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100yearsofhope
100 Years Of Hope

DIRECTOR Allen Burnett
PRODUCER Braelan Murray

Documentary Feature
100 Years Of Hope

The Second Baptist Church of Santa Ana celebrates its 100th year of service and endeavors to remain a beacon of hope and unity within the bitterly divided American landscape.

DIRECTOR Allen Burnett
PRODUCER Braelan Murray

103
103

DIRECTOR Maclovia Martel
PRODUCER Maclovia Martel

Documentary Feature
103

During conversations over tea, a 103-year-old French-Jewish woman reveals how after helping hundreds evade the Nazis, she became a spy, infiltrating enemy lines to glean intel that helped end WWII.

DIRECTOR Maclovia Martel
PRODUCER Maclovia Martel

1893yearoftheyogi
1893: Year of the Yogi

DIRECTOR Nicholas Oscoff
PRODUCERS Nicholas Oscoff, Stash Slionski, Chris Panizzon, Shira Lazar

Documentary Feature
1893: Year of the Yogi

1893: YEAR OF THE YOGI is the untold origin story that traces the popularity of yoga in America back to a single event with the arrival of Swami Vivekananda.

DIRECTOR Nicholas Oscoff
PRODUCERS Nicholas Oscoff, Stash Slionski, Chris Panizzon, Shira Lazar

35000watts
35000 Watts
The Story of College Radio

DIRECTOR Michael Millard

Documentary Feature
35000 Watts
The Story of College Radio

35000 WATTS charts the wild journey of visionaries and rebels on college campuses across America who changed the course of music history and made an indelible imprint on our culture.

DIRECTOR Michael Millard

5playergame
5 Player Game

DIRECTOR Gary Jaffe
PRODUCERS Emily McCann Lesser, Olivia Mastrangelo

Narrative Short
5 Player Game

Five queer nerds gather at a lake house for an epic fantasy role-playing game, but they’re really playing a high-stakes game of desire, sex, and love—especially as best friends Justin and Danny teeter on the edge of a terrifying plunge into romance.

DIRECTOR Gary Jaffe
PRODUCERS Emily McCann Lesser, Olivia Mastrangelo

ahoy
Ahoy!

DIRECTOR Julian Alvarez
PRODUCERS Emmi Shockley, Rebecca Mendoza Mejia, Jess Gabor

Narrative Short
Ahoy!

Generations after a global environmental collapse, a young boy raised on the sea discovers a map and begins a voyage to a mythical place once known as “land.”

DIRECTOR Julian Alvarez
PRODUCERS Emmi Shockley, Rebecca Mendoza Mejia, Jess Gabor

allbeforeyou
All Before You

DIRECTOR Annemarie Jacir
PRODUCERS Ossama Bawardi, Philistine Films, AKA Blad Films

Narrative Feature
All Before You

Palestine under the British Mandate. The backdrop is a shifting world that will lead to the start of World War II.

DIRECTOR Annemarie Jacir
PRODUCERS Ossama Bawardi, Philistine Films, AKA Blad Films

almarose
Alma Rosé

DIRECTOR Francine Zuckerman
PRODUCERS Francine Zuckerman, Sally Blake

Documentary Feature
Alma Rosé

Alma Rosé is born into a musical elite family at the turn of the century Vienna but her life changes when she’s interned in Auschwitz. To save her life and the lives of many others, Alma becomes the conductor of the Auschwitz women's orchestra. This is the story of Alma, the women she saves and their offspring.

DIRECTOR Francine Zuckerman
PRODUCERS Francine Zuckerman, Sally Blake

americansolitaire
American Solitaire

DIRECTOR Aaron Davidman
PRODUCERS Aaron Davidman, Dylan Kussman, Josh Close

Narrative Feature
American Solitaire

Josh Close stars as an American soldier struggling to make sense of civilian life when he is confronted with the complexities of gun violence in his hometown.

DIRECTOR Aaron Davidman
PRODUCERS Aaron Davidman, Dylan Kussman, Josh Close

angellady
Angel Lady

DIRECTOR Edgar Pablos
PRODUCERS Dan Moore, Sheri Leigh Myers, Edgar Pablos, Carol Bidault De L'Isle, Jeffrey Wetzel

Narrative Feature
Angel Lady

An ex-con single mom exploits a mysterious glitch on her television. But her dark past threatens to derail the Angel Lady’s new life with her son.

DIRECTOR Edgar Pablos
PRODUCERS Dan Moore, Sheri Leigh Myers, Edgar Pablos, Carol Bidault De L'Isle, Jeffrey Wetzel

annarbor
Ann Arbor

DIRECTOR Trevor Zhou
PRODUCER Trevor Zhou

Narrative Feature
Ann Arbor

A man returns to his hometown, Ann Arbor, Michigan, after twenty years and reconnects with his former best friend who never left. Over the course of a single night, a nostalgic walk turns complicated as they reconcile their attraction to each other, their cultural differences and how the years apart have changed them.

DIRECTOR Trevor Zhou
PRODUCER Trevor Zhou

artislife
Art is Life

DIRECTOR Jeremiah A. Verdecias
PRODUCER Lisa McCarthy

Documentary Short
Art is Life

For over a decade, The Goodness Tour has brought their self taught art therapy modalities of painting, music, and film worldwide. “Art is Life,” interweaves on-site footage from Goodness Tours in Jordan, Ukraine, Cuba, and the Bahamas with global expert interviews, exploring the science and techniques behind how Art can transform the Mind.

DIRECTOR Jeremiah A. Verdecias
PRODUCER Lisa McCarthy

artspiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Disaster Is My Muse!

DIRECTORS Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
PRODUCERS Alicia Sams, Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin

Documentary Feature
Art Spiegelman
Disaster Is My Muse!

A feature-length documentary film that explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, which tells the story of his father’s survival of the Holocaust and his own struggle to come to terms with this legacy.

DIRECTORS Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin
PRODUCERS Alicia Sams, Molly Bernstein, Philip Dolin

theaustinschoolshooting
The Austin School Shooting

DIRECTOR Stephen Purvis
PRODUCERS Chris Hilsabeck, Stephen Purvis

Documentary Feature
The Austin School Shooting

Forty-three years after the largely forgotten shooting at Murchison Junior High School in Austin, Texas the survivors share their experiences and journeys toward healing.

DIRECTOR Stephen Purvis
PRODUCERS Chris Hilsabeck, Stephen Purvis

averageerin
Average Erin

DIRECTOR Brett Lopinsky
PRODUCERS Elly Crowell, Stanley Opalka
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Erin Brennan

Documentary Feature
Average Erin

An average girl sets out on an extraordinary ocean adventure to overcome her fear of open water, learn to freedive, and fulfill a lifelong dream of swimming with wild orcas.

DIRECTOR Brett Lopinsky
PRODUCERS Elly Crowell, Stanley Opalka
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Erin Brennan

bannedtogether
Banned Together

DIRECTOR Kate Way
PRODUCERS Jenn Wiggin, Tom Wiggin, Allyson Rice

Documentary Feature
Banned Together

Students in a South Carolina coastal town collide with the book-banning frenzy in the U.S. when 97 books are banned from their school libraries. The students become national anti-censorship activists.

DIRECTOR Kate Way
PRODUCERS Jenn Wiggin, Tom Wiggin, Allyson Rice

thebeautyofthedonkey
The Beauty of the Donkey

DIRECTOR Dea Gjinovci
PRODUCERS Dea Gjinovci, Emmanuelle Lepers
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Maida Lynn
co-producer Ilir Hasanaj

Documentary Feature
The Beauty of the Donkey

25 years after a brutal war, a filmmaker and her father return to the village of Makermal, Kosovo, to make a film based on the father’s childhood memories. Confronted with painful facts from the past, they attempt to heal and regain hope with the villagers, blurring the boundaries between reality and fantasy.

DIRECTOR Dea Gjinovci
PRODUCERS Dea Gjinovci, Emmanuelle Lepers
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Maida Lynn
co-producer Ilir Hasanaj

behindthestripes
Behind the Stripes

DIRECTOR Shantel Hansen
PRODUCERS Shantel Hansen, Dean Blandino, Cyd Zeigler

Documentary Feature
Behind the Stripes

In their quest for NFL glory, a diverse group of high school and college football officials in California weather attacks on the field while trying to balance life off it.

DIRECTOR Shantel Hansen
PRODUCERS Shantel Hansen, Dean Blandino, Cyd Zeigler

bencarre
Ben Carré
A Parisian in Hollywood

DIRECTOR Thomas A. Walsh
PRODUCER Thomas A. Walsh

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
Ben Carré
A Parisian in Hollywood

Ben Carré was called "The first true artist of American film." Born before film existed it was his destiny to define Art Direction for the silent cinema.

DIRECTOR Thomas A. Walsh
PRODUCER Thomas A. Walsh

beneaththeshadow
Beneath the Shadow

DIRECTOR Kevin Patrick Allen
PRODUCER Eric Frith

Documentary Feature
Beneath the Shadow

When a beloved football player commits murder suicide, his orphaned children search for peace in the absence of answers.

DIRECTOR Kevin Patrick Allen
PRODUCER Eric Frith

blackboxfutures
Black Box Futures

DIRECTOR Daniel R. Small

Documentary Feature
Black Box Futures

BLACK BOX FUTURES peers into the void of philosophical problems in relation to an effort to generate a human message to other extraterrestrial intelligences that will be launched into interstellar space. Serving as a framework for the message, the documentary will also be included as content as part of the mission.

DIRECTOR Daniel R. Small

bobtrevinolikesit
Bob Trevino Likes It

DIRECTOR Tracie Laymon
PRODUCERS Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Tina Carbone, Edgar Rosa

Narrative Feature
Bob Trevino Likes It

Suddenly abandoned by her narcissistic father, a people-pleasing young caretaker unexpectedly befriends a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story.

DIRECTOR Tracie Laymon
PRODUCERS Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Tina Carbone, Edgar Rosa

thebodyofchristhasaids
The Body of Christ Has AIDS

DIRECTORS Margaret Irwin, Stephen Hale
PRODUCERS Margaret Irwin, Stephen Hale

Documentary Feature
The Body of Christ Has AIDS

A story of compassion in the face of deadly silence, THE BODY OF CHRIST HAS AIDS examines the contradictory ways Christianity responded to the AIDS crisis. This is a deeply personal story of one of the most tragic decades in American history.

DIRECTORS Margaret Irwin, Stephen Hale
PRODUCERS Margaret Irwin, Stephen Hale

bodyparts
Body Parts

DIRECTOR Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
PRODUCER Helen Hood Scheer

Documentary Feature
Body Parts

BODY PARTS is a Sundance-supported documentary feature exploring the female body in Hollywood media—often hyper-sexualized, under attack, exploited on and off screen. The film examines how actresses protect their bodies, how studios push back, how unions fight for better standards, and how to portray sexuality without exploit in the post #MeToo era.

DIRECTOR Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
PRODUCER Helen Hood Scheer

bombay
Bombay

DIRECTOR Lucas Veltrie
PRODUCERS Lucas Veltrie, Patrick Mullen, Eliza McKenna

Narrative Short
Bombay

A Native American Woman, named Tayen, is thrust into a criminal underworld when unknown assailants begin to hunt her boyfriend, Sam, over his involvement in drug trafficking.

DIRECTOR Lucas Veltrie
PRODUCERS Lucas Veltrie, Patrick Mullen, Eliza McKenna

bridgeministry
A Bridge To Life

DIRECTOR Chris Farina
PRODUCER Chris Farina

Documentary Feature
A Bridge To Life

An inspiring portrait of the Bridge Ministry, a camp where men with serious addiction issues have their lives transformed through job-training, and psychological and spiritual mentoring.

DIRECTOR Chris Farina
PRODUCER Chris Farina

thebulldog
The Bulldog

DIRECTORS Ori Segev, Noah Dixon
PRODUCERS Drew Johnson, Alexander Hyde

Documentary Feature
The Bulldog

The Bulldog is an observational documentary that follows the residents of East Palestine, Ohio.

DIRECTORS Ori Segev, Noah Dixon
PRODUCERS Drew Johnson, Alexander Hyde

thebuttholesurfersmovie
The Butthole Surfers Movie

DIRECTOR Tom J Stern
PRODUCER Noa Durban

Documentary Feature
The Butthole Surfers Movie

This movie will tell the amazing story of pioneering art-punk band, Butthole Surfers. Director Tom Stern will reveal the hole truth and nothing butt about the band and its members.

DIRECTOR Tom J Stern
PRODUCER Noa Durban

carve
Carve

DIRECTOR Femke Huurdeman
PRODUCER Blanca Balleste

Narrative Short
Carve

After a couple arrives in a plaster workshop, an unsuccessful artist creates her best work yet; a sculpture that immortalizes the lovers forever.

DIRECTOR Femke Huurdeman
PRODUCER Blanca Balleste

chainofrocks
Chain of Rocks

DIRECTOR Damon Davis
PRODUCER Chris Renteria

Documentary Feature
Chain of Rocks

A death row inmate accepts a plea deal for a crime after 30 years of maintaining complete innocence. Now, an activist that once fought for his release is faced with the moral dilemma of whether the fight was in vain.

DIRECTOR Damon Davis
PRODUCER Chris Renteria

chiraku
Chiraku (Wing)

DIRECTOR Neelu Bhuman
PRODUCERS Neelu Bhuman, Jillian Schlesinger, Adele Reeves
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Andrew Nicholson, Marc Smolowitz, Hariharan Krishnan, Yvonne Sanders-Hamilton, Ferry Jele, Rahul Bhuman

Documentary Feature
Chiraku (Wing)

Set in India and South Africa, CHIRAKU (WING) is India’s first transman pilot’s story of hope and defiance.

DIRECTOR Neelu Bhuman
PRODUCERS Neelu Bhuman, Jillian Schlesinger, Adele Reeves
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Andrew Nicholson, Marc Smolowitz, Hariharan Krishnan, Yvonne Sanders-Hamilton, Ferry Jele, Rahul Bhuman

citizenwong
Citizen Wong

DIRECTOR Douglas Ross
PRODUCERS Douglas Ross, Richard Chang

Documentary Feature
Citizen Wong

American Gilded Age activist Wong Chin Foo—a then-famous speaker and prolific writer in the mainstream press—champions citizenship and equality as anti-Asian bigotry culminates in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and forges a path for today’s Asian Americans to claim their rightful place in a “more perfect union” and reclaim whitewashed history.

DIRECTOR Douglas Ross
PRODUCERS Douglas Ross, Richard Chang

clarity
Clarity

DIRECTORS Cassidy Friedman, Amber Allen-Peirson
PRODUCER Cassidy Friedman
Producer Apo Bazidi

Documentary Feature
Clarity

Racism comes in many forms. CLARITY follows the story of Clarity, a single mother who exposes the dangers of quiet racism for both black and white residents of a homogenous and proudly liberal county while fighting to liberate herself, her family, and her community.

DIRECTORS Cassidy Friedman, Amber Allen-Peirson
PRODUCER Cassidy Friedman
Producer Apo Bazidi

theclimatecanary
The Climate Canary

DIRECTOR Vanessa Wells
PRODUCER Polly Fryer

Documentary Feature
The Climate Canary

Three extraordinary women from three different generations grapple with the future for both the planet and themselves, as their scientific research in Antarctica discovers changes that signal huge global climate challenges ahead.

DIRECTOR Vanessa Wells
PRODUCER Polly Fryer

coach
Coach

DIRECTOR Caroline Post
PRODUCER Caroline Post

Documentary Short
Coach

COACH takes an introspective look at the sport of rowing by interviewing the head coaches of women’s collegiate programs, and asks, why do you coach?

DIRECTOR Caroline Post
PRODUCER Caroline Post

coldwaterkitchen
Coldwater Kitchen

DIRECTORS Brian Kaufman, Mark Kurlyandchik
PRODUCERS Kathy Kieliszewski, Steve Byrne, Nicole Avery Nichols

Documentary Feature
Coldwater Kitchen

For 30 years, soft-spoken chef Jimmy Lee Hill has run a highly regarded culinary training program out of a prison in Coldwater, Mich., offering incarcerated men a renewed sense of purpose through the craft of fine dining — everything from foie gras to lobster. COLDWATER KITCHEN follows Chef Hill and three of his students — one facing a life sentence, another battling an opioid addiction, and a third returning to the city where he once dealt drugs — as they navigate the woes of incarceration and the difficulties of transitioning back into society.

DIRECTORS Brian Kaufman, Mark Kurlyandchik
PRODUCERS Kathy Kieliszewski, Steve Byrne, Nicole Avery Nichols

thecomeup
The Come Up

DIRECTOR Liz Manashil
PRODUCERS Clara Bijl, Alrik Bursell

Narrative Feature
The Come Up

After losing her future kid’s adoption papers to a drug dealer, a good-natured woman must team up with her selfish neighbor, quirky college friend, and shroom-enthusiast landlady to recover them before it’s too late.

DIRECTOR Liz Manashil
PRODUCERS Clara Bijl, Alrik Bursell

cosmiccoda
Cosmic Coda

DIRECTOR Mary Jane Doherty
PRODUCER Mary Jane Doherty

Documentary Feature
Cosmic Coda

The search for gravitational waves, a story with a payoff that arrives thirty years later. It seems men began the journey, but women brought home the prize.

DIRECTOR Mary Jane Doherty
PRODUCER Mary Jane Doherty

festival client

daltonsdream
Dalton’s Dream

DIRECTORS Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown
PRODUCER Lorine Plagnol

Documentary Feature
Dalton’s Dream

A young gay man from rural Jamaica searches for love and acceptance after winning one of the world’s top talent competitions.

DIRECTORS Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown
PRODUCER Lorine Plagnol

dancinginayard
Dancing in A-Yard

DIRECTOR Manuela Dalle
PRODUCERS Manuela Dalle, Jean Martin

Documentary Feature
Dancing in A-Yard

DANCING IN A-YARD is a feature documentary about young, ex-gang members finding redemption and hope within a contemporary dance class. Hardened criminals don’t dance in prison but these guys do… and it’s beautiful, funny and heart-wrenching to watch.

DIRECTOR Manuela Dalle
PRODUCERS Manuela Dalle, Jean Martin

daughtersofthewind
Daughters of the Wind

DIRECTOR Anne Landsman
PRODUCERS Anne Landsman, Susan Margolin

Documentary Feature
Daughters of the Wind

Two Palestinian girls who ride and train horses must brave the forces of occupation and negotiate cultural and institutional restrictions to pursue their dreams.

DIRECTOR Anne Landsman
PRODUCERS Anne Landsman, Susan Margolin

dayswithdandekar
Days with Dandekar

DIRECTOR Leena Pendharkar
PRODUCERS Jane Kelly Kosek, Pallavi Sastry, Keertana Sastry

Narrative Feature
Days with Dandekar

After getting laid off from his job of over 35 years, Dandekar goes on a meaning-of-life journey, searching for his beloved ’87 Volvo that was traded away by his well-intentioned family. Along the way, he learns to grieve what once was, and move forward.

DIRECTOR Leena Pendharkar
PRODUCERS Jane Kelly Kosek, Pallavi Sastry, Keertana Sastry

dcdox
DC/DOX

Co-Founders Sky Sitney, Jamie Shor

Film Festival
DC/DOX

DC/DOX is a new documentary film festival showcasing powerful, timely stories in our nation’s capital. DC/DOX brings together innovative visions, bold voices, and truth seekers in celebration of documentary cinema.

Co-Founders Sky Sitney, Jamie Shor

deardoris
Dear Doris

DIRECTOR Scott Braucht
PRODUCER Kanani Koster

Documentary Feature
Dear Doris

The legendary late 80s drag queen Doris Fish and her fabulous journey to starring, writing and producing the Sundance cult classic, Vegas in Space.

DIRECTOR Scott Braucht
PRODUCER Kanani Koster

digwemust
Dig We Must

DIRECTOR Aaron Levinson
PRODUCERS Natalie Jesionka, Dan Wechsler

Documentary Feature
Dig We Must

A film about people and the records that collect them.

DIRECTOR Aaron Levinson
PRODUCERS Natalie Jesionka, Dan Wechsler

dissonance
Dissonance

DIRECTOR Andrew Brame
PRODUCER Josefina Garcia
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Spike Lee

Narrative Short
Dissonance

When a young woman discovers she’s pregnant, she makes one last attempt to get help for her fiancé, a military veteran suffering from PTSD and prone to violence.

DIRECTOR Andrew Brame
PRODUCER Josefina Garcia
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Spike Lee

adivinejourney
A Divine Journey Docuseries

DIRECTORS Annette M. King, Ivanovitch Ingabire
PRODUCER Annette M. King

Documentary Series (Short Form)
A Divine Journey Docuseries

Living at a refugee camp in Malawi her entire life, Divine Mugisha aims to address the mental health issues plaguing her community. Despite facing poverty and despair, she sets out to leave the camp for the first time to study psychology and defy the odds to lead a cause to serve her camp.

DIRECTORS Annette M. King, Ivanovitch Ingabire
PRODUCER Annette M. King

documentality
DocuMentality

PRODUCERS The D-Word, Film in Mind, and Move the Needle Films

Organization
DocuMentality

Providing best practice guidance on mental health and well-being in the documentary field.

PRODUCERS The D-Word, Film in Mind, and Move the Needle Films

drsam
Dr. Sam

DIRECTOR Danielle Beckmann
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Raji Ahsan, Danielle Beckmann
producer entities Aremay Studios, Brooklyn Quarter

Narrative Short
Dr. Sam

After getting fired from his waiter gig, Samesh—a millennial jazz singer about to give up—masquerades as a therapist to pay the rent, unexpectedly leading to a personal breakthrough.

DIRECTOR Danielle Beckmann
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Raji Ahsan, Danielle Beckmann
producer entities Aremay Studios, Brooklyn Quarter

d-word
The D-Word

PRODUCERS Doug Block, Peter Gerard, Erica Ginsberg, Marjan Safinia

Organization
The D-Word

A global peer-to-peer community for documentary professionals.

PRODUCERS Doug Block, Peter Gerard, Erica Ginsberg, Marjan Safinia

echolake
Echo Lake

DIRECTOR Lindsey Ruggles
PRODUCERS Ian M. Adelson, RJ Brown

Narrative Feature
Echo Lake

Following a devastating loss, a woman and her wife leave the city for a one-week stay at a lake house upstate. However, when she meets a mysterious woman who lives next door, her marriage, and her mind begin to unravel.

DIRECTOR Lindsey Ruggles
PRODUCERS Ian M. Adelson, RJ Brown

ellis
Ellis

DIRECTOR Sascha Just
PRODUCER Sascha Just

Documentary Feature
Ellis

The life and times of jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr., patriarch of the Marsalis Music Family, whose standards of music excellence transcended racial injustices, taught a cadre of young jazz stars, and from his hometown New Orleans changed modern jazz.

DIRECTOR Sascha Just
PRODUCER Sascha Just

festival client

esthernewtonfilm
Esther Newton Made Me Gay

DIRECTOR Jean Carlomusto
PRODUCERS Shanti Avirgan, Jean Carlomusto

Documentary Feature
Esther Newton Made Me Gay

Agility, persistence and passionate inquiry have driven Esther Newton’s survival as a butch lesbian, octogenarian athlete, and groundbreaking scholar whose life’s work has influenced generations of LGBTQ activists and scholars.

DIRECTOR Jean Carlomusto
PRODUCERS Shanti Avirgan, Jean Carlomusto

everythingsfine
Everything’s Fine!

DIRECTOR Amy Taylor
PRODUCERS Rowena Pedrena, Amy Taylor

Narrative Feature
Everything’s Fine!

Post apocalypse, a woman distrustful of humanity encounters a man on the verge of suicide and grudgingly allows him to accompany her on a quest to scatter her friend’s ashes.

DIRECTOR Amy Taylor
PRODUCERS Rowena Pedrena, Amy Taylor

fightorflight
Fight or Flight

DIRECTOR Lindsey Hagen
PRODUCERS Lindsey Hagen, Aaron Schurman

Documentary Short
Fight or Flight

A pilot shares her story of how she overcame childhood trauma by taking to the sky.

DIRECTOR Lindsey Hagen
PRODUCERS Lindsey Hagen, Aaron Schurman

thefighttofight
The Fight to Fight

DIRECTOR Joy Bronson
PRODUCER Joy Bronson

Documentary Feature
The Fight to Fight

THE FIGHT TO FIGHT follows the journey of the first women who prove they have what it takes to integrate the all-male U.S. Army combat units. It is the untold story of heroic women battling to earn their place on the frontlines.

DIRECTOR Joy Bronson
PRODUCER Joy Bronson

thefinalcut
The Final Cut

DIRECTOR Mathieu Faure
PRODUCER Mathieu Faure

Documentary Feature
The Final Cut

At 85-years old, former film editor Jocelyne Bourgeois is goaded, coaxed, and challenged by her persistent filmmaker grandson to face her true identity. They embark together to the places she has avoided since World War II, putting back the scenes she edited out of her life. A race against the clock after Bourgeois has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

DIRECTOR Mathieu Faure
PRODUCER Mathieu Faure

findingform
Finding Form

DIRECTOR Brian Vernor
PRODUCERS Jordan Hruska, Heather Frank

Documentary Short
Finding Form

Renowned Danish furniture designer and artist Chris Halstrøm explores California’s iconic residential architecture and historic design idealism while critiquing the social impact of the built environment and defining a contemporary vision of socially conscious design.

DIRECTOR Brian Vernor
PRODUCERS Jordan Hruska, Heather Frank

flagday
Flag Day

DIRECTORS Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea
PRODUCERS Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea

Documentary Feature
Flag Day

A dawn to dusk portrait of a community that unites once a year to celebrate the values that bind together the disparate elements and points of view of a classic Midwestern American small town.

DIRECTORS Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea
PRODUCERS Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea

flowersforlev
Flowers For Lev

DIRECTORS Gabriel Jace Long, Razzi Schlosser
PRODUCERS Gabriel Jace Long, Razzi Schlosser, Jeff Kardesch

Narrative Short
Flowers For Lev

Perched above the teeming streets of New York City; a shut-in man feuds with a flower delivery truck driver until the promise of a beautiful woman plants seeds of new possibility within him.

DIRECTORS Gabriel Jace Long, Razzi Schlosser
PRODUCERS Gabriel Jace Long, Razzi Schlosser, Jeff Kardesch

footnote
Footnote

DIRECTOR Kevin Carlock
PRODUCER Kevin Carlock

Narrative Feature
Footnote

Two students must solve the clues and reconcile with their demanding professor to beat a desperate grad student to a shocking historical discovery.

DIRECTOR Kevin Carlock
PRODUCER Kevin Carlock

franklyspeakingfilms
Frankly Speaking Films Producers Circle

DIRECTORS Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow

Fund
Frankly Speaking Films Producers Circle

The Producers Circle is a vehicle to bring donors together to incubate films and build community with artists, activists, and creatives all focused on changing the narrative for LGBTQ+ women.

DIRECTORS Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow

fromhopetohome
From Hope To Home

DIRECTOR Christine Leuthold
PRODUCER Steven Ullman

Documentary Feature
From Hope To Home

Magic happens when unhoused people move into “forever homes” where their hopes and dreams can flourish. It’s about the courage it takes and the support partners that make it possible.

DIRECTOR Christine Leuthold
PRODUCER Steven Ullman

thefuturists
The Futurists

DIRECTORS Jonathan Bogarín, Elan Bogarín
PRODUCERS Jonathan Bogarín, Elan Bogarín, Diane Quon, Bob Moore

Documentary Feature
The Futurists

THE FUTURISTS is a sci-fi documentary about real-life Latinx visionaries who are creating the world of tomorrow.

DIRECTORS Jonathan Bogarín, Elan Bogarín
PRODUCERS Jonathan Bogarín, Elan Bogarín, Diane Quon, Bob Moore

generative
Generative

DIRECTOR Ben Spilling
PRODUCER Amber Tordoff-Gibson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Matt DesLauriers, Julian Cautherley

Documentary Feature
Generative

Generative explores the history behind the most infamous yet anonymous art movements of our time; Computer Art. With NFTs unraveling the art and financial world Generative will trace the complex relationship between artists and machines to demystify the most divisive art movement that is rapidly shaping our future.

DIRECTOR Ben Spilling
PRODUCER Amber Tordoff-Gibson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Matt DesLauriers, Julian Cautherley

ghostboat
Ghost Boat

DIRECTOR Tanim Yousuf
PRODUCERS Patrick Hamm, Arif Yousuf

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
Ghost Boat

Amena’s son was illegally trafficked by boat from southern Bangladesh. She teams up with trafficking survivor Abdus to retrace her son's steps, exposing the impact of human trafficking on those left behind.

DIRECTOR Tanim Yousuf
PRODUCERS Patrick Hamm, Arif Yousuf

girlsintroubletv
Girls in Trouble TV

DIRECTOR Alicia J. Rose
PRODUCER Lara Cuddy

Documentary Series (Short Form)
Girls in Trouble TV

GIRLS IN TROUBLE TV is a feminist digital series exploring women in the Hebrew Bible and their enduring relevance to life today. In each episode, host Alicia Jo Rabins explores a Biblical woman’s story through storytelling, animation, interviews with Jewish diasporic leaders, and a music video.

DIRECTOR Alicia J. Rose
PRODUCER Lara Cuddy

goddess
Goddess
The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS Lotti Pharris Knowles, Jeffrey Schwarz

Documentary Feature
Goddess
The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

The backstage drama behind SHOWGIRLS, one of the most notorious and provocative films of all time.

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS Lotti Pharris Knowles, Jeffrey Schwarz

godspeed
Godspeed

DIRECTOR Celia C. Peters
PRODUCERS Gabrielle Glore, Celia C. Peters

Narrative Feature
Godspeed

When Brandy unveils the game-changing algorithm she’s created, she has a terrifying mental break; as she fights to stay sane, she’s yanked into a cosmic dilemma that threatens her humanity.

DIRECTOR Celia C. Peters
PRODUCERS Gabrielle Glore, Celia C. Peters

gratituderevealed
Gratitude Revealed

DIRECTOR Louie Schwartzberg
PRODUCER Louie Schwartzberg

Documentary Feature
Gratitude Revealed

An epic journey forty years in the making, GRATITUDE REVEALED takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude.

DIRECTOR Louie Schwartzberg
PRODUCER Louie Schwartzberg

group
Group

DIRECTOR Alexis Lloyd
PRODUCERS Alexis Lloyd, Molly Conners

Hybrid Narrative Feature
Group

When newcomer Alexis joins a group therapy session and plans to write a TV series about it, the groups members are thrown into charged waters that will change them forever.

DIRECTOR Alexis Lloyd
PRODUCERS Alexis Lloyd, Molly Conners

handdrawndocumentary
Hand-Drawn: Documentary

DIRECTOR Felicity Morland
PRODUCERS Robert Fantinatto, Felicity Morland, Aki Takabatake

Documentary Feature
Hand-Drawn: Documentary

Discover the art form of hand-drawn animation, its rise, fall, challenges, and resurgence, as it evolves through new styles and approaches, in efforts from a diverse cast of animators.

DIRECTOR Felicity Morland
PRODUCERS Robert Fantinatto, Felicity Morland, Aki Takabatake

hawaiianvacation
Hawaiian Vacation

DIRECTOR Dyana Winkler
PRODUCERS Tiffany Fisher-Love, Yama Cibulka, Emily McCann Lesser

Narrative Feature
Hawaiian Vacation

A Hawaiian dream vacation takes a hilariously sinister turn, when two influencers push the island to its breaking point, unleashing sweet revenge on the world’s worst tourists.

DIRECTOR Dyana Winkler
PRODUCERS Tiffany Fisher-Love, Yama Cibulka, Emily McCann Lesser

theheartrevolution
The Heart Revolution

DIRECTOR Benedikt Just
PRODUCER Tobias Siebert

Documentary Feature
The Heart Revolution

A small group of acclaimed researchers deliver evidence of the unbelievable: Our heart is not a pump. Now only one question remains. Why do we have a heart?

DIRECTOR Benedikt Just
PRODUCER Tobias Siebert

henryskingdom
Henry’s Kingdom

DIRECTOR Talon Reed Cooper

Narrative Short
Henry’s Kingdom

On the night of their mother’s funeral, two estranged siblings reconnect in their childhood treehouse and discover she was the one keeping them apart.

DIRECTOR Talon Reed Cooper

heretics
Heretics

DIRECTOR David Kittredge
PRODUCERS Jim Fall, David Kittredge, Travis Stevens

Documentary Feature
Heretics

The true story of how John Boorman made a big-budget sequel to THE EXORCIST, and how his surreal and unconventional film became a legendary disaster.

DIRECTOR David Kittredge
PRODUCERS Jim Fall, David Kittredge, Travis Stevens

hightouch
High Touch!

DIRECTOR Karlie Hustle
PRODUCER Dan Eason

Documentary Short
High Touch!

High Touch is a story about human connection in the wake of modern capitalism, and the fleeting clarity that accompanies serious illness. Karlie Hustle redefines success after a life-altering cancer diagnosis, only to emerge from treatment isolated from her community support system in a global pandemic.

DIRECTOR Karlie Hustle
PRODUCER Dan Eason

hilakihimi
Hila Kihimi

DIRECTOR Ashlei Payne
PRODUCERS Talor Stone, Ashlei Payne
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Ashlei Payne, Talor Stone
Director of Photography Ashlei Payne

Documentary Short
Hila Kihimi

An intimate portrait of the world's northernmost indigenous people as they struggle to continue their traditions in a rapidly changing world.

DIRECTOR Ashlei Payne
PRODUCERS Talor Stone, Ashlei Payne
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Ashlei Payne, Talor Stone
Director of Photography Ashlei Payne

festival client

holdingmoses
Holding Moses

DIRECTORS Rivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin
PRODUCERS Rivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin

Documentary Short
Holding Moses

A Broadway performer becomes a mother, braiding rhythm and grief and time and joy on her path to connect with her profoundly disabled son.

DIRECTORS Rivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin
PRODUCERS Rivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin

horsesandthescienceofharmony
Horses and the Science of Harmony

DIRECTOR Kathryn Lauritzen
PRODUCERS Sue Dyson, Kathryn Lauritzen

Documentary Feature
Horses and the Science of Harmony

HORSES AND THE SCIENCE OF HARMONY features the story of Bubby Upton, a rising star in 3-day eventing who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury yet bravely fought to get back in the saddle to do what she loves—ride. The film explores the connections between horse and rider through the eyes of Bubby and the lens of cutting-edge science.

DIRECTOR Kathryn Lauritzen
PRODUCERS Sue Dyson, Kathryn Lauritzen

festival client

hunkyjesus
Hunky Jesus

DIRECTOR Jennifer M. Kroot
PRODUCERS Brian Benson, Gerry Kim
field producer Christine Yoo

Documentary Feature
Hunky Jesus

HUNKY JESUS traces the legacy of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who’ve used humor and shock value to expose the forces of bigotry and guilt that chain the human spirit.

DIRECTOR Jennifer M. Kroot
PRODUCERS Brian Benson, Gerry Kim
field producer Christine Yoo

iamnotyourduskymaiden
I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden

DIRECTOR Vea Mafile’o
PRODUCERS Jasmin Dos Santos, Patrick Thomsen

Narrative Short
I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden

When a young Samoan woman enters therapy she must navigate a series of alter egos protecting her from painful childhood memories.

DIRECTOR Vea Mafile’o
PRODUCERS Jasmin Dos Santos, Patrick Thomsen

imnothere
I’m Not Here

DIRECTOR DeDe Drake
PRODUCERS Jenna Marie Johnson, Emma West

Narrative Short
I’m Not Here

A short film about a short pregnancy, we follow Dana as she grapples with having to end her non-viable pregnancy, ultimately choosing an unorthodox route to acceptance.

DIRECTOR DeDe Drake
PRODUCERS Jenna Marie Johnson, Emma West

impossible
ImPossible

DIRECTOR Seckeita Lewis
PRODUCERS Seckeita Lewis, Brandon Lewis, Milan Chakraborty

Narrative Feature
ImPossible

When a man's fast food addiction leads to morbid obesity and Type 2 diabetes, he finds unexpected friendship in a widowed fry cook who helps him find life outside of the greasy bag.

DIRECTOR Seckeita Lewis
PRODUCERS Seckeita Lewis, Brandon Lewis, Milan Chakraborty

theimposter
The Imposter

DIRECTOR Jenny Deller
PRODUCER Jenny Deller

Narrative Feature
The Imposter

On the cusp of a pivotal promotion, a once-successful theater professor has 24 hours to rescue her new play, save her marriage, and win over a notoriously malicious playwright.

DIRECTOR Jenny Deller
PRODUCER Jenny Deller

innerudiagnosed
Inner U Diagnosed

DIRECTOR Kathryn Shasha
PRODUCER Kathryn Shasha

Documentary Feature
Inner U Diagnosed

Although the IUD has been considered a safe and effective form of birth control, women across the globe continue to make claims of misdiagnosed side effects and deteriorating health. Is there a connection being missed between the IUD and its side effects and is the public adequately informed?

DIRECTOR Kathryn Shasha
PRODUCER Kathryn Shasha

insearchofphilliswheatleypeters
In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters

DIRECTOR Leslie Askew
PRODUCER Turlough White

Hybrid Documentary Feature
In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters

Delve into the extraordinary life of Phillis Wheatley Peters, the first globally recognized African-American female poet. The film explores her remarkable resilience, quest for freedom, and her lasting legacy.

DIRECTOR Leslie Askew
PRODUCER Turlough White

intheblackfantastic
In the Black Fantastic

DIRECTOR Julianknxx
PRODUCER Debo Amon

Documentary Feature
In the Black Fantastic

In a world where Black people are subject to the myths of the Western imagination, the embrace of the fantastic takes on a singular resonance, as a means to challenge the status quo and explore the possibilities of Black being.

DIRECTOR Julianknxx
PRODUCER Debo Amon

intotheflow
Into the Flow
(working title)

DIRECTOR Lizzy Fowler
PRODUCERS Vickie Curtis, Steven Siig, Lizzy Fowler
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Doug Robinson, Brian Radford
Director of Photography Pete Alton

Documentary Feature
Into the Flow
(working title)

A Traumatic Brain Injury leads a filmmaker into a deep exploration of Flow State, where personal resilience merges with scientific revelation.

DIRECTOR Lizzy Fowler
PRODUCERS Vickie Curtis, Steven Siig, Lizzy Fowler
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Doug Robinson, Brian Radford
Director of Photography Pete Alton

invented
Invented
Before You Were Born

DIRECTOR Jonathan Knight
PRODUCERS Jonathan Knight, Le Datta Denise Grimes

Documentary Feature
Invented
Before You Were Born

A white man's genealogy reveals a past with a surprising twist—several black communities founded by slaves his family once owned—which leads him to Kentucky in search of answers.

DIRECTOR Jonathan Knight
PRODUCERS Jonathan Knight, Le Datta Denise Grimes

itsnotaburden
It’s Not a Burden
The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents

DIRECTOR Michelle Boyaner
PRODUCERS Michelle Boyaner, Barbara Green

Documentary Feature
It’s Not a Burden
The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents

A feature-length documentary that provides an intimate look at the relationships between aging parents and the adult children who care for them, examining the challenges they face and the solutions they discover along the way.

DIRECTOR Michelle Boyaner
PRODUCERS Michelle Boyaner, Barbara Green

izidor
Izidor
Real Boy for a Day

DIRECTOR Dave Kabbe
PRODUCERS Dave Kabbe, Sarah Padbury

Animated Short - Narrative
Izidor
Real Boy for a Day

Trapped in a horrid, animated asylum, a disabled orphan discovers a beautiful, real world outside the gate that he wasn’t meant to see.

DIRECTOR Dave Kabbe
PRODUCERS Dave Kabbe, Sarah Padbury

jesusland
Jesus Land

DIRECTOR Saila Kariat
PRODUCERS Saila Kariat, Jeff Allard, Bernard Stewart

Narrative Feature
Jesus Land

A teenage white sister and black adopted brother struggle to maintain their close relationship amidst their harsh Christian Fundamentalist home and brutal reform school.

DIRECTOR Saila Kariat
PRODUCERS Saila Kariat, Jeff Allard, Bernard Stewart

keepcomingback
Keep Coming Back

DIRECTOR Mark Rosman
PRODUCERS Mark Rosman, David Wulf

Narrative Feature
Keep Coming Back

After busy widowed father Miles puts his teen daughter into a drug rehab, he’s forced to attend their mandatory parent workshop and face his own role in this “family disease”.

DIRECTOR Mark Rosman
PRODUCERS Mark Rosman, David Wulf

kickinit
Kickin’ It

PRODUCERS Andrew Sugerman, Jay Paul Deratany
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jennifer Wyatt

Narrative Feature
Kickin’ It

A determined and spirited young man born with Down syndrome overcomes hardships and stigmas to become the first person with this disability to play and score in a college football game, redefining what it means to be a true champion.

PRODUCERS Andrew Sugerman, Jay Paul Deratany
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jennifer Wyatt

thekid
The Kid

DIRECTORS Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink
PRODUCER Davis Coombe
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Steve James

Documentary Feature
The Kid

A teenage cowboy, haunted by a tragic family legacy, risks it all to go pro in the dangerous sport of bull riding.

DIRECTORS Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink
PRODUCER Davis Coombe
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Steve James

laboroflove
Labor of Love
The Restoration of Graves Light

DIRECTOR Kim DiVincenzo
PRODUCER Kim DiVincenzo
director of photography Adam Mikaelian

Documentary Feature
Labor of Love
The Restoration of Graves Light

LABOR OF LOVE charts the incredible decade-long journey to turn Graves Lighthouse into a vacation home in the middle of the ocean.

DIRECTOR Kim DiVincenzo
PRODUCER Kim DiVincenzo
director of photography Adam Mikaelian

ladykingsoftexas
Lady Kings of Texas

DIRECTOR Katherine Dudas
PRODUCERS Carly Christopher, Elisabeth Ness, Giovannie Cruz

Narrative Feature
Lady Kings of Texas

Four Austin city gals are living their best lives in 2032—until Texas secedes from the Union, and being "childless women over 35" makes them wanted criminals! Their solution: hide out on an off-the-grid homestead. After all, how hard could ranch life be?

DIRECTOR Katherine Dudas
PRODUCERS Carly Christopher, Elisabeth Ness, Giovannie Cruz

ladylike
Lady Like

DIRECTOR Luke Willis
PRODUCER Luke Willis

Documentary Feature
Lady Like

Lady Like is a docu-fiction film that follows the story of Rex Wheeler and his drag persona, Lady Camden, as they work together to save Rex’s inner child who is lonely and broken after a troubled and traumatic childhood.

DIRECTOR Luke Willis
PRODUCER Luke Willis

lanceoutloud
Lance Out Loud

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS Jeffrey Schwarz, Sasha Alpert

Documentary Feature
Lance Out Loud

In 1973, Americans were introduced to Lance Loud, breakout star of the landmark PBS documentary series An American Family. LANCE OUT LOUD! explores Loud’s colorful life and how he became the first reality television star.

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS Jeffrey Schwarz, Sasha Alpert

thelastexodus
The Last Exodus

DIRECTORS Alyn Darnay, Kareem Awadalla
CO-DIRECTOR
PRODUCER Kareem Awadalla
line producer Craig Cox

Documentary Feature
The Last Exodus

The untold story of the covert and perilous operation that facilitated the mass migration of Middle Eastern Jews to Israel in the 1940s-1950s, revealed exclusively by a former Zionist leader.

DIRECTORS Alyn Darnay, Kareem Awadalla
CO-DIRECTOR
PRODUCER Kareem Awadalla
line producer Craig Cox

thelemuriancandidate
The Lemurian Candidate

DIRECTOR Casey Cooper Johnson
PRODUCERS Casey Fenton, Antoneta Kastrati, Casey Cooper Johnson

Narrative Feature
The Lemurian Candidate

Three friends reunite for a backpacking trip on Mt. Shasta, but when one introduces hallucinogens into the mix, their weekend descends into psychedelic madness and a quest for alien contact.

DIRECTOR Casey Cooper Johnson
PRODUCERS Casey Fenton, Antoneta Kastrati, Casey Cooper Johnson

lifeafteryou
Life After You

DIRECTOR Sarah T. Schwab
PRODUCERS Brian Long, Charlene Giannetti, Sarah T. Schwab, Florencia Lozano

Narrative Feature
Life After You

A suburban New Jersey family struggles with the death of their 19 year-old son following an overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl.

DIRECTOR Sarah T. Schwab
PRODUCERS Brian Long, Charlene Giannetti, Sarah T. Schwab, Florencia Lozano

lilly_sac
Lilly - Social Action Campaign

Narrative Feature
Lilly - Social Action Campaign

LILLY is a feature drama in production based on the remarkable life of Lilly Ledbetter, a tire factory supervisor who endured 20 years of discrimination, harassment and unequal pay, who took her fight to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. President Obama named the Fair Pay Act after Lilly, transforming her into a national icon.

livingloud
Living Loud

DIRECTORS Sarah Teale, Carin Van Der Donk
PRODUCERS Sarah Teale, Carin Van Der Donk

Documentary Short
Living Loud

A documentary about empowerment through drumming in Salvador, Brazil with Dida, the first black, female samba reggae drum line and Fogo Azul, an all-woman, non-binary drumming group in New York.

DIRECTORS Sarah Teale, Carin Van Der Donk
PRODUCERS Sarah Teale, Carin Van Der Donk

livingness
Livingness
Louise Nevelson’s World

DIRECTOR Jennifer Lane
PRODUCERS Jennifer Lane, David Hollander
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Koh
Cinematorgrapher

Documentary Feature
Livingness
Louise Nevelson’s World

An 80 minute archival documentary collage brings sculptor Louise Nevelson’s world to life. Interviews with contemporary artists, writers and designers celebrate Nevelson’s enduring influence on art and culture.

DIRECTOR Jennifer Lane
PRODUCERS Jennifer Lane, David Hollander
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Koh
Cinematorgrapher

lookylookypictures
Looky Looky Pictures

DIRECTOR Ani Mercedes

Organization
Looky Looky Pictures

Looky Looky Pictures connects the power of film with the power of people, by helping filmmakers reach their films most passionate audience through powerful partnerships, teaching filmmakers, and impactful social change campaigns.

DIRECTOR Ani Mercedes

lostalone
Lost Alone

DIRECTOR Meital Cohen Navarro
PRODUCER Meital Cohen Navarro

Documentary Feature
Lost Alone

Sensing her time is near, Elizabeth Mann, 97, struggles to finish her final painting as the memories of her family and her time in the Auschwitz extermination camps flood come flooding in.

DIRECTOR Meital Cohen Navarro
PRODUCER Meital Cohen Navarro

louderthanguns
Louder Than Guns

DIRECTOR Doug Pray
PRODUCERS Stephanie Meurer, Ashley York, Doug Pray

Documentary Feature
Louder Than Guns

A musical journey and an open conversation about gun violence and gun rights in America, with Ketch Secor, David Greene, and Old Crow Medicine Show.

DIRECTOR Doug Pray
PRODUCERS Stephanie Meurer, Ashley York, Doug Pray

loveandsex
Love and Sex?

PRODUCER Chris McNeany

Narrative Feature
Love and Sex?

As a husband and wife re-establish their lives after the death of her mother, they navigate living with her father and authentically accepting their bisexuality.

PRODUCER Chris McNeany

lovemusicshelter
Love Music Shelter

DIRECTOR Courtney Miller
PRODUCERS Alixx Schottland, Scott Rosenfelt

Narrative Feature
Love Music Shelter

A homeless teenage girl and her mom are living on the streets until a performing arts school rescues the talented singer despite her mother’s fears, alcoholism and past demons.

DIRECTOR Courtney Miller
PRODUCERS Alixx Schottland, Scott Rosenfelt

lovescompany
Loves Company

DIRECTOR Jason Laurits
PRODUCER Jason Laurits

Narrative Feature
Loves Company

Lonely Antoinette thinks she’s been saved from misery when her favorite Hollywood personality, Blake de Troy, a professional guest-star desperate for a comeback, crashes in the Florida swamps near her home. But don’t meet (or kidnap) your idols.

DIRECTOR Jason Laurits
PRODUCER Jason Laurits

makeupandmedicine
Makeup & Medicine

DIRECTOR Gabrielle Barlatier
PRODUCERS Cyn Hilaire, Xavier Dubose

Narrative Short
Makeup & Medicine

When she continues to be rejected from medical school, a first-generation Haitian American decides to become a makeup artist, and all hell breaks loose.

DIRECTOR Gabrielle Barlatier
PRODUCERS Cyn Hilaire, Xavier Dubose

marahoro
Marahoro

DIRECTOR Sofia Rodriguez
PRODUCERS Sofia Rodriguez, Camila Flores

Narrative Short
Marahoro

In modern day Rapa-Nui/Easter Island, young Marahoro finds in an ancient holler the strength to confront his father's harshness and to pursue his calling from the voices of the sea.

DIRECTOR Sofia Rodriguez
PRODUCERS Sofia Rodriguez, Camila Flores

meeow
Mee-Ow
The Funniest Show You’ve Never Heard Of

DIRECTORS Allyson Rice, Jennifer Wiggin, Tom Wiggin
PRODUCERS Allyson Rice, Jennifer Wiggin, Tom Wiggin

Documentary Feature
Mee-Ow
The Funniest Show You’ve Never Heard Of

MEE-OW, THE FUNNIEST SHOW YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF celebrates 50 years of Northwestern University’s improv/comedy show, giving rise to performers like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seth Meyers, Ana Gasteyer, and Dermot Mulroney.

DIRECTORS Allyson Rice, Jennifer Wiggin, Tom Wiggin
PRODUCERS Allyson Rice, Jennifer Wiggin, Tom Wiggin

mementomori
Memento Mori

DIRECTOR Briar March
PRODUCERS Briar March, Alyx Duncan

Documentary Feature
Memento Mori

MEMENTO MORI embarks on a profound journey into the universal experience of death, asking “how does one die well?” Through a blend of documentary, music, and magical realism, this genre-defying film explores societal attitudes toward mortality as characters navigate ancient rituals and modern dilemmas within a changing world.

DIRECTOR Briar March
PRODUCERS Briar March, Alyx Duncan

themichelsonlibraryfund
The Michelson Library Fund

DIRECTORS Thomas A. Walsh, Libby Woolems
PRODUCERS Thomas A. Walsh, Libby Woolems

Organization
The Michelson Library Fund

Serving the worldwide community of cinematic storytellers and designers by providing a secure home in perpetuity for Hollywood’s last remaining studio research library.

DIRECTORS Thomas A. Walsh, Libby Woolems
PRODUCERS Thomas A. Walsh, Libby Woolems

mineshaft
Mineshaft
The Cruising Murders

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS John Boccardo, Jeffrey Schwarz

Documentary Feature
Mineshaft
The Cruising Murders

Gay men are being murdered in 1970s New York City…a crusading journalist is desperate to warn his readers…a famous Hollywood director is looking to make his next thriller. This is the true story behind the controversial film Cruising, which ignited furious protests by gay activists and yet is now considered a classic by many who once despised it. But few realize that behind the film lay a true crime far darker, more fascinating, and more revealing, than any Hollywood screenplay.

DIRECTOR Jeffrey Schwarz
PRODUCERS John Boccardo, Jeffrey Schwarz

festival client

missionjoy
Mission: Joy
Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

DIRECTOR Louie Psihoyos
PRODUCERS Peggy Callahan, Mark Monroe

Documentary Feature
Mission: Joy
Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

Sharing stories from their extraordinary lives, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu are living paragons of how to live with Joy in troubled times.

DIRECTOR Louie Psihoyos
PRODUCERS Peggy Callahan, Mark Monroe

misssherri
Miss Sherri
My Mother's Abortion

DIRECTOR Kristin Atwell Ford
PRODUCER Kristin Atwell Ford

Documentary Series (Short Form)
Miss Sherri
My Mother's Abortion

In 1962, a pregnant young mother, Sherri Chessen, discovers the pill she is taking causes severe fetal anomalies. She is thrust into an international media storm for seeking an abortion.

DIRECTOR Kristin Atwell Ford
PRODUCER Kristin Atwell Ford

myomaha
My Omaha

DIRECTOR Nick Beaulieu
PRODUCER Nick Beaulieu

Documentary Feature
My Omaha

Upon his father’s diagnosis of cancer, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu attempts to reconnect with his conservative dad amidst an exploration of racism, faith, and political division in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

DIRECTOR Nick Beaulieu
PRODUCER Nick Beaulieu

norules
No Rules

DIRECTOR Catriona Rubenis-Stevens
PRODUCER Catriona Rubenis-Stevens
producer Laura Scarano

Narrative Feature
No Rules

In the glittery ‘90s, a rambunctious Jersey Drag Queen and her best Judy go to extreme lengths to realize their dream of opening their own artistic sanctuary!

DIRECTOR Catriona Rubenis-Stevens
PRODUCER Catriona Rubenis-Stevens
producer Laura Scarano

nothinglessthanwild
Nothing Less Than Wild
The Graffiti Works of Al Diaz & Jean Michel Basquiat

DIRECTORS Stefano Da Frè, Laura Pellegrini
PRODUCERS Stefano Da Frè, Laura Pellegrini
co-producer Julia Bolt

Documentary Feature
Nothing Less Than Wild
The Graffiti Works of Al Diaz & Jean Michel Basquiat

After a mysterious & renowned graffiti tag called SAMO© propelled artist Jean-Michel Basquiat to stardom, his creative other half was left behind. This is Al Diaz’s story.

DIRECTORS Stefano Da Frè, Laura Pellegrini
PRODUCERS Stefano Da Frè, Laura Pellegrini
co-producer Julia Bolt

okaythehive
OKAY (The Hive)

DIRECTOR Jessica Makinson
PRODUCER Katya Alexander
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jessica Makinson

Narrative Short
OKAY (The Hive)

In a climate-change-scarred Los Angeles, 25 years from now, a renegade in her 60's, must defend herself against an intruder, the tragedy leads her to seek refuge in The Hive.

DIRECTOR Jessica Makinson
PRODUCER Katya Alexander
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jessica Makinson

oneofakind
One of A Kind
Wakhri

DIRECTOR Iram Parveen Bilal
PRODUCERS Abid Aziz Merchant, Apoorva Bakshi

Narrative Feature
One of A Kind
Wakhri

A school teacher in rural Pakistan becomes a viral sensation overnight when she accidentally unleashes her unabashed opinions on social media. This newfound fame as an unlikely influencer comes with its own challenges as she has to navigate archaic mindsets, secret identities and raising her ten-year-old son in a world where women's right to taking space, physical or online, is a constant challenge.

DIRECTOR Iram Parveen Bilal
PRODUCERS Abid Aziz Merchant, Apoorva Bakshi

anordinaryday
An Ordinary Day

DIRECTOR Daniel Fish
PRODUCER Alix Madigan-Yorkin

Narrative Feature
An Ordinary Day

A young girl, desperate to liberate her family from the grip of her tyrannical father, a police officer, leads her siblings and abused mother on a journey to what she prays will be freedom.

DIRECTOR Daniel Fish
PRODUCER Alix Madigan-Yorkin

theotherdrag
The Other Drag

DIRECTOR Larin Viller Sullivan
PRODUCER Larin Viller Sullivan

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
The Other Drag

A new generation of drag kings is on the rise, despite the lack of representation on drag’s biggest stages. THE OTHER DRAG discovers the history and imagines a radical future in which kings step into the spotlight, creating paths of resistance, community and self-expression while blazing a path for a more inclusive and diverse drag culture.

DIRECTOR Larin Viller Sullivan
PRODUCER Larin Viller Sullivan

otherpeoplesbodies
Other People’s Bodies

DIRECTOR Alan Brown
PRODUCERS Alan Brown, Jacob Bittens, Agathe David-Weill

Narrative Feature
Other People’s Bodies

In this contemporary, queer variation on the French classic La Piscine, four former friends and lovers reunite on a hot summer weekend, reigniting long-simmering passions and regrets.

DIRECTOR Alan Brown
PRODUCERS Alan Brown, Jacob Bittens, Agathe David-Weill

oursubscriptiontoaddiction
Our Subscription to Addiction

DIRECTOR Yoelle Gulko
PRODUCER Lea Despotis

Documentary Short
Our Subscription to Addiction

When a young filmmaker hits rock bottom in the YouTube rabbithole, she is determined to repair her relationship with her phone and finds her voice in a digital wellbeing movement.

DIRECTOR Yoelle Gulko
PRODUCER Lea Despotis

outhere
Out Here

DIRECTOR Lisa Klein
PRODUCERS Leslie Silver, Lisa Klein, Doug Blush

Documentary Feature
Out Here

OUT HERE chronicles the poignant quest of a Sacramento social worker on the front lines of the homelessness crisis who attempts to help unhoused individuals through empathy and interpersonal connection.

DIRECTOR Lisa Klein
PRODUCERS Leslie Silver, Lisa Klein, Doug Blush

outofbreath
Out of Breath

DIRECTOR George Nierenberg
PRODUCERS George Nierenberg, Susan Margolin

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
Out of Breath

From director George T. Nierenberg comes a moving and thought-provoking documentary examining the human costs of untreated sleep apnea affecting as many as one billion people worldwide. Interweaving four stories, OUT OF BREATH documents the compelling struggles of patients, the emotionally fraught effects on their families, and the hope that comes with seeking treatment.

DIRECTOR George Nierenberg
PRODUCERS George Nierenberg, Susan Margolin

outofchaos
Out of Chaos
An Artist's Journey in Haiti

DIRECTOR Pascal Giacomini
PRODUCER Carine Fabius

Documentary Feature
Out of Chaos
An Artist's Journey in Haiti

While documenting the explosion of art happening in a Haitian slum, the filmmaker takes viewers into the post-earthquake art scene, an exploration of Haiti’s love affair with Vodou, its revolutionary history, local music, and lots of art.

DIRECTOR Pascal Giacomini
PRODUCER Carine Fabius

ozu
The Ozu Diaries

DIRECTOR Daniel Raim

Documentary Feature
The Ozu Diaries

Unveiling Yasujiro Ozu’s legacy through his personal diaries, letters, and interviews, the documentary delves into his life, creative process, and lasting impact on filmmaking.

DIRECTOR Daniel Raim

partofthesolution
Part of the Solution

DIRECTOR William Davis
PRODUCER Janet Nearhood
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Quantum Leap Productions, Inc.
co-producers Kristin Atwell, Teri Morrison

Episodic - Documentary
Part of the Solution

As a decades-long drought pushes the American West to alarming water shortages, the threat of water scarcity in the state of Arizona is motivating citizens to create water certainty through cooperation and conservation.

DIRECTOR William Davis
PRODUCER Janet Nearhood
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Quantum Leap Productions, Inc.
co-producers Kristin Atwell, Teri Morrison

pavillonafriques
Pavillon Afriques

DIRECTOR Karine Barclais

Initiative
Pavillon Afriques

PAVILLON AFRIQUES showcases African and diaspora filmmakers to a global audience, creating international collaborations and welcoming creatives from over 60 countries at the Cannes Film Festival since 2019.

DIRECTOR Karine Barclais

pepbanned
Pep Banned
The Rise and the Fall of the University of Virginia Pep Band

DIRECTOR Chris Farina

Documentary Feature
Pep Banned
The Rise and the Fall of the University of Virginia Pep Band

For twenty-eight years, the Virginia Pep Band was loved by students, begrudgingly supported by administrators, and reviled by some alumni. Sports, humor, and culture collided, resulting in the Band's demise.

DIRECTOR Chris Farina

phoolan
Phoolan

DIRECTOR Hossein Martin Fazeli
PRODUCERS Beth Fraikorn, Hossein Martin Fazeli, Jack Silberman

Documentary Feature
Phoolan

What do you get when you combine Gandhi, Che Guevara, Al Capone and a 5’3” illiterate woman fighting for justice? Phoolan Devi. This is her story.

DIRECTOR Hossein Martin Fazeli
PRODUCERS Beth Fraikorn, Hossein Martin Fazeli, Jack Silberman

powerofsoul
Power of Soul

DIRECTOR Joshua Bennett
PRODUCER Joshua Bennett

Documentary Feature
Power of Soul

The compelling life story of Ron Aikens, a Philadelphia-born musician, whose journey from near music-stardom to incarceration in 1974 takes an unexpected twist as he finds success as a member of prison band, Power of Attorney—only to face continued struggles and hardship upon his release in 1976. Now, with one last shot at redemption through music, Ron’s story captures the power of second chances and the transformative nature of art.

DIRECTOR Joshua Bennett
PRODUCER Joshua Bennett

programmersofcolourcollective
Programmers Of Colour Collective (POC2)

Co-Founders Hussain Currimbhoy, Lucy Mukerjee, Themba Bhebhe, Paul Struthers

Organization
Programmers Of Colour Collective (POC2)

Programmers of Colour Collective (POC2) are film festival programmers who are POCs, women and TSLGBTQ+*. Our objective is to advocate for a more inclusive programming pool worldwide.

Co-Founders Hussain Currimbhoy, Lucy Mukerjee, Themba Bhebhe, Paul Struthers

thepulpit
The Pulpit

DIRECTOR Tosin Morohunfola
PRODUCERS Tosin Morohunfola, Christopher Commons

Narrative Feature
The Pulpit

When a progressive, midwestern pastor’s life is threatened by extremists, she must fight to reclaim her pulpit as a skeptical FBI Agent races to uncover the terrorists before an attack.

DIRECTOR Tosin Morohunfola
PRODUCERS Tosin Morohunfola, Christopher Commons

thequietworld
The Quiet World

DIRECTOR Jenni Olson
PRODUCER Jenni Olson

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
The Quiet World

Lyrical, digressive and innovative in scope and form, Jenni Olson’s latest 16mm essay film portrays the urban landscapes of California and Minnesota as it unfolds an ambitious cinematic treatise.

DIRECTOR Jenni Olson
PRODUCER Jenni Olson

aradicalthread
A Radical Thread

DIRECTOR Jeanne C. Finley
PRODUCER Jeanne C. Finley

Documentary Feature
A Radical Thread

In the face of climate-fueled wildfire, a Sierra Foothills community passes 50 years of innovative sustainability to the next generation while collectively stitching their stories of challenge and celebration into an 85-foot tapestry, one tiny stitch at a time.

DIRECTOR Jeanne C. Finley
PRODUCER Jeanne C. Finley

rebelwithaclause
Rebel with a Clause

DIRECTOR Brandt Johnson
PRODUCER Brandt Johnson

Documentary Feature
Rebel with a Clause

A grammar guru takes her pop-up advice stand on a road trip across all 50 U.S. states to break up Oxford comma fights and celebrate the power of language to unite us.

DIRECTOR Brandt Johnson
PRODUCER Brandt Johnson

redwhiteandblue
Red, White and Blue

DIRECTOR Nazrin Choudhury
PRODUCERS Nazrin Choudhury, Sara McFarlane

Narrative Short
Red, White and Blue

A young mother from Arkansas is forced to travel across state lines in search of an urgent and necessary abortion.

DIRECTOR Nazrin Choudhury
PRODUCERS Nazrin Choudhury, Sara McFarlane

thereturn
The Return

DIRECTOR Marina Alofagia McCartney
PRODUCERS Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth

Narrative Short
The Return

When Lupesina answers the call of her ancestors, she must prove her worthiness as a Samoan woman or stay stuck in the inbetween.

DIRECTOR Marina Alofagia McCartney
PRODUCERS Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth

riseoftheelectriccar
Rise of the Electric Car

DIRECTOR Chris Paine
PRODUCERS Alyx Asakawa, Mark Monroe

Documentary Feature
Rise of the Electric Car

RISE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR wraps up the trilogy begun with Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) and Revenge of the Electric Car (2011) as EVs step into the global limelight.

DIRECTOR Chris Paine
PRODUCERS Alyx Asakawa, Mark Monroe

adesertofpurefeeling
Robert Irwin: A Desert Of Pure Feeling

DIRECTOR Jennifer Lane
PRODUCERS Jennifer Lane, David Hollander, Joseph Cashiola, Arne Glimcher

Documentary Feature
Robert Irwin: A Desert Of Pure Feeling

An in-depth look at the career of iconoclastic artist Robert Irwin, whose investigations into the nature of perception have radically expanded the possibilities of what art can be.

DIRECTOR Jennifer Lane
PRODUCERS Jennifer Lane, David Hollander, Joseph Cashiola, Arne Glimcher

romanovfamilydoc
Romanov Family
Legacy in Exile

DIRECTOR Victor Ilyukhin
PRODUCER Victor Ilyukhin

Documentary Series (Short Form)
Romanov Family
Legacy in Exile

Surviving the infamous massacres of their family the Romanovs escape and live low-profile lives outside Russia. “The world’s best-kept secret”, the new generation of Romanov Princes explore identity in exile, what it means to live with and embody history, and the transmission of values to their son, the only Romanov boy of the next generation.

DIRECTOR Victor Ilyukhin
PRODUCER Victor Ilyukhin

romeshgoesviral
Romesh Goes Viral

DIRECTOR Nick Lane
PRODUCER Connor Williams

Animated Short - Narrative
Romesh Goes Viral

Mild-mannered insurance salesman, Romesh, becomes an unwitting internet sensation, thrusting him into the spotlight and challenging his relationships as his ego balloons to epic proportions.

DIRECTOR Nick Lane
PRODUCER Connor Williams

rowdontdrift
Row Don’t Drift

DIRECTOR Karina E. Turner
PRODUCERS Craig Colvin, Amanda Erlanson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Karina E. Turner

Documentary Feature
Row Don’t Drift

When Yoshi Kubo is evicted from his California farm under the WWII Japanese exclusion order and confined in a bleak internment camp, he takes an unconventional stand against oppression.

DIRECTOR Karina E. Turner
PRODUCERS Craig Colvin, Amanda Erlanson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Karina E. Turner

rufus
Rufus
He Loved

DIRECTOR Pedro Kos
PRODUCER Ina Fichman

Documentary Feature
Rufus
He Loved

RUFUS: HE LOVED will discover who Rufus Wainwright really is, how he's been shaped, how he's survived, and where he's going.

DIRECTOR Pedro Kos
PRODUCER Ina Fichman

ruleoftwowalls
Rule of Two Walls

DIRECTOR David Gutnik
PRODUCERS Olha Beskhmelnytsina, Sam Bisbee, Stacey Reiss

Documentary Feature
Rule of Two Walls

With their country at war, Ukrainian artists embark on a quest of faith, identity and resistance.

DIRECTOR David Gutnik
PRODUCERS Olha Beskhmelnytsina, Sam Bisbee, Stacey Reiss

ryzoinitiatives
Ryzo Initiatives

DIRECTOR Erica Milsom
PRODUCER Todd Shaiman

Initiative
Ryzo Initiatives

Ryzo Studio’s RELEASE THE BEAST is an animated comedy exploring anger, bullying, and the triumph of self-reflection. It tells the story of Aaron, an introverted teenage gamer, whose inner rage, personified by multiple versions of his gaming character Stan, concocts a revenge plan after Aaron is humiliated by the school bully.

DIRECTOR Erica Milsom
PRODUCER Todd Shaiman

savingwaldensworld
Saving Walden’s World

DIRECTOR Jim Merkel
CO-DIRECTOR Deborah Shaffer
PRODUCERS Santhi Rajasekhar, Jim Merkel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Susan Cutting, Jane Dwinell

Documentary Feature
Saving Walden’s World

Recovering military engineer travels into former “enemy” territory, Cuba, Kerala and Slovenia, returning with uplifting women-led societal solutions that could save the world-on-the-brink his 12-year-old son will inherit.

DIRECTOR Jim Merkel
CO-DIRECTOR Deborah Shaffer
PRODUCERS Santhi Rajasekhar, Jim Merkel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Susan Cutting, Jane Dwinell

scotsirish
The Scots-Irish
A Musical Journey

DIRECTOR David Hughes Duke
PRODUCERS Chris Moser, David Hughes Duke

Documentary Feature
The Scots-Irish
A Musical Journey

This public television documentary will blend narrative and music performance to explore how the people who came to be known as the Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish have influenced democracy in America.

DIRECTOR David Hughes Duke
PRODUCERS Chris Moser, David Hughes Duke

thescout
The Scout

DIRECTOR Paula Andrea González-Nasser
PRODUCERS Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski, Paula Andrea González-Nasser

Narrative Feature
The Scout

Over the course of one day, Sofia—a television location scout—hustles to find the right spaces for an upcoming shoot. In the process, she connects and interacts with a handful of strangers who let her into their homes.

DIRECTOR Paula Andrea González-Nasser
PRODUCERS Ryan Martin Brown, Matthew Romanski, Paula Andrea González-Nasser

seachange
Sea Change

DIRECTOR Lindsay Kent
PRODUCERS Lindsay Kent, Lauren Harris

Documentary Short
Sea Change

Six women circumnavigate Great Britain unassisted in a 10x2m rowboat, braving tides and weather in a 2000-mile journey to capture cutting-edge data and spotlight ocean conservation.

DIRECTOR Lindsay Kent
PRODUCERS Lindsay Kent, Lauren Harris

searchingforsparrows
Searching for Sparrows

DIRECTOR Laj P. Waghray
PRODUCER Laj P. Waghray

Documentary Feature
Searching for Sparrows

Using a diminishing bird habitat as a focal point, SEARCHING FOR SPARROWS documents the efforts of four citizens working in diverse fields in current-day Hyderabad, India, who are engaged in trying to reverse the impact of rapid urbanization on the environment.

DIRECTOR Laj P. Waghray
PRODUCER Laj P. Waghray

festival client

seat31
Seat 31
Zooey Zephyr

DIRECTOR Kimberly Reed
PRODUCER Kimberly Reed

Documentary Short
Seat 31
Zooey Zephyr

When Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s cameras land next to Zooey, capturing shocking, funny, and joyous events.

DIRECTOR Kimberly Reed
PRODUCER Kimberly Reed

shiftedlandscapes
Shifted Landscapes

DIRECTOR Jamie Meltzer
PRODUCER Annie Marr

Documentary Feature
Shifted Landscapes

Weaving together observational vignettes, SHIFTED LANDSCAPES examines the pervasive effects of the climate crisis on the environmental, cultural and psychological landscapes of California.

DIRECTOR Jamie Meltzer
PRODUCER Annie Marr

shotinthearm
Shot in the Arm

DIRECTOR Scott Hamilton Kennedy
PRODUCER Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Documentary Feature
Shot in the Arm

SHOT IN THE ARM is a documentary about the complex and intertwined worlds of public health, vaccines, vaccine safety, and the search for truth.

DIRECTOR Scott Hamilton Kennedy
PRODUCER Scott Hamilton Kennedy

showgals
Showgals

DIRECTORS Jeff Nucera, Jonathan Ruane
PRODUCERS Jeff Nucera, Jonathan Ruane

Documentary Feature
Showgals

A serious look into the absurd world of Tight & Nerdy—the first and only burlesque troupe devoted to the music of “Weird Al” Yankovic.

DIRECTORS Jeff Nucera, Jonathan Ruane
PRODUCERS Jeff Nucera, Jonathan Ruane

silentpartner
Silent Partner

DIRECTOR Eric Branco
PRODUCERS Salma Qarnain, Roderick Lawrence

Narrative Feature
Silent Partner

A Black couple’s strength is tested when the ambitious husband, a star defense attorney at a white-shoe law firm, is thrust into a controversial stand-your-ground case that may require the ultimate sacrifice.

DIRECTOR Eric Branco
PRODUCERS Salma Qarnain, Roderick Lawrence

silt
Silt

DIRECTOR Emilie Upczak
PRODUCERS John Otterbacher, Emilie Upczak, Lisa Yellow Eagle, Christi Cooper

Narrative Feature
Silt

In the very near-future, as a severe drought devastates the Southwest and puts 40 million people in an unprecedented water and energy crisis, Emery, a botanist working with the Bureau of Reclamation, is sent to monitor a new hydroelectric project along the Colorado River corridor. As the group enters the Grand Canyon by boat, Emery confronts the environmental impacts of the project, while conducting her own research on the Tamarisk Beetle and being frequented by memories from the past that provide clues for the river’s future.

DIRECTOR Emilie Upczak
PRODUCERS John Otterbacher, Emilie Upczak, Lisa Yellow Eagle, Christi Cooper

sistersact
Sisters Act

DIRECTOR Dea Gjinovci and Antoine Goldet
PRODUCER Chachi Hauser

Documentary Feature
Sisters Act

Sisters Act follows fearless religious sisters forming a network to end sexual slavery, counterbalancing the dark and abusive rings of traffickers who exploit women internationally.

DIRECTOR Dea Gjinovci and Antoine Goldet
PRODUCER Chachi Hauser

slowfashion
Slow Fashion
The Culture of Sustainability

DIRECTOR Eme Eidson
PRODUCER Eme Eidson

Documentary Feature
Slow Fashion
The Culture of Sustainability

SLOW FASHION is a documentary about how western fashion designers work with women weavers and block print artisans in Mexico, Laos and India, moving away from a profits-first colonialist way of doing business to a more just and equal, people-first, collaborative one.

DIRECTOR Eme Eidson
PRODUCER Eme Eidson

thespiritofwomen
The Spirit of Women

DIRECTOR Leigha Kingsley
PRODUCERS Leigha Kingsley, Morgan Newton

Documentary Feature
The Spirit of Women

THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN takes an intimate look at the trailblazing women who are changing the entire landscape for females in the male-dominated world of whiskey and bourbon.

DIRECTOR Leigha Kingsley
PRODUCERS Leigha Kingsley, Morgan Newton

spitmeout
Spit Me Out

DIRECTOR Lauren Ludwig
PRODUCERS Matthew Andrews, Jeffrey Simon, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Kaia Ferari

Narrative Short
Spit Me Out

On her way out of town forever, Dina—fast-talkin’ queer rebel cowgirl—makes a surprise stop so she and her beloved Bev can escape the pious throttle of their small town church.

DIRECTOR Lauren Ludwig
PRODUCERS Matthew Andrews, Jeffrey Simon, Jer Adrianne Lelliott, Kaia Ferari

starlingstreet
Starling Street

DIRECTOR Christia Crocker
PRODUCERS Christia Crocker, Heather Konowal

Narrative Short
Starling Street

After their parent’s death, Katie Behnan cares for her sister Megan, with early onset Alzheimer’s. As the disease progresses, it takes a physical, emotional, and social toll.

DIRECTOR Christia Crocker
PRODUCERS Christia Crocker, Heather Konowal

sylviathewoodnymph
Sylvia The Wood Nymph

DIRECTOR Robyn Hussa Farrell and Tim Farrell
PRODUCER Robyn Hussa Farrell and Timothy Farrell

Documentary Feature
Sylvia The Wood Nymph

The true story of a woman who suffered severe childhood trauma resulting in multiple personality disorder as seen on video from treatment sessions with the psychiatrist who helped her heal.

DIRECTOR Robyn Hussa Farrell and Tim Farrell
PRODUCER Robyn Hussa Farrell and Timothy Farrell

tellmeabouttomorrow
Tell Me About Tomorrow

DIRECTOR Brad Alexander

Documentary Feature
Tell Me About Tomorrow

As the drug Fentanyl makes headlines killing youth all around the world, the Noriega family grapples with the death of their son, and makes new ground preserving his legacy.

DIRECTOR Brad Alexander

terezin
Terezin

DIRECTOR Marah Strauch
PRODUCERS Marah Strauch, Eric Bruggemann

Documentary Feature
Terezin

Theresienstadt was a “model” concentration camp for Jewish artists created by the Nazi regime. Terezin will be a personal investigation by the great-granddaughter of a holocaust victim. The filmmaker will seek to answer what is real and what is propaganda in the filmic archives left behind by her grandmother's killers.

DIRECTOR Marah Strauch
PRODUCERS Marah Strauch, Eric Bruggemann

therewastherewasnot
There Was, There Was Not

DIRECTOR Emily Mkrtichian
PRODUCER Emily Mkrtichian

Documentary Feature
There Was, There Was Not

In a disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a painter invites four women into her studio—a politician, an Olympic-hopeful athlete, a domestic violence activist, and a woman who disarms land mines for a living. Through intimate conversations, each woman shares their personal hardships, as well as their imaginations, desires and dreams for the future. As their stories unfold, the artist begins work on a series of transformative portraits.

DIRECTOR Emily Mkrtichian
PRODUCER Emily Mkrtichian

throughmyboard
Through My Board

DIRECTOR Dan Eason
PRODUCERS Dan Eason, Karlie Hustle

Documentary Feature
Through My Board

Paul is a deaf skater among mostly hearing friends at Burnside Skatepark. Often lost in translation, the Burnside community bands together to support him.

DIRECTOR Dan Eason
PRODUCERS Dan Eason, Karlie Hustle

throughthedarknight
Through the Dark Night

DIRECTOR Angelo J. Guglielmo
PRODUCERS Susan Talbot, Lannette Turrichi

Documentary Feature
Through the Dark Night

After Josh Nowlan survives the deadly wrath of a mass shooting while watching The Dark Knight Rises, he must battle the ghost of James Holmes long after he leaves the theater.

DIRECTOR Angelo J. Guglielmo
PRODUCERS Susan Talbot, Lannette Turrichi

throughtheeyesofothers
Through the Eyes of Others

DIRECTOR Meagan Adele Lopez
PRODUCERS Meagan Adele Lopez, Samantha Mitchell

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
Through the Eyes of Others

They were professionally trained childhood actors; destined to be stars. None of them made it. Twenty years later, one woman goes back to Baltimore to find out what happened to their dreams.

DIRECTOR Meagan Adele Lopez
PRODUCERS Meagan Adele Lopez, Samantha Mitchell

timetracker
Timetracker

DIRECTOR Peter Quandt
PRODUCER IKE ROFE

Documentary Feature
Timetracker

TIMETRACKER follows Jack Powers, a brilliant 60-year-old man recently released from a 33-year federal prison stay, 22 of which were spent in solitary confinement. As the story unfolds, Jack navigates post-carceral life, wandering the American West in a rehabbed RV looking for a better life and a sense of peace with his past.

DIRECTOR Peter Quandt
PRODUCER IKE ROFE

timewarp
Time Warp

DIRECTOR Allison Berg
PRODUCERS Allison Berg, Jen Chaiken, Susan Margolin

Documentary Feature
Time Warp

50 years after Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered, the show continues to serve as a flashpoint for a new generation seeking identity and recognition, one pair of fishnets at a time. Kenny Starling’s new drag theater in rural Wyoming embodies Rocky Horror’s message of freedom of expression and sexual liberty.

DIRECTOR Allison Berg
PRODUCERS Allison Berg, Jen Chaiken, Susan Margolin

transcendent
Transcendent

DIRECTOR Jeremy Redleaf
PRODUCER Jeremy Redleaf

Narrative Feature
Transcendent

When two wellness gals who aren’t well get kicked out of an ayahuasca ceremony, they encounter a series of upstate weirdos who accidentally give them what they desperately need.

DIRECTOR Jeremy Redleaf
PRODUCER Jeremy Redleaf

triedandtrue
Tried & True

DIRECTOR Lynnex Auguste
PRODUCER Chris Auguste

Episodic - Documentary
Tried & True

Wives, Lynnex & Chris, investigate Queer Herstories along California’s coast to restore narrative balance to documented Histories. Well-rounded, inclusive discussions about Aliens, Ghosts, and Emotional Regulation ensue atop engaging AfroPop cinematography.

DIRECTOR Lynnex Auguste
PRODUCER Chris Auguste

tamara
The True Story of Tamara Lempicka
The Art of Survival

DIRECTOR Julie Rubio
PRODUCERS Julie Rubio, Jennifer Wallace

Documentary Feature
The True Story of Tamara Lempicka
The Art of Survival

THE TRUE STORY OF TAMARA LEMPICKA traces the life and adventures of renowned art deco painter Tamara de Lempicka, exploring the mysteries behind her self-created public image, secrets she kept and her complex legacy.

DIRECTOR Julie Rubio
PRODUCERS Julie Rubio, Jennifer Wallace

unconquered
Unconquered
Goražde City of Heroes

DIRECTOR Fiona Lloyd-Davies
PRODUCER Nick Stuart
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Cynthia Kane

Documentary Feature
Unconquered
Goražde City of Heroes

The story of the unquenchable power of the human spirit, offering crucial lessons and hope, told by a town that withstood a brutal 3 year siege during the Bosnian War.

DIRECTOR Fiona Lloyd-Davies
PRODUCER Nick Stuart
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Cynthia Kane

uncropped
Uncropped

DIRECTOR D.W. Young
PRODUCER Judith Mizrachy

Documentary Feature
Uncropped

UNCROPPED rediscovers the work of New York photographer James Hamilton, one of the great chroniclers of the cultural history of America over the last half century.

DIRECTOR D.W. Young
PRODUCER Judith Mizrachy

underdog
Underdog

DIRECTOR Tommy Hyde
PRODUCERS Aaron Woolf, Tommy Hyde
co-producer Kyra Schaefer

Documentary Feature / Film Essay
Underdog

The curiously optimistic tale of Doug Butler—a hardscrabble Vermont dairy farmer who risks losing the only home he's ever known to chase his dreams of dog mushing in Alaska.

DIRECTOR Tommy Hyde
PRODUCERS Aaron Woolf, Tommy Hyde
co-producer Kyra Schaefer

underfire
Under Fire

DIRECTOR Brandon Kapelow
PRODUCER Laurel Thomson

Documentary Feature
Under Fire

A firefighter in rural America undergoes ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in an attempt to resolve his work-related PTSD.

DIRECTOR Brandon Kapelow
PRODUCER Laurel Thomson

undertheirskin
Under Their Skin
Tattoos of Memory and Resilience

DIRECTOR Cathy R. Fischer

Documentary Feature
Under Their Skin
Tattoos of Memory and Resilience

A character-driven documentary about people who have made the controversial decision to tattoo their grandparents’ concentration camp numbers on their own bodies. The film is directed by Cathy R Fischer, the child and grandchild of Holocaust survivors.

DIRECTOR Cathy R. Fischer

unmasked
Unmasked
Real Heroes, Untold Stories

DIRECTORS Annette King, Ishmael Azeli
PRODUCER Annette King
field producer Ivanovitch Ingabire

Documentary Series (Short Form)
Unmasked
Real Heroes, Untold Stories

Showcasing the true perseverance of the human spirit, UNMASKED: REAL HEROES, UNTOLD STORIES is a limited docuseries profiling changemakers from Africa who challenge systemic marginalization and forge a path to social change in their own communities; but can their grassroot disruption truly help those they intend to serve?

DIRECTORS Annette King, Ishmael Azeli
PRODUCER Annette King
field producer Ivanovitch Ingabire

untitledallensworthproject
Untitled Allensworth Project

DIRECTOR Tim Tsai
PRODUCERS Kristin Lesko, Tim Tsai

Documentary Feature
Untitled Allensworth Project

In rural California, a small community of Black and Lantinx families strive for their own vision of what the town’s original founders sought to build over a century ago.

DIRECTOR Tim Tsai
PRODUCERS Kristin Lesko, Tim Tsai

parisbynight
Untitled Paris by Night Documentary

DIRECTORS Jeane Phan Wong, Jimmy Nguyen
PRODUCERS Jes Vu, Tracy Chitupatham, Jeane Phan Wong

Documentary Feature
Untitled Paris by Night Documentary

Created by Vietnam War refugees for the global Vietnamese diaspora, variety show Paris by Night, faces an uncertain future as the founder’s grandchildren transform it for a modern audience.

DIRECTORS Jeane Phan Wong, Jimmy Nguyen
PRODUCERS Jes Vu, Tracy Chitupatham, Jeane Phan Wong

thesistersfilm
Untitled Sisters Film
Less Bitter, More Glitter

DIRECTOR Peter Fitzgerald
PRODUCER Christopher Racster
consulting producer Daniel Karslake

Documentary Feature
Untitled Sisters Film
Less Bitter, More Glitter

From their first outing in nun drag in 1979 to today, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have broken barriers in LGBTQ+ representation, AIDS advocacy and human rights activism.

DIRECTOR Peter Fitzgerald
PRODUCER Christopher Racster
consulting producer Daniel Karslake

solidarityproject
Untitled Solidarity Project

DIRECTOR Yael Bridge
PRODUCERS JEREMY FLOOD, MARS VERRONE, YAEL BRIDGE, YONI GOLIJOV

Documentary Feature
Untitled Solidarity Project

A mosaic portrait of the Teamster labor union’s massive campaign to organize 350,000 UPS workers across the United States in a collective fight for dignity and safety on the job.

DIRECTOR Yael Bridge
PRODUCERS JEREMY FLOOD, MARS VERRONE, YAEL BRIDGE, YONI GOLIJOV

untitledsurahmallouhproject
Untitled Sura Mallouh Project

DIRECTOR Sura Mallouh
PRODUCERS Sura Mallouh, Laura Poitras, Yoni Golijov

Documentary Feature
Untitled Sura Mallouh Project

Two friends uncover a conflict that divides their already embattled community. Told from all sides with unprecedented access, this observational film unfolds in real-time.

DIRECTOR Sura Mallouh
PRODUCERS Sura Mallouh, Laura Poitras, Yoni Golijov

vanishing
Vanishing
A Love Story

DIRECTOR Sandra Luckow
PRODUCERS Sandra Luckow, Kat Vecchio
associate producer Paul Calandrino

Documentary Feature
Vanishing
A Love Story

VANISHING: A LOVE STORY is about award-winning novelist Cai Emmons and her loving, open-hearted journey towards death. As she struggles to “do it right” and on her own terms, she creates powerful and lasting reminders that she was here.

DIRECTOR Sandra Luckow
PRODUCERS Sandra Luckow, Kat Vecchio
associate producer Paul Calandrino

thevastlonesome
The Vast Lonesome

DIRECTOR Gus Holwerda
PRODUCERS Jason Spisak, Lyndsey Waugh, Luke Holwerda, Gus Holwerda

Narrative Feature
The Vast Lonesome

A group of renegade cowboys on the trail of lost treasure become cursed and must escape from an unending darkness filled with ghostly visions of their past and future.

DIRECTOR Gus Holwerda
PRODUCERS Jason Spisak, Lyndsey Waugh, Luke Holwerda, Gus Holwerda

thevisitor
The Visitor

DIRECTOR Rolla Selbak
PRODUCER Julie Bersani
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Cherien Dabis

Narrative Feature
The Visitor

A young Palestinian man living in Jerusalem must save his family when a mythical Ghouleh (female demon) from his grandmother’s folktales appears in his townand threatens his family’s home.

DIRECTOR Rolla Selbak
PRODUCER Julie Bersani
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Cherien Dabis

walkout
Walkout

DIRECTOR Rob Smat
PRODUCER Kyle Hrabe

Documentary Feature
Walkout

After a mass shooter took over twenty lives at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, one employee led a revolution from within the company, one which changed the gun conversation forever.

DIRECTOR Rob Smat
PRODUCER Kyle Hrabe

watchtalkheal
Watch Talk Heal

DIRECTOR Mark Steenbarger
PRODUCER Tai Payne

Episodic - Narrative
Watch Talk Heal

A modern day, vulnerable teenage girl experiences delusion, broken trust, and questions of self-worth as a result of being coerced and manipulated by a subculture seeking to exploit her.

DIRECTOR Mark Steenbarger
PRODUCER Tai Payne

weareseeds
We Are Seeds

DIRECTOR Cheryl Isaacson
PRODUCERS Caitlyn Durkin, Keren Southall, Danielle Chiefetz

Narrative Short
We Are Seeds

Today is Una’s last day in the AI-controlled distribution station, an involuntary retirement that tears her away from her surrogate daughter and the woman she loves. Now, Una has only moments to convince a suspicious newcomer to help ignite a rebellion.

DIRECTOR Cheryl Isaacson
PRODUCERS Caitlyn Durkin, Keren Southall, Danielle Chiefetz

welcometothefishbowl
Welcome to the Fishbowl

DIRECTOR Sheryl Glubok
PRODUCERS Iana Dontcheva, Sheryl Glubok

Narrative Feature
Welcome to the Fishbowl

With 40 in the rearview mirror, a mother of two gets a career-making offer. All she has to do is chaperone a narcissistic literary legend 350 miles to an awards ceremony in Telluride. What could possibly go wrong?

DIRECTOR Sheryl Glubok
PRODUCERS Iana Dontcheva, Sheryl Glubok

wewereborndead
We Were Born Dead
(Nacimos Muertos)

DIRECTOR Juan Felipe Zuleta
PRODUCERS Chad Shields, Masha Leonov, Henry Rincon, Leland Frankel, Juan Felipe Zuleta

Narrative Feature
We Were Born Dead
(Nacimos Muertos)

At the superstitious fringes of South America, a pair of siblings must survive the inhumanity of civil war—and a deteriorating grip on reality—to investigate the disappearance of their mother.

DIRECTOR Juan Felipe Zuleta
PRODUCERS Chad Shields, Masha Leonov, Henry Rincon, Leland Frankel, Juan Felipe Zuleta

wheretheygowego
Where They Go, We Go

DIRECTOR Adriana Torres
PRODUCER Carole Lowe

Documentary Feature
Where They Go, We Go

Fans of the television series Wynonna Earp, known as Earpers, are considered the most cohesive, generous and loving fandom in the world. Let’s celebrate them.

DIRECTOR Adriana Torres
PRODUCER Carole Lowe

whitebelt
White Belt

DIRECTOR Kit Dale
PRODUCERS Kit Dale, Becca Buckalew, Will Hirschfeld

Narrative Feature
White Belt

Rick Dale, a prodigious, but unmotivated ex Jiu Jitsu champion, aspires to become a best-selling author, but his success hinges on the woman he is desperately trying to avoid.

DIRECTOR Kit Dale
PRODUCERS Kit Dale, Becca Buckalew, Will Hirschfeld

wildones
Wild Ones

DIRECTOR Leone DiSantis
PRODUCERS Katherine Croft, Laura Burhenn, Lavinia Jones Wright, Leone DiSantis

Narrative Short
Wild Ones

After their sleazy boss turns up dead, a disorderly group of trans friends get caught up in a midwestern small-town drug ring and decide if now is their chance to stake claim or get out for good.

DIRECTOR Leone DiSantis
PRODUCERS Katherine Croft, Laura Burhenn, Lavinia Jones Wright, Leone DiSantis

wiredtokill
Wired to Kill?

DIRECTOR Stefano Da Fre
PRODUCER Laura Pellegrini

Documentary Feature
Wired to Kill?

WIRED TO KILL? is a thought-provoking docudrama that delves into the minds of convicted school shooters, exploring the frontal lobe and brain damage that may contribute to their violent behavior. Through a unique blend of documentary footage and dramatized reenactments, this ?lm aims to understand the complexities of school shootings and potentially prevent future tragedies.

DIRECTOR Stefano Da Fre
PRODUCER Laura Pellegrini

withoutarrows
Without Arrows

DIRECTOR Jonathan Olshefski
PRODUCER Elizabeth Day

Documentary Feature
Without Arrows

WITHOUT ARROWS is a feature length documentary that follows three generations of the Fiddler family over the course of ten years

DIRECTOR Jonathan Olshefski
PRODUCER Elizabeth Day

womenlaughing
Women Laughing

DIRECTORS Liza Donnelly, Kathleen Hughes
PRODUCERS Liza Donnelly, Judith Mizrachy

Documentary Short
Women Laughing

In Women Laughing, New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly tells the little-known story of the women cartoonists who have worked for the iconic magazine from the first issue to the present day. A dynamic exploration of the craft, Donnelly draws—and laughs—with her colleagues, as they demonstrate the power of women’s humor.

DIRECTORS Liza Donnelly, Kathleen Hughes
PRODUCERS Liza Donnelly, Judith Mizrachy

worthmysalt
Worth My Salt

DIRECTOR Rosalie Miller
PRODUCER Clementine Briand

Documentary Short
Worth My Salt

Queer, femme performance-artist, Jody Kuehner, seeks connection with audiences as she confronts her own existential dread through her comedy alter-ego, Cherdonna Shinatra.

DIRECTOR Rosalie Miller
PRODUCER Clementine Briand

youmustbeproud
You Must Be Proud

DIRECTOR Matthew Bardugone
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ayse Reyering

Documentary Feature
You Must Be Proud

At a time when homophobia is on the rise, how do LGBTQ+ people find self-love?

DIRECTOR Matthew Bardugone
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ayse Reyering

yourattentionplease
Your Attention Please

DIRECTOR Sara Robin
PRODUCER Dan Kennedy

Documentary Feature
Your Attention Please

Your Attention Please follows several people on their radical journey to overcome the addictive pull of the attention economy in order to think, feel, and connect deeply again.

DIRECTOR Sara Robin
PRODUCER Dan Kennedy

festival client

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Zurawski v Texas - Impact Campaign

Documentary Feature
Zurawski v Texas - Impact Campaign

A group of women denied abortions, even at the brink of death, band together with a fearless attorney to sue the state of Texas in an extraordinary effort to regain their rights and reproductive futures—not only for themselves but millions of others.