{"id":15160,"date":"2023-02-19T12:26:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=15160"},"modified":"2023-02-19T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:26:55","slug":"oxford-film-festival-2023-announces-20th-anniversary-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=15160","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Film Festival 2023 Announces 20th Anniversary Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The 2023 Oxford Film Festival announces\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

film and events lineup for 20<\/b>th<\/sup><\/b> Anniversary edition<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>(March 1-5)<\/b><\/p>\n

Lisa Cortes\u2019 Little Richard: I am Everything\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

is the Opening Night selection, and Michael Stevantoni and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Strack Azar\u2019s The Banality <\/i>is the Closing Night selection<\/b><\/p>\n

Special screenings and presentations include restored print of Colin Campbell\u2019s 1916 silent classic The Crisis <\/i>and presentation of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss\u2019s groundbreaking\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

multi-media project Fire Bones<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Little Richard: I am Everything, The Banality<\/i><\/p>\n

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Oxford<\/b>, MS (February 16, 2023) \u2013<\/b> The 2023 Oxford Film Festival (March 1-5) announced the lineup of official selections and events for the 20th<\/sup> Anniversary annual edition of the popular film festival. Lisa Cortes\u2019 documentary Little Richard: I am Everything <\/i><\/b>is the Opening Night selection, and Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar\u2019s The Banality <\/i><\/b>is the Closing Night selection. Special screenings and presentations include a restored print of Colin Campbell\u2019s silent historical drama The Crisis <\/i><\/b>(1916), and a presentation of Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss\u2019s groundbreaking multi-media project Fire Bones<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n

The dynamic schedule will showcase 143 films and media projects, including 32 features (15 narrative and 18 documentary), 93 short films (narrative, documentary, LGBTQIA+, ambition and experimental, student, and Mississippi-based productions), 18 music videos, and 1 multi-media project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Director Matt Wymer, who will be overseeing his first Oxford Film Festival as Executive Director, said, \u201cThis is our 20th<\/sup> Anniversary edition and we\u2019re celebrating the audiences that allowed the Oxford Film Festival to inspire and entertain our community for the past two decades. To show\u00a0our appreciation, we are providing more free screenings, more panels and bigger parties than ever before. \u201c<\/p>\n

Opening the Oxford Film Festival will be Lisa Cortes\u2019 Little Richard: I am Everything<\/i><\/b>. The film comes to Oxford folowing its debut at Sundance last month. The entertaining (and how could it not be, considering its subject) documentary gives a startlingly frank look at the life and career\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

of the rock n\u2019 roll icon who still influences music artists today as it shines a light on the Black, queer origins of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll, and profiles the man behind the music. Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar\u2019s Mississippi shot and produced thriller The Banality<\/i><\/b> takes the Closing Night slot. Adapted from their short film of the same title, the film follows the harrowing journey of a priest as he investigates the mysterious death of “Feral Boy,” a local legend. As he gets closer to the truth,\u00a0 <\/span>he finds parallels between this grisly incident and his own recurring nightmares.<\/p>\n

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The Crisis<\/i><\/p>\n

A special screening of Colin Campbell\u2019s silent classic The Crisis <\/i><\/b>(1916), which is the earliest surviving film to have been shot in Mississippi, will mark the film\u2019s first onscreen presentation in 100 years in Northern Mississippi. The film\u2019s story centers on a love triangle during the Civil War between a woman and her suitors \u2013 one commited to the North and the other to the South. When one of the suitors is captured and charged with spying, the other must decide whether or not to intercede in his rival’s behalf. The screening will have live accompaniment with a special new score created specifically for the event which will be part of the Mississippi Film Commission\u2019s 50th<\/sup> Anniversary celebration this year. Produced by William N. Selig, founder of the Selig Polyscope Company, the oldest film production company in the US. Some of the Selig family members are planning to be on hand for the event.<\/p>\n

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Fire Bones<\/i><\/p>\n

Noted for its embrace of VR and experimental films and programming during its history, the Oxford Film Festival will offer a special presentation led by Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss as they introduce audiences to their one-of-a-kind multi-media creation, FIre Bones<\/i><\/b>. A whimsical Southern Gothic shaggy dog story told in ten chapters via multiple mediums including\u00a0 <\/span>podcasts, short films, music videos, poems, and still images. Fire Bones<\/i> follows a poet and filmmaker\u00a0 <\/span>who meet one crazy character after another as they investigate the mystery\u00a0 <\/span>of\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>missing\u00a0 <\/span>pilot\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>Pentecostal\u00a0 <\/span>preacher who\u00a0 <\/span>vanished\u00a0 <\/span>on\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>transatlantic\u00a0 <\/span>flight.\u00a0 <\/span>Created\u00a0 <\/span>with\u00a0 <\/span>smartphones\u00a0 <\/span>in\u00a0 <\/span>mind, the project includes\u00a0 <\/span>podcasts,\u00a0 <\/span>short\u00a0 <\/span>films,\u00a0 <\/span>music\u00a0 <\/span>videos, poems,\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>still\u00a0 <\/span>images. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead<\/i><\/p>\n

Another theme running throughout this year\u2019s edition of the film festival is the commitment to local filmmakers, films shot and produced locally, and films with strong Mississippi themes. On that front, two screenings will top that effort including Merrick McCool\u2019s Belief: The Season Ole Miss Baseball<\/i><\/b> which traces the journey the Ole Miss baseball team’s recent last-to-first championship run. Michael Modak-Truran\u2019s Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead<\/i><\/b> looks at the Nobel Prize-winning author who will be forever associated with Oxford and Mississippi.<\/p>\n

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Shudderbugs, iMordecai, Youtopia<\/i><\/p>\n

Additional highlights among the narrative features include Mike Cheslik\u2019s Hundreds of Beavers<\/i><\/b>, an epic tale set in the 19th<\/sup> Century where a drunken applejack salesman must face off against hundreds of marauding beavers. Johanna Putnam\u2019s award-winning Shudderbugs <\/i><\/b>stars Putnam as a young woman who returns to her childhood home when her mother suddenly passes. In place of familiar spaces and memories, Sam finds herself isolated with the mystery of her mom\u2019s death and a scavenger hunt her mom had prepared for her upcoming birthday. The film won the Indie Spirit Award and Rising Star Award at the Naples International Film Festival. Marvin Samel\u2019s iMordecai<\/i><\/b> stars Sean Astin stars an ambitious cigar maker trying to support his own family while still being there for his aging parents, played by Academy Award-nominee Judd Hirsch and the beloved film icon, Carol Kane. When Mordecai\u2019s ancient flip phone breaks, he starts to take lessons on his new iPhone, opening him up to all kinds of novel experiences and adventures, making him feel like a kid again. Scout Durwood\u2019s Youtopia <\/i><\/b>focuses on a woman who inadvertently forms a hipster cult after going though a devastating breakup. When members start to disappear, she realizes that she may be the trigger the end of civilization as we know it.<\/p>\n

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Body Parts, Finding Her Beat, Oklahoma Breakdown<\/i><\/p>\n

Among the particularly strong documentary selections are Kristy Guevara-Flanagan\u2019s Body Parts<\/i><\/b> which traces the evolution of “sex” on-screen from a woman\u2019s perspective, uncovering the uncomfortable realities behind some of the most iconic scenes in cinema history and celebrating the bold creators leading the way for change. Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett\u2019s Finding Her Beat<\/i><\/b> is a certified hit on the regional festival circuit. The film follows the efforts of two women to assemble the world\u2019s best female Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultural spotlight that has historically been reserved only for men. As the clock ticks toward their first performance, it becomes clear that their story has become much larger than Taiko. Christopher Fitzpatrick\u2019s Oklahoma Breakdown<\/i><\/b> has also won many fans across the country as well as awards leading to the film\u2019s screening at Oxford. The film profiles Mike Hosty, a one-man band freak of nature who also tells jokes and happens to be responsible for the song “Oklahoma Breakdown”, which became the #1 hit of 2007. G.B. Shannon\u2019s Show Business Is My Life (But I Can’t Prove It) A Film about Gary Mule Deer <\/i><\/b>puts the focus on comedy in his film looking at the unlikely career of comedian Gary Mule Deer\u2019s career who started performing Johnny Cash covers at a South Dakota brothel to being a regular presence on The Tonight Show among over 350 televised performances in his career. Linda Goldstein Knowlton\u2019s Split At The Root <\/i><\/b>looks at what transpired when a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy. A Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly, eventually reuniting\u00a0 <\/span>more than 130 families.<\/p>\n

Highlights among the creatively themed and musically-infused parties and special events include a 20th<\/sup> Birthday Party with Kid Party Games, Balloon Animals and a Birthday Cake Contest on Wednesday, March 1 which will also include a free screening of Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb\u2019s festival hit, Butterfly in the Sky<\/i><\/b>. Thursday, March 2 will have a Music Video Block Party and some of Oxford\u2019s best night spots and will feature live music performances from bands whose music videos are screening at the film festival. Friday, March 3\u2019s party theme is \u201cFaulking Around Friday\u201d, which will include books and whiskey at the Historic Ceder Oaks. Saturday, March 4 will be highlighted by the BIOXbuster Video Party. The days of enjoying films on VHS will be celebrated along with Laser Tag, music and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oxford Film Festival will also offer free Science on Screen events which are an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, as well as free sensory screenings sponsored by the Mississippi Commission of Developmental Disability.<\/p>\n

The Oxford Film Festival would not be possible without the generous support from the following grants: Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), South Arts, Visit Mississippi, and Visit Oxford.<\/p>\n

To buy passes or tickets or find more information, please go to: www.ox-film.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2023 Oxford Film Festival\u2019s Official Selections<\/b><\/p>\n

Opening Night<\/b><\/p>\n

Little Richard: I am Everything<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Lisa Cortes<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 98 min<\/p>\n

Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cort\u00e9s\u2019 eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music. Little Richard: I Am Everything<\/i> shines a clarifying light on the Black, queer origins of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll, and establishes the genre\u2019s big bang: Richard Wayne Penniman.<\/p>\n

Closing Night<\/b><\/p>\n

The Banality<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Michael Stevantoni, Strack Azar<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 78 min<\/p>\n

A small town reels from the sudden and mysterious death of “Feral Boy,” a local legend since his discovery in the woods as a child. Father Moss, a priest with a loose grip on the faith, attempts to counsel the forlorn couple that raised the boy. As the answers are revealed, he finds parallels between this grisly incident and his own recurring nightmares, haunted in both sleeping and waking hours.<\/p>\n

Special Screenings<\/b><\/p>\n

Belief: The Season Ole Miss Baseball<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Merrick McCool<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 103 min<\/p>\n

In 2022, only one thing could propel the Ole Miss baseball team through a roller-coaster season: unwavering belief. Belief: The Season Ole Miss Baseball<\/i> gives an unprecedented look at the sport of baseball documenting the Ole Miss baseball program’s last-to-first championship run.<\/p>\n

The Crisis <\/i><\/b>(1916)<\/p>\n

Director: Colin Campbell<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 100 min<\/p>\n

Stephen Brice, a young lawyer in Civil War-era St. Louis, falls in love with Virginia Carvel, the daughter of his benefactor. But she is loyal to the South and Brice is committed to Lincoln’s cause. In the course of the war, their convictions separate them, and Virginia becomes engaged to her cousin Clarence Colfax, a Confederate officer. Brice becomes an officer under General Sherman, and eventually finds himself faced with the captured Colfax, facing execution for spying. Brice must decide whether or not to intercede in his rival’s behalf.<\/p>\n

Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Modak-Truran<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 93 min<\/p>\n

William Faulkner was one of the greatest writers and one of the most influential, winning the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. Faulkner\u2019s novels have challenged generations of readers and inspired generations of writers around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FIre Bones<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Greg Brownderville, Bart Weiss\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: N\/A<\/p>\n

Fire Bones is a whimsical Southern Gothic story told in ten chapters via multiple mediums including\u00a0 <\/span>podcasts, short films, music videos, poems, and still images. Fire Bones follows the\u00a0 <\/span>journey of discovery\u00a0 <\/span>that a poet and filmmaker\u00a0 <\/span>make as they are introduced\u00a0 <\/span>to\u00a0 <\/span>the\u00a0 <\/span>tale\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>mystery\u00a0 <\/span>of\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>missing\u00a0 <\/span>pilot\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>Pentecostal\u00a0 <\/span>preacher who\u00a0 <\/span>vanished\u00a0 <\/span>on\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>transatlantic\u00a0 <\/span>flight.\u00a0 <\/span>The \u00a0 <\/span>two\u00a0 <\/span>men\u00a0 <\/span>encounter\u00a0 <\/span>one\u00a0 <\/span>colorful\u00a0 <\/span>and eccentric character\u00a0 <\/span>after another\u00a0 <\/span>as their trip brings them closer\u00a0 <\/span>to\u00a0 <\/span>the\u00a0 <\/span>truth of her story and ultimate destination. Created\u00a0 <\/span>with\u00a0 <\/span>smartphones\u00a0 <\/span>in\u00a0 <\/span>mind,\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>go-show\u00a0 <\/span>tells\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>story\u00a0 <\/span>episodically\u00a0 <\/span>via multiple\u00a0 <\/span>mediums.\u00a0 <\/span>”Fire\u00a0 <\/span>Bones””\u00a0 <\/span>includes\u00a0 <\/span>podcasts,\u00a0 <\/span>short\u00a0 <\/span>films,\u00a0 <\/span>music\u00a0 <\/span>videos, poems,\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>still\u00a0 <\/span>images.\u00a0 <\/span>Each\u00a0 <\/span>episode \u00a0 <\/span>of\u00a0 <\/span>a\u00a0 <\/span>go-show \u00a0 <\/span>should \u00a0 <\/span>use\u00a0 <\/span>whichever medium\u00a0 <\/span>works best for that part of the\u00a0 <\/span>story. Chapters and episodes are\u00a0 <\/span>meant to\u00a0 <\/span>be experienced\u00a0 <\/span>in\u00a0 <\/span>order.<\/p>\n

Additional Narrative Features<\/b><\/p>\n

Bolan’s Shoes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ian Puleston-Davies<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 97 min<\/p>\n

This story takes us on a tumultuous journey from the height of T. Rex mania in 1970s Liverpool to the present-day poignancy of what would have been Marc Bolan’s 75th birthday. It captures the heady exhilaration of glam rock mania through the experiences of a group of over-excited kids from a local children’s home before a devastating road accident changes their lives forever. Years later, and still clinging to the adoration of her childhood idol, survivor Penny takes best friend and fellow Marc Bolan fan to visit his shrine in London but a chance encounter there catapults her back to the horror she had tried so hard to forget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country Gold\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mickey Reece<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 82 min<\/p>\n

George Jones has invited Troyal Brux\u00a0 <\/span>to Oklahoma for an intimate chat, something the latter takes as validation for his more focus-grouped, crowd-pleasing school of pop country. It\u2019s not long after arriving, however, that he learns the true reason for Jones\u2019 invitation: after their night together, Jones plans to cryogenically freeze himself so he can outlive his enemies and detractors. Before he goes, he wants to see what world he\u2019s leaving behind for country music.<\/p>\n

Daddy<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Neal Kelley, Jono Sherman<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 98 min<\/p>\n

In a dystopian society where the state has the power to determine who can and cannot father children, four men attend a government-sanctioned retreat in the remote mountains of California. When they show up at the site, only to find no guide or instructions, they are left to their own devices and must prove to themselves\u2014and each other\u2014that they’re ready for fatherhood.<\/p>\n

Dogleg<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Al Warren<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 82 min<\/p>\n

A balding director loses his dog and his whilts in an attempt to complete his film.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Beavers<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mike Cheslik<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 108 min<\/p>\n

In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.<\/p>\n

iMordecai<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Marvin Samel<\/p>\n

Country: U.S.; Running Time: 102 minutes<\/p>\n

Sean Astin stars as Marvin is an ambitious cigar maker trying to support his own family while still being there for his aging parents, Mordecai (Judd Hirsch) and Fela (Carol Kane). When Mordecai\u2019s ancient flip phone breaks, he starts to take lessons on his new iPhone, opening him up to all kinds of novel experiences and adventures, making him feel like a kid again.<\/p>\n

Loren & Rose<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Russell Brown<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 82 min<\/p>\n

Rose is a legendary actress trying to revive her career. Loren is a promising filmmaker. Over the course of their many encounters, a deep friendship evolves as their love of art, understanding of grief, and faith in life\u2019s potential guide them through personal and creative transformations. Kelly Blatz and Jacqueline Bisset star with a chemistry that is at once authentic and intoxicating.<\/p>\n

Maybe Someday<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michelle Ehlen<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 91 min<\/p>\n

Jay, a non-binary 40-something photographer, attempts to move across the country to start her life over again in the midst of separating from her wife. Along the way, she takes a detour to stay with her high school best friend who she used to be secretly in love with, and befriends a charismatic gay man who adds humor and levity to her life. Struggling to move forward with the next chapter of her life, memories of the past resurface as Jay grapples with the inevitable cycles of love, loss, and letting go.<\/p>\n

Provo<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Emma Thatcher<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 88 min<\/p>\n

A rakish ex-Mormon gets a jolt when an estranged step-sibling comes to tell her that her father, an abusive hardcore Mormon, is dying and hopes to reconcile. A friend-with-benefits offers to go with her on, if not prods her towards, a road trip to seek some closure.<\/p>\n

quantum cowboy<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Geoff Marslett<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 99 min<\/p>\n

Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870’s Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician. The complex quantum time theory is blended with philosophical musings about art as the way we understand our history and memories, with gunfights, horses, dance halls, cacti, and saloons.<\/p>\n

Shudderbugs<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Johanna Putnam<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 105 min<\/p>\n

Samantha Cole returns to her childhood home when her mother suddenly passes. In place of familiar spaces and memories, Sam finds only uneasiness and confusion. Things are missing, the environment seems unnatural and the neighbor, Noah, is suspiciously obtuse. Isolated with these mysteries, a scavenger hunt her mom had prepared for her upcoming birthday and rising red flags from Noah, Sam wrestles with her sanity and certainties. On her journey to untangle the truth, she finds herself at a dangerous crossroad: How far can she trust instincts that may be clouded by grief, guilt, and desperation?<\/p>\n

Youtopia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Scout Durwood<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 90 min<\/p>\n

After a devastating break up an elder millennial inadvertently forms a hipster cult. When members start to disappear, the leader is confronted with the knowledge that her journey of self-discovery may trigger the end of civilization as we know it, forcing her to face her most challenging enemy yet: herself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional Documentary Features<\/b><\/p>\n

Body Parts<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 86 min<\/p>\n

Body Parts<\/i> traces the evolution of “sex” on-screen from a woman\u2019s perspective, uncovering the uncomfortable realities behind some of the most iconic scenes in cinema history and celebrating the bold creators leading the way for change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Butterfly in the Sky<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 86 min<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bTwo seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or \u201890s exclaiming \u201cReading Rainbow!\u201d Such is the beloved nature of the classic children\u2019s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time, LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background\u2014delving behind the pages to the people, places, and things each new story explored.<\/p>\n

Dusty & Stones<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jesse Rudoy<\/p>\n

Countries: United States\/Swaziland; Running Time: 83 min<\/p>\n

Dusty & Stones<\/i> is a continent-crossing hero’s journey told through country music. The documentary chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi, a driven duo of struggling country singers from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland longing for their big break. When they are unexpectedly nominated to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, the duo embarks on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music, determined to win big. Over a momentous ten-day road trip through the American South, Dusty and Stones explore the storied locales of their favorite country songs and engage with the culture they’ve long felt part of from afar. But when they arrive in Jefferson, Texas for the battle of the bands, the competition is anything but what they’d imagined. A shell-shocked Dusty and Stones take the stage and fight to bag an award for Swaziland.<\/p>\n

Educational Divide: The Story of East Side High<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: David Ross<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 65 min<\/p>\n

Featuring East Side alumnus and professional basketball player Johnny O’Bryant III, the documentary takes the audience on a tour of Cleveland, Mississippi, to see how his hometown is moving forward and to attend the graduation ceremony for the students of the consolidated high school, Cleveland Central High. The film boasts a cast of characters, including academic historians, local politicians, professional athletes, education experts, as well as former teachers, students, coaches, and more. With the help of these voices, the film explores the complex history and culture that surrounds public education in America. The issue of racial segregation in our education system isn\u2019t limited to the deep South. These problems are found across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding Her Beat<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Dawn Mikkelson & Keri Pickett<\/p>\n

Country: USA, Japan; Running Time: 89 min<\/p>\n

In the midst of a frozen Minnesota winter, a Japanese drum master and Korean adoptee from North Dakota join forces to assemble the world\u2019s best Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultural spotlight that has historically been reserved only for men. Their rhythm revolution includes rock stars from the world of Taiko: Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Kaoly Asano, Chieko Kojima, Megan Chao-Smith, and Jennifer Weir. Through grueling rehearsals, Jennifer weaves together their disparate voices and styles. Vulnerability, pain, and joys are shared\u2014and we quickly see the bonds of friendship form as these talented women navigate their way through differences in culture, age, language, and performing styles. As the clock ticks toward their first performance, it becomes clear that their story has become much larger than Taiko.<\/p>\n

In the Bones<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Kelly Duane de la Vega, Zandash\u00e9 Brown<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 96 min<\/p>\n

An intimate and immersive journey through Mississippi, filmed in the year leading up to Mississippi\u2019s 15-week abortion ban, revealing the culture that overturned Roe V. Wade. This lyrical film shines a light on the weight women live under in this country, and the resilience expressed in their everyday acts of survival through the unfolding lives of a cast of characters who live within a system that is not built with their well-being in mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oklahoma Breakdown<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Christopher Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 92 min<\/p>\n

Mike Hosty is a one-man band freak of nature who also tells jokes. His musical talents are world-class and his improv skills produce original performances on the fly. When Stoney LaRue turned Hosty’s “Oklahoma Breakdown” into the #1 hit of 2007, few knew who wrote it or what genre it came from. This documentary reveals why a legend of the underground has reservations on chasing the limelight, when he could be a millionaire.<\/p>\n

Once Upon a Time in Uganda<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Cathryne Czubek<\/p>\n

Country: USA, Uganda; Running Time: 94 min<\/p>\n

A brick maker in Uganda becomes an Internet sensation when he tries his hand at making action movies.<\/p>\n

Present Tense: Andrew Bryant and the making of PRODIGAL<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Gerard Matthews<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 61 min<\/p>\n

When Andrew Bryant started writing the music for PRODIGAL, he thought it was completely about the past. It turns out the past is always with us. Bryant\u2019s music evokes a cinematic vision of his boyhood, past friendships, family struggles, religious trauma, and Southern identity. In this hauntingly personal documentary, we see a young artist struggle with his place in time (the past and the present) and space (what it means to be an artist in the South). But we also see how processing these themes through music brings a tremendous sense of hope, relief, and joy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can’t Prove It) A Film about Gary Mule Deer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: G.B. Shannon<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 96 min<\/p>\n

Comedian Gary Mule Deer\u2019s career has always taken an oddball path. From his start in \u201cshow business\u201d at a South Dakota brothel, performing Johnny Cash covers for the awaiting johns, to his over 350 televised performances, his career has been as strange as his comedy itself. He\u2019s odd, he\u2019s got crazy hair, and his metronomic timing is legendary. He\u2019s a friend to the biggest names in comedy and music and he may just be the funniest comedian you\u2019ve never heard of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Silent Beauty<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jasm\u00edn Mara L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n

Country: US, Mexico, Malta; Running Time: 87 min<\/p>\n

When director Jasm\u00edn Mara L\u00f3pez sees a photo of her niece with her grandfather, she is flooded by painful memories of her own childhood sexual abuse at his hands\u2014and the following 24 years of her silence. In this cinematically striking and poetic documentary, L\u00f3pez bravely films her story as a willful act to accept difficult truths while finding beauty in the process of healing. As she defies the cultural silence that pervades her family and confronts her abusive grandfather, who is a Baptist minister, a world of generational abuse unfolds, and she quickly discovers she is not alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Song of the Cicada<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Aaron Weiss, Robert Weiss<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 74 min<\/p>\n

In the coastal town of Galveston, Texas, Dale Carter lives as a mortician in his Victorian home with his protege and friend. Over the course of a decade, this observational documentary chronicles his daily life with friends, family and strangers alike, as he navigates the mortuary profession and his attempts to realize his dream of renovating a historic home in Beaumont, Texas. Song of the Cicada explores the philosophies and motives behind the macabre obsessions that define this eccentric mortician.<\/p>\n

Split At The Root<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 101 min<\/p>\n

Families separated at the border made headlines in 2018, prompting protests and policy changes. When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly. Immigrant Families Together was born as a rapid response group committed to doing what the government couldn’t – or wouldn’t do: reunite parents with their children separated by the Zero Tolerance Policy. Over four years, IFT reunited more than 130 families.Over 2,000 children’s reunification status are still unknown and thousands of people impacted by separations are still suffering the effects of pursuing asylum.<\/p>\n

Two Lives in Photography<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Thad Lee<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 90 min<\/p>\n

Two Lives in Photography<\/i> is a film about married photographers Maude Schulyer Clay and Langdon Clay. It It is based on their joint exhibition at the University Museum in Oxford, Mississippi and is structured by the Clays walking to key works hanging on the walls in a dance of sorts. The subjects range from the Mississippi Delta landscape to New York City in the late 1970s to cemeteries in Paris. During the course of the 90 minute walk through the galleries and both of their careers, we learn about as much about the Clays and their marriage as we do about their rich subjects.<\/p>\n

Unrivaled<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: David Crews, Norman Jetmundsen<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 87 min<\/p>\n

In 1899 a small college in Tennessee, the University of the South in Sewanee, had the most amazing season in college football history.\u00a0 <\/span>They were the first team in the South to play 12 games, and the first team anywhere to travel long distances to play games. \u00a0 <\/span>They played 12 games in six weeks and went 12-0.\u00a0 <\/span>Only one team scored upon them.\u00a0 <\/span>The reason they are famous, however, is that they traveled 2,500 miles by train and played 5 games in 6 days — beating Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, LSU and Ole Miss.\u00a0 <\/span>The team is truly Unrivaled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Narrative Shorts<\/b><\/p>\n

30\/900<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Shirin Maleki<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

A Body Appeared at the Lake Today<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Brian Ratigan<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

A Psychogeography of Mourning\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Shayna Connelly<\/p>\n

Countries: US\/UK\/France; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Aaron With 2 A’s<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Goldburg<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min<\/p>\n

Ambitus<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Louise Mejstelman<\/p>\n

Country: France; Running Time: 14 min<\/p>\n

Angle of Attack<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Russell Leigh Sharman<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

Behalf<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michelle Sui<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

Bleep<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ben S. Hyland<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Blue Hour<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Stacey Rushchak<\/p>\n

Country: Poland; Running Time: 27 min<\/p>\n

Boifriend<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Rebecca Marquardt, Lane Michael Stanley<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Bring Back My Bonnie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mark Waters<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Canal<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Will Rahilly<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 16 min<\/p>\n

Convection<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Stacey Davis<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Coup de Grace<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Amanda Fallon Smith, Colin Babcock<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min<\/p>\n

Dateleap<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jack Evans<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 14 min<\/p>\n

Demi-Gods\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Martin Gerigk<\/p>\n

Country: Germany; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

Doll on a Shelf<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Payton Williams<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

Don’t You Go Nowhere<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Bryan Poyser<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Everybody Goes to the Hospital<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tiffany Kimmel<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

For Paloma<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Suraj Savvkor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Graveyard Spiral<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Evelyn Lee<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Great Grandfather\u2019s Wishes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Chih-Chung Wang<\/p>\n

Country: Taiwan; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

I still haven\u2019t found what I\u2019m looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Steve Collins\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Inner Wound Real<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Carrie Hawks<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min<\/p>\n

Intimacy Workshop<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Eddie Prunoske<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Julia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jack Donnelly<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Keep\/Delete<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kryzz Gautier<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Look Like You<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Snigdha Kapoor<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

Maggie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: James Kennedy<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 16 min<\/p>\n

Moving or Being Moved<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sabine Gruffat<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

My Dear Son<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Wing Yan Lilian Fu<\/p>\n

Countries: Hong Kong\/United Kingdom; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

New Moon Dissolved<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Lucinda Roberts<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

Non-Negotiable<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mike Doxford<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

Our Language Is Chaos<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Cory Byam<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

Ousmane<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jorge Camarotti<\/p>\n

Country: Canada; Running Time: 25 min<\/p>\n

Peggy Blue Eyes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Reece Roark<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

People Like More<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Laura Asherman<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 3 min<\/p>\n

Piercing<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Nate Gualtieri<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

Points<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tony Glynn<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min<\/p>\n

Rear<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Edward Worthy<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min<\/p>\n

retire.ai<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Charles Dillon Ward<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

Revelation to the Disembodied<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Andr\u00e9 Silva<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

Shelf Life<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Luke Roulstone<\/p>\n

Countries: England\/UK; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Swat<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sam Coombes<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

The Blackbird Mother<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Oksana Mirzoyan<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 3 min<\/p>\n

The Brad Particle<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Douglas Cole Berry<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

The Diamond<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Vedran Rupic<\/p>\n

Countries: Sweden\/Portugal; Running Time: 14 min<\/p>\n

The Errand\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Amanda Renee Knox<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

The Fourth<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Johnny Kirk<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min<\/p>\n

The Name<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Aaron Strand<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

The Perfect Fit<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Meinardas Valkevi\u010dius<\/p>\n

Country: Lithuania; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

The Spirit God Gave Us<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Donte<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min<\/p>\n

The Trick<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jackson Strickland<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 2 min<\/p>\n

The Well<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Peter Stanley-Ward<\/p>\n

Country: UK; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

this little house i planned<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Summer Baldwin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Time Tourists<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ian Sweeney<\/p>\n

Country: New Zealand; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

What’s Her Name?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tony King<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

Documentary Shorts<\/b><\/p>\n

A Relationship with a Camera<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tony King<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 40 min<\/p>\n

An Army Rising Up<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Pablo Correa and Brian Graves<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 23 min<\/p>\n

Belle River<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Guillaume Fournier, Yannick Nolin, Samuel Matteau<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

Brotherness\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: David Power<\/p>\n

Country: Romania; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

CANS Can’t Stand<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Matt Nadel, Megan Plotka<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Defending the Dark\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Tara Roberts Zabriskie<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min<\/p>\n

Down South Diaspora: An Ancestral Memory\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jai Williams<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

Dry Bones 1\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jeremey Lavoi<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Dry Bones 2: Grandfather’s Waltz<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jeremey Lavoi<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

Escape Artists: The Tale of Mike, Mike Jr, and Freddie<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Nancy Siesel<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min<\/p>\n

Gateway Toys<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Olivia Whittington<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Heartbreak Henry: The Show Must Go On<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Michael Fagans<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 22 min<\/p>\n

How to Rat<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Madison Cavalchire, Laura Asherman<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

In the Weeds<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Laura Asherman & C.G. Watson<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

It’s in the Voices<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Field Humphrey<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 23 min<\/p>\n

Jamia<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: John Reyer Afamasaga<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min<\/p>\n

Krush The Wrestler<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alex Megaro<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 14 min<\/p>\n

Land Before Land<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Steve Bransford<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Mississippi Creates: Andrew Bryant<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Sandip Rai<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Mississippi Creates: Big Clown\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Christina Huff\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 19 min<\/p>\n

Slice<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Zaire Love\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 16 min<\/p>\n

Tapping into Our Past, Tapping into Our Future: Ayodele Casel<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Jennifer Burton and Ursula Burton<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

The Defenders: How Lawyers Protected the Movement<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Roderick Red<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 40 min<\/p>\n

The Foundry<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Robert Machoian<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

The Hollidays in Mississippi\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Christina Huff<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 36 min<\/p>\n

The Journey of Tiak Hikiya Ohoyo<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mark Williams<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 48 min<\/p>\n

The Long Haul: Jessica\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Maggie Bushway<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min<\/p>\n

Wiley’s Last Resort<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Evan Mascagni and Shawn Lind<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min<\/p>\n

Music Videos<\/b><\/p>\n

Christmas at Midnight – Robby Grant<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ben Siler<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 3 min<\/p>\n

Cornbread & Black-Eyed Peas Music Video<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Brett Ball\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

Determination of a Butterfly.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Lohn Lenoir\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Dyke Plumage<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Alexandra Gasc\u00f3n<\/p>\n

Country: Spain; Running Time: 3 min<\/p>\n

Ed McMed’s Vacation – Rev Neil Down<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Edward Valibus, Steph Bennett<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Emily White – Early Monday<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Hunter Heath<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

Guru$$<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Chris Johnson, Erik Passoja<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Heart in a Notebook<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Rory Ledbetter, Danny Klimetz<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min<\/p>\n

Hope You Don’t Dream<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kell Kellum<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

I Made It<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Patti Price<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min<\/p>\n

Imagine That\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Zaire Love\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Jeff Hilliard – Abandon<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Jeff Hilliard\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

Mellows by Saturn Velvet Club<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Saturn Velvet Club<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 4 min<\/p>\n

Outta Here: Escape the Simulation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Danielle Ellesse Smith, Avitiuh\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min<\/p>\n

Ray Kincaid: Scatter Brain Freestyle<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Kira Cummings<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 2 min<\/p>\n

Top Notch Goddess<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Mya-Bre<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 3 min<\/p>\n

Vegas Full Video and Short Film<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Stace Shook, Cassie Shook, J.B. Lawrence<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

What I Want Full Video and Short Film<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Directors: Stace Shook, Cassie Shook, J.B. Lawrence<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

Project(ion)<\/b><\/p>\n

Florida, You’re A Dream<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Ivette Spradlin<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 1 min<\/p>\n

Galaxias tou Gala (Milk Galaxy)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Colette Copeland<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 6 min<\/p>\n

Haven<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Geiger<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min<\/p>\n

Lydia Panas – various Works<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Lydia Panas<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: various<\/p>\n

Resonance<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Raquel Salvatella de Prada<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min<\/p>\n

sequence<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Taoyuan Jin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 18 min<\/p>\n

The Hour Coat<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Director: Amy Kravitz<\/p>\n

Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min<\/p>\n

ABOUT OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL<\/b><\/p>\n

The Oxford Film Festival was founded in 2003 to bring exciting, new, and unusual films (and the people who create them) to North Mississippi. The annual five-day festival screens short and feature-length films in both showcase and competition settings. The festival is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. For more information, visit www.oxfordfilmfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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