Schedule:
2:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: 11:53 at Film Block 6
Run Time: 10 Minutes
The close connection between two sisters remains unshakeable when they set out to celebrate wonderful news on the cusp of sudden tragedy.
Writer: Ninon Schubert
Director: Michael O’Connor
Producers: Ninon Schubert, Michael O’Connor
Cast: Naomi O’Taylor, Joanna Thorn
Country: Germany
East Coast Premiere
2:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Darling at Film Block 6
Run Time: 15
After months of suspicion, Fiona follows her husband to a seedy motel where her worst fears are confirmed. Accepting an invitation from Liza, the sex worker, to enter the motel room, Fiona learns that not everything is as it seems.
Writer: Mandy Mills
Director: Finola Hughes
Producers: Susan Gallagher, Finola Hughes, Mandy Mills, Michelle Vaineharrison, Spooner Greenbird
Cast: Kristina Klebe, Mandy Mills
Country: USA
Carolina Premiere
2:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Gratuity at Film Block 6
Run Time: 13 Minutes
When Tammy, a single mother and waitress, receives a winning lottery ticket, her ex-husband returns to reap the rewards and she is forced to fight for her winnings.
Writers: Fiona Huxley, Lily Lerner, Noa Godrich
Director: Fiona Huxley
Producer: Isabella Spagnoli
Cast: Teya Patt, Coby Larinde, Liam Risinger
Country: USA
2:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Unseen, Unheard, Unafraid at Film Block 6
Run Time: 80 Minutes
This groundbreaking historical documentary takes viewers on an unprecedented journey into the origins and evolution of the U.S. Sky Marshal program, a cornerstone of aviation security from its inception in the 1960s through the defining moments of 9/11 and beyond. Take a glimpse into the secret world of Sky Marshals.
Writers: David Londo, Sonya Hightower-LaBosco
Director: David Londo
Producers: Air Marshal National Council Productions, Action Jackson Cinema
Cast: Joseph Pontecorvo, Arlene Albino, Katja (Arlene’s Black Lab), Jerry Worley, John Moran, Jeff Morgan, Sonya Hightower-LaBosco, Jay Hightower, Bryan Anderson, Thomas “Tom” Bullins, Carey Fabian, Jacob Foil
Country: USA
Carolina Premiere
5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Come Back at Film Block 7
Run Time: 15
11-year-old Jenny wants to restore her relationship with her older sister and tags along with Lisa and her new friends on a day out. When she witnesses her sister being bullied, Jenny tries to help but events take a sinister turn.
Writer, Director: Helen O’Reilly
Producer: Nathan Griffin for Deputy Productions
Cast: Hannah Dargan, Aoileann O’Leary, Amy Corbet, and Emily Walshe
Country: Ireland
USA Premiere
5:00 p.m -7:00 p.m: Britney Lost Her Phone at Film Block 7
Run Time: 108 Minutes
In the early 1800's the first white settlers set out for the Pacific coast. They're seeking freedom, peace and a new life in the Promised Land. Most will never make it. Instead, they will die of starvation in the cruel and foreign deserts. We follow one of those families as they try and overcome the long odds of survival in this strange new environment. As grief, hunger and desperation begin to tear the Youngman family apart, they find salvation in the most unlikely place.... a smart phone.
Writer: Alex Volz
Director: Vito Trabucco
Producer: Joanna Fang
Cast: Hilary Momberger-Powers, Craig Stark, Vincent Cusimano, Ben Kauffman, Jessica Sonneborn
Country: USA
Carolina Premiere
7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m: Sky-Sky at Film Block 8
Run Time: 4 Minutes
A Ukrainian woman reminds herself that she should remain a woman even in the most difficult times.
Writer: Olha Zhyvotkova
Director: Ilia Noyabrev
Producer: Semen Khanin
Cast: Anna Khanina
Country: Ukraine
7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m: We Will Find You at Film Block 8
Run Time: 20 Minutes
A man haunted by the murder of his brother searches for the whereabouts of his killer.
Writer, Director: Judson Vaughan
Producers: Judson Vaughan, Marek Dabrowski
Cast: Kevin Stewart, Emilio Salgado, Tom Vaughan, Judson Vaughan
Country: Spain
East Coast Premiere
7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m: Nobody Wants To Shoot A Woman at Film Block 8
Run Time: 92 Minutes
A feminist film noir about a mother who embraces a violent crime spree as a means to survive.
Writer, Director: Kerry Ann Enright
Producers: Kerry Ann Enright, Cheyanne Kane, Marisa Veles
Cast: Max Casella, Tina Benko, Lev Gorn, Michael Godere
Country: USA
Carolina Premiere