2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners. The following pilot, short, and three feature film screenplays are the chosen few from a pool of 1,555 submissions. These winning authors will receive a cash prize for their phenomenal work and invaluable mentorship opportunities to hone their craft and strategize the next steps in their careers. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors and wishing them well as they continue their journey in the film industry.
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners. The following pilot, short, and three feature film screenplays are the chosen few from a pool of 1,555 submissions. These winning authors will receive a cash prize for their phenomenal work and invaluable mentorship opportunities to hone their craft and strategize the next steps in their careers. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors and wishing them well as they continue their journey in the film industry.
Feature Screenplay Winners
Belonging - Liz Fields
HEARTRACE - Will Bermender
Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayocan
Pilot Screenplay Winner
Gallatin - Ryan Skinner
Short Screenplay Winner
Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block
2024 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS KEY PROGRAMMING AND FULL LINEUP OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS FOR 48TH ANNUAL EVENT, INCLUDING 27 WORLD PREMIERES
ATLANTA, GA (March 22, 2024) — Today, The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) revealed key programming highlights, including the full lineup of selected works from more than 7,500 submissions. The film festival and 14th annual Creative Conference, which is the festival’s educational programming, will take place Thursday, April 25 - Sunday, May 5, 2024 at the Plaza Theatre and Tara Theatre in Atlanta and virtually.
ATLANTA, GA (March 22, 2024) — Today, The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) revealed key programming highlights, including the full lineup of selected works from more than 7,500 submissions. The film festival and 14th annual Creative Conference, which is the festival’s educational programming, will take place Thursday, April 25 - Sunday, May 5, 2024 at the Plaza Theatre and Tara Theatre in Atlanta and virtually.
While 118 countries are represented in the selections, more than 24% of films have ties to Georgia filmmakers. The 142 total announced creative works from submissions will feature diverse filmmakers who continue to uplift voices and stories from around the world. Eleven Marquee screenings will combine Hollywood star power with the best of independent film.
“We're so excited to be bringing another edition full of artful, challenging, and flat-out fun films to Atlanta this spring. When we make selections for ATLFF, we always follow our sense of discovery, of seeing what movies will be in the years to come. And we think anyone visiting the festival this year will come away knowing what we know, that cinema has a really rich future ahead of it.”
Jonathan Kieran, Programming Director, ATLFF
Kicking off a robust slate of Marquee programming that will be presented throughout the 11-day festival, the Opening Night presentation of director Michael Showalter’s “The Idea of You” will take place at the Plaza Theatre on Friday, April 26. Anne Hathaway stars as Solène, a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
The Closing Night presentation of director Greg Kwedar’s “SING SING,” will take place at the Plaza Theatre on Saturday, May 4. The film follows Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, as he finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
Some highlights of the Marquee programming from celebrated filmmakers and Hollywood studios announced today include narrative features “Brief History of A Family,” about a middle-class family whose fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China; “I SAW THE TV GLOW,” about a teenager who’s just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own; and documentary “Luther: Never Too Much,” that chronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame.
Since its founding, diversity in programming has been a cornerstone of ATLFF’s mission, demonstrated by their lineup of 29 feature-length films, 90 short films, and 22 creative media selections. Of these selections, 49% are directed by filmmakers who identify as female or non-binary, and 59% are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC).
Five specialty tracks will return to the 2024 festival including: New Mavericks, celebrating excellence in film from female and gender non-conforming directors and leads; ¡CineMás!, focusing on Latin American culture; Noire, uplifting Black filmmakers; Pink Peach, featuring films with LGBTQ stories and characters; and Georgia Films, highlighting productions with ties to the state of Georgia.
The 14th annual Creative Conference, ATLFF’s popular educational programming extension, returns Tuesday April 30 - Friday May 3. The Creative Conference offers educational programming for upcoming filmmakers, festival goers, newcomers and members of the greater community alike to learn from industry experts. There are approximately 32 in-person panels and 8 virtual panels, for a total of 40 unique educational offerings, planned during the 11-day festival. The Creative Conference lineup announcement is forthcoming.
This year, ATLFF will once again offer a mix of in-person and virtual screenings. Screenings will be held at the Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE) and The Tara Theatre (2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324). All films (outside of Marquee) will be available virtually following the in-person events; the virtual screenings and events will be presented via Eventive.
The full schedule of films and events is available at www.AtlantaFilmFestival.com and through the ATLFF 2024 app. Festival passes and badges are on sale now on the site for purchase here.
The Atlanta Film Festival is the annual centerpiece of educational and enriching film programming that is provided year-round by its parent organization, the Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS). Now in its fifth decade, ATLFF is one of only a handful of film festivals worldwide that is Academy Award-qualifying in all three categories (live-action short, animation short, and documentary short subject).
Applications for press credentials for ATLFF 2024 are now open and can be submitted here. Press materials and assets, including past press releases, logos, and film stills can be found here.
OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION
The Idea of You
directed by Michael Showalter
United States // 2024 // English // 115 min
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
CLOSING NIGHT PRESENTATION
SING SING
directed by Greg Kwedar
United States // 2023 // English // 105 min
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
MARQUEE SCREENINGS
Brief History of A Family
directed by Jianjie Lin
China, Denmark // 2024 // Chinese // 99 min
A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
Evil Does Not Exist
directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Japan // 2023 // Japanese // 106 min
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
I SAW THE TV GLOW
directed by Jane Schoenbrun
United States // 2024 // English // 100 min
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show - a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
Last Summer
directed by Catherine Breillat
France, Norway // 2023 // French // 106 min
Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
Red Rooms
directed by Pascal Plante
Canada // 2023 // French // 110 min
The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the puzzle: the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
SING SING
directed by Greg Kwedar
United States // 2023 // English // 105 min
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
The Idea of You
directed by Michael Showalter
United States // 2024 // English // 115 min
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
Thelma
directed by Josh Margolin
United States // 2024 // English // 97 min
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
#Marquee, #NarrativeFeature
Luther: Never Too Much
directed by Dawn Porter
United Kingdom, United States // 2024 // English // 101 min
Chronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame. Explores his collaborations, influences, character and relationships with family, friends and fans.
#Marquee #DocumentaryFeature
Power
directed by Yance Ford
United States // 2024 // English // 85 min
Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.
#Marquee #DocumentaryFeature
Seeking Mavis Beacon
directed by Jazmin Jones
United States // 2024 // English // 102 min
Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.
#Marquee #DocumentaryFeature
NARRATIVE FEATURES
A Song for Imogene
directed by Erika Arlee
United States // 2023 // English // 104 min
Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Cheyenne, a once free-spirited songwriter, flees in the night from her possessive boyfriend, Alex. Back in her rural hometown, Cheyenne faces her bitter mother and reunites with her vagabond sister, Janelle: now a single mother to a five-year-old son. The two rekindle their sisterhood and Cheyenne's forgotten dreams. Meanwhile, Alex discovers evidence of the hidden pregnancy and decides to chase Cheyenne down, challenging her to break a generational cycle of abuse. Immersive in its realism, A SONG FOR IMOGENE is a story of grit set against the grueling landscape of the American South that explores issues of abuse, trauma, and the female bid for independence.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
A Strange Path
directed by Guto Parente
Brazil // 2023 // Portugal // 83 min
A young filmmaker returns to his hometown and attempts to reconnect with his eccentric father as the pandemic rapidly accelerates across Brazil. Resuming their distant father-son relationship proves to be more complicated, however, as bizarre phenomena begin to fray the edges of their reality.
#¡CineMás!, #NarrativeFeature
African Giants
directed by Omar S. Kamara
United States // 2024 // English // 106 min
Over a weekend visit in Los Angeles, two first-generation Sierra Leonean American brothers navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeFeature
Asog
directed by Seán Devlin 叶 世民
Canada, Philippines // 2024 // Tagalog, Waray // 101 min
ASOG is a screwball tragicomedy starring a cast of real life Super Typhoon survivors. Jaya is a non-binary teacher whose career as a comedian hosting a late-night television show ended due to a climate disaster that devastated the Philippines. Picking up the pieces in their life, Jaya decides to travel across the country in hopes of winning a beauty pageant and the prize money that comes with it. But before they can leave, a chance encounter with Arnel, a student going the same way in search of family, complicates their solitary plans. As they travel seemingly countless miles together on foot, bike, and boat, the unlikely duo find themselves forever changed by each other and those they encounter on their journey.
#PinkPeach, #CinematographyCompetition, #NarrativeFeature
Atikamekw Suns
directed by Chloé Leriche
Canada // 2023 // Atikamekw, French // 102 min
On June 26, 1977, a vehicle drives into a river outside the Atikamekw community of Manawan in northern Québec. Two Whites survive the accident, but five Atikamekw lose their lives. The police conclude it was an accident, but for the victims' families, many questions remain unanswered. A historical and poetic story, a hybrid between documentary and fiction — SOLEILS ATIKAMEKW (ATIKAMEKW SUNS) is freely inspired by the dreams, impressions, and memories of the victims’ loved ones.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #CinematographyCompetition, #NarrativeFeature
Boca Chica
directed by Gabriella A. Moses
Dominican Republic // 2023 // Spanish, English // 97 min
As a young girl growing up in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, 12-year-old Desi is powerfully drawn to song and music by a famed ancestor with a musical legacy. Her handsome brother Fran lives in New York pursuing his music, too, while struggling to make ends meet. The long-awaited return of their cousin Elvis and his marriage festivities animate the family and community. But Elvis’ sinister machinations reveal that his business interests involve trafficking children. Threatened by the very people who should care for her most, Desi finds her voice among a group of underground rap artists. BOCA CHICA weaves richly drawn stories into a coming-of-age story of hope and discovery.
#¡CineMás!, #Noire, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
Do You Say What You Mean?
directed by Win Marks
United States // 2024 // English // 87 min
Aliyah, confident and easy going, quickly falls for a truck driver, Sean. Their relationship plays out in snapshots as they try to build a life together, but the more they try, the more they unravel.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaFeatureCompetition, #NarrativeFeature
Dragoons
directed by Reinis Ubelis
Latvia // 2024 // Latvian // 77 min
Father-to-be Pavel and his pregnant girlfriend Sabine spend their days living like nomads and breaking into houses in search of food and resources. Upon finding themselves lost in a mysterious forest, they seek refuge in a crumbling gothic manor inhabited by two aging siblings, the Dragoons. Soon they find that escape is impossible and Sabine's delivery is approaching. Haunted by the guilt of leading his girlfriend into a nightmare scenario and falling under the sway of the weird Dragoons, Pavel soon begins to question his own ability to separate reality from dreams.
#InCompetition, #CinematographyCompetition, #NarrativeFeature
Faceless After Dark
directed by Raymond Wood
United States // 2024 // English // 82 min
Following her breakout success as the star of a killer clown horror flick, Bowie now finds herself struggling to capitalize on her newfound semi-fame. But when she is held hostage by an unhinged fan posing as that same killer clown, horror becomes her reality as she fights to survive the night and escape before he completes his sinister plan to recreate the film’s fatal plot. Jenna Kanell from the TERRIFIER franchise gives a tour-de-force performance in this wild, gory ride.
#Georgia Film, #GeorgiaFeatureCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeFeature
Melk
directed by Stefanie Kolk
Netherlands // 2023 // Dutch // 96 min
Days after giving birth to a stillborn baby, Robin’s breasts start to produce milk. Unable to bring herself to throw it away, Robin makes the unusual decision to donate her milk. As her quest for a place to donate becomes more difficult than anticipated, more and more milk starts to crowd her freezer, relationship, and life.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
Mountains
directed by Monica Sorelle
United States // 2023 // Haitian Creole, English, Spanish // 95 min
Xavier, a Haitian demolition worker, is outgrowing the Little Haiti home he shares with his wife Esperance – a seamstress and school crossing guard – and their son Junior, a young adult pursuing a standup comedy career. MOUNTAINS is a multigenerational drama that explores the relationships between immigrants and their children, Miami’s own stratification of race and nationality, and the looming threat of gentrification.
#Noire, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
Poor Clare
directed by Blaine Redden
United States // 2024 // English // 119 min
Just before dawn, a strange man appears at Clare's door. The young filmmaker begins to see this man wherever she goes. She struggles to connect to those around her, to tell them what haunts her, until she meets a mysterious stranger who is intent on showing Clare what she's most afraid to see. Drawing from the rich and shadowy legacy of underground, cult, and trash film, POOR CLARE is a vivid and dreamlike vision etched in camcorder tape.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeFeature
The Battle
directed by Vera Egito
Brazil // 2024 // Portuguese // 84 min
Constructed of just 21 separate shots, THE BATTLE brings you inside the Philosophy School building of São Paulo University on a decisive day in October 1968, that came to be known as the Battle of the Students. As they attempt to carry out a crucial University-wide election, students and Professors of the Left Student Movement face pressure from within and physical threats from the reactionary forces outside their door.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #¡CineMás!, #NewMavericks, #CinematographyCompetition, #NarrativeFeature
The Trap
directed by Lena Headey
United Kingdom // 2023/4 // English // 84 min
Michelle is a broken woman, shut off to the world. Then Joe, a damaged young man, arrives at Michelle’s fortress of solitude and brings her back to life. However, their tender romance is shattered when Joe reveals that he is the son Michelle gave up more than twenty years earlier. After a brutal reckoning, Joe and Michelle set off together in search of Joe’s father. Along the way, they slowly rebuild their relationship, discovering the power of unconditional love and, ultimately, redemption.
#NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
We Strangers
directed by Anu Valia
United States // 2024 // English // 80 min
When Rayelle Martin, a Black woman scraping by in Gary, Indiana, scores a job housekeeping for a pair of upper-crust families across town, it seems like a step up from her usual thankless commercial cleaning gigs. However, the slights and secrets that are dealt out in these houses of privilege serve as a constant reminder of her outsider status. Things take a turn when Rayelle shares an impulsive, seemingly harmless lie: that yes, she can speak to the dead. This lie begins to spin out of control, and Ray's attempt to gain ownership over her own identity goes in directions she could have never predicted.
#In Competition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeFeature
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Amakki
directed by Célia Boussebaa
United States, Netherlands // 2024 // Sidamuu Afoo, Sidama // 104 min
AMAKKI, meaning "your mother", is an intimate journey through Sidama's coffee-growing hills in Ethiopia. It explores the interconnected lives of a grandmother, a mother, a young girl, and a baby girl, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience that shape the tapestry of motherhood and womanhood.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #CinematographyCompetition, #DocumentaryFeature
Baghdad on Fire
directed by Karrar Al-Azzawi
Norway, Iraq // 2023 // Arabic // 60 min
BAGHDAD ON FIRE is an energetic account from inside the demonstrations of the new Iraqi youth. Together with friends Khader and Yousif, 19 year old Tiba has started a medical team that helps the brave young protesters. They spend days and nights in tents in Tahrir Square in the center of Baghdad, where they discuss and plan how to bring freedom, democracy and change to Iraq.
#DocumentaryFeature
Caterpillar
directed by Liza Mandelup
United States // 2023 // English // 111 min
Endlessly struggling to feel seen, David becomes infatuated with a mysterious company’s promise to transform people’s lives by permanently changing the color of their eyes. After traveling to India to get the controversial procedure, he begins to question if this artificial beauty will give him the fulfillment he truly seeks.
#PinkPeach, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryFeature
Citizen Sleuth
directed by Chris Kasick
United States // 2024 // English // 82 min
CITIZEN SLEUTH follows Emily Nestor and her Mile Marker 181 podcast, as she conducts an amateur murder investigation into the death of Jaleayah Davis. With a growing audience of millions, Emily's podcast becomes a hit, but as she probes deeper into the case, she’s confronted with a new truth she struggles to tell her listeners.
#DocumentaryFeature
Family Tree
directed by Jennifer MacArthur
United States // 2024 // English // 97 min
FAMILY TREE explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy. Despite setbacks, they work to create sustainable land to pass on to the next generation. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryFeature
Go Like Hell
directed by Scott Edwards
United States // 2024 // English // 104 min
In an industry dominated by billionaires, a team of renegade engineers bands together to bootstrap a rocket company amidst the sprawling Texas cattle fields. With funding rapidly dwindling and a relentless race against the giants of "big space," this scrappy startup, led by an eccentric and determined CEO, must defy the odds and race to reach orbit before their finances collapse.
#InCompetition, #DocumentaryFeature
Happy Campers
directed by Amy Nicholson
United States // 2023 // English // 78 min
Every summer, working-class families enjoy waterfront living in a scrappy trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When the relentless march of capitalism threatens their shabby Shangri-La, the denizens of Inlet View face the inevitable, and reveal the secrets to a rich life.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryFeature
Naked Ambition
directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
United States // 2023 // English // 73 min
Bunny Yeager, once heralded as the world's prettiest photographer, had a huge influence in 20th-century pop culture. As a model and photographer, she was a trailblazer whose work helped pave the way for both the feminist movement and sexual revolution. Featuring Dita Von Teese, Bruce Weber, and Larry King, NAKED AMBITION is a rediscovery of a brilliant and forgotten artist.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryFeature
Pianoman
directed by Sunny Liu
United States // 2024 // English // 52 min
David Avenando, an undocumented immigrant in NYC, finally achieves his dream of opening a piano factory in Yonkers, but runs into unforeseen circumstances that threaten to take away his livelihood and potentially separate him from his family. This moving film will resonate deeply with those intrigued by civil rights, social justice, and immigration.
#InCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryFeature
Rape Play
directed by Gabriella Mykal
United States // 2023 // English // 82 min
RAPE PLAY is an experimental documentary that explores fanfiction writing amongst teenage girls online and the learned narrativization of sexual experiences. Through interviews, lyrical essays, and fantastical reenactment, it touches on internet history, sexual assault discourse, and the magical cultural production happening in the bedrooms of teenage girls worldwide every day.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #DocumentaryFeature
Richland
directed by Irene Lusztig
United States // 2023 // English // 93 min
Richland, Washington is proud of its heritage as a nuclear company town and proud of the atomic bomb it helped create. RICHLAND offers a prismatic, placemaking portrait of a community staking its identity and future on its nuclear origin story, presenting a timely examination of the habits of thought that normalize the extraordinary violence of the past.
#NewMavericks, #DocumentaryFeature
Taxibol
directed by Tommaso Santambrogio
Italy // 2023 // Spanish, English // 50 min
Driving around the streets of Cuba, Lav Diaz – the famous Filipino director – and Gustavo Flecha - a talkative Cuban taxi driver – find themselves discussing politics, social conditions, and love. Through their dialogue and the subsequent narrative construction, the audience is invited to reflect on the harmful actions of significant historical figures and examine their impact on human lives.
#¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryFeature
Thank You Very Much
directed by Alex Braverman
United States // 2023 // English // 99 min
Throughout his short life, Andy Kaufman's work dissolved the boundaries between fiction and reality, and his commitment to performance on-stage and off rendered any distinctions between his characters and his real life useless. From Executive Producers Josh and Bennie Safdie, THANK YOU VERY MUCH is the definitive documentary look at how a shy, oddball kid from Long Island became the most polarizing performance artist of the 20th century.
#DocumentaryFeature
The Body Politic
directed by Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough
United States // 2023 // English // 91 min
THE BODY POLITIC is a harbinger of hope in a country plagued by gun violence. In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with a holistic plan to stop chronic violence in his city,is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, we follow Brandon as he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore and reveal a pathway toward healing for the nation.
#Noire #DocumentaryFeature
The South Got Something to Say
directed by The Horne Brothers
United States // 2023 // English // 96 min
Pulling footage from an archive spanning the first fifty years of hip-hop as well as new interviews with Atlanta icons and genre luminaries (Killer Mike, Arrested Development, Goodie Mob, Lil Yachty, Jermaine Dupri), THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY tells the ongoing story of Atlanta’s undeniable impact on hip-hop.
#GeorgiaFilm, #DocumentaryFeature
NARRATIVE SHORTS
8 Minutes 20 Seconds
directed by Harris Doran
United States // 2024 // English // 9 min
Max must race against time to reconcile with his ex-boyfriend for them to be together in Earth's last moments of sun.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
A Bird Called Memory
directed by Leonardo Martinelli
Brazil, United Kingdom // 2023 // Portuguese // 15 min
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.
#¡CineMás!, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
A Forgotten Place
directed by Alice Leigh Barrós
United States // 2024 // English // 14 min
A reclusive stripper returns to her conservative home to answer a question that tortures her: whether she was abducted by an alien or if there's a darker truth to her past.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #NarrativeShort
A Short Film About Kids
directed by Ibrahim Handal
Palestine // 2023 // Arabic // 10 min
Four kids from the refugee camp in Bethlehem decide to visit the sea for the first time in their lives.
#InCompetition, #NarrativeShort
As You Are
directed by Daisy Friedman
United States // 2023 // English // 14 min
An interabled queer couple spend the night together for the first time.
#NewMavericks, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
Baby Gay
directed by Arielle Frances Bagood
United States // 2024 // English, Mandarin, Shanghainese // 9 min
Desperate to prove her bisexuality, Stevie Lee bluffs her way into a lesbian threesome thinking she’ll “figure it out” when she gets there.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
Barely Breathing
directed by Derek Evans
United States // 2023 // English // 20 min
An awkward accident forces Sai to move back in with his father, forcing them to bridge the gap left by the death of Sai's mother years prior.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NarrativeShort
Becoming
directed by Tramaine Raphael Gray
United States // 2023 // English // 25 min
An imaginative queer teen weaves in and out of his own fantasy world while struggling to connect with his older brother.
#Noire, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
Billy & Mac
directed by Sam Hahn
United States // 2024 // English // 8 min
A closeted high school football player discovers the dead body of his crush.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
Black Silk
directed by Patrick Michael
United States // 2023 // English // 16 min
A timid black boy is thrust into turmoil when a violent revelation from his estranged father sets him on a harrowing path of self-discovery.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Blue Boy
directed by Tyler Riggs
United States // 2023 // English // 19 min
Insecure New Jersey bodybuilder Joey Rossi, aka Joey Muscles, starts doing steroids in a last-ditch effort to go pro.
#NarrativeShort
Buster's Onion
directed by Giovanni Tortorici
United States // 2024 // English // 10 min
As an aging grandfather's mysterious surgery draws near, he and his wife contend with what their 50 years of marriage have come to.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NarrativeShort
Chickenshit
directed by Ellie Rogers
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 8 min
At the height of summer, two rowdy boys spend the afternoon tearing through the countryside discovering nature, electricity, and themselves.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #PinkPeach, #NarrativeShort
Claude
directed by Finola Hughes
United States // 2024 // English // 15 min
Her childhood stuffed bunny, Claude, watches his owner navigate her turbulent love life as an adult trans-woman.
#InCompetition, #PinkPeach, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Definitely Not a Monster
directed by Brea Cola Angelo
United States // 2024 // English // 19 min
After a beloved icon dies after being accused of rape, his devoted widow invites a journalist into their home to clear his name.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Don't Wipe Your Tears
directed by Dominick Cormier
United States // 2024 // English // 16 min
A young couple is triggered by each of their childhood traumas after a playful moment turns upside down.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Everything Goes Dark
directed by Alex Casimir
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
A Black high school student prepares to take her senior yearbook photo when horrors lurking within come to the surface.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Free Lunch
directed by Samuel Laine
United States // 2024 // English // 4 min
A first grader is forced to perform manual labor after failing to cover his two-dollar lunch debt.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Goodnight, Moon
directed by Michael Patten
United States // 2023 // English // 18 min
After hijacking his father’s ashes, Steve Gailule makes a suburban pilgrimage to his childhood home.
#InCompetition, #NarrativeShort
Ham
directed by Fiona Hampton
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 12 min
On a walk through the woods in the depths of rural England, childhood friends Cathy and Jules find a baby.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks
Happy Thanksgiving
directed by ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby
United States // 2023 // English // 8 min
An Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very very personally.
#InCompetition, #NarrativeShort
Heaven is Nobody's
directed by Hector Prats
United States, Spain // 2024 // English // 12 min
A boy journeys through a nightmarish city to find a cure for his mom, as a dancing curse descends on him and his home.
#InCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #NarrativeShort
I Could Just Die, and That Would Be All Right
directed by A.K. Espada
United States // 2023 // English // 19 min
A suicidal woman lures a monster into the woods to kill her only to wake up the next day as an undead vampire.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #NarrativeShort
I Didn't Mean To Say I Love You
directed by Jenna D'Angelo
United States // 2023 // English // 7 min
Abby has a full-on meldown after accidentally saying "I love you" at the end of a voicemail to an ex.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
It Stays with us
directed by Rich Perez
United States // 2023 // English, Spanish // 14 min
A young Latino teen struggles with his lingering grief years after a devastating loss.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
It's All Happening
directed by Sammy Grand
United States // 2024 // English // 14 min
Through a series of phone calls, Hazel and Rowan discuss Rowan's upcoming move to New York where they will finally live together despite their rapidly deteriorating friendship.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Jedo's Dead
directed by Sara Nimeh
United States // 2024 // English, Lebanese // 11 min
A young Middle Eastern girl confronts loss when she finds her dead grandfather. Alone and confused, she works through the stages of grief.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Jellyfish and Lobster
directed by Yasmin afifi
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 20 min
Two elderly and terminally ill patients in a care home find magic in the mysterious swimming pool in the basement.
#NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Kayla Baby
directed by Clark Comstock
United States // 2024 // English // 16 min
When a girl and her sister are forced to relocate to an abandoned housing development, they befriend a teenage boy and an old man.
#InCompetition, #NarrativeShort
Klette
directed by Michael Abay
Belgium // 2022 // Dutch, French // 17 min
A day’s journey of an unaccomplished 26-year-old woman in Brussels after a one-night stand.
#Noire, #NarrativeShort
Konpa
directed by Al'Ikens Plancher
United States // 2023 // Haitian Creole, English // 9 min
A young Haitian-American learns how to dance Konpa to impress his crush.
#Noire, #NarrativeShort
Lava
directed by Carmen Jiménez
Spain // 2023 // Spanish // 18 min
Berta is very happy to spend time with her cousin but doesn't realize he has other intentions.
#NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Living Reality
directed by Philip Thompson
United States // 2024 // English // 16 min
An exploration of the emotional divide between fiction and reality in the American sitcom.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #¡CineMás!, #NarrativeShort
Mr. Bold
directed by Aiman Mimiko
United States , Nigeria // 2023 // Yoruba // 13 min
A young boy attempts to earn the respect of his older brother by desecrating a Mosque in a small Nigerian town.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Okem
directed by Joshua Okwuosa
United States // 2023 // Igbo, English // 15 min
Okem, a Nigerian immigrant, is faced with his worst nightmare when he receives a call from home informing him his mother has been kidnapped.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NarrativeShort
One Happy Customer
directed by WATTS
United States // 2024 // // 6 min
An aged sex worker dispatches her clientele quickly with a special trick, until an unexpected client arrives with a special trick of his own.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Rainbow Sun
directed by Malik Ali
United States // 2023 // English, Spanish // 15 min
A father and son must decide if the secrets they have kept from each other will break the family or if love will allow them to push past it.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Shut Up & Fish
directed by Raul Sanchez & Pasqual Gutierrez
United States // 2023 // English // 14 min
When friend group of Chicano teens go fishing for the first time, Aiden, the newest to the group, finds he must challenge the status quo.
#InCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #NarrativeShort
Skettel
directed by Moon Lee Ferguson
United States // 2024 // English // 14 min
A single mom of a special needs child struggles to keep her head above water as she tackles the day as a bottle girl with a quarter tank of gas.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
Ten to One
directed by Jonathon Pawlowski
United States // 2023 // English // 6 min
Daniel and his personal care assistant prepare for a first date, but when things go bad, Daniel calls on a friend to calm him down.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Terminally Ill
directed by Christopher J. Cole
United States // 2024 // English // 8 min
When a rapper is summoned to his grandmother’s deathbed, he engages in a madcap freestyle in an attempt to prevent her from dying.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
The G-Spot
directed by MELISSA BAYER
United States // 2023 // English // 5 min
A woman's newest sex toy possesses unforeseen mystical power.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
the girl with the om tattoo
directed by Paras Chaudhari, Marquelle Young
United States // 2024 // English // 25 min
When the livelihood of her yoga studio is threatened by a thriving yoga influencer industry, Nalini's struggle for self-worth sends her into a destructive downward spiral.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #NarrativeShort
The Last Black Dinosaur
directed by Danielle Nebeliuk
United States // 2024 // English // 14 min
A cop slips into a musical alternate reality and sees the past, present, and future of the black man he kills.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
The Museum
directed by Annette Elliot
United States // 2024 // English // 15 min
After years of rejection, a Black artist confronts a past he has been unable to forget.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
The Year of Staring At Noses
directed by Karen Knox, Matt Eastman
Canada // 2024 // English // 22 min
A woman undergoes plastic surgery in an attempt to become a contestant on a beloved reality television show.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #NarrativeShort
Wokman
directed by Jeremy Thao
United States // 2023 // Mandarin, English // 16 min
An American-born Chinese boy gains a perspective on his parents' American Dream after starting to work at the family restaurant.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NarrativeShort
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
A Home on Every Floor
directed by Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid
Norway // 2023 // Norwegian // 11 min
A young Eritrean poet from Oslo uses her voice to excavate the lost home of her childhood.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
A Synonym For Art: Rodgric J.
directed by Kasey L. Martin
United States // 2023 // English // 3 min
A Black man shares his personal journey of self-expression through tattoos.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
About a Bowshot Away
directed by Sangsun Choi
United States // 2024 // English, Korean // 14 min
With a little help from her parents, a young Korean-American girl pursues her dreams of becoming an Olympic archer.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #DocumentaryShort
American Seams
directed by Carly Jakins
United States // 2024 // English, Navajo // 17 min
The stories of three quilters reveal an intimate portrait of rural women in the American West.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryShort
And Still the Seed
directed by Llaima Suwani Sanfiorenzo
Puerto Rico // 2023 // Spanish, English, Latin // 14 min
This short film tells a captivating story about the importance of reforestation, with Puerto Rico's native and endemic trees as the protagonists.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryShort
Cycles
directed by Pisie Hochheim; Tony Oswald
United States // 2024 // English // 14 min
A single mom from rural Kentucky travels to San Diego to sell her eggs in order to support her family.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryShort
Elephant
directed by Wes Sterrs
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
“Elephant” spins a yarn of quiet observation against the backdrop of Maine’s emerging Spring as the tightly-wound circle of life unfurls.
#InCompetition, #DocumentaryShort
Friendly Signs
directed by Rahsaan Thomas
United States // 2022 // English, ASL // 22 min
An incarcerated man seeks to start a sign language class inside a state prison.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
Goodbye, Morganza
directed by Devon Blackwell
United States // 2024 // English // 15 min
Years after a family's displacement, the youngest daughter is left to pick up the pieces—all of them fitting within 2 storage units.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
I Am More Dangerous Dead
directed by Majiye Uchibeke
United States, Nigeria, UK // 2022 // English // 24 min
Poetic tribute to Nigerian writer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed for his beliefs.
#InCompetition, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
directed by Julio Palacio
United States // 2024 // English // 23 min
A teenage girl with a rare form of autism finds her voice after 14 years of being silent.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryShort
Map to the Sirens
directed by Demetrius Antonio Lewis
United States // 2024 // English // 15 min
An exploration of the landscapes and history of the American South through the eyes of rideshare drivers
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
My Queerceañera
directed by Marcos Nieves
United States // 2023 // Spanish // 17 min
Upon turning fifty years old, Karyna, a transgender immigrant, is determined to fulfill her lifelong dream of celebrating her Quinceañera.
#InCompetition, #¡CineMás!, #PinkPeach, #DocumentaryShort
Olive
directed by Lev Omelchenko
United States // 2023 // English // 12 min
“Olive” follows an energetic woman on her daily routine of salvaging and redistributing food and “waste” across Atlanta, GA.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition
Pirsas
directed by Angélica M. Torres Tamayo
Colombia // 2023 // Spanish // 20 min
16 years after a tragedy that took her brothers life, the director returns with her mother to the site of the event, looking for answers.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryShort
Prelude of a Story
directed by Ashley Salman
Chile // 2023 // Spanish, English // 17 min
Following her mothers passing, a young Chilean woman searches through archival footage to try and understand who her mother really was.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #DocumentaryShort
Seven Acres and a Church
directed by Caroline Josey Karoki
United States // 2023 // English // 7 min
A passionate community matriarch fights to preserve her church, heritage, and community's history in Savannah, GA.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #Noire, #DocumentaryShort
The Alchemy of David
directed by Nicholas Woytuk
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
An artist-photographer reflects on the state of his medium and wonders if the digital age has taken the magic out of making art.
#InCompetition, #DocumentaryShort
The Waiting
directed by Volker Schlecht
Germany // 2023 // English // 15 min
Mysterious deaths occur all over the planet and have a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished?
#InCompetition, #DocumentaryShort
We Exist in Memory
directed by Darian Woehr
United States, Brazil // 2024 // Spanish, Warao // 13 min
How do you rebuild “home” from nothing but memories? Through intergenerational conversations, we witness the complexity of raising a new generation in displacement.
#InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #DocumentaryShort
ANIMATED SHORTS
27
directed by Flóra Anna Buda
France, Hungary // 2023 // Hungarian // 11 min
Alice is 27 years old today. She still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life.
#NewMavericks, #AnimatedShort
A Paw Over Dark
directed by Dorian Saisse, Marisa Molson
United States // 2023 // English // 11 min
A washed-up actor descends into madness after a dog steals his spotlight.
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
ATM
directed by Chih-Ching Tseng
Taiwan, United States // 2022 // English // 3 min
A story about a money machine, a poor man, and cat food.
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Discoteque
directed by Masashi Yamamoto
United States // 2023 // English // 5 min
I feel your beat, you feel my rhythm, till the end.
#PinkPeach, #InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Don't Forget to Take Medicines on Time
directed by Xiaoxuan Han
China // 2023 // Chinese // 2 min
Have the mushrooms not disappeared yet？
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Lil Sherbet
directed by Xinhe Zhao
China, United States // 2023 // Chinese // 3 min
My body is mine, but not all mine.
#NewMavericks, #InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Mira
directed by Eva Louise Hall
United States // 2023 // English // 11 min
An accordionist busker gets more than she bargained for when her desire to be noticed attracts the attention of a dangerous competitor.
#NewMavericks, #InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Provisions
directed by Kheyal Roy-Meighoo
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
A young American woman asks her grandmother how to make traditional Trinidadian provision soup while discussing home, family, and diaspora.
#GeorgiaFilm, #InCompetition, #NewMavericks, #AnimatedShort
The Lost Courier
directed by Ma Zidong
China // 2023 // Chinese, English // 3 min
It may have gone through some incredible things before the courier reached us.
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
The Nectar Instead
directed by Yoo Lee
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
A young fly gets trapped in a fly trap in a stop-motion studio, only to have an existential realization about its entire life.
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
The Sun is Bad
directed by Rachel Mow
United States // 2023 // Cantonese // 3 min
In 80s Hong Kong, a temperamental girl tries to destroy the sun and stop it from melting her city using toys.
#InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Vainglorious
directed by Gabriel Ugbodaga
United States, Nigeria // 2023 // English // 8 min
A skilled young boxer and a determined father clash in a traditional Nigerian boxing match.
#Noire, #InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
Worry World
directed by Jessica Patterson
Ireland // 2023 // English // 9 min
What price would you pay for the connection?
#NewMavericks, #InCompetition, #AnimatedShort
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
(ಥ﹏ಥ) ✧_MY PARENTS ARE CIA PSY0PS_!!!* ಠ_ಠ
directed by Haydon Mayer
United States // 2023 // English // 10 min
On a sleepy summer night in 2004, my parents are fighting but I wish they would shut up because I'm trying to fix my new blog.
#ExperimentalShort
Burnt Milk
directed by Joseph Douglas Elmhirst
United States, Jamaica // 2023 // English, Patois // 9 min
When an isolated Jamaican midwife takes a moment of solace by following a ritual, she's taken home.
#Noire, #ExperimentalShort
Chamber of Shadows
directed by OK Seyoung
South Korea // 2023 // // 11 min
Eadweard Muybridge’s photographs of animals, people, and landscapes begin to move in a transparent acrylic frame.
#ExperimentalShort
Decomp Disco
directed by Russell Sheaffer & Aaron Michael Smith
United States // 2024 // English // 5 min
"Taking place entirely on “Cybill’s Disco Jet
#PinkPeach, #ExperimentalShort
Devouring Stones Up Close
directed by Cat Rider, Zap Mcconnell
United States // 2024 // English // 9 min
A dance film that serves as an expression of feminine rage and channels the spirits of those whose land we walk, create, and dance on.
#NewMavericks, #PinkPeach, #ExperimentalShort
Islets of Langerhans
directed by Anna Winter
United States // 2023 // English // 5 min
Islets of Langerhans is an experimental documentary about chronic illness and mother/daughter relationships
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #NewMavericks, #ExperimentalShort
Photosynthesis
directed by Brian Zahm
United States // 2023 // // 7 min
Seeds. Light. Water. Life.
#ExperimentalShort
The Expectation of the Observed
directed by Stephanie J Williams
United States // 2022 // // 5 min
This stop motion about labor features disembodied meaty legs, flayed of skin, dancing in repetition even as they start to disintegrate.
#Noire, #ExperimentalShort
They Got Me Goin' In On My Day Off.
directed by Luis Figueroa Caunedo
United States // 2024 // English // 5 min
A lo-fi, dry-humored glimpse of a Manhattan bus driver who gets called in to work on his day off.
#¡CineMás!, #ExperimentalShort
Wonderful
directed by Daniel Martinico
United States // 2024 // // 4 min
Into the flickering abyss. Tiny fragments sourced from Frank Capra’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE are folded into a stroboscopic incantation.
#ExperimentalShort
MUSIC VIDEO
Ara - Torn
directed by Sinan Taner
Switzerland // 2023 // English // 4 min
TORN portrays the structure and fragility of a relationship by depicting inner states. A story about the rupture of patterns.
#MusicVideo
billy woods and Kenny Segal - Soft Landing
directed by Henry Nelson, Tim Blake Nelson
United States // 2023 // English // 3 min
Birds fly high you know how I feel, sun in the sky you now how I feel, breeze drifting on you know how I feel, birds fly high you know how I feel.
#¡CineMás!, #MusicVideo
E - Glitter Electron
directed by Chihiro Sato, Takaaki Numa, E
Japan // 2022 // // 6 min
This film is a glitter storm of pleasant and strange visual images and electronic sounds on the theme of electricity, which is the driving force of modern civilization.
#NewMavericks, #MusicVideo
Home is Where - Yes! Yes! A Thousand Times Yes!
directed by Texas Smith
United States // 2023 // English // 6 min
A woman time travels back in time to her mother’s past, present, and future on September 10th, 2001.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #MusicVideo
Mad Fox - Cinerama
directed by Matt Fulks
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
Louisville rapper Mad Fox recreates 30 of film's most iconic moments
#MusicVideo
Nicole Blakk - Run
directed by SYCHELLE-KRISTINA YANDA
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 3 min
Everybody's running from something, right?
#NewMavericks, #MusicVideo
Pattie Gonia, Quinn Christopherson, and Yo-Yo Ma - Won't Give Up
directed by Abdul Kassamali
United States // 2023 // English // 5 min
Climate justice and environmental justice are inextricably linked - how we treat this planet is how we treat each other.
#Noire, #MusicVideo
Pronto - Light Light
directed by Maximilian Speidel
Switzerland // 2022 // Swiss German, English // 6 min
A young adult clears out his mother's apartment, unlocking his quest to preserve her unconditional love through cherished memories.
#MusicVideo
Quinn Bentley - Stripes
directed by Sarah Menasce
United States // 2024 // English // 3 min
STRIPES is about a young woman’s intrusive thoughts, slowly taking on a concrete & sinister form.
#NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #MusicVideo
Sadmadbad - Everything is Fine
directed by Naomi Plasterer
United States // 2023 // English // 3 min
From birth to death a painful life full of trials and tribulations. Everything is not fine. Will their next life be better?
#NewMavericks, #¡CineMás!, #MusicVideo
Tammy Lakkis - Get Up
directed by Oksana Mirzoyan
United States // 2023 // English // 3 min
A live performance by electronic music composer Tammy Lakkis of her song "Get Up."
#NewMavericks, #MusicVideo
Tim Aminov - Ultraviolence
directed by Andrei Maica
Kazakhstan // 2022 // Russian, Kazakh // 3 min
How does the crowd feel? Where does this collective unconscious come from, ready to kill and indulge in the idea of violence?
#MusicVideo
Zulu - From Tha Gods To Earth
directed by Malakai
United States // 2023 // English // 5 min
Black Culture is not a monolith. FROM THA GODS TO EARTH explores the metamorphosis of Black Ancestry through hardcore punk.
#Noire, #MusicVideo
EPISODIC
Do It To Me If You Want
directed by Elise Kibler, James Udom
United States // 2023 // English // 19 min
Alexandra runs into her ex's identical twin Kent at a Halloween frat party.
#NewMavericks, #Noire, #Episodic
Last Option
directed by Don-Dimitri Joseph
United States // 2024 // English // 11 min
Daniel, a gifted psychic with the ability to see into the future, decides to use his powers to commit burglaries.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #Episodic
Lucy & Sara
directed by Susan Park
United States // 2024 // English // 7 min
Two unlikely sisters learn to lean on each other after the death of their beloved father despite their seemingly toxic relationship.
#NewMavericks, #Episodic
Roboto
directed by Keone & Mari Madrid
United States // 2023 // English // 18 min
A choreographer hits rock bottom when a dancing artificial intelligence puts him out of work and becomes everyone's favorite dance partner.
#NewMavericks, #Episodic
The Comic Shop
directed by Robert Butler III
United States // 2023 // English // 13 min
A former engineering major opens up her own Comic Book store in the heart of Los Angeles with her quirky friends.
#Noire, #NewMavericks, #Episodic
The Murder on Cape Melancholy
directed by Christian ‘Blaque’ Meier
United States // 2024 // English // 26 min
After being accused of a brutal murder, Todd Bishop plunges into chaos uncovering twisted town secrets on his quest for vindication.
#GeorgiaFilm, #GeorgiaShortCompetition, #Noire, #Episodic
VIRTUAL REALITY
Comfortless
directed by Gina Kim
United States, Korea // 2023 // English, Korean // 16 min
Filmed on-site, COMFORTLESS immerses in American Town, a brothel exclusive to the U.S. Air Force Base in Kunsan, South Korea.
#NewMavericks, #VirtualReality
Even You Leave: A Neighborhood Sketchbook
directed by Geoffrey Beatty
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
A hand-drawn, animated, 360° film documenting a historic neighborhood in Philadelphia.
#VirtualReality
Minitourism
directed by Jan Grabowski
Poland // 2023 // Polish // 8 min
A trip around the world that turns out to be a metaphorical journey set in a miniature park.
#VirtualReality
Cover photo by Gregory Bishop.
2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 20 feature film screenplays, 15 pilots, and 15 shorts represent the top 3% of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes.
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 50 feature film screenplays, 15 pilots, and 15 shorts represent the top 3% of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors, and wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to 5 Winning Scripts!
Feature Screenplay Finalists
Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner
Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih
Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison
Belonging - Liz Fields
But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay
Cradle - Harriet Bramwell
Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson
Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei
HEARTRACE - Will Bermender
HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol
Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander
Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo
Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid
Neat Freak - Christopher Glass
REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen
Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson
Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake
The Hare - Bryson Edmondson
The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski
The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin
Pilot Screenplay Finalists
A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson
Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott
America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras
Gallatin - Ryan Skinner
Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell
MADS - Jan Pearson
McAllen - Michael Chludzinski
Run Red - Felicity R Landa
SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam
The Backrooms - Jon Addison
The Detail - Jonah Einstein
The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks
The Local - Mark Naccarato
The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette
The subtle artGaia Kim Bartolini - Nick Habal
Short Screenplay Finalists
April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt
Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry
Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz
Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson
Chosen - Michelle Farley
Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin
ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki
Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly
Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block
I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki
Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue
Mouse - Michael Clifton
The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis
The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva
Togs - William Winston
THE 2024 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL & CREATIVE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF FILMS
The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce the first wave of films programmed for the upcoming 48th Annual Atlanta Film Festival & Creative Conference (ATLFF), slated for April 25th through May 5th, 2024. Each year, this first wave announcement acts as the earliest glimpse at the upcoming festival and represents the exciting programming choices to come.
ATLANTA, GA (March 1, 2024) – The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce the first wave of films programmed for the upcoming 48th Annual Atlanta Film Festival & Creative Conference (ATLFF), slated for April 25 through May 5, 2024. Each year, this first wave announcement acts as the earliest glimpse at the upcoming festival and represents the exciting programming choices to come.
This first wave, selected from the 7,500+ film & screenplay submissions, consists of three documentary features and three narrative features.
“The 6 features in this group each exemplify the bold visions and sense of discovery that we want to bring to ATLFF's audiences. We think they serve as an ideal early taste of the full slate to come.”
Jonathan Kieran, Programming Director, ATLFF
For 2024, ATLFF received over 7,500 submitted works from 118 countries. The total programmed films include 59% film by BIPOC directors, 49% by women and non-binary directors, and 24% from Georgia-tied filmmakers. These first selections of films will be joined by over 140 others selected from submitted works when the entire lineup is released in late March.
AFRICAN GIANTS
Documentary Feature
Directed by Omar S. Kamara
United States, English, 106 minutes
Two first-generation Sierra Leonean American brothers navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement.
NAKED AMBITION
Documentary Feature
Directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
United States, English, 73 minutes
Bunny Yeager, the unseen force behind the bikini, Playboy's allure, and the invention of the selfie comes to life in 'Naked Ambition".
WE STRANGERS
Narrative Feature
Directed by Anu Valia
United States, English, 80minutes
Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into a new job cleaning the homes of several rich, suburban families. While working, she tells one small lie that spins out of control.
THE BODY POLITIC
Documentary Feature
Directed by Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough
United States, English, 91 minutes
In Baltimore, a young reform-minded politician is elected mayor, promising to stop chronic violence and end racist policing.
DRAGOONS
Narrative Feature
Directed by Reinis Ubelis
Latvia, Latvian, 77 minutes
After getting lost and finding refuge in a crumbling gothic manor, two wandering petty thieves, Pavel and Sabine, struggle to escape before Sabine goes into labor.
PIANOMAN
Documentary Feature
Directed by Sunny Liu
United States, English, 52 minutes
An undocumented immigrant achieves his dream opening a piano restoration factory but unforeseen threats jeopardize his family and livelihood.
2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 80 feature film screenplays, 42 pilots, and 32 shorts represent the top 10% of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes.
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 80 feature film screenplays, 42 pilots, and 32 shorts represent the top 10% of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors, and wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Finalists and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!
Feature Screenplay Semifinalists
10 Days In A Madhouse - Nicola Pittam
A Shooting Star - Jack Coady
Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner
Afterwards - Lauren Grant
Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih
Askari - Christiaan Smit
Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison
Belonging - Liz Fields
Bike Lane Ends - Noah Glenn
Black Sheep - Mimi Lee
Bloom - James Lamp II
Braddock - Gregory Caruso
But Some of Us Are Brave - Jainaba Seckan
But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay
Chosen - Cosmo Wallace
Classmates - Matthew Schlissel
Cling - AARON WARNER
Contained - Jennifer Wilton
Cradle - Harriet Bramwell
Crayola Zen - Mike Green
CRIME WAVE - Tammy Klembith, George Klembith
Dadwatch - Eric Stern, Joshua Mann
Diary of a Failed Minister's Daughter - Susie Mendoza
Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson
East Jesus - Duane Graves
Fade In, Fade Out - Rob Levinson
Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei
Fright Masks - Stephen Polakiewicz
Globulous - Flax Glor
HEARTRACE - Will Bermender
HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol
Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander
If You're Lucky They'll Believe Every Word - Cameron Linly Robinson
Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo
Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid
Mud Simple - Austin Alward
Neat Freak - Christopher Glass
Oh Sickie! - julien wagner
Ouroboros - Red Davis
Over the Hill - Laura Kemp
Powdered Sugar - Tyler Gibbons
Problematic - Jerry J Sampson
Quran Camp - Samah Meghjee
REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen
Riddle - Shiva Ramanathan
Road Closure - John Cerrito
Roe Island - Hanna Hedqvist
Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson
Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake
Senseless Confidential - Martin Bannon Beaudet
Serotinous - Terra Mackintosh
She Becomes Pedro Infante - J.K. Zepeda
Shelby - Brian Ruberry
Shot Clock - King Lu
Sixty Days Is Forever - Jeff Fletcher
Sludge - Jen Butler
Sonoran - Jack Aupperle
Stand Up - Eric Meltzer
Starchildren - Michael Anthony De Toffoli
Stranded - Jen Boxall
Survivor Duty - Kyle Curry
The Blur - Dean Farell Bruggeman
The Fallen - Gabrielle Nehring
The Hare - Bryson Edmondson
The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski
The Knowledge of Good & Evil - Luke Edward
The Last Blockbuster - Justin Miller, Jeremiah Castleman
The Show Must Go On - Bret Miller
The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin
The Taking of North Pole 1-2-3 - Robert Husted
The Untold Story of the Titanic - Willie Mae Kent
Thirstygirl - Alexandra Qin
This is Pablo - Sammie Rose
Three Sheets to the Wind - Sean Pedersen
Twisted Justice - Joel McElvaney
Us, Unlikely - Tricia Lee
Victor - Aaron Huckleberry
Watermelon, Watermelon, Watermelon - Calvin Claudio
Willa - Elizabeth Myer
Pilot Screenplay Semifinalists
A Black Girl's Guide... - Aadrise Johnson
A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson
Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott
America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras
BAD B "The Glamour Profession" - Jan Arnold
Bear Frat - Pilot - Will Moro
CRIMSON TIES - Jackie Quinones
Do I Belong Here? - Teri Rusike
Flipped - Justin Alicastro
FRUITFUL - Jessica McLaughlin
Fundies TV Pilot - Jessica Furniss
Gallatin - Ryan Skinner
Gigantica - Duane Smith, Stefane Barbeau
Good Bones - Brooke Becker
Grace and the Aliens - Jennica Johnson
Guardians Of The Pacific - Derek Quick (Negane Meno)
Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell
MADS - Jan Pearson
McAllen - Michael Chludzinski
Morlock - Anthony Povah
Pandora - Jeff Bower
PETROL GIRLS - Jade Maitre
Protocol One - Geoffrey Colo
Run Red - Felicity R Landa
SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam
Snack Shack - Kate Kowalski
The Age of the Empath - Steve Brown
The Backrooms - Jon Addison
The Detail - Jonah Einstein
The Fugitive Game - Martha Swetzoff
The Ginger Seeds of Loxahatchee - Nik Prietus
The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks
The Great Balgair - Faith Dismuke
The Last Cabin Left on Old Sycamore Lane - Michael Rakoff
The Local - Mark Naccarato
The Sessions - Pilot episode - Alexander Julian
The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette
The subtle art - Gaia Kim Bartolini, Nick Habal
The Talking Animals - Andrew Gitomer
THE TWO OF US - Alison Balnar
WENCH Pilot Script - Aaveen Marandi, Tommy Miller
Short Screenplay Semifinalists
A Tempo - Lorelai Jo-hsuan Lin
Algorithm and Blues - Jamie Benson
April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt
Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry, Amir Zargara
Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz
Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson
Byrdie's Call - Connor Austin Jones
Chosen - Michelle Farley
Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin
ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki
First Sunrise - Healin Kweon
Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly
Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine) - Jessica Mosher
Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block
Homogeneous - Nicky Rudolph Calloway
Hook and Swing - Dana Hawthorne
I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki
In With the Storm - Cara Marshall
Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue
Lead Sandwich - andre salloom
Life and Death are spelled the same - Neil Knox
Mouse - Michael Clifton
Paper Monsters - Michael Clifton
Pumpkin Goulash - Yvette Farmer
The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis
The Late Shift - Hallie Reese Kostrencich
The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva
Thirteen Mountains - Lauren James
Togs - William Winston
Witness to Breath - Doug Conant
Woman in the Wood - B Maddox
2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 199 feature film screenplays, 107 pilots, and 82 shorts represent the top twenty percent of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes.
The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 199 feature film screenplays, 107 pilots, and 82 shorts represent the top twenty percent of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors, and wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Semifinalists, Finalists, and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!
Feature Screenplay Quarterfinalists
#ViralQuest - Jennifer Sumbu Longe, Rhea Mary Oommen
10 Days In A Madhouse - Nicola Pittam
603 - Emily Prescott
A Dead Name I Love - Eric MacKinnon Johnson
A Flower in the Concrete - Khiray Richards
A Love Dream - Allison Betts
A Shooting Star - Jack Coady
Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner
Afterwards - Lauren Grant
Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih
All I Am - Rick Kline
All In! - MICHAEL GREENE
An Occurrence at Burger Bueno - Ty Herrell
And Justice For All - Carlos Perez
Andy Warhol Must Die! - Graham Lee
Askari - Christiaan Smit
Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison
Backwaters - Jeffrey Craine
Becca Goes Back - Julie Kraut
Belonging - Liz Fields
Beneath the Creek - Christopher Massey
Bike Lane Ends - Noah Glenn
Black Sheep - Mimi Lee
Bloom - James Lamp II
Braddock - Gregory Caruso
But Some of Us Are Brave - Jainaba Seckan
But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay
Celestials - Jennifer Sumbu Longe, Rhea Mary Oommen
Chosen - Cosmo Wallace
Christmas With K'Landre - Shahine Ezell
Classmates - Matthew Schlissel
Clearwater - Heather McDonald
Cling - AARON WARNER
Contained - Jennifer Wilton
Cool Uncle - J. Brian
Cradle - Harriet Bramwell
Crayola Zen - Mike Green
CRIME WAVE - Tammy Klembith, George Klembith
Dadwatch - Eric Stern, Joshua Mann
Dark Horizon - Annique Arredondo
DEADBEAT - Lauren BrownDegeneration - Richard Williams
Diary of a Failed Minister's Daughter - Susie Mendoza
DICK - Omeed Boghraty
Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson
Double Crossed - F. F. Mormanni
Down At The Val - Neil Goodchild
Dreams of My Mother - Marcus Smith
Dry by Midnight - Dustin Cook, Gregory Caruso
Dust Devil - Mark Bankins
DUTOPIA_ - Richard Marks
East Jesus - Duane Graves
Emotional Intelligence - Nicholas Roth
Fade In, Fade Out - Rob Levinson
Falling Up - Stephanie Drapeau
Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei
Fifteen Divide - Ramona Taylor, Josh Katz
Final Dress - Greg Beam, Kim McKean
Final Resting Place - Linda Fisher
Football Story - Richard Curtis
Fright Masks - Stephen Polakiewicz
G.O.D. OS - David Christopher Loya
Glass House - Amy Mednick
Globulous - Flax Glor
Golden Hour - James Buzzo
Good F*ck Charm - Isabelle Davis
GRAVEL - DT Houston
GRIEF CAMP - Sabrina Saleha
HEARTRACE - Will Bermender
HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol
Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander
House Hunt - Greg Fortier
Huelensmond (Huelen's Moon) - J.K. Zepeda
If You're Lucky They'll Believe Every Word - Cameron Linly Robinson
Jeff Bezos 007 - Justin Reager, Shane Spiegel
Kitty - Brandon David Deyette, Emmy Morgan
L.O.B.E. - David Hunter Fein
Leila - Faryarsadat Hosseini
Liberty - Chris Lawing
Limelight - Terence Nigel Fisher
Little Mouse - Goldie Jones
Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo
Lost in a Book - Greg Bosworth
Madness - Chris Poore
Make It Happen. - Adrian Sterling
Mammoth - Robert Buscemi
Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid
Mason - Kevin Waite
Merde' - Kimberly Samon
Mud Simple - Austin Alward
Muddy Shoes Patrik Krivanek - Laurie Weltz
My Elvis - John Burdeaux
My Idiot Sister - Michael Basha
My Lovely Neighbors - Jake Buczewski
My Real Imaginary Friends - Kyle Rizor
Neat Freak - Christopher Glass
Nine Dead Cats - David Huante
None Of This Is Okay - Jonathan Castoro
Oberlin - J.P. Johnston
Obsession - Jason White
Oh Sickie! - julien wagner
Oh, Great Cosmic Master! - Kyle Spleiss
Oh, You Poor Thing - John Nugent
One Night in Purgatory - Robert Husted
Only Apparently Real - Michael Richter
Ouroboros - Red Davis
Over the Hill - Laura Kemp
Powdered Sugar - Tyler Gibbons
Problematic - Jerry J Sampson
Quran Camp - Samah Meghjee
Reformation - Stephen Morgan-MacKay, Stefan Alexander
REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen
Revival - Abby Selden
Riddle - Shiva Ramanathan
Road Closure - John Cerrito
Robin With The Red Nails - Lance Marshall
Rockpaw - Nora Delyra
Roe Island - Hanna Hedqvist
Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson
Scale - Chris Cameron
Scent of Marigold - Lily Malm, Laila Matuk
Searching for Marceau - Dan Abramovici
Secret Sun - Christian Maxwell, James Clark
Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake
Senseless Confidential - Martin Bannon Beaudet
Serotinous - Terra Mackintosh
Sexy Little Murder - Alise Morales, Bailey Belzora
She Becomes Pedro Infante - J.K. Zepeda
SHE'S ALL RIGHT - Shon Keane, Melanie Williams Oram
Shelby - Brian Ruberry
Short Time - Anthony Zonfrelli
Shot Clock - King Lu
Sixty Days Is Forever - Jeff Fletcher
Sleeping with Strangers - Genie Leslie
Sludge - Jen Butler
Son of a Preacher Man - P.J. Palmer
Son of Africa - George Tarr
Sonoran - Jack Aupperle
Spy Bros - Jared Pettit, Jason Felix
Stand Up - Eric Meltzer
Starchildren - Michael Anthony De Toffoli
Stranded - Jen Boxall
Stripper Moms - Tricia Horvath
Superunknown - Sean Hennessy, Mike Hennessy
Surrogate - Jon Sanhueza
Survivor Duty - Kyle Curry
Swimming in T-Shirts - Matt Foss
TARO: Legend of Japan - Blue Spruell
The Blur - Dean Farell Bruggeman
The Chötgör - Max Rissman
The Fallen - Gabrielle Nehring
The Family Tree - Molly Clark
The Flip and the Dead - Greg Harvey
THE FOREVER HOTEL - Justin Ballheim
The Forever Moment - Greyson Wyatt
The Golem of Cotopaxi - Arnon Shorr
The Hare - Bryson Edmondson
The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski
The Knowledge of Good & Evil - Luke Edward
The Last Blockbuster - Justin Miller, Jeremiah Castleman
The Life of Cockroaches - Gillian Croft
THE MORON - Kevin J. Howard
The Most Marvelous Man In The World - Khris Burton, Colin Scott
The Sheep - Ed Wiles
The Show Must Go On - Bret Miller
The Skin Rippers - Daniel William Pero
The Slashelorette - Anthony Zonfrelli
The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin
The Summons - Mike Robinson
The Taking of North Pole 1-2-3 - Robert Husted
The Timeline - David Mokriski
The Untold Story of the Titanic - Willie Mae Kent
The Verge of Seas - Albert M. Chan
THE WARDROBE - Peter Noel
THE WITCHES' CRADLE - Tammy Klembith
The Woman at the Lake - Chris Inekhomon
Them Monsters - Simon Cheyne
They came for us from outer space - Gabriel Verdugo
Thirstygirl - Alexandra Qin
This is Pablo - Sammie Rose
Three Sheets to the Wind - Sean Pedersen
TILLY'S PROMISE - James Dillon
Token - Tristan Griffin
Toni and the Wolf - Elizabeth Corbett
TOWNIE - Suemedha Sood
Twisted Justice - Joel McElvaney
Us, Unlikely - Tricia Lee
Vengeance Airlines - Charlie Matthes, Hunt Holman
Victor - Aaron Huckleberry
Watermelon, Watermelon, Watermelon - Calvin Claudio
Wedding Day - Jason Stefaniak
West Texas Holiday - Matt Foss
Where the Wildflowers Grow - Robyn Bankston
Whuchu Boy - Edward Varnie
Willa - Elizabeth Myer
Wisteria - Adam Lapallo
Xena & Jonny - Robert Latham Brown, Ryan Schube
Yankee Bwoy - Ricardo Sean Thompson
Zitkála-Šá - Robert Jackson
Pilot Screenplay Quarterfinalists
A Black Girl's Guide…- Aadrise Johnson
A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson
A Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Autumn Cavender, Scott Ryan
After School Special - Matthew Hoch, Navaris Darson
Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott
ALMOST SIX - Suzan Mikiel
America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras
AVERAGE MAN - Jessie Gill
Awakening - Brian J Leitten
BAD B "The Glamour Profession" - Jan Arnold
BAD SOVIET - Nik Sysuev
Base Reality - Gregory Clark
Bear Frat - Pilot - Will Moro
Beneath Broadway - Gerardo Maravilla
Black Caesar - Amanda Prentiss
Brainspotting - Chelsea Spirito
BSMT - Annette Evans
Cain - Tricia Horvath
Camp Psychopathways - Danny Galvin, Brad Pike
Cancelled? - Thomas Ferguson
Colonial Times - Taylor Tobin
CRIMSON TIES - Jackie Quinones
CROW - Matilda Corley Schulman
Dance for Eternity - Gage Feraud
Do I Belong Here? - Teri Rusike
Dreamwalker - Jeremy Hsing
Exposed - Natalie G. Bergman
Flipped - Justin Alicastro
Fundies TV Pilot - Jessica Furniss
Gallatin - Ryan Skinner
Gigantica - Duane Smith, Stefane Barbeau
Good Bones - Brooke Becker
Grace and the Aliens - Jennica Johnson
Guardians Of The Pacific - Derek Quick, Negane Meno
Happy World - Nick Eagles, Brandon Shell
Humanely Human - Ryan Dellaquila
Hunches - Robert Husted
I Love Losalind - Rosalind Grush
I'm Not Dead, I'm Dreaming - Peter Petralia
Immaculate - Jessica McLaughlin
Jesus One-Stop - Frederik Ehrhardt
Liberté - Keya Hall
Lift - Allison Orr Block
Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell
Little Girl Grown - Kate Harpootlian
Love, Mary Todd - Bixby Elliot
MADS - Jan Pearson
McAllen - Michael Chludzinski
Midway - Sarah Ward
Morlock - Anthony Povah
Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington - Justin Appleton
Nepantla - Josue Hernandez
Novel Romance - Phoebe Zimmerer, Lauren Ferebee
Pandora - Jeff Bower
PETROL GIRLS - Jade Maitre
Praise - Megan Hayes
Protocol One - Geoffrey Colo
Rat City - Ally Gilfeather
Reuben - Nella Dudova
Run Red - Felicity R Landa
Scene Queen - Annique Arredondo
SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam
Skin Contact - Molly Rydzel
Snack Shack - Kate Kowalski
SPACE COWBOYS - Chris Keppel
Street Knowledge - Greg Sawicki, Brian Miller
Swishy - Christina Wren
The Age of the Empath - Steve Brown
The Backrooms - Jon Addison
The Bane of Monsters - Maya Churi
THE BLACK SWAN FILES - Tricia Cerrone
The Book of Raquel - Olga Holtz
The Control Problem - Sam J Alper
The Countess: The Death of Dante Edmonds - Diana Densmore
The Detail - Jonah Einstein
The Fugitive Game - Martha Swetzoff
The Ginger Seeds of Loxahatchee - Nik Prietus
The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks
The Great Balgair - Faith Dismuke
The Informer - Coli Sylla
The Inspector Reboots - Mark Renshaw
The Last Cabin Left on Old Sycamore Lane - Michael Rakoff
The Local - Mark Naccarato
The Nightshift - Shiv B
the pod - Saraphina Redalieu
The Pressure Point - Nik Prietus
THE PROTECTOR - Kevin J. Howard
The Sands - Hannah Looney, Jason Cortez
The Sessions: Pilot episode - Alexander Julian
The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette
The subtle art - Gaia Kim Bartolini, Nick Habal
The Talking Animals - Andrew Gitomer
THE THREE OF US - Janna Jilnina
THE TWO OF US - Alison Balnar
The Way You Look Tonight - John Cerrito
The Wrestling Show - JULIE HARRISON-HARNEY
TIN KICKERS - Ned Farr
Trying - Maggie Stiggers
Valley Dicks - Sam Allemang
WAR DOG - Edward Dawson
Welcome to Dalwood - Joshua Young
WENCH Pilot Script - Aaveen Marandi, Tommy Miller
When I Dance… - Kyle Landgraf
Wolf's Head - Samuel Anderson
Y'allywood - Christian Noël
Youtopia - Danny Galvin, Brad Pike
Short Screenplay Quarterfinalists
A Friend of Your Mom’s - Joe Miles
A Man in the Dark - Sean Hennessy
A Tempo - Lorelai Jo-hsuan Lin
A toothbrush story - Rodrigo Figueiredo
Albert's Mile - Michael Mau
Algorithm and Blues - Jamie Benson
All The Time - Mars Hogan
Ambient Light - H.Cherdon Bedford
And I'll Dream of Sheep - Isabella Vargas
April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt
Art's Domain - Shaun Radecki
Assimilated - Christopher Guerrero
Bearbatfrankenstein - Shaun Radecki
Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry, Amir Zargara
Bite Marks - Rachel Debolski
Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz
Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson
Byrdie's Call - Connor Austin Jones
Chosen - Michelle Farley
Chrome Plated - Sarah Ward
Cicada - Yoo-Jin Oh
Colored - Sam Henderson, Ryan Romine
Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin
ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki
Encore - Garrett Detrixhe
Feed the Brute - Corsica Wilson
First Sunrise - Healin Kweon
Freeborn - Shane Harbinson
Gasablanca - Cody Sousa, D.J. O'Connor
Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly
Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine) - Jessica Mosher
Grace - Andrew Smith
Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block
Homogeneous - Nicky Rudolph Calloway
Hook and Swing - Dana Hawthorne
I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki
In With the Storm - Cara Marshall
Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue
Joaquin - Adán Almaraz
Junie Junie - Anna Krieske
Lady of the Light - Sara K. Murphy
Lead Sandwich - andre salloom
Life and Death are spelled the same - Neil Knox
LINKED HEARTS - Kathleen Hof
Little Tokyo Story - Kyung-Ja Lee
Love Is Strange - David Tiritilli
Masking - Joel McElvaney
Mattress-cide - Michael Johnston
Mouse - Michael Clifton
MY BLONDE - Zardosht Afshari
Nova Hora - Francesco Capussela
Oh Happy Day! - Ivan Rome
Oh, Fuck Me - Steven Tralongo
One Day Lasts Three Autumns - Delfina Braverman
One Minute to Midnight - Joshua James, Kobe Sipp
Out - Jazmine Gibbs
Overtime - Pak Hin Phileas Cheung
Pal - Michael Mau
Paper Monsters - Michael Clifton
Perkins is Perfect - Maura May
Pumpkin Goulash - Yvette Farmer
Rules of the Game - Ian Griffin
Sin Eater - Corey Simpson
Slip - Lara Hill
Soap! - Sami Al Sharikh
SUGAR - Derek Nicoletto
Superman Doesn't Steal - Tamika Lamison
The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis
The Beholder - Ryan Lee Gregory
The Late Shift - Hallie Reese Kostrencich
The Ruby Blade - William Davies Golec
The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva
The Untamed - Olga Holtz
These Fish Will Stop At Nothing - G Prevost
Thirteen Mountains - Lauren James
Three Rivers - Don DiPetta
Togs - William Winston
Wah Lau - Tanya Jade
WE ARE THE DEAD GIRLS - Kylie Boersma
What You Deserve - Juan Calix
WHY IT'S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO BURN A CITY AND BLAME A COW - Shaun Radecki
Witness to Breath - Doug Conant
Woman in the Wood - B Maddox
ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL + CREATIVE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARD WINNERS AND EVENT RESULTS
ATLANTA, GA (May 12, 2023) — The 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) is proud to announce the award winners for the 2023 festival, which took place from Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023.
ATLANTA, GA (May 12, 2023) — The 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) is proud to announce the award winners for the 2023 festival, which took place from Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023.
Today’s announcement recognizes filmmakers in 12 categories for their achievements and cinematic excellence. Winners of the Narrative Short, Animated Short and Documentary Short Jury Awards not only proudly took home their awards, but now also qualify for the 2023 Academy Awards®. ATLFF is one of less than twenty U.S. film festivals that is Academy Award®-qualifying in all three shorts categories: Narrative Short, Documentary Short, and Animated Short.
Most award winners were chosen by distinguished jurors from all backgrounds across the film industry. They include sibling filmmaker duo Soda Jerk for “Hello Dankness” which premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival; Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz for “Scotty’s Vag.” Caconne is a writer on Amazon Freevee’s 'Cruel Intentions', and previously wrote for Amazon’s 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Cinematographer Petter Ringbom for “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” who’s films have screened at SXSW, Tribeca, IDFA, and Hot Docs; among over a dozen other winners. The Audience Awards were determined by both virtual and in-person attendees.
2023 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
Best Documentary Feature:
Winner: DUSTY & STONES, Jesse Rudoy
Jury Special Mention: JESSZILLA, Emily Sheskin
Best Narrative Feature:
Winner: HELLO DANKNESS, Soda Jerk
Jury Special Mention: THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER, Bomani J. Story
Best Animated Short:
Winner: REST IN PIECE, Antoine Antabi
Jury Special Mention: ROSEMARY, A.D. (AFTER DAD), Ethan Barrett
Best Documentary Short:
Winner: BREAKING SILENCE, Amy Bench & Annie Silverstein
Best Narrative Short:
Winner: SCOTTY’S VAG, Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
Jury Special Mention: NO OTHER GODS BUT ME, Alex Spott
Best Cinematography (Presented by Panavision and Light Iron):
Winner: THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN, Petter Ringbom
Jury Special Mention: RED EARTH, Georg Koszulinski & Kate E. Hinshaw
Georgia Feature Film Award:
Winner: FENOM, Kayla Johnson
Jury Special Mention: THE ONLY DOCTOR, Matthew Hashiguchi
Georgia Short Film Award:
Winner: YOUNG KINGS, Jonathan Banks
Jury Special Mention: CONTENT: THE LO-FI MAN, Brian Lonano & Blake Myers
Audience Award Winners:
Feature Winner: LITTLE BROTHERS, Sheridan O'Donnell
Short Winner: SOUND TO SEA, Ryan Craver
Previously announced winners of the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition are below. The following 5 Winning Scripts were chosen from 1,921 total submissions.
Feature Screenplay Winners:
CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin
Pilot Screenplay Winner:
THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth
Short Screenplay Winner:
I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke
From a record-breaking nearly 10,000 submissions, ATLFF selected 155 works, a mix of narrative and documentary feature-length films, short films and creative media, for the 2023 festival. Of the selected works, 49% are directed by filmmakers who identify as female or non-binary, and 47% are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). In addition to the selected programming, ATLFF held 17 Marquee screenings and 24 Creative Conference events.
Continuing with a hybrid model of in-person screenings and digital screenings, the 2023 event drew in approximately 20,000 total attendees. Over 12,000 people attended 137 indoor screenings, panels, and events held at The Plaza Theatre, Tara Theatre, Rialto, Dad’s Garage, and other venues during the 10-day festival. An additional 8,000 people streamed screenings from ATLFF’s virtual catalog of over 150 films and 9 Creative Conference workshops, panels, or Masterclasses.
With many of the in-person screenings selling out, the virtual presentation of the film catalog also proved to be a success. More than three months’ worth of content was streamed during the festival, with viewers in 41 U.S. states, and 27 countries across six inhabited continents.
This year marks a considerable increase in both in-person attendance & the reach of virtual content, with more than double the in-person attendance and nearly double the number of countries that had people viewing virtual content from 2022.
A full list of jury members with brief biographies is included below, as well as film information for all award winners and honorable mentions.
The 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference took place from April 25 - April 28, 2023. ATLFF is currently accepting submissions for the 2024 festival, which is confirmed to take place April 25 - May 5, 2024. More information can be found at https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/submit.
2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners
With great pride, we, the Atlanta Film Society, formally declare the Winners of the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The following 5 Winning Scripts were chosen from 1,921 total submissions.
With great pride, we, the Atlanta Film Society, formally declare the Winners of the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The following 5 Winning Scripts were chosen from 1,921 total submissions.
Feature Screenplay Winners
CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin
Pilot Screenplay Winner
THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth
Short Screenplay Winner
I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke
2023 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CREATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING FOR 47TH ANNUAL EVENT
ATLANTA, GA (April 4, 2023) — Today, the 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) announced its lineup of Creative Conference panels, workshops, and conversations that will take place from April 25 - April 28, 2023, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm each day. This will be the 13th year that ATLFF has curated a robust lineup of educational programming, known as the Creative Conference, as part of the annual film festival.
The educational workshops, panels, and conversations taking place virtually and in person from April 25 - April 28 will feature industry experts from across the country
ATLANTA, GA (April 4, 2023) — Today, the 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) announced its lineup of Creative Conference panels, workshops, and conversations that will take place from April 25 - April 28, 2023, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm each day. This will be the 13th year that ATLFF has curated a robust lineup of educational programming, known as the Creative Conference, as part of the annual film festival. This year, the Creative Conference will offer more than 25 in-person panel discussions, as well as 8 virtual panels and in-depth conversations with industry experts from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
The Creative Conference serves to educate, entertain, engage, and enlighten festival-goers by pulling back the curtain on film and television production, giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at how projects get made. While covering a wide range of topics, this year’s programming will focus on community, craft, and the future of filmmaking.
“We are so excited to bring the Creative Conference 100% back in person after 3 years primarily on Zoom,” said Linda Burns, a 30-year industry veteran and Creative Conference Director. “Although we loved the intimacy of Zoom conversations on the craft of filmmaking, we’ve really missed the connections made in person between our panelists and audience, and between audience members. We look forward to continuing to build community and craft, offer networking and educational events, and push forward the future of filmmaking together with our amazing panelists, filmmakers, and film lovers.”
Panels will feature revealing conversations with some of the most admired and sought-after artists in their respective fields. Most notably, two-time Emmy® winning, Oscar® nominated producer Lydia Dean Pilcher joins producer Suzanne Satterfield (“Mega Dens”) in an in person conversation focused on global culture and multicultural storytelling. Pilcher has produced over 40 feature films for auteur directors including “Queen of Katwe,” “Cutie & The Boxer,” and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Highlights for the virtual panels include a discussion between Emmy® nominated director, writer, and producer Craig Zobel (“Mare of Easttown,” “The Hunt”) and cinematographer Darran Tiernan (“The Hunt,” “Perry Mason”) on the working relationship between director and cinematographer, how they met and built trust, and their current collaboration on HBO’s “The Penguin,” starring Colin Farrell. Additionally, President and CEO of BobbCat Films and former EVP of Tyler Perry Studios Roger Bobb joins director Rob Hardy for a 1-on-1 conversation about his career in producing and directing that spans nearly two decades.
As with the lineup of 155 selected works and Marquee screenings, the 2023 Creative Conference programming will highlight underrepresented filmmakers and stories. Panel topics that will explore Development and Pitching, Building an Audience and a Community, Screenwriting, Directing, Cinematography, Producing Using AI, Shooting in Virtual Worlds, Improv for Creatives, The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion, Tips & Resources for Emerging Filmmakers, Post-Production, Crowdfunding, and Roundtable Discussions with Georgia Filmmakers and Screenwriters in Competition.
TV and Film credits for additional Creative Conference speakers include: “Atlanta,” “A Jazzman’s Blues,” “Naomi,” “The Underground Railroad,” “Pitch Perfect 3,” “The Devil to Pay,” “Archer,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “The Walking Dead,” “Stranger Things,” “Black Lightning,” “Greenleaf,” “Hightown,” “Inside Man,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Father of the Bride,” “Ozark,” “Boss Level,” “Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War,” “Baby Driver,” “Stargirl,” “Doom Patrol,” “Power,” “The Leftovers,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Star Trek: Picard and Discovery,” “Blindspotting,” “Teenage Bounty Hunters,” “For Colored Girls,” “Mythic Quest,” “Why Did I Get Married II,” “The Blacklist,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Fire,” “Valor,” “Being Mary Jane,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Queen Sugar,” “MacGyver,” “Solace,” “I,Tonya,” “Coming 2 America,” “Cobra Kai,” “Legacies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “The Right Stuff,” “P-Valley,” “Rise,” “Gotham Knights,” and “This is Us,” among others.
All Creative Conference content, other than in-person panels, will be available for streaming worldwide during the entire 10 days of the festival. In-person panels will not be offered virtually. Festival badges are on sale now at www.AtlantaFilmFestival.com. Creative Conference individual virtual and in-person event tickets are currently $12-$15 or $85 for unlimited virtual access. Badge prices will increase on April 18, 2023.
The full list of programming for this year’s Creative Conference can be found below. As previously announced, ATLFF’s 2023 lineup of 155 selected works, presented in person or virtually, can be found on the festival’s website here.
Applications for press credentials for ATLFF 2023 are now open and can be submitted here. Press materials and assets, including past press releases, logos, and film stills can be found here.
2023 Creative Conference Lineup
IN PERSON PANELS
Building Your Own Industry with the Three C's: Craft, Community and Conversations - a Discussion with The Heartbeat Film Podcast
What are the 3 C's to help a community grow and build your industry along with it?
Craft: Developing your own unique voice through intentional, artistic practice.
Community: The art of cultivating your tribe of collaborators and supporters.
Conversation: Creating your own grassroots platforms for sharing and exhibiting your work while generating meaningful and continuous conversation within your community.
Whether you don’t know where to begin or are trying to decide the next move, the answer always comes back to leaning on your own industry. Sit down with writers, directors and producers Chris Anthony Hamilton, Janlatae' Mullins and Harim Leon as they discuss a topic near and dear to their heart - building your own table and cultivating a community to do it with.
Panelists:
Writer, Director, DP Chris Anthony Hamilton
Writer, Producer, Director Janlatae' Mullins
Executive Producer Harim Leon - Red Baron Digital LLC
Pilots and Shorts from Georgia in the Screenwriting Competition Finals
Join the Georgia shorts and pilots screenwriting finalists to learn about their projects, what drove them to tell these stories, their process as screenwriters, and what it means to be a finalist in the competition.
Moderator: Screenwriter & Atlanta Film Chat Podcast Producer Chuck Thomas
Panelists:
Screenwriter Faith Dismuke - I See You - Short
Screenwriter Michael Mau - Left & Leaving - Short
Screenwriter Jon Carr - Black Nerd - Pilot
Screenwriter Landon Ashworth - The Space Suits - Pilot
Sex, Guns, and Kids: How Not to Get Shut Down - Sponsored by SAGIndie.org and IATSE 479
Indie filmmakers using SAG-AFTRA talent for the first time or for the first time with sex, guns, or kids may not know all the rules, and then get themselves into trouble with the unions. Learn how intimacy coordinators can help your sex scenes stay steamy while keeping everyone safe, the importance of armorers and the rules around gun safety on set, and the hours children of all ages are allowed to work, take breaks, and get an education.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director & PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
Actress, Intimacy Coordinator Kristina Arjona - SAG-AFTRA
Armorer, Special Effects Coordinator Lisa Reynolds - IATSE 479 & Bob Shelleys' Special Effects
Susan Moss - SAG-AFTRA Sr. Regional Set Relations Representative
Features from Georgia in the Screenwriting Competition Finals
Join the Georgia feature screenwriting finalists to learn about their projects, what drove them to tell these stories, their process as screenwriters, and what it means to be a finalist in the competition.
Moderator: Writer, Producer, Director Carrie Schrader
Panelists:
Screenwriters Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin - The Shimmers
Screenwriter Dmani Williams - Chance by Unfathomable Fate
Screenwriter Jon Vaude - Freaknik
Screenwriter Nathan Cabaniss - Shooting
Development, the Pitch, and the Package with Crazy Legs Productions
Executives at Crazy Legs Productions dive into the development process and pitch packages for projects at networks, studios, and streamers. Whether you’re pitching reality TV, docu-series, or feature films, this discussion will educate you on the process of developing your ideas into the perfect pitch, what to expect when pitching your ideas, and how to pivot when your pitch doesn’t land.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director & PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
CEO & Executive Producer Tom Cappello
VP of Development Alana Goldstein
Director of Feature Development Marie Halliday
Georgia Narrative and Documentary Shorts Roundtable - 1 of 3
First of three short film panels featuring the directors of these Georgia-tied short films playing in the festival. See their trailers, hear their production stories, what led them to tell this story, and their journeys as filmmakers.
Moderator: Writer, Director, Actor Robyn Hicks
Panelists:
Director Ivan Rome - TikTok Challenged - Narrative
Director Juanita Umaña - One Yes the Other No - Narrative
Director Hannah Patterson - Late to the Party - Narrative
Director Evelyn Lorena - Gabriela - Narrative
Director Shaun Maclean - Chipper - Narrative
The Virtual Production Pipeline & the Future of Content Production
Virtual production from start to finish. Nick, Joshua, and Justin provide a comprehensive overview of the virtual production pipeline: From creating 3D virtual locations to technical components involved to capturing live-action footage on an LED Volume - in this talk, you’ll learn about the best ways of incorporating this innovative technology into your filmmaking toolkit.
Panelists:
Co-Founder Nick Rivero - Meptik
Senior Interactive Designer Joshua Eason - Meptik
Technical Director Justin Wylie - Arc Studios
On Screenwriting
Whether you’re writing shorts, features, or TV shows, on spec as indie filmmakers, paid screenwriters, or in a writer’s rooms, this panel will share their expertise and passion for screenwriting, along with tips for emerging filmmakers.
Moderator: Writer, Producer, Director Carrie Schrader
Panelists:
Screenwriter, Producer, Director Lane Skye
Screenwriter, Producer, Director Ruckus Skye
And more!
Improv Reshapes Your Creativity
Improv is not just about funny shows or jokes in the moment. It can completely reshape your approach to your creative projects. This panel discussion brings together incredible film and television actors to talk about how their improv background has translated to the professional projects they are currently working on. Applying the principles of improv at the beginning of any creative project or using it as the foundation for how your creative team works together will allow you to develop truly unique work that feels like something your entire team has created together. This is the perfect panel for anyone looking to find a new approach to writing, acting, and directing.
Moderator: Jon Carr - Vaguely Specific Productions
Panelists:
Actress, Producer Amber Nash
Actress, Producer, Writer Karen Ceesay
Actor, Producer Atkins Estimond
AI for Producing
The rise of artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry is not just a story about technological progress – it's a story about power. Artificial Intelligence is the single biggest thing to happen to the entertainment industry since the invention of the camera. No, it will not take your job, but the people who know how to use it will. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the filmmaking process, those who hold the keys to its operation will have an unparalleled advantage in creating movies that capture audiences' imaginations. Producer Harim Leon will explore the implications of this power shift - the future of filmmaking - showing how professional and aspiring filmmakers can leverage AI to bring their visions to life and how AI will reshape the way we create and consume movies.
Panelist:
Executive Producer Harim Leon - Red Baron Digital LLC
Streamlining Post: What Indie Filmmakers Need to Know
Join different members of a post production process to learn what indie filmmakers need to know as they move from editing their own projects to needing an editor, sound editor, post sup, music, and more.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director & PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
Partner & Post Producer Drew Sawyer - Moonshine Post Production
Composer Evan Hodges
And more!
Jumpstarting Your Career: Tips and Resources for Emerging Filmmakers
Join us for an in-depth conversation with RE:IMAGINE, student filmmakers, and industry partners about the many opportunities to jumpstart an early filmmakers' journey and career and how you can prepare while still in high school or as a recent graduate. We will discuss finding and getting connected to local artist opportunities, preparing for future film production experiences, understanding the industry at large for minors, networking and more.
RE:IMAGINE trains, equips, and inspires Generation Z (ages 11 - 24) to build careers in the creative and digital media industries.
Moderator: Coming Soon!
Panelists: Coming Soon!
Georgia Narrative and Documentary Shorts Roundtable - 2 of 3
Second of the three short film panels featuring the directors of these Georgia-tied short films. See their trailers, hear their production stories, what led them to tell this story, and their journeys as filmmakers.
Moderator: Actress & Producer Viviana Chavez
Panelists:
Director Adam Rioux - Roaming Dawn - Narrative
Director David Nixon Jr. - Lumps - Narrative
Director Rozalyn Mattocks - Kid Free Weekend - Narrative
Director Brandi Stevens - Impression - Narrative
Director Kelvin Summerhill - Black Butterfly - Narrative
The Business Side of Filmmaking
The terminology of the business side of filmmaking can be confusing and misleading. Join us for a conversation about the process and definitions involved with debt financing, development and creative services, and post and distribution. Learn what Buffalo 8 and their parent company offer, and why they opened shop in Georgia.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director & PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelist:
Head of Production & Services - Adam Harris Englehard - Buffalo 8
Georgia Narrative and Documentary Shorts Roundtable - 3 of 3
Third of the three short film panels featuring the directors/producers of these Georgia-tied short films. See their trailers, hear their production stories, what led them to tell this story, and their journeys as filmmakers.
Moderator: Director, Writer, Producer Jen West
Panelists:
Co-Directors Jonathan Banks & Dr. Arshley Emile - Young Kings - Documentary
Writer/Producer Alex - Would You Still Love Me - Narrative (Director Ramsey Telhami not in attendance)
Tri-Directors Sean Famoso, Dennis Williams & Gladimir Gelin - RACE - Narrative
Co-Directors Linnea Frye & Adam Pinney - Lily's Mirror - Narrative
Director Brian Lonano CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man - Narrative (Co-Director Blake Myers not in attendance)
On Directing - Sponsored by the MPAA
Directors from three different career paths share their experiences directing indies, documentary and narrative features, and television shows, and how the experiences differ. They’ll share their knowledge and expertise working in the different mediums, providing tips for surviving working with studios, networks, and streamers.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director and PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
Director, Writer, Producer Angela Barnes
Director, Writer, Producer Takashi Doscher
Director, Writer, Producer Carrie Schrader
Making It and Keepin’ It Real with Ideas United
An in-depth conversation with filmmakers who have “made it”, and the foundational lessons they’ve learned along the way through pivotal career-changing decisions. From learning to take advantage of opportunities when they come, making authentic connections, and staying humble as you grow. Audience members will be tasked with making their own “next big decision”: share that script, increase your rates, call that person. Whatever that next big move is in their career, attendees will leave this session invigorated.
Moderator: Community Lead at Ideas United, Vi Andrews
Panelists:
Writer, Director, Set Dresser Sedrick Lakpa
Editor Kristina Kromer - Moonshine Post-Production
Director & CEO Valerie Hinkle - Prominence Films
VP of Production Abe Mohammadione - Ideas United
Film Impact Georgia’s Filmmaker Grant Winners
Recipients talk about their projects, winning the filmmaker grant, and how that propelled their projects forward. Since 2019, Film Impact Georgia has awarded $35,000 in grants across 7 cycles. Working with partners and board members, FIG has connected the winning filmmakers with mentors that could assist with film festival strategy, marketing, post-production, securing locations and more.
Moderator: Melissa Simpson
Panelists:
Ines Michelena - ANGIE - Fall 2019
Lev Omelchenko - A Song for Echo - Spring 2020
Andrew J. Lee - A Sparrow Cries At Night - Fall 2020
Jeremy Thao - Woman - Spring 2021
Shandrea Evans - Bloom - Fall 2021
Hannah Patterson - Late to the Party - Spring 2022
Erika Miranda - Trailer Trash Magic - Fall 2022
Development, the Pitch and the Package with Pictures Window Productions and Doghouse Pictures
Executives at Picture Window Productions and Doghouse Pictures dive into the development process and pitch packages for projects at networks, studios, and podcasting companies. From environmental docuseries and podcasts to feature films and television shows, this discussion will educate you on the process of developing your ideas into the perfect pitch, and how to think outside the box when your IP falls into development hell.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director and PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
Producer, Director, Writer Suzan Satterfield
Producer, Writer Jeff Keating
Creating Opportunities for Creators in Georgia - Sponsored by People Store
For years, the only representation you could get in Georgia was for actors. But things are finally starting to change…meet literary and crew talent agency reps who will break down what they look for, how to find representation, what you need to bring to the table, what you can expect, and what agents do for you.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director and PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
Coming Soon!
Seed&Spark - Crowdfunding to Build Independence
Seed&Spark has the highest crowdfunding campaign success rate of any funding platform in the world, and they will share 100% of the information you need to build a successful campaign, as well as a career-long action plan most likely to create a lasting, flourishing, direct relationship with your audience. You’ll learn how to find and activate your audience, structure your crowdfunding campaign and pitch video, pick the right goal and incentives, and much more beyond marketing the campaign itself. Because after all, it isn’t just about crowdfunding: it’s about career building. Your career starts here!
Panelist:
Founder & CEO - Emily Best - Seed&Spark
Feature Filmmakers from Georgia-tied Films in the ATLFF - Sponsored by Popflick
Lead Programmer Jon Kieran sits down with the directors of the Georgia-tied feature films playing in the festival to discuss their process, their stories, and their journey to directing.
Moderator: Programming Director Jon Kieran
Panelist:
Director Kayla Johnson - Fenom
Director Lev Omelchenko - Twenty
Director Bryan Tan - She Watches Blindly
Co-Directors Jordan Bellamy & Josh Gilligan - Ship Happens
Director Matthew Hashiguchi - The Only Doctor
Director Geoff Marslett - Quantum Cowboys
Changing the Climate: How to Weave Cultural, Social, and Environmental Narratives into Your Storytelling: A Conversation with Lydia Dean Pilcher
Lydia is a two time Emmy® winning, Oscar® nominated producer and founder of NYC production company Cine Mosaic. Focusing on global culture and multicultural storytelling, Pilcher has produced over 40 feature films for auteur directors including “Queen of Katwe,” “Cutie & The Boxer,” and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Her director credits include WWII spy thriller, A CALL TO SPY, and the climate narratives RADIUM GIRLS and science fiction film, HOMING INSTINCT. As Co-founder of Producers Guild of America’s, PGA Green and GreenProductionGuide.com, she has been an ambassador for sustainability in entertainment for more than 15 years. She co-leads the WGA/PGA Interguild Climate Storytelling Initiative and Co-Chairs the Directors Guild of America Sustainable Future Committee.
Moderator: Producer, Director, Writer - Suzan Satterfield
Panelist:
Producer, Director, Writer - Lydia Dean Pilcher
Meet the Atlanta Film Festival Programmers - Sponsored by Popflick
Meet our Programming Director Jon Kieran, Programmers Astin Rocks and Jennica Carmona, and Senior Programmer for the Screenplay Competition Brian Grady. They’ll share the process for entry, their process for choosing films, what they love about their jobs, and tips for filmmakers looking to submit next year.
Moderator: Creative Conference Director and PGA Producer Linda Burns
Panelist:
Programming Director Jon Kieran
Programmers Astin Rocks and Jennica Carmona
Senior Programmer for the Screenplay Competition Brian Grady
Building a Thriving Georgia Film Community
Artists and activists discuss how we can work together across disciplines to build sustainable and lasting careers individually and collectively.
Moderator: Founder & CEO Emily Best - Seed&Spark
Panelists:
Culture Curator & Co-Founder Bem Joiner - Atlanta Influences Everything
Actress Bethany Ann Lind - SAG-AFTRA
Executive Director Charles Judson - Film Impact Georgia
Producer Terrence Battle
VIRTUAL PANELS
On Producing & Directing - A Conversation with Roger Bobb
Roger Bobb is the President and CEO of BobbCat Films, a film and television production company based in Atlanta. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios for 8 years. He's a former DGA trainee, was the youngest African-American 1st AD in New York, has won 8 NAACP Image Awards and is the only 2 time Best Picture winner at the ABFF (American Black Film Festival). His producing credits include “For Colored Girls”, “Why Did I Get Married II’,
“Madea’s Big Happy Family” and seven other Tyler Perry films for a combined gross of over half a billion dollars. His television films include “Same Time Next Christmas” (ABC), “Life Size-2” (Freeform), “Bad Dad Rehab (TV One)”, “Let The Church Say Amen” (BET) to name a few. Bobb also works as a director, with over 15 television movie credits in the last 3 years.
Moderator: Director, Producer Rob Hardy
Panelist: Producer, Director Roger Bobb
The Director - Cinematographer Relationship
Writer, Producer, Director Craig Zobel discusses the relationship between the Director and Director of Photography with his long-time collaborator Cinematographer Darran Tiernan. They’re currently in pre-production for The Penguin starring Colin Farrell for HBO, but worked together on The Hunt, One Dollar, and Westworld, after meeting on American Gods.
Moderator: Writer, Producer, Director Craig Zobel
Panelist: Director of Photography Darran Tiernan
Directing for Television
This panel features directors with credits on Atlanta, Blindspotting, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Loot, Killing It, Mythic Quest, So Help Me Todd, The Blacklist, The Watchful Eye, Big Shot, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Gray’s Anatomy, Queen Sugar, Solace, Cherish the Day, The Recruit, The Midnight Club, In the Dark, and This is Us. That’s a lot of experience and knowledge to share. Don’t miss out on this engaging conversation on all things directing for television.
Moderator: Director, Writer, Producer Angela Barnes
Panelists:
Director, Writer, Producer Daniel Willis
Director, Producer Tchaiko Omawale
Director, Writer, Producer Kay Oyegun
Director, Writer, Editor Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour
Creating Character Driven Stories - A Conversation with Screenwriter Scott Myers
A member of the Writers’ Guild of America West since 1987, Scott Myers has written over 30 movie and TV projects at every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. He was an executive producer at Trailblazer Studios, overseeing the company’s original content development for TV including the Scripps and Discovery networks. He has taught in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, receiving its Outstanding Instructor Award in 2005, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and since 2008 has hosted GoIntoTheStory.com, the official screenwriting blog of the Black List. He joined the faculty at DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts in the fall 2016. Scott graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts degree (with Honors) in Religious Studies and Yale University, where he received a Masters of Divinity degree cum laude.
Moderators: Co-Writers Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye
Panelist:
Screenwriter and Assistant Professor of Screenwriting Scott Myers
Cinematography and Zeiss Lenses
Join Zeiss rep Tony Wisniewski as he discussed all things lenses with working professionals in the camera department from Photographers to Steadi-cam Ops to Directors of Photography for commercials, television, and film.
Moderator: Tony Wisniewski - Zeiss
Panelist:
Photographer Tracy Page
Cinematographer Cliff Charles
Cinematographer Hilda Mercado
Cinematographer, Steadi-Cam Op Alfeo Dixon
Cinematographer Jose Alejandro Acosta
Representation in the Latinx Community
Join Latinas in Media Atlanta for a panel discussion on the importance of representation in media - where inclusion stands now, what we can do to improve it, and what the future holds.
Moderator: Producer, Actress Denise Santos
Panelists:
Producer, Actress Mahalia Latortue-Pridgett
Producer, Actress Erika Miranda
Writer, Director, Producer Erik Francisco Medina
Producer, Director, Actress Caitlin Hargraves
Screenwriting, The Writers Room, and the Script Doctor
From the writers room to crafting a feature to working with a script doctor, this conversation will cover a range of topics to help aspiring screenwriters understand the process as well as the collaborative nature of writing a screenplay.
Panelists:
CEO & Head Consultant Shannon E Johnson - The Professional Pen
Producer, Actor, Writer Mavro Diamonti
Producer, Director, Actor, Writer Harrison Chandler
Prepping Your Project
Tune into this powerhouse panel to learn how much work is involved to get a job as a department head. And once you get the job, what each department does in prep and why, along with how proper preparation translates to a better production. And yes, it’s really 2.5 hours long. There was a lot to discuss!
Moderator: Creative Conference Director & Producer Linda Burns
Panelists:
1st AD Jerry Pece - DGA
Location Manager David Luse - IATSE
Cinematographer, Camera Operator Angelica Perez-Castro - IATSE 600
Production Designer Ina Mayhew - Production Designers Guild
Director Lauren Petzke - DGA
2023 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS KEY PROGRAMMING AND FULL LINEUP OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS FOR 47TH ANNUAL EVENT, INCLUDING 39 WORLD PREMIERES
ATLANTA, GA (March 27, 2023) — The 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) today revealed key programming highlights, including the opening night presentation and the full lineup of selected works from nearly 10,000 submissions. Highlighted by the Opening Night presentation of “Polite Society”, 17 Marquee screenings will combine Hollywood star power with the best of independent film.
ATLANTA, GA (March 27, 2023) — The 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) today revealed key programming highlights, including the opening night presentation and the full lineup of selected works from nearly 10,000 submissions. Highlighted by the Opening Night presentation of “Polite Society”, 17 Marquee screenings will combine Hollywood star power with the best of independent film. The 155 total announced creative works from submissions will feature diverse filmmakers who continue to uplift voices and stories from around the world. The film festival and educational conference will take place Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023 at multiple venues in Atlanta and virtually.
“We are thrilled to return for our 47th annual festival with both an in-person and virtual format, allowing our films and content to be more accessible than ever,” said Christopher Escobar, Executive Director of the Atlanta Film Festival. “This year’s lineup is once again full of unique programming from a variety of diverse voices from the local Atlanta community and around the world. We can’t wait to welcome audiences back this April.”
Kicking off a robust slate of Marquee programming that will be presented throughout the 10-day festival, the Opening Night presentation of Focus Features’ “Polite Society” will take place at the Plaza Theatre on Friday, April 21. Starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya, the film follows a martial artist-in-training who enlists her friends to help save her older sister from her impending marriage in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Some highlights of the Marquee programming from celebrated filmmakers and Hollywood studios announced today include narrative features “This World Is Not My Own,” a documentary film that traces the lifespan of artist Nellie Mae Rowe through motion capture technology to replicate human expressions and movement performed by Uzo Aduba, “It's Only Life After All,” a documentary that follows the lives and careers of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America, the Indigo Girls, and “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” starring Laya DeLeon Hayes and Chad Coleman, is poignant story of grief and hope, in which a teenage anti-hero goes on a desperate quest to cure death.
Since its founding, diversity in programming has been a cornerstone of ATLFF’s mission, demonstrated by the final lineup of 40 feature-length films, 84 short films, and 27 creative media selections. Of these selections, 49% are directed by filmmakers who identify as female or non-binary, and 47% are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). Five specialty tracks will return to the 2023 festival including: New Mavericks, celebrating excellence in film from female and gender non-conforming directors and leads; ¡CineMás!, focusing on Latin American culture; Noire, uplifting Black filmmakers, Pink Peach, featuring films with LGBTQ stories and characters, and Georgia Films, highlighting productions with ties to the state of Georgia.
For five years in a row, the festival received a record-breaking number of creative works and screenplay submissions. Works from more than 204 countries were submitted to the festival, and 30 countries are represented among the final lineup of chosen selections. Over 20% of this year’s selections have ties to the state of Georgia.
The 13th annual Creative Conference, ATLFF’s popular educational programming extension, returns with in-person panel discussions, as well as virtual panels and one-on-one, in-depth virtual conversations with industry experts from Georgia to New York and Los Angeles. The entire Creative Conference lineup will be announced in the coming weeks. This year’s programming will focus on community, craft and the future of filmmaking. Additional topics will include screenwriting, directing, producing, development and pitching, using AI, and much more.
ATLFF 2023 will be more accessible than ever, offering a mix of in-person and virtual screenings. Screenings will be held at the Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE), Dad’s Garage (569 Ezzard St SE), The Carter Center (453 Freedom Parkway), and The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University (80 Forsyth St NW). All virtual screenings and events will be presented via Eventive.
The full schedule of films and events is available at www.AtlantaFilmFestival.com and through the ATLFF 2023 app. Festival passes are on sale now on the site. Tickets for individual events will be available at the beginning of April. In-person screening tickets range from $12-15; virtual access is $9.99 per film/panel with an unlimited virtual all-access pass for $85 for both films and Creative Conference.
The Atlanta Film Festival is the annual centerpiece of educational and enriching film programming that is provided year-round by its parent organization, the Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS). Now in its fifth decade, ATLFF is one of only a handful of film festivals worldwide that is Academy Award-qualifying in all three categories (live-action short, animation short, and documentary short subject).
Applications for press credentials for ATLFF 2023 are now open and can be submitted here. Press materials and assets, including past press releases, logos, and film stills can be found here.
2023 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION
Polite Society
directed by Nida Manzoor
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 103 min
Ria Khan believes that she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists, in the name of independence and sisterhood.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
CLOSING NIGHT PRESENTATION
*TBA
MARQUEE SCREENINGS
Divinity
directed by Eddie Alcazar
United States // 2023 // English // 88 min
Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Stephen Dorff, DIVINITY is set in an otherworldly human existence, where the creation of a ground-breaking immortality serum named “Divinity” is wreaking havoc. Jaxxon Pierce, the creator’s son (Dorff), now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream, and society on the barren planet has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug. When two mysterious brothers arrive with a plan to abduct Pierce with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita, they will all be set hurtling toward true immortality.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Final Cut
directed by Michel Hazanavicius
France // 2022 // French // 111 min
Final Cut follows a director (Duris) making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie movie in which the cast and crew, one by one, actually turn into zombies. More blood-soaked high farce than horror, the film revels in its affectionate embrace of goofy genre fun. Academy Award-winning director Michael Hazanavicius (THE ARTIST) pulls off the improbable, a French-language remake of Shin’ichirô Ueda’s cult hit One Cut of the Dead that milks the film’s hilarious and meta-to-the-max premise for all it’s worth, while also crafting a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Little Brother
directed by Sheridan O'Donnell
United States // 2023 // English // 94 min
Jake and his brother Pete pile into a busted-up van, headed from Albuquerque to Seattle. Pete has just attempted suicide for the umpteenth time and his concerned parents have recruited Jake to drive Pete home for a family intervention. The brothers are at once uneasy friends and sworn rivals; they're not just oil and water, they're fire and gasoline. And now they've got 1,400 miles to go and nowhere to hide.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Master Gardener
directed by Paul Schrader
United States // 2022 // English // 107 min
Narvel Roth is the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens, a beautiful estate owned by wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When she orders Roth to take on her troubled great-niece Maya as his apprentice, his life is thrown into chaos and dark secrets from his past emerge. A new film by master writer & director Paul Schrader (FIRST REFORMED, TAXI DRIVER).
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Medusa Deluxe
directed by Thomas Hardiman
United Kingdom // 2022 // English // 101 min
MEDUSA DELUXE is a murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of one of their own sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Party Girl
directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
United States // 1995 // English // 94 min
Plazadrome is a monthly film screening partnership between the Plaza Theatre and Videodrome, Atlanta’s last video store, where Videodrome employees bring store favorites and cinematic curiosities to the big screen. This month’s selection is the Atlanta premiere screening of a brand-new restoration of PARTY GIRL, director Daisey von Scherler Mayer’s 1995 Manhattan cult comedy starring the sublime Parker Posey. Co-hosted by Fun City Editions, who commissioned and oversaw the restoration, this event will feature a Q&A with Fun City founder Jonathan Hertzberg and Millie De Chirico, local film programmer, writer, historian, and host of the weekly film podcast I Saw What You Did.
#Narrative Feature
Passages
directed by Ira Sachs
France // 2023 // English, French // 91 min
In contemporary Paris, German filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski, A HIDDEN LIFE, I WAS AT HOME, BUT...) embraces his sexuality through a torrid love affair with a young woman named Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos, MANDIBLES, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR), an impulse that blurs the lines which define his relationship with his husband, Martin (Ben Whishaw, THE LOBSTER, WOMEN TALKING). When Martin begins an extramarital affair of his own, he successfully gains back his husband’s attention while simultaneously unearthing Tomas’ jealousy. Grappling with contradicting emotions, Tomas must either embrace the confines of his marriage or come to terms with the relationship having run its course. A new film by indie mainstay Ira Sachs (LITTLE MEN, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON)
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Polite Society
directed by Nida Manzoor
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 103 min
Ria Khan believes that she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists, in the name of independence and sisterhood.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Sanctuary
directed by Zachary Wigon
United States // 2022 // English // 96 min
Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire (Christopher Abbott, POSSESSOR, GIRLS) and the dominatrix who has primed him for success (Margaret Qualley, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Scarlet
directed by Pietro Marcello
France, Italy, Germany, Russia // 2022 // French // 100 min
Pietro Marcello, one of contemporary cinema’s most versatile talents, follows his dramatic breakthrough Martin Eden with an enchanting period fable based on a beloved 1923 novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin. Beginning as the tale of a sensitive brute (Räphael Terry) who returns home from World War I to his rural French village to discover his wife has died and that he must take care of their baby daughter, Juliette, the film blossoms into a pastoral portrait of Juliette as a young woman (Juliette Jouan) reckoning with a local witch’s prophecy for her future and falling for the modern man (Louis Garrel) who literally drops from the sky. In his first film made in France, Marcello proves again he is as comfortable in the realm of folklore as he is in creative nonfiction, delicately interweaving realist drama, ethereal romance, and musical flights of fancy.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Showing Up
directed by Kelly Reichardt
United States // 2022 // English // 108 min
A sculptor preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt's vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft. Stars Academy Award nominee Hong Chau (THE WHALE, THE MENU), André "André 3000" Benjamin of Outkast, and five-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into The Future
directed by Francisca Alegria
Chile // 2022 // Spanish // 98 min
A choir of creatures introduces a world delicately constructed by fantasy, mystery, and magical realism in Francisca Alegría’s poignant and stunning debut feature. It begins in a river in the south of Chile where fish are dying due to pollution from a nearby factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena (Mia Maestro, Frida, The Motorcycle Diaries) bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a wave of family secrets. This shocking return sends her widowed husband into turmoil and prompts their daughter Cecilia to return home to the family’s dairy farm with her own children. Magdalena’s presence reverberates among her family, instigating fits of laughter and despair in equal measure with all but Cecilia’s eldest child, who finds much-needed comfort in their grandmother’s love and unconditional understanding during a time of transition. A lyrical rumination on family, nature, renewal, and resurrection, The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future is an ambitious proposal for acceptance and healing, suggesting that the dead return when they are most needed.
#Narrative Feature, #Marquee
Being Mary Tyler Moore
directed by James Adolphus
United States // 2023 // English // 119 min
With unprecedented access to Mary Tyler Moore’s vast archive, Being Mary Tyler Moore chronicles the screen icon whose storied career spanned sixty years. Weaving Moore’s personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, the film highlights her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of women who came after her.
#Documentary Feature, #Marquee
Judy Blume Forever
directed by Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok
United States // 2023 // English // 97 min
Judy Blume and the generations of readers who have sparked to her work. It will examine her impact on pop culture and the occasional controversies over her frankness about puberty and sex.
#Marquee, #Documentary Feature
Kokomo City
directed by D. Smith
United States // 2023 // English // 73 min
A raw depiction of the lives of four black trans sex workers as they confront the dichotomy between the black community and themselves.
#Documentary Feature, #Marquee
My Last Nerve
directed by Adam LaBrie
USA // 2023 // English // 90 min
Fueled by his fathers torturous disease, a son stakes his scientific career on a new cure that could change how we treat pain.
#Documentary Feature, #Marquee
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
directed by Davis Guggenheim
United States // 2023 // English // 95 min
Incorporating documentary, archival and scripted elements, STILL recounts Michael J. Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, unspools alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Intimate and honest, and produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, STILL chronicles Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and travails, and explores what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
#Documentary Feature, #Marquee
NARRATIVE FEATURES
Everybody Wants To Be Loved
directed by Katharina Woll
Germany // 2022 // German // 80 min
On a blistering summer day, psychotherapist Ina notices something is wrong. But she doesn't have time to worry about it: Patients are waiting at the practice, her daughter is threatening to move in with her father, her boyfriend wants to emigrate to Finland, and her self-centered mother is celebrating her 70th birthday. Ina tries to please everyone, until suddenly everything changes.
#Narrative Feature, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Hello Dankness
directed by Soda Jerk
Australia // 2022 // English // 70 min
Comprised entirely of hundreds of film samples, HELLO DANKNESS bears witness to the psychotropic spectacle of American politics from 2016 to 2021, and the mythologies and lore that took root around it. Taking form as a suburban stoner musical, the film follows a neighborhood through these years as consensus reality disintegrates into conspiracy and other contagions.
#In Competition, #Narrative Feature
Hundreds of Beavers
directed by Mike Cheslik
United States // 2023 // English // 108 min
In this 19th century, slapstick winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
#Narrative Feature, #Cinematography Competition
Jasmine is a Star
directed by Jo Rochelle
United States // 2023 // English // 58 min
Jasmine, a determined 16-year-old with albinism makes it her mission to become a professional model in her hometown of Minneapolis, while attempting to go unnoticed in every other aspect of her teenage life. Against the backdrop of fall in the Twin Cities, Jasmine explores what independence - and more importantly, what self-acceptance - looks like for someone like her.
#Noire, #Family Friendly, #Narrative Feature, #New Mavericks
Miss Viborg
directed by Marianne Blicher
Denmark // 2022 // Danish // 99 min
Former beauty queen and senior citizen Solvej lives alone with her dog in a social housing area on the outskirts of a Danish provincial town. Every day, she performs the same routine of rolling around on her scooter, dealing her prescription drugs, and dreaming of a world outside Viborg. When her neighbor’s rebellious 17-year-old daughter crashes into Solvej's life, an unlikely friendship forms.
#In Competition, #Narrative Feature, #New Mavericks
Our Father, the Devil
directed by Ellie Foumbi
United States, Cameroon // 2022 // French // 108 min
Marie is an African refugee working as the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her quiet existence is upended by the arrival of Father Patrick. a charismatic priest with whom she’s convinced she shares a heavy past in her homeland. Marie must now confirm his identity and decide if settling an old score is worth sacrificing the new life she’s built.
#Narrative Feature, #New Mavericks
Quantum Cowboys
directed by Geoff Marslett
United States // 2022 // English // 99 min
Mixing live action film, paper cut outs, hand drawn animation, oil paintings, 8k video, collages and digital animation, and featuring live musical performances by Neko Case, John Doe, Howe Gelb and Xixa, Quantum Cowboys is an old fashioned western about a trio of hapless drifters in search of an elusive frontier musician. There’s gun fights, horses, cacti and time travel, too!
#In Competition, #GA Features Competition, #Georgia Film
Red Earth
directed by Georg Koszulinski
United States // 2023 // English // 64 min
Explore the landscape of the late Anthropocene age, where large parts of Earth have become inhospitable to life. The story follows three generations of Martians, from the first colonists to the first expedition to return to an Earth decimated by interplanetary war.
#Narrative Feature, #Cinematography Competition
She Watches Blindly
directed by Bryan Tan
United States // 2023 // English // 86 min
Beth Abrams believes she has a unique ability: she can know the thoughts of others. Only it is not a gift, it is an illness, and it is destroying her life and relationships. After a night of nightmares, a mysterious doctor arrives to investigate the circumstances and help Beth piece together what remains of her life, but doing so may cost her everything.
#Narrative Feature, #GA Features Competition, #Georgia Film
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
directed by Bomani J. Story
United States // 2023 // English // 91 min
Death surrounds everything in Vicaria's world. All around her are the fatal outcomes of chronic gang violence, drugs, and police brutality. After watching her mother and brother succumb, Vicaria decides to put an end to all this death...by curing it. Drawing deeply from Black cinema of the 90s , THE ANGRY BLCK GIRL AND HER MONSTER wraps systemic terrors up inside thrilling scares and suspense.
#Narrative Feature, #In Competition, #Noire
Wilder Than Her
directed by Jessica Kozak
United States // 2023 // English // 89 min
When Bea, the glue of their friend group, dies tragically, Emilia, Finn, and Lucey suffer in solitude until Emilia convinces them to go on their annual camping trip, where they can honor Bea and reconnect. Once they’re alone in the forest, however, Emilia begins to feel gaslit and taunted by Finn, the only person who witnessed Bea’s death. As tensions escalate and old wounds are brought to the surface, the trio of women begin to suspect each other of terrible things, calling into question their friendship and their own morality.
#In Competition, #Narrative Feature, #New Mavericks
Party Girl
directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
United States // 1995 // English // 94 min
Plazadrome is a monthly film screening partnership between the Plaza Theatre and Videodrome, Atlanta’s last video store, where Videodrome employees bring store favorites and cinematic curiosities to the big screen. This month’s selection is the Atlanta premiere screening of a brand-new restoration of PARTY GIRL, director Daisey von Scherler Mayer’s 1995 Manhattan cult comedy starring the sublime Parker Posey. Co-hosted by Fun City Editions, who commissioned and oversaw the restoration, this event will feature a Q&A with Fun City founder Jonathan Hertzberg and Millie De Chirico, local film programmer, writer, historian, and host of the weekly film podcast I Saw What You Did.
#Narrative Feature
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Black Mothers Love & Resist
directed by Débora Souza Silva
United States // 2022 // English // 102 min
Wanda Johnson and Angela Williams, mothers of young Black men victimized by police brutality, come together and build a network of community-led support, mutual aid, and healing in this documentary spanning Oakland’s Fruitvale to the American South. Radical empathy fuels this timely exposé.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature, #Noire, #New Mavericks
Dusty & Stones
directed by Jesse Rudoy
United States // 2022 // English, SiSwati // 83 min
Dusty and Stones struggle to sustain a country music career in their tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland and yearn for greater recognition. When they are unexpectedly nominated to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, the two cousins journey to the heart of American country music, determined to win big and turn their careers around.But things do not exactly go as planned.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature, #Talent Anticipated
Eat Bitter
directed by Pascale Appora-Gnekindy and Ningyi Sun
Central African Republic, United States // 2023 // Sango, Chinese, French // 95 min
EAT BITTER is a vérité film set in the Central African Republic . As in other African countries, skilled migrant workers from China are a strong presence here. Through the parallel stories of Chinese immigrants and local residents, the film captures the journeys of two opposed communities.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature, #Noire
Fenom
directed by Kayla Johnson
United States // 2022 // English // 66 min
Fenom follows basketball and music’s next big star -Flau’Jae Johnson, one of the nation’s top recruits and the daughter of the late rapper, Camouflage. Building her brand and balancing life as a student-athlete comes with hard work, sacrifice, and triumph. This is a story of legacy, victory and the pursuit of greatness.
#In Competition, #Georgia Film, #Noire, #New Mavericks, #Documentary Feature
Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13
directed by Engeli Broberg
Sweden, Denmark, Norway // 2021 // Swedish // 76 min
GABI: Between 8 and 13 follows the remarkable Gabi over the course of five formative years as she wrestles with society’s stereotypes about boys and girls. As puberty kicks in, Gabi must decide whether she wants to fit in with the crowd or chart her own path. A landmark portrait of early adolescence, GABI: From 8 to 13 is ultimately about the journey to be true to yourself.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature, #Pink Peach, #New Mavericks
It's Only Life After All
directed by Alexandria Bombach
United States // 2023 // English // 123 min
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, better known as The Indigo Girls, have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, and a harsh cultural climate chastising them for not fitting into a female pop star mold. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.
#Documentary Feature, #In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Pink Peach, #Talent Anticipated
JessZilla
directed by Emily Sheskin
United States // 2023 // English // 90 min
Jesselyn Silva, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, is a 3x national boxing champion who has her sights set on becoming the best in boxing. As she is on the cusp of making the Olympic team, she faces her toughest battle yet, a cancer diagnosis. JessZilla is a coming-of-age story about what it means to be a champion.
#Documentary Feature, #Cinemás, #New Mavericks, #In Competition
No Time To Fail
directed by Sara Archambault, Margo Guernsey
United States // 2022 // English // 91 min
Despite the desperate attempts to disrupt the 2020 election, election administrators pulled off the most secure election in our history. Rather than receiving a hero’s welcome, they have become the focus of a coordinated campaign of disinformation.No Time To Fail gives voice to the experiences of this largely invisible, yet completely indispensable workforce.
#Documentary Feature, #In Competition
Path of the Panther
directed by Eric Bendick
United States // 2022 // English // 89 min
The Florida panther's habitat has become an island. Its lush territory transformed into subdivisions.Perched on the edge of extinction, the panther is an emblem of our once connected world. Against all odds, wild panthers have been stunningly captured in their native ecosystem, as they've never been filmed before.
#Documentary Feature, #In Competition
Savage Waters
directed by Mikey Corker
France // 2022 // English // 93 min
A treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a captivating journey to seek out a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. With family and friends, Matt Knight boards the beautiful catamaran Hecate and follows clues to find this ‘perfect wave’, but not everything goes to plan.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature
Ship Happens
directed by Jordan Bellamy, Josh Gilligan
United States // 2023 // English // 81 min
On Sept 8, 2019, The Golden Ray, a 656 foot cargo ship loaded with 4200 vehicles capsized in the Saint Simons Sound. Concerned locals work hard to undo the environmental damage and hold authorities accountable, but the attempts to remove the ship suffers every possible setback.
#Georgia Film, #Documentary Feature, #In Competition
Silent Beauty
directed by Jasmín Mara López
United States // 2022 // English, Spanish // 87 min
When director Jasmin Mara López sees an old family photo, she is flooded by painful memories of sexual abuse at the hands of her grandfather. In this poetic documentary, López bravely films her story through archival family footage and intimate moments with her family. López has created a film about confronting painful truths and the beauty one can feel when they reach the other side of grief.
#New Mavericks, #Cinemás, #Documentary Feature
The Only Doctor
directed by Matthew Hashiguchi
United States // 2023 // English // 80 min
For the past 15 years, Dr. Karen Kinsell, a compassionate, yet no-nonsense physician, has been the only doctor in Clay County, Georgia-one of the poorest counties in the nation. Knowing all too well that she’s the only healthcare for many residents, she begins a journey of twists and turns towards a solution so that she can continue serving her patients,
#Preview Screening, #Documentary Feature, #New Mavericks, #In Competition, #Georgia Film
This World is Not My Own
directed by Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell
United States, Sweden // 2023 // English // 97 min
This World is Not My Own traces the lifespan of Nellie Mae Rowe, an artist who struggled to dedicate her life to art while exploring the personal and political events that shaped her singular body of work. In detailed film sets that recreate Nellie’s home, the actress Uzo Aduba embodies an animated version of the subject. Her recorded dialogue, movement and song make Nellie come to life.
#In Competition, #Georgia Film, #Noire, #Documentary Feature
Twenty
directed by Lev Omelchenko
United States // 2023 // English, Portuguese // 65 min
Amid the tumultuous events of 2020, a mysterious speak-easy in Atlanta becomes a home for a group of young people to share their stories of loss, resilience, and hope. “Twenty” is an observational film, set in a dreamy underground world, witnessing a group’s unique yet universal vulnerabilities—shown through scenes shot in intimate black-and-white.
#Georgia Film, #Documentary Feature, #In Competition
ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak)
directed by Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
United States // 2023 // Cherokee, English // 95 min
While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than an estimated 2,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge to help save the language from extinction.
#In Competition, #Documentary Feature
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Black Butterfly
directed by Kelvin Summerhill
United States // 2023 // English // 13 min
On the day of his long-awaited corporate promotion, an ambitious Black man starts to see cracks in his carefully constructed persona.
#Noire, #GA Shorts Competition, #Georgia Film, #Narrative Short
Bowling 4 Eva
directed by Aelfie Oudghiri
United States // 2023 // English // 14 min
A troubled teen girl spends her time trolling men online and bowling with her grandfather while becoming increasingly medicated by her psychiatrist.
#New Mavericks, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
CATCHING SPIRITS
directed by Vanessa Beletic
United States // 2022 // English // 13 min
Destiny has been told since childhood she has seizures when she dances. An unexplained phenomena that’s resulted in deep fear and her refusal to dance- despite being drawn to it.
#Noire, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
Chipper
directed by Shaun Maclean
United States // 2023 // English // 20 min
After receiving a mysterious letter, a wayward son returns to his childhood home to wrestle with a dark family secret.
#GA Shorts Competition, #Georgia Film, #Narrative Short
Civic
directed by Dwayne LeBlanc
United States // 2022 // English // 20 min
A young man returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, we watch as he interacts with the people and places he once knew.
#Noire, #Narrative Short
CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man
directed by Brian Lonano, Blake Myers
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
"Filmmaker" Brian Lonano tries to talk about a beloved cult film. What happens next will shock you!
#Georgia Film, #GA Shorts Competition, #Narrative Short
Dandelion
directed by Lorena R. Valencia
Mexico, United States // 2022 // Spanish // 17 min
A teenage girl who lives in a small town in Mexico, is helped by her best friend in her search for home remedies to stop an unwanted pregnancy, undeterred by the health risks that she may face.
#Cinemás, #Narrative Short
Demon Box
directed by Sean Wainsteim
Canada // 2023 // English // 14 min
After festival rejections, a director revises his intensely personal short film about trauma, suicide, and the Holocaust, and transforms it into a painful, blunt and funny dissection of the film and his life. Ten years in the making.
#Narrative Short
Fragments
directed by Jakey Lutsko
United States // 2022 // English // 7 min
Bedridden and broken, Emma, a young woman in her early twenties, faces the horrors manifested from her recent car crash.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Gabriela
directed by Evelyn Lorena
United States // 2023 // Spanish, English // 18 min
It's the summer after high-school graduation in North Carolina and Gabriela, a young undocumented Guatemalan woman, pursues her dream of swimming with an illustrious Country Club swim team. However, she is soon confronted with her over-protective mother’s fears, limitations on her legal and socio-economic status, and her own self-judgment.
#Cinemás, #Georgia Film, #GA Shorts Competition, #Narrative Short
Give It To Me
directed by Courtney Hope Therond
United States // 2023 // English // 9 min
In a bid to finally process a traumatic sexual experience, Max hires Lucy, a sex worker, to recreate the scene - but things instead take a steamy turn.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Good Man !?!
directed by Marshall Wayne Cooper
United States // 2022 // English // 8 min
A young man grapples with conflicting beliefs about masculinity after a video of him backing down from a fight goes viral.
#Noire, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
Goose Egg
directed by Madeline Leshner and Zach Stone
United States // 2023 // English // 13 min
When a lonely suburban mom begins experiencing hallucinatory migraines, she sends her son Tim to retrieve her medication. While on the road, he is tailed by a menacing truck and taken hostage by a pair of vengeful vagrants. In a case of mistaken identity, they believe Tim is the mayor, who has begun euthanizing local geese and feeding the tainted meat to the community.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Hangtime
directed by Chester Vincent Toye
United States // 2023 // English // 11 min
An eager young artist receives a disturbing introduction to the art world during the delivery of a
controversial sculpture.
#Noire, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
Homesick
directed by Valeria Contreras
United States // 2022 // English // 15 min
“Homesick” is a modern-day tale of two star-crossed lovers, separated by a global pandemic and the U.S.-Mexico Border. This film focuses on the love and bond that unites people and communities across borders—and the heartbreak that exists when that unity is broken.
#Cinemás, #Narrative Short
I Seek Your Help to Bury a Man
directed by Anderson Bardot
Brazil // 2023 // Portuguese, Nheegatu, Calon // 20 min
Gita is a transgender woman doomed to die or suffer the consequences of her traditions. The half-breed soldier is fated to uphold and serve the unjust laws of his country. The old woman in black needs to save her indigenous son from the claws of the Brazilian Empire. The child claims that the purpose of love, the greatest universal law, is the breaking of the cycle of all tragedies.
#Cinemás, #Narrative Short
Impression
directed by Brandi Stevens
United States // 2023 // English // 14 min
Set in the late 90’s Texas, Impression follows a young perfectionist art graduate student, Mia, and her internal struggle over her looming marriage to her doctor fiancé, Derek. She is soon surprised at her developing feelings from a day spent with a mysterious, free-spirited young woman, Vivian.
#Noire, #New Mavericks, #GA Shorts Competition, #Pink Peach, #Narrative Short
Kid Free Weekend
directed by Rozalyn Mattocks
United States // 2022 // English // 13 min
Vivian finally has a weekend all to herself, she won't let anything eat up her free time.
#GA Features Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Late to the Party
directed by Hannah Patterson
United States // 2023 // English // 16 min
During his 25th birthday party, a Trans man runs into his ex-best friend who ghosted him after he confessed his feelings for her before college, but she doesn't recognize him post-transition.
#GA Shorts Competition, #Pink Peach, #New Mavericks, #Georgia Film, #Narrative Short
Lily's Mirror
directed by Linnea Frye, Adam Pinney
United States // 2022 // English // 17 min
Lily is out on a dinner date with her boyfriend Bart, expecting a proposal, when he unexpectedly chops off her hand. As Lily works on recovering, she begins to feel phantom pains where her hand used to be, so her doctor gives her a therapeutic mirror box to help with the discomfort. However, as she begins to use the box, she realizes there's a side effect: she can see real phantoms in the mirror.
#GA Shorts Competition, #Georgia Film, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Look Back At It
directed by Felicia Pride
United States // 2023 // English // 12 min
A forty-something single mother gets her groove back with a little assistance from her teenage daughter
#In Competition, #Noire, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Lumps
directed by David Nixon Jr.
United States // 2023 // English // 20 min
After the sudden incarceration of his mother, thirteen-year-old Jaylen is forced to move to a new city where he struggles to learn the ropes of his new school, city, and family life.
#Noire, #Georgia Film, #GA Shorts Competition, #Narrative Short
Murmur
directed by Simon Smith
United Kingdom // 2023 // English // 19 min
Murmur is a contemporary fairytale short film, about the relationship between a mother and her autistic daughter, and their fascination with the murmurations. Evie doesn't talk very much, but we learn she is communicating with everything.
#New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
No Other Gods But Me
directed by Alex Spott
United States // 2023 // English // 7 min
In the midst of a sexual awakening, a religious teen finally musters up the courage to kiss her crush, but will lust will send her straight to h-e-double-hockey-sticks?
#New Mavericks, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
One Yes the Other No
directed by Juanita Umaña
United States // 2022 // Spanish // 11 min
In the mountains of Bogota, a woman ages before our eyes experiencing small moments in her life that shape her understanding of sisterhood, beauty, and death. The story follows two sisters in three different
stages of their life—one of them falls ill, the other doesn’t.
#New Mavericks, #Cinemás, #GA Shorts Competition, #Georgia Film, #Narrative Short
OURIKA!
directed by Xenia Matthews
United States // 2022 // English, French // 18 min
After being dead for over 200 years, Ourika’s soul awakes inside of a barren purgatory while her body incubates in a fleshy blob. In the void, she encounters ghosts from her past life and depictions of her likeness that taunt her. Meanwhile, two sister scientists, Velinda and Ronnell, been searching for all the pieces of Ourika in hopes to bring her back to life.
#Noire, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Over the Causeway
directed by Pablo Mejía
United States // 2023 // English, Spanish // 16 min
Over the Causeway is the coming-of-age story of Victoria, a twenty-year-old jazz musician born and raised in Galveston TX. As she ties up loose ends around town, she is confronted by doubtful neighbors, childhood friends, and dependent family members who question her decision to chase her dreams beyond the Gulf.
#Cinemás, #In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Pink Peach, #Narrative Short
Petalos
directed by Nicole Mejia
United States // 2023 // English, Spanish // 14 min
A Mexican flower vendor spreads hope and love through the streets of Los Angeles while reminiscing on the life that led her there.
#Cinemás, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
RACE
directed by Sean Famoso, Dennis Williams, Gladimir Gelin
United States // 2022 // English // 5 min
An overly confident cop’s first day on the job gets interesting as he navigates unfamiliar territories and people.
#Georgia Film, #Noire, #GA Shorts Competition, #Narrative Short
Rage
directed by Youngjae Lee
United States // 2023 // English // 9 min
Mr. Nice Guy has a change of heart after a neighbor flips him off.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Roaming Dawn
directed by Adam Rioux
United States // 2022 // English // 13 min
A man takes a road trip with his pet fish.
#GA Shorts Competition, #Georgia Film, #Narrative Short
Scotty's Vag
directed by Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
A college freshman goes outside her comfort zone to impress the older girl she wants as her sorority "big."
#New Mavericks, #In Competition, #Narrative Short
Slice
directed by Kelsey Scult
United States // 2022 // English // 15 min
A young Black woman grieves her grandfather while trying to love her mortician girlfriend, after a tumultuous relationship Chilean abuse victim.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Cinemás, #Noire, #Pink Peach, #Narrative Short
Sound to Sea
directed by Ryan Craver
United States // 2022 // English // 26 min
Leo, a shy eighth grader at the cusp of understanding their trans identity, pursues a crush on a boy sharing his dorm, but is plagued by a frog. Meanwhile, Leo's eager, gay teacher-in-training Brad tries to connect with his students, but oversteps boundaries in the eyes of a coworker. It is only in nature, among marshes and maritime forests, that Leo and Brad find an unspoken connection.
#Pink Peach, #Narrative Short
The Jennifer Meyers Story
directed by Caroline Symons
United States // 2023 // English // 13 min
A mock true-crime episode covers the 1988 disappearance of a fictional teenager named Jennifer Meyers, but the reenactments are acted out with crudely-made mini models. As the episode progresses, we learn more about the woman constructing and operating the reenactment mini models and the danger lurking in her one bedroom apartment.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
The Vacation
directed by Jarreau Carrillo
United States // 2022 // English // 9 min
In Flatbush, Brooklyn, four friends are stuck in their car after it breaks down on the way to the beach on the last day of the summer.
#Noire, #Narrative Short
TikTok Challenged
directed by Ivan Rome
United States // 2023 // English // 9 min
Claretha, a soap opera-loving grandmother, has always dreamed of being a star - and she's finally got her chance: TIKTOK. To go viral though, she needs a little help from her grandson, Daryl, who didn't exactly plan spending the day teaching her how to do the newest TikTok dance.
#GA Shorts Competition, #Noire, #Georgia Film, #Family Friendly, #Narrative Short
Troy
directed by Mike Donahue
United States // 2022 // English // 16 min
Troy has loud sex 24-7. Troy shares a wall with Thea and Charlie. Troy is ruining their lives... or is he saving them? A darkly comedic tale of New York neighbors, the ways in which we become interwoven with the lives of strangers, and the unexpected consequences of unasked-for intimacy.
#New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
True Love Waits
directed by Erin Doyle Cooper
United States // 2023 // English // 6 min
When freshman art students Viv and Cameron sneak into a studio classroom to practice figure drawing on one another, they must grapple with their budding sexuality and whether they can stick to the "True Love Waits" pledges they signed in their youth.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Would You Still Love Me?
directed by Ramsey Telhami
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
A romantic picnic takes an unexpected turn after she pops the magic question: "Would you love me if I was a ___?"
#Georgia Film, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
Yarayah
directed by Bernardo De Jeurissen
France // 2023 // Arab French // 20 min
Yarayah is the story of Yasmina, a Algerian and French female bodybuilder who goes back home after winning the world championship at the Arnold classic. This story depicts the moment in which Yasmina has to face her father's closed doors.
#In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Narrative Short
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
#BlackBoyJoyGone
directed by Ashley Karrell and Isaac Ouro-Gnao
United Kingdom // 2022 // English // 25 min
Blending interviews, poetry, dance and storytelling, BlackBoyJoyGone captures the lives of men who experienced sexual trauma but who find strength through brotherhood.
#In Competition, #Documentary Short, #Noire
Access Point
directed by Alexander glustrom
United States // 2023 // English // 14 min
Riley Kirkpatrick, a trans man living in rural Georgia, advocates for the safety and rights of drug users after founding the only harm reduction center in the area.
#In Competition, #GA Shorts Competition, #Documentary Short
Black Strings
directed by Marquise Mays
United States // 2023 // English // 12 min
A string orchestra in Milwaukee, WI redefines what it means to be a first responder.
#Noire, #Documentary Short, #In Competition
Blue
directed by Guénola Bally
Mexico // 2022 // Spanish // 11 min
BLUE follows the Contreras family as they harvest the jiquilite plant to produce a deep blue dye.
#Documentary Short, #Cinemás, #New Mavericks
Breaking Silence
directed by Amy Bench, Annie Silverstein
United States // 2023 // English, ASL // 18 min
BLUE follows the Contreras family as they harvest the jiquilite plant to produce a deep blue dye.
#Documentary Short, #New Mavericks
Cristo Negro
directed by Brendan Mills, Paul Stavropoulos
Panama // 2023 // Spanish // 18 min
A spiritual portrait of the devout inhabitants of an Afro-Caribbean coastal town that worships a black Jesus Christ.
#Noire, #Cinemás, #Family Friendly, #In Competition, #Documentary Short
Eco-Hack!
directed by Josh Izenberg and Brett Marty
United States // 2022 // English // 17 min
Biologist Tim Shields is waging an all-out technological war against ravens in a last ditch effort to save the Mojave desert tortoise from extinction.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #Family Friendly
Exit 238
directed by Henry Davis
United States // 2022 // English // 12 min
Every year in Austin Texas, hundreds of people gather together to marvel at the sight of thousands of Purple Martins as they journey along their migratory path to Brazil.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #Family Friendly
From Dreams to Dust
directed by Stephanie Tangkilisan, Muhammad Fadli
Indonesia, United States // 2022 // Indonesia // 10 min
Dreams to Dust tells the story of Pola, a nickel miner and family man from Indonesia. Through Pola’s eyes we see the dark side of green technology.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
I Don't Know If You Remember This
directed by Katelyn Rebelo
United States // 2022 // english // 16 min
A group of former highschool classmates explore the memory of unspoken sexual assault, following the rhythms of the seventeen year cicada emergence in Virginia.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
In The Light
directed by Ruoyu Wang
United States // 2022 // English // 5 min
A young man comes to terms with his gender identity while exploring themes of faith and nature.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Our memory
directed by Johanna Makabi
France // 2022 // French // 12 min
Mbissine Therese Diop, who played the starring role in the 1966 film, “Black Girl”, looks back on her experience as a Black actress in the 1960s.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Noire
Radio Bingo
directed by Shelby Mitchell Adams
Canada // 2023 // English, Mohawk // 8 min
To help revitalize the Mohawk language, a local reservation radio station incorporates the Mohawk language into a game of Radio Bingo.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition
Still Waters
directed by Aurora Brachman
United States // 2022 // English // 12 min
A mother and daughter find connection and peace through intimate conversations about their past.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #Cinemás
Strictly Two Wheel
directed by Ania Freer
Jamaica // 2022 // English // 10 min
An intimate portrait on a family owned mechanic shop in rural Jamaica and a father’s love for his children and community.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #Noire
The Blake
directed by Courtney Sposato, Mark Sposato
United States // 2023 // English // 15 min
This cinematic memoir explores how the filmmaker’s childhood experience with a replica of the
Challenger space shuttle helped her cope with a devastating loss.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
The Boston Photograph
directed by Clennon L. King
United States // 2022 // English // 8 min
LaVerne Eagleson, a 91-year-old woman from Berlin, MD, tells the story of how she dated Martin Luther King Jr.
#Georgia Film, #Documentary Short, #GA Shorts Competition, #New Mavericks, #Noire
Wild Magnolias
directed by Alexandra Kern
United States // 2022 // English // 15 min
A New Orleans based barber teaches his protégés the virtues of being a Mardi Gras Indian, a centuries-old tradition that shapes the minds of the local youth.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Year One
directed by Cai Ning
Belgium, Portugal, Hungary // 2023 // English, Chinese, Dutch // 21 min
A sensitive group portrait of the first-time mothers.
#Documentary Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Young Kings
directed by Jonathan Banks & Dr. Arshley Emile
United States // 2022 // English // 23 min
From Ponce De Leon to Ralph David Abernathy, this film explores the exciting world of bike culture in the heart of Atlanta.
#Documentary Short, #GA Shorts Competition, #Noire
ANIMATED SHORTS
Clicker
directed by Charles Kugler
United States // 2023 // English // 9 min
Two boyfriends take a tour of their dysfunctional relationship through the magic of television.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #Pink Peach
Curiosa
directed by Tessa Moult-Milewska
United Kingdom // 2022 // English // 10 min
Overly curious Mary climbs into her boyfriend's head in search of answers.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Fury
directed by Julia Siuda
Poland // 2021 // // 5 min
Organic, fleshy masks become icons of living rage.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Hospes
directed by Stephanie J Williams
United States // 2022 // // 12 min
A film about appearing "racially ambiguous". Performing a choreography of resistance, an amalgam of body pieces tries to remain whole in an environment programmed to disassemble it.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #Noire, #New Mavericks
In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket
directed by Yoko Yuki
Japan // 2022 // Japanese // 6 min
When it shrinks, it expands. It floats and it sinks. It separates but connects. When I think I’m watching them, they're actually watching me.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks, #Family Friendly
Me and me
directed by ChiuLing Chen
Taiwan // 2022 // Mandarin // 10 min
A pencil hand-drawn animated short film, depicting the life of solitude into a short, light, black and white song .
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Pills! Pills! Pills!
directed by Kate Saltel
United States // 2023 // English // 3 min
During Lobster Lobster's first day as an unpaid intern at a snazzy pharmaceutical company, an abrasively hardworking coworker makes their one assigned task impossible,
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Rest in piece
directed by Antoine Antabi
France, Germany // 2022 // // 9 min
A starving migrant man starving and resorts to eating the objects he has packed for the journey. The monstrous effects give him the strength to carry on through a scorching desert.
#Animated Short, #In Competition
Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)
directed by Ethan Barrett
United States // 2022 // English // 10 min
As he cradles his newborn, a father wonders if his daughter would be better off without him and imagines her life once he is gone. Completely drawn with crayons.
#Animated Short, #In Competition
Shelf Life
directed by Erin Zhang
United States // 2022 // English // 8 min
Mealtime and aging intersect in this stop-motion short about female shelf life.
#Animated Short, #In Competition
Sprout
directed by Zora Kovac
United States // 2023 // // 8 min
An agoraphobic scientist accidentally creates a baby-like plant creature, and their connection threatens to upend his reclusive way of life.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
Tavla
directed by Zoe Bysal
United States // 2023 // // 8 min
A stray cat must rescue her friend from the depths of the Aegian Sea.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Mavericks
The Law of the Jungle Gym
directed by Yoon Hei Cho
United States, Korea // 2022 // // 6 min
A dog-eat-dog survival game takes place in the seemingly innocent environment of a school at lunchtime.
#Animated Short, #In Competition, #New Maverick
EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS
An Example of Lee-Roth Fog Isolated Under Laboratory Conditions
directed by Ryan Betschart
United States // 2022 // English // 3 min
Spiritual mists are a stand in for the nuts and bolts details surrounding the life of enigmatic Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth.
#Experimental Short
Arrest in Flight
directed by Adrian Flury
Switzerland // 2021 // // 8 min
An experiment in film sets the stage for a hitherto unseen magical life form.
#Experimental Short
as time passes
directed by Jamil McGinnis
United States, Turkey // 2022 // English, Turkish, Persian // 15 min
Through journal entries, a mother’s words, neighborhood stories, and existential inquiries; one still searches for meaning beyond the walls of one's mind.
#Experimental Short, #Noire
Boys Clap, Girls dance
directed by Dena Springer
United States // 2022 // English // 10 min
A short meditation on becoming and being.
#Experimental Short, #New Mavericks
ELE OF THE DARK
directed by Yace Sula
United States // 2022 // English // 13 min
A nonbinary visual artist contemplates their relationship with darkness and its hold on their complexion, trauma and queerness.
#Experimental Short, #Pink Peach, #New Mavericks, #Talent Anticipated, #Noire
I was born in 1988
directed by Yasaman Baghban
United States // 2022 // Persian, English // 9 min
An experimental documentary based on the executions of Iranian political prisoners that began in thesummer of 1988.
#Experimental Short, #New Mavericks
Only If You Could See a View Above the Clouds
directed by Zhuoyun (Yun) Chen
United States // 2022 // English // 4 min
A ghost, a face, lucid minerals, vague landscapes... What do you see when my words fall?
#Experimental Short, #New Mavericks
Stinger
directed by Brian Zahm
United States // 2021 // English // 5 min
A filmmaker documents his own subtropical parasitic disease...
#Experimental Short
Sun Coming and Casting a Shadow
directed by Daniel Robin
United States // 2022 // English // 7 min
A film about time, memory, fear, and the challenges of holding onto joy.
#Experimental Short, #Georgia Film
What I Imagined the Dying Fly, with the Broken Leg, was Feeling
directed by Hugh Clegg
United Kingdom // 2022 // English, Italian // 5 min
A short film about a dying fly's last words, and an Italian voice over artist.
#Experimental Short
MUSIC VIDEO
American Football - "Fade Into You"
directed by David M. Helman
United States // 2022 // English // 7 min
A narrative music video for the band American Football.
#Music Video
Arssalendo - "Quattro Paredi"
directed by Giada Bossi
Italy // 2022 // Italian // 6 min
When the family of a kid hides from him his dog’s death, the older brother takes the kid on a brutal journey towards the grieving process.
#Music Video, #New Mavericks
Astral Summer - "Lucia (Love Yourself)"
directed by Elli Maven
United States // 2022 // English // 6 min
I can't wait to see where you'll go!
#Music Video, #New Mavericks, #Georgia Film
Duffle Bag Buru - "What's Crakin"
directed by Tanaseth (Pong) Tulyathan
United States // 2022 // English // 2 min
A man trapped in the multi reality, has to overcome his consequences.
#Music Video, #Noire
Indigo De Souza - "Kill Me"
directed by Jordan Alexander
United States // 2021 // English // 5 min Indigo de Souza's music video for the lead single entitled "Kill Me" features amateur wrestlers and the growing sport of cake sitting.
#Music Video, #Noire
Linqua Franqa - "The Whole Bank"
directed by Nolan Huber-Rhoades
United States // 2023 // English // 6 min
Linqua Franqa and a group of indebted workers must find a way to fight for their own liberation and the liberation of everyone who is held hostage by debt.
#Music Video, #Pink Peach, #Georgia Film
Mermaid
directed by Haonan Huang
United States // 2023 // English // 4 min
A moody music video about a mysterious mermaid.
#Music Video, #Georgia Film
Sadé Awele - "Intuition"
directed by Bruna Arbex
Canada // 2023 // English // 5 min
Two adventurous souls stumble upon an abandoned house and transform it into their very own haven, a powerful representation of their love blossoming.
#Music Video, #New Mavericks, #Cinemás
Säye Skye - "ADHD"
directed by Sina Dolati
Canada // 2022 // Farsi, English // 5 min
A Persian music video that celebrates Attention Hyperactivity Disorder as a superpower through a lens of comedy and science fiction.
#Music Video
Tianna Esperanza - "Princess Slit and the Raincoat Prince"
directed by Peter Collins Campbell
United States // 2022 // English // 2 min
A queer, punk rollercoaster - smashing through walls, sets and reality.
#Music Video, #Cinemás, #Pink Peach
Tosya Chaikina - "Arrows Have Struck In The Heart"
directed by Yulya Litinskaya
Russia // 2022 // Russian // 4 min
In a surreal world, the Main Character falls from the sky and becomes an observer to chaos as people flee from the Dark-soul people.
#Music Video, #New Mavericks
Wim Tapley - "Gut Punch"
directed by Connor DiVita
United States // 2022 // English // 5 min
It's all about the moped.
#Music Video, #Cinemás, #Pink Peach
EPISODIC
A Version
directed by Asad Farooqui
United States // 2023 // English, Urdu // 10 min
When a newly married Muslim-American couple visit a therapist to hash out their differences, we, the audience, get to see exactly what they’re complaining about.
#Episodic, #Georgia Film
Brownsville Bred
directed by Elaine Del Valle
United States // 2022 // English, Spanish // 22 min
A spunky Latina must find her own path as she faces the grim realities of the musician father she once idolized and the deteriorating neighborhood she calls home
#Episodic, #New Mavericks, #Cinemás
Don't Let Kyle Sit Down
directed by Joel Jay Blacker
United States // 2023 // English // 9 min
When a couple attempts to depart from a fading party, their desperate friend suggests throwing one
more log on the fire, summoning a charred, shirtless stranger looking for warmth.
#Episodic
Good Boy
directed by William Yu
United States // 2022 // English, Korean // 16 min
A young Korean American with dreams of launching his own streetwear brand struggles with
dysfunctional relationships and conflicting family values.
#Episodic
Harbor Island
directed by Calvin Lee Reeder
United States // 2023 // English // 17 min
A dad-joke comic wanders the industrial zone at night.
#Episodic
How To Be A Person: How To Get An Abortion
directed by SINDHA AGHA
United Kingdom // 2022 // English // 6 min
After booty calling Jawad from Sunday school, Sanam’s found herself pregnant with no one reliable to accompany her as her “abortion plus one.”
#Episodic, #New Mavericks
Off Fairfax
directed by Erica Eng
United States // 2022 // English // 7 min
After a tumultuous night trying to solve a murder, three friends are led to a local diner where the answer may be staring them right in the face.
#Episodic, #New Mavericks, #Noire
Phlophouse: Patton's Theory
directed by Grant Hollingshed Jackson
United States // 2022 // English // 5 min
A young man turns his friend's home into a motel while he's out of town.
#Episodic, #Noire, #Georgia Film
Sheltered
directed by Ben Evory
United States // 2023 // English // 45 min
His first year of college complete, Nathan returns home to the Appalachian foothills. With his dad’s help he reintegrates back into his progressive protestant community and prepares for a mission trip to Honduras. But what once seemed normal now feels foreign, and Nathan must build his own relationship to his father’s faith.
#Episodic, #Pink Peach
Sorry I am late i was masturbating
directed by Alena Shevchenko
Germany // 2022 // English // 6 min
A young woman discovers her own sexuality through wild fantasies.
#Episodic, #New Mavericks
VIRTUAL REALITY
Caves
directed by Carlos Isabel Garcia
Switzerland // 2021 // English // 19 min
Mankind has landed on the moon and flies around in space. But under our feet there are about a million kilometers of cave systems—only one per cent of which has been explored.
#Virtual Reality
Cycle of Violence
directed by Felicia Bergström
Germany // 2022 // English // 8 min
So sweet, so painful - a love trapped by violence and fears, animated with stop motion, puppets and clay.
#Virtual Reality, #New Mavericks
Musalem: from (selm); who lives in peace
directed by Mariam Al-Dhubhani
Yemen, United States, Jordan // 2022 // Arabic, English // 10 min
Amat Al-Lateef and Mohammed try to keep Yemeni honey available locally and abroad, despite the obstacles and destructions infused by seven years of war.
#Virtual Reality, #New Mavericks
Surfacing
directed by Rossella Schillaci
Italy, Portugal // 2022 // Italian // 20 min
A 360 immersive fairy tale, set amongst mothers and children who live in prison.
#Virtual Reality, #New Mavericks
The Choice
directed by Joanne Popinska
Canada, Poland // 2021 // English // 25 min
A Virtual Reality documentary about maternal health and reproductive rights.
#Virtual Reality, #New Maverick