan Ginter (USA). Loop (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Ryan Beard, Stephen Gentry, Eli Hall (USA). The Petition (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Riley Goodwin | Kibiriti Majuto (USA). Spy Games (World Premiere) – Director: Makaili Calvin | McKenzie Chaffins | Jamison Scott | Kenny Strawn (USA).