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2024 Films

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“LUTHER : NEVER TOO MUCH” (Opening Night)

10/11/2024 @ 7:00p - Documentary

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH – 1:41:00 Minutes TWO SCREENINGS! 10/11/2024 Opening Night Film  & 10/13/2024 Director: Dawn Porter Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and […]

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“LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH” 2nd Screening

10/13/2023 @ 1:30p - Documentary

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH – 1:41:00 Minutes TWO SCREENINGS! 10/11/2024 Opening Night Film  &  10/13/2024 Director: Dawn Porter Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and […]

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13 Steps

10/12/2023 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

13 Steps – 25:39 Minutes Director: David Lawrence A woman performs a grueling ritual to banish a malevolent presence from her home, only to discover that the monster may be […]

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172 Push-Ups

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short

172 Push-Ups  14:34 Minutes Director: Frieda Naphsica de Lackner A female soldier and a Vietnam vet confront their differences of opinions and ultimately positively influence each other. Push-ups and proposals […]

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72

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a

72 – 14:45 Minutes Director: Marissa Chibás It’s New York City 1972 and Cuban immigrant Gloria Cienfuegos’s life and New Year’s Eve party are upended when her 18-year-old daughter Viv announces […]

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A Real Adventure

@ 7:30p - Narrative Short

A Real Adventure – 17:00 Minutes Director: INGELA (Iggi) E OGARD Two Dungeons and Dragons fans are at their best friend and dungeon master’s funeral.  As they’re paying their last […]

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Abides

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Abides – 17:00 Minutes Director: Zaki Rubenstein Shae, an obsessive and calculating young woman, spies on her neighbor Jack as research to learn what he likes and build the perfect […]

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Afungus Amongus

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Animation

Afungus Amongus – 4:01 Minutes Director: Brandon Gaesser When garbage pollutes its natural habitat, a tiny mushroom and friends set off to the big city to stop the problem at […]

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An Artist’s Curse

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

An Artist’s Curse – 10:00 Minutes Director: Steven J Mihaljevich When a malevolent creature resides inside the artwork of a 10 year old girl, fate is sealed, with trauma from […]

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As Easy As Closing Your Eyes

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short

As Easy As Closing Your Eyes – 21:43 Minutes Director: Parker Croft The story of a grieving mother who battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like […]

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Bible Camp

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Bible Camp – 13:21 Minutes   Director: Philip DeRise Young Korean immigrants assimilate to baseball, burnt hot dogs and hostility at a discount daycare. Rocking out to vinyl records at […]

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Bind

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short

Bind – 11:42 Minutes Director: J.R. Aiello A transgender teen has to balance between a mother who doesn’t agree with his choices and a father who agrees but won’t stand […]

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Bird Drone

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Animation

Bird Drone – 8:55 Minutes Director: Radheya Jang Jegatheva A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is […]

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Broken Pieces

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative

Broken Pieces – 1:22:55 Minutes Director: Justin Ho One day in NYC the lives of five people cross paths with each other in unexpected ways, revealing the subtle yet important […]

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Burn Out

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Burn Out – 12:32 Minutes Director: Russell Goldman An assistant will do anything to get a presentation in front of his boss… even set himself on fire. Starring Everett Osborne […]

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Bus Fare

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - NC Connection

Bus Fare –  5:44 Minutes Director: Janice L Baker A young girl relies on the kindness of strangers when her bus pass is stolen by a bully on her way to […]

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Calls

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p

Calls – 20:01 Minutes Director: Brandon Keeton A 911 call leads a new Police Chief to a cold case with a paranormal twist.   Brandon Keeton Director   Brandon Keeton […]

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Chairs

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short

Chairs – 20:00 Minutes Director: James Hughes A man regales his peculiar obsession with chairs to his new psychiatrist. BAFTA Winners Georgina Campbell (Barbarian) Akemnji Ndifornyen (The Queen’s Gambit) The […]

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Chicken Soup for the Soil

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Student

Chicken Soup for the Soil – 26:45 Minutes Director: Brandon Gaesser Is regenerative farming the “chicken soup” that soil throughout the country needs to heal? We’ll find out in “Chicken […]

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Chocolate Milk

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Documentary

Chocolate Milk – 1:31:54 Minutes Director: Elizabeth Bayne Chocolate Milk explores racial inequities in birth and breastfeeding in the US by following the stories of three Black mothers in South Los […]

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Choices

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Choices – 12:50 Minutes Director: Kameishia D Wooten Hidden away under the bleachers at school, free-spirited Aisha gives a pregnancy test to Jessica, a cheerleader and prom queen contender, who’s […]

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Chuck’s Fate

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

Choices – 8:02 Minutes Director: Kenneth Benson Forrester & Barna Lumpkin Jr. A curious figure in his living room greets a recently deceased, highly respected politician. It seems as if […]

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Clean Plate

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short

Clean Plate – 5:43 Minutes Director: Alina Averianova “Clean Plate” is a light-hearted battle story of one brilliant chef and one untouched dish that keeps being returned to his kitchen. […]

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Colors

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Colors – 9:16 Minutes Director: Manju Subberwal Alisha must find a way to stop time before she loses her aunt to cancer. Eventually, she discovers a beautiful, colorful place where […]

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Confessions

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Confessions – 9:16 Minutes Director: Evette Vargas Tormented by a centuries-long love triangle, a Spanish Conquistador turned angel commits a sin in heaven and is banished to earth. Five-hundred years later, […]

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CR7

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

CR7 – 14:47 Minutes Director: ANESH CHANDRAN AZAD A young boy, tormented by school bullies and hiding his pain from everyone, finds an unlikely source of strength and resilience in […]

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Darcine’s Day

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Darcine’s Day – 16:15 Minutes Director: Aaron Goffman We spend the day with Darcine Thomas (Kyla Diane Kennedy), divorced and jobless, as she strives to thrive, and survive, in post-pandemic […]

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Dear Daughter

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - NC Connection

Dear Daughter – 7:00 Minutes Director: Rob Underhill, Vanessa Neff A mother’s tribute to her daughter, and a reflection on how the love for her evolved throughout the years.   […]

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Discovering Ella

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

Discovering Ella – 8:19 Minutes Director: Kathi Carey The (mostly) true story of the greatest jazz drummer you’ve never heard of (Chick Webb) who stumbled upon a 16-year-old singer and […]

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Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Documentary Short

Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch  – 21:45 Minutes Director: Dan Gagliasso World War II was fought on many fronts. One of them was film. “Filming Under […]

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Fool’s Gold

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Fool’s Gold  – 20:18 Minutes Director: Vidhu Kota Anu, is an Indian sculptor struggling to make ends meet. He applies for a grant to fund his sculptures but gets rejected. […]

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Forever Flowers

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Forever Flowers  – 13:01 Minutes Director: Joe Solomon When a young caregiver and her unsavoury boyfriend attempt to steal from an elderly couple, their plans unravel as they meet an […]

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Freeland – A White Grass Story

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Documentary Short

Freeland – A White Grass Story  – 30:44 Minutes Director: Justin Harris The latest documentary by Mountain River Media focuses on West Virginia nordic skiing at the iconic White Grass […]

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Games People Play

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Animation

Games People Play  – 2:58 Minutes Director: Jim Hall A passenger boards a train and squeezes in next to a teenager playing a WAR GAME on his cellphone. He sees […]

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Going Home

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Documentary Short

Going Home  – 22:32Minutes Director: Alessandra Carlino Tidal waves of debilitating events have sent many people spiraling into chronic homelessness, forcing them to lose everything: home, family, self-esteem, confidence, and […]

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Have a Good Day

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Have a Good Day  – 27:38 Minutes Director: Lisa Soper In the bustling home of horror writer Jodi Sloan (LUCY DAVIS), she battles creative block by exploring gripping ideas, only […]

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Healer

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Healer  – 15:49 Minutes Director: Mackenzie Leigh A young woman grapples with the untimely death of her sister, seeking solace in an imagined reality where they grew up together.   […]

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Inside

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Inside  – 9:26 Minutes Director: Jessica Silvetti In this stylized and not-so-distant future, a young woman suffers a miscarriage and is accused of what is now considered a crime. Her […]

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Jess Plus None

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - 1st Time Filmmaker - Narrative

Jess Plus None –1:41:03 Director: Mandy Fabian A reluctant maid-of-honor must attend her best friend’s off-the-grid wedding in the woods, where she’s forced to confront her ex-girlfriend, all her more […]

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Just For Now

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Just For Now –22:36   Director: Victor Kuchmaner, Elliot Wilks Jessica has just found out she may have made the biggest scientific discovery of not only her life, but the […]

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Love Letters

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Documentary Short

Love Letters –35:00 Minutes Director: Greta L. Schiller In the winter of 1977, Liz left her husband and four small children at home in Australia and came to New York […]

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Lying is Complicated

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

Lying is Complicated – 3:59 Minutes Director: Monique Sorgen Melanie tries to get her fake fiancé to come to dinner with her so she can keep up the ruse about how […]

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Marque Dos (Second Chance)

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - NC Connection

Marque Dos (Second Chance) – 11:10 Minutes Director: Asha Chai-Chang An aspiring tour manager moves up the ranks in the marketing industry where discovering herself and her place in the […]

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Moon

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short

Moon – 10:20 Minutes Director: Toy Lei Wracked by guilt, a woman contemplates her future after she mysteriously awakens on the moon. toy lei Director   toy lei Writer   […]

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Murder Mystery

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Murder Mystery – 7:41 Minutes Director: Philip Clark Davis In an attempt to win over his long-time crush at an outlandish dinner party, Jordan must dodge an array of hilariously […]

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Nereid

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - 1st Time Filmmaker - Narrative Short

Nereid – 7:48 Minutes Director: Lori Zozzolotto A mysterious woman escapes from an abusive relationship with earth-shattering results. Lori Zozzolotto Director   Lori Zozzolotto Writer   Lori Zozzolotto Producer

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Not the Same Clarence

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Not the Same Clarence – 14:24 Minutes Director: Brian Russell, Samuel B Russel A man must come to terms with his father’s Alzheimer’s disease.  

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Ofrenda

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short - Student

Ofrenda – 14:11 Minutes Director: Tyler Garcia A young woman finds herself at odds with grief and tradition as she prepares for Dia de los Muertos Tyler Garcia Director   […]

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Our Movement Starts Here

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Documentary - NC Connection

Our Movement Starts Here – 1:22:00 Minutes Director: John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho The story of a rural community that inspired an international environmental justice movement by fighting the state […]

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Out Casted

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short - NC Connection

Out Casted – 8:45 Minutes Director: Cody Pyper A young actress attends a standard audition call for a local theater only to discover new facets of herself through her performance. […]

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Outbound

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short - NC Connection

Outbound –  8:15 Minutes Director: Missy Bell A bedraggled young wanderer lives completely isolated in a desolate world until reviewing past choices forces a call for help. Missy Bell Director   […]

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Pacing the Pool

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Documentary Short

Pacing the Pool –  8:29 Minutes Director: Radheya Jegatheva A tiny glimpse into the extraordinary life of Richard Pace. A different approach to life might have seen him crushed under the […]

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Rebel Rebel

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

Rebel Rebel –  8:29 Minutes Director: Tamar Pelzig A rebellious teen’s first day at an All-Girl Catholic school leads to an unexpected revelation. https://www.instagram.com/eo.flix/reel/CzorboSOrI_/ Tamar Pelzig Director   Tamar Pelzig Writer […]

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Red Velvet

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Red Velvet –  18:50 Minutes Director: Danielle Gibson If being black was chocolate ice cream, and being Latina was cherry, the world sees Aviva Ardor as a Swirl of the two. […]

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Reviled

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short - NC Connection

Reviled –  18:50 Minutes Director: Marc Anthony Massimei Hannah lives in an America where freedom is no longer free. In her struggle for the truth, an invisible enemy threatens to take […]

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Saturday Ritual

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Saturday Ritual –  18:50 Minutes Director: Sydne Horton High School soccer players Cammie, Em, and Kara have a tradition of visiting a different psychic after every Saturday match per Em’s request. […]

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Shannon is Strange

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short

Shannon is Strange –  16:48 Minutes Director: Don Hessell, Alan LaFave A phone call sends Shannon through a labyrinth on her way to an epic showdown with the elusive Jack. Will […]

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SilverSizzle

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short

SilverSizzle –  13:35 Minutes Director: Brian Russell A cemetery caretaker embarks on a quest to help two recent widowers find new love among widows visiting their departed spouses. Widower Buddy has […]

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Sister

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

Sister –  15:22 Minutes Director: Shane Andries On the day of her older sister’s burial, a bereaved woman meets an amicable bartender who helps her find the courage to continue on. […]

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Smiles in Tecate

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Documentary Short

  Smiles in Tecate –  34:33 Minutes Director: Jerri Iris Sher One in 700 babies is born with cleft deformities due to lack of prenatal care and exposure to hazardous chemicals […]

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Subtext

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

[subtext] – 10:30 Minutes Director:  Erin Brown Thomas Two people on a first date mask and ignore their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they’re really thinking. Erin […]

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Sunny Side Up

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - 1st Time Filmmaker - Narrative Short

Sunny Side Up –  3:32 Minutes Director: Satvik Bhatt A writer gets past his writer’s block by meeting a girl with whom he shares an exciting chemistry. Satvik Bhatt Director   […]

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Super Human Anxiety

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short - NC Connection

Super Human Anxiety –  8:40 Minutes Director: Ashley Maria Set in an all girls boarding school in Upstate New York, “Super Human Anxiety” follows the story of a young teenager, Whitney, […]

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Sweet Pea

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

Sweet Pea –  13:36 Minutes Director: Clarke L Phillips In a world where oxygen is a commodity, a young woman must find a way to provide for her younger sister who […]

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Swine

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

Swine –  12:55 Minutes Director: Jim McQuaid A woman tries to hide the body of the abusive husband she was forced to kill, but an unexpected visitor forces her into a […]

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Ten to Try: Trails

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Documentary Short - NC Connection

Ten to Try: Trails –  26:47 Minutes Director: Jeremiah McLamb From the mountains to the sea, North Carolina is a nature lover’s paradise. Hundreds of trails across the state offer […]

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The Chronocular Device

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - Narrative Short

The Chronocular Device –  15:36 Minutes Director: Edward Loupe A shadowy figure, upon breaking into an abandoned home, finds a strange device which allows him a glimpse into the home’s […]

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The Collector

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Documentary Short

The Collector –  15:00 Minutes Director: Jim Picariello, Carrie Wachob The offbeat, fairytale story of Wizard of Oz fanatic and obsessive pop culture collector Willard Carroll. From dining with Munchkins […]

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The Girl Next Door

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

The Girl Next Door –  19:00 Minutes Director: Donna Wheeler A prodigy musician trapped in a rural town fights for her freedom to achieve greatness. Donna Wheeler Director   Donna […]

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The Keyboard

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

The Keyboard –  7:30 Minutes Director: Mohammed Mamdouh When a woman uncovers a devastating secret, her world begins to unravel. This revelation, like a poison, seeps into her thoughts, breeding […]

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The Last Robbery

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Narrative Short - NC Connection

The Last Robbery –  7:18 Minutes Director: Andrew Huggins The boys shake down a bank and get more than they bargained for. Andrew Huggins Director   Andrew Huggins Writer   […]

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The Playmaker

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - 1st Time Filmmaker - Documentary

The Playmaker –  1:17:00 Minutes Director: Hannah Bowman The story of Paul Green will capture you. This native son of North Carolina went to Broadway and back with a dream […]

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The Saint

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

The Saint –  9:26 Minutes Director: Jay Jay Jegathesan, Radheya Jegatheva Where does the border lie? That line in life’s shadowlands between heroism and a plunge into the abyss? On […]

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The Secret in the Basement

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short

The Secret in the Basement –  9:26 Minutes Director: Laura E. D’Antoni Who is truly evil? One who lacks empathy and has mastered the art of manipulation? Mother checks both […]

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The Splint

10/12/2024 @ 12:00p - Animation

The Splint –  5:27 Minutes Director: Mehdi Sedighi A robotic truck driver, on a dirt road, is replacing old wooden power poles with new concrete ones when he hits two […]

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The Tell-Tale Heart

10/12/2024 @ 9:45p - Narrative Short - Student

The Tell-Tale Heart –  9:47 Minutes Director: Charles Coffey Exploring guilt and self-perception, “The Tell Tale Heart” enters us into the mind of Ed, following his internal battle after an […]

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There Can Be Light

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short

There Can Be Light –  16:32 Minutes Director: Angela Cohen When Olivia loses her best friend to suicide, she must find a way to heal before completely unraveling.   Angela […]

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Underneath It All

10/12/2024 @ 2:00p - 1st Time Filmmaker - Narrative Short

Underneath It All –  15:58 Minutes Director: Juan Andres Davalos In a therapy session, a young man named Jason has to confront a past action that affected his best-friend, Preston […]

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Vida

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

Vida –  19:59 Minutes Director: Maria Valdez Los Angeles – 2053: After a bloody civil war, women of color are captured and sterilized as a form of population control. Vida […]

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We Stand With You

10/12/2024 @ 7:30p - Narrative Short

We Stand With You –  10:00 Minutes Director: Niki Koss We Stand With You” tells the story of HANNA, a fourteen-year-old girl who was raped at her first high school […]

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What Rhymes With Reason

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative

What Rhymes With Reason –  1:36:50 Minutes Director: Kyle Roberts Tragedy ignites a group of teens on a quest to find a legendary landmark hidden in the wilderness. Together, they […]

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When I’m Famous

10/12/2024 @ 10:00a - Narrative Short

When I’m Famous –  11:13 Minutes Director: Jon King When I’m Famous is a gritty, realist view of Britain’s disaffected youth as 19-year-old Noah pinballs hard between his dreams of […]

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Yolks

10/12/2024 @ 4:00p - Narrative Short

Yolks –  3:57 Minutes Director: Jesse Womack John struggles with his relationship with food and body image in the form of his own subconscious. Jesse Womack Director, Writer, Editor, and […]

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