11:30 AM · Comic Relief

Offbeat ambitions, unlikely friendships, and trouble worth laughing about. These comedies mix everyday absurdity with action and heart.

Films: Mom Walkers · Trust Me Bro! · Bound By Me

12:20 PM · Making Connections

From feeling out of place to finding an unexpected connection, these intimate stories explore identity, loneliness, and the possibility of being understood.

Films: The Ends of Silence · Misfits · A Greater Woman · For The Night

1:20 PM · A Little Twisted

Funerals, ghosts, zombies, and very bad decisions. A mischievous collection of dark comedies where the laughs come with a sinister edge.

Films: Dying to Tell You · Baby Killed The Cat · Zombie Winos · The Professional · man door hand hook car door · Blood Money

2:20 PM · Under Pressure

A locked basement and a village interrogation become settings for tense confrontations. Two stories ask what people will do when freedom and survival are at stake.

Films: Psych War · Pyre

3:10 PM · Nothing Is as It Seems

Past lives surface and a weekend gathering takes an unsettling turn. Enter two suspenseful worlds where memory, identity, and reality refuse to stay put.

Films: I’ll Be Back · Harvest

4:10 PM · Expect the Unexpected: A Horror block presented by Nightmarish

Nightmarish TV is an Atlanta based independent horror production company creating bold, original short-form stories that blend cinematic scares with fresh, unexpected concepts. Founded by filmmakers Madison Hoover and Jaime Lucero Jr., Nightmarish is built around collaboration, experimentation, and giving indie creatives a space to make unforgettable horror.

Films: The Munchies · Korak · The Reveal · Drawn to Kill

11:30 a.m. - Family & Growing Pains

Family loyalties, difficult revelations, and the courage to find your footing shape this collection of personal stories about growing up and belonging.

Films: Blooded • Dear Gavin • Somebody's Hero • Sweet Potato Pie

1:00 p.m. - Dangerous Turns

Missing people, dangerous investigations, sleepless nights, and a suspicious lunch. These suspenseful shorts turn ordinary situations into something much harder to escape.

Films: Solutus • We Are All Monsters • Conscious • Salt n Sugar

2:30 p.m. - A Dark Sense of Humor

A romance unravels on air, office life turns hostile, and a shared boyfriend spells trouble. Comedy grows increasingly dark in this collection of escalating mishaps.

Films: The Commercial Break-Up • SUCKS TO SUCK • Jerrell's Girls

4:00 p.m. - Behind Closed Doors

Private secrets and difficult relationships come into focus in these intimate dramas. Stories of grief, trust, and reconnection reveal lives rarely visible from the outside.

Films: Your Husband's Password • Would You Hurt Me? • Do Right Man • Crux • Lucky Man

11:30 a.m. - International: Growing Up

Two young perspectives meet difficult realities: a summer of longing and uncertainty, and a childhood search shaped by war. A poignant, sometimes unsettling look at growing up.

Films: summertime sadness • A Letter in Winter

1:00 p.m. - International: Love & Complications

A bid for attention, a wedding heist, and a difficult reunion show how rarely love follows a simple plan. Romantic comedy gives way to a more tender, serious story.

Films: Ruckus • Bridal Car • Sick Attraction

2:30 p.m. - International: Uneasy Encounters

A fragile inner world, a dangerous investigation, a mysterious circus, and a relationship pushed to extremes. Drama, suspense, and horror meet in this unsettling collection.

Films: Among People • The Pledge • Evelina • The Last Supper

4:00 p.m. - International: Memory & Mystery

A monastery encounter and a dreamlike journey open questions of love, loss, and acceptance. Two atmospheric films invite audiences into unfamiliar places and inner worlds.

Films: Nemesis • KINTSUGI

11:30 a.m. - International: Grounded Lives

Two documentaries and a fictional drama explore lives shaped by landscape and livelihood. From the sea to mountain fields, work and survival give rise to difficult choices.

Films: Homeless at Sea • ANCİENT FRİENDSHİP • After the Wild Pigs

1:00 p.m. - International: What We Carry

An activist weighs the future while a family struggles to preserve a tradition. Two substantial dramas explore sacrifice, responsibility, and what people choose to carry forward.

Films: TERRADREAD • Her glowing cheek sleave the mirror

2:30 p.m. - Real Lives

Water transforms a desert community, and romance finds new beginnings later in life. Two documentaries offer portraits of resilience, connection, and everyday possibility.

Films: Paani • Love, Later

4:00 p.m. - Animated Visions

Eight animated shorts move from playful fables to dark humor and unsettling worlds. A varied showcase of imagination and visual storytelling, programmed for adult audiences.

Films: Sack • Witch and frog • The Pangs of Mu • A Classical Spasm • Not a Hero by Accident • La La Land • Mirror Illusions • Rat Poison