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Wednesday, September 25
 

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Blitz
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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Blitz
(UK, 114 MIN)

Writer/Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Weller, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson

Sir Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mom and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

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Maria
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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Maria
(USA, 123 MIN)

Writer: Steven Knight
Director: Pablo Larraín
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valeria Golino

Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larrain's operatic MARIA. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. MARIA reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

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Nickel Boys
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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Nickel Boys
(USA, 140 MIN)

Writer: RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Director: RaMell Ross
Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

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Nightbitch
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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Nightbitch
(USA, 100 MIN)

Writer: Marielle Heller
Director: Marielle Heller
Cast: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper

A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

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September 5
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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September 5
(USA, 95 MIN)

Writer: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch

"September 5" unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. At the heart of the story is Geoff, a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge. Together with Marianne, a German interpreter, Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701

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The Room Next Door
Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
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The Room Next Door
(USA, 110 MIN)

Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter. Eventually, they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Wednesday September 25, 2024 TBA
TBA 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701
 
Thursday, October 24
 

6:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 13: Animated Shorts
Thursday October 24, 2024 6:30pm - 8:26pm CDT
Shorts Program 13: Animated Shorts
TRT 94 MIN


Area 52
(USA, 4 MIN)

Writer: Matt Plonsker
Director: Emily Dubovi
Cast: Larmone Morris, Phil Matarese

Area 51 houses the most intelligent, most incredible scientists in the world, who tirelessly work to uncover the mysteries of the universe. But the universe has many mysteries... and sometimes all the smart people are busy... so... for everything else there's Area 52./strong>

Raising Hell
(USA, 4 MIN)

Director: Michelle Bult
Story Lead: Winnifred West
Cast: Steven "BIBO" Rigsby

Raising Hell follows a small demon, Ziggy, who is in pursuit of earning his horns. To achieve his official demon status, he must reap the soul of a sleeping nursing home resident. But when a supposedly quick murder goes awry, Ziggy finds himself and the other nursing home residents in a heap of chaos.

Starlight Cantina
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: Monica Lagrange
Cast: Steve McKenzie, Chris Slinker, Molly Parsons

An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.

The Death of James
(Canada, 14 MIN)

Writer: Ellery Vandooyeweert
Director: Sam Chou
Cast: Isaiah Lehtinen, Amanda Brugel, Kyle Bailey

Based on a true story, The Death of James' explores how two young friends wrestle with the concept of mortality as they prepare to say goodbye to their beloved pet ferret.

You Don't Mess with James
(USA, 5 MIN)

Writer: Weston Auburn
Director: Weston Auburn, Myles Hi
Cast: Weston Auburn

The true story about a young production assistant’s confusing day on set.

Pipe Dreams
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Christina Woo
Cast: Rachel Edelstein, Hasti Bakian

A documentary about the bugs that live in Chouinard Dormitory and their struggles living in a building that’s falling apart.

Yuck!
(France, 11 MIN)

Writer/Director: Loïc Espuche

Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

Hotel L'infini
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne
Cast: May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne

Jacque, a diligent bellboy of the extravagant Hotel L’infini, is caught red-handed for possible murder by a brooding detective who chases him through the hotel.

An Angel on Oxford Street
(UK, 9 MIN)

Writer: Geoff Thompson
Director: Paul Shammasian
Cast: Christopher Eccleston

An Angel On Oxford Street is a short animated film which centres around the character Saul, and his reluctant journey into Oxford Street, London where he has an unexpected life changing encounter with a rough sleeper.

Homemaker
(UK, 9 MIN)

Writer: Chase Olivarius-McAllister
Director: Ciara Kerr
Cast: Rosalie Craig, Miss Baby Sol, Lewis Goody

Renee loses herself in a controlling relationship and the abuse she suffers gets worse until she is utterly trapped.

Family Portrait of Black Earth
(Bulgaria, 11 MIN)

Writer: Ivan Popov-Zaeka, Mihail Minchev, Yordanka Beleva
Director: Ivan Popov-Zaeka

A loving husband’s quest to find a replacement breast for his cancer-stricken wife ends up in the botany books.

Return to Hairy Hill
(Canada, 17 MIN)

Writer: Daniel Gies & Emily Paige
Director: Daniel Gies

Left alone with younger siblings in Hairy Hill, Ethel must confront her end of childhood.

Thursday October 24, 2024 6:30pm - 8:26pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

7:00pm CDT

Party People
Thursday October 24, 2024 7:00pm - 8:43pm CDT
Party People
(USA, 83 MIN)

Writer: Lindsey Robertson
Director: Joey LePage
Cast: Matthew Daddario, Elisha Henig, George Basil, Samuel Davis, Shonagh Smith, Gustavo Gomez, Missy Malek, Luxy Banner, Dale Watson, Conrad Vernon

One night. One party. 15 people just trying to get there.

Thursday October 24, 2024 7:00pm - 8:43pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:00pm CDT

The Wise Guy
Thursday October 24, 2024 7:00pm - 8:47pm CDT
The Wise Guy
(Ireland, 87 MIN)

Writer/Director: Sam O’Mahony
Cast: Senan Jennings, Darrell D'Silva

When his parents separate, Francis’ eleven year-old world implodes until an encounter with an exiled Mobster jolts him out of his painful reality.

Thursday October 24, 2024 7:00pm - 8:47pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:30pm CDT

Norita
Thursday October 24, 2024 7:30pm - 9:20pm CDT
Norita
(USA, 90 MIN)

Director: Jayson McNamara, Andrea Tortonese
Cast: Nora Cortiñas, Nora Strejilevich, Ana María Careaga, Antonia Canizo

A mother’s search for her son accelerates the defeat of a dictatorship and inspires a new global generation of women fighting for their freedoms.

Thursday October 24, 2024 7:30pm - 9:20pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:30pm CDT

The Piano Lesson
Thursday October 24, 2024 7:30pm - 10:05pm CDT
2024 OPENING NIGHT
The Piano Lesson

(USA, 125 MIN)

Writer: Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams
Director: Malcolm Washington
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Erykah Badu

A family clash over an heirloom piano explodes. The battle between brother and sister - one hopes to sell it, the other refuses to give it up - unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy.

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Thursday October 24, 2024 7:30pm - 10:05pm CDT
The Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

9:10pm CDT

Shorts Program 5: All That Jazz
Thursday October 24, 2024 9:10pm - 11:07pm CDT
Shorts Program 5: All That Jazz
TRT 97 MIN


Affogato
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Dani Hurtado
Cast: Dani Hurtado, Sarah J Bartholomew, Stevie Marceaux

Fanny, a struggling actress and certified ‘pick-me' girl, sets out to record an audition tape that begins mirroring the reality she's desperately trying to avoid.

Beautiful Smile
(Australia, 16 MIN)

Writer: Nicholas Jaquinot
Director: Eugénie Muggleton
Cast: Azaleia Bradley, Nicholas Jaquinot, Tegan Crowley

An aspiring model sees her upcoming photoshoot as a chance at her big break, but must face a predatory photographer intent on shattering boundaries she didn’t know she had.

Brand New
(USA, 22 MIN)

Writer/Director: Quincy Ledbetter, Denzel Whitaker
Cast: Denzel Whitaker, Kris D. Lofton, Maestro Harrell

When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend

Canta Santiago
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: James Valdez
Cast: Jacob Estrada, David Saucedo, Eduardo Togi

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

Legally Brown: The Musical Short
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Maya Vyas
Director: Kirsten Hoang
Cast: Maya Vyas, Grace Kaufman, Sari Arambulo, Olivia Gill

A scrappy brown high school girl must fight her way to be Elle Woods when the lead of her school's production of Legally Blonde: The Musical gets seriously injured ten minutes before showtime.

The Stand Up
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Hank Freeman
Director: Brittany Patterson
Cast: Hank Freeman, Christaine Escobar

After being ghosted on a first date, an introverted man does stand-up comedy and absolutely bombs.

The Understudy
(Canada, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Peter Pasyk
Cast: Tom Rooney, Mia SwamiNathan, Maria Vacratsis, André Sills

An understudy actor receives a call that he must go on last-minute to replace the star of a major stage production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.


Thursday October 24, 2024 9:10pm - 11:07pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

9:30pm CDT

Crossword
Thursday October 24, 2024 9:30pm - 11:27pm CDT
Crossword
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: Kyle Anderson, Michael Vlamis
Director: Michael Vlamis
Cast: Aurora Perrineau, Michael Vlamis, Harvey Guillén, Nick Thune

Following the death of their daughter, Tessa focuses on her acclaimed children's book series, "Lily Learns" while her husband, James, attempts to find solace in the daily crossword, but quickly unravels as it takes on a mind of its own.

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:30pm - 11:27pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:45pm CDT

Texas Cult House
Thursday October 24, 2024 9:45pm - 11:29pm CDT
Texas Cult House
(USA, 84 MIN)

Writer: Julia Barnett, Zachary Raber
Director: Julia Barnett
Cast: Adrianne Palicki, Ryan Cooper, Julius Royale, Lydia Tracy

High school friends party at the abandoned home of a former cult leader and discover a mysterious anointing oil that holds the secret to the cult’s unraveling. Austin, a gay teen, is haunted by childhood trauma, while his mother (Adrianne Palicki) seeks to redeem the sins of her past.

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:45pm - 11:29pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
 
Friday, October 25
 

12:30pm CDT

The Thawing of Ice
Friday October 25, 2024 12:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
The Thawing of Ice
(Canada, 100 MIN)

Writer: Sarah Lévesque, François Péloquin
Director: François Péloquin
Cast: Christine Beaulieu, Lothaire Bluteau, Marc Béland, Étienne Lou

Louise Denoncourt, a parole officer unlike any other, deftly operates an experimental rehabilitation wing for murderers. A new inmate in her care is suspected of killing her mother. Riddled with doubt, Louise embarks on a mission that quickly goes beyond her. How far will she go to prevent him from killing again?

Friday October 25, 2024 12:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:00pm CDT

I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Friday October 25, 2024 1:00pm - 2:44pm CDT
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
(USA, 84 MIN)

Writer/Director: J. Davis
Cast: Mike Castle, Ali Gallo, Andre Hyland, Meredith Salenger, Leonora Pitts

I Hate Myself and Want to Die is a dark comedy about a depressed young guy whose attempts to kill himself keep getting interrupted by his family and friends. Unaware of his intentions, they pull him into various adventures over the course of a single night, while he looks back on his life and decides whether or not to go through with his deadly plan.

Friday October 25, 2024 1:00pm - 2:44pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 11: Documentary Shorts 1
Friday October 25, 2024 1:30pm - 3:28pm CDT
Shorts Program 11: Documentary Shorts 1
TRT 98 MIN


Dancing Warrior
(USA, 11 MIN)

Director: Peter Goetz, Rachel McDonald

For the Lakota youth, living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation can be a struggle. But many find hope and purpose in the traditional sport of horse racing known as “Indian Relay.” Witness the coming-of-age story of Lakota teens, as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition.

God Make Me an Artist
(USA, 13 MIN)

Director: Benjamin Smith
Cast: Benjamin Watts, Lori Watts

God Make an Artist is a short documentary which chronicles the life and work of sculptor and Mississippi native, Benjamin Barnes Watts. The film, 3 years in production, follows Watts through every stage during the creation of an original commissioned statue for the national headquarters of Kappa Sigma in Charlottesville Virginia. The piece also serves to document Ben’s journey from childhood, his faith, and the highs and lows of his career. God Make Me an Artist is an intimate portrait of a celebrated sculptor and the spirit that drives him.

Ripple
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Michael McCourt, Jay Zaretsky, Rae Ripple
Director: Michael McCourt
Cast: Rae Ripple, Chloe Ashcraft, Kash Ripple

When you meet Rae Ripple you can immediately feel her spark. A survivor of abuse and a byproduct of a toxic childhood, we connect with Rae as she reflects on the landmarks of her life and how she turned her struggles into an art form. Her unique craft has now evolved into salvaging neglected old cars and transforming them into amazing artifacts designed to endure.

TR(ol)L
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Yourgo Artsitas

In 1999, a chain letter began to matriculate around online message boards. The goal? Get New Kids On The Block’s 1989 music video “Hangin’ Tough” on Total Request Live. Why? Cuz it wud b funny lmao.

Pet Store
(USA, 16 MIN)

Director: Joanna Rothkopf
Cast: Larry Wallach

Larry Wallach insists that exotic pet ownership is safe and ethical, and anyone who disagrees should visit his petting zoo next to a freeway on Long Island to see for themselves.

In Borrowed Time
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Martín Blanco
Cast: Niurka Meléndez

Awaiting the decision on her eight-year-old asylum case, a Venezuelan woman reflects on her journey to New York City and nurtures the migrant-support organization she founded while in limbo.

The Believers
(USA, 20 MIN)

Director: Evan Newman

Disciples of an ancient tattoo believed to offer supernatural powers gather for a sacred day, where forces known and unknown erupt.

Friday October 25, 2024 1:30pm - 3:28pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

3:20pm CDT

I'm Still Here
Friday October 25, 2024 3:20pm - 5:36pm CDT
I'm Still Here
(Brazil, 136 MIN)

Writer: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega, based on the book by Marcelo Rubens Paiva
Director: Walter Salles
Cast: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro

Brazil, 1971. Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this story portrays an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.

Friday October 25, 2024 3:20pm - 5:36pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:30pm CDT

Champions of the Golden Valley
Friday October 25, 2024 3:30pm - 5:11pm CDT
Champions of the Golden Valley
(USA, 81 MIN)

Director: Ben Sturgulewski
Cast: Sayed Alishah Farhang, Mujtaba Hussaini, Hussain Ali Nazari

In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups build makeshift skis and convene for a thrilling mountain race that requires incredible camaraderie and resilience – lessons they must call upon when they experience the shocking collapse of their country to the Taliban.

Friday October 25, 2024 3:30pm - 5:11pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:00pm CDT

The Knife
Friday October 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:42pm CDT
The Knife
(USA, 82 MIN)

Writer: Nnamdi Asomugha, Mark Duplass
Director: Nnamdi Asomugha
Cast: Nnamdi Asomugha, Melissa Leo, Aja Naomi King, Manny Jacinto

After a mysterious intruder enters their home, a young family is interrogated by a relentless detective and must reckon with the fallout of an investigation that threatens their tight façade.

Friday October 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:42pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

4:00pm CDT

Sisters
Friday October 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:48pm CDT
Sisters
(USA, 88 MIN)

Writer/Director: Susie Yankou
Cast: Susie Yankou, Sarah Khasrovi, Kausar Mohammed, Anna Garcia

Shithead best friends Lou and Esther share everything— raunchy inside jokes, flailing careers, and a mutual wish to have grown up with a sister. But when Lou finds out she has a very real, very chic long-lost half sister, her and Esther’s co-dependent bliss is rudely interrupted.

Friday October 25, 2024 4:00pm - 5:48pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:10pm CDT

Shorts Program 4: The Ties That Bind
Friday October 25, 2024 4:10pm - 6:07pm CDT
Shorts Program 4: The Ties That Bind
TRT 97 MIN


Bright Forests
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Chadwick Harman
Cast: Jeffrey Larson, Victoria Kelleher, Jim Meskimen, Matty Cardarople

An astronomer sends a message to a distant Alien intelligence, while his daughter waits forty years for the reply.

Enjoyment
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ifeanyi Osarodion Dike
Cast: Ifeanyi Osarodion Dike, Blaine Kern III, Steve Olson

Chinua is a Nigerian immigrant struggling to make it in LA. Without a green card, he turns to unconventional work to get by.

guts
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Jan Rosenberg
Director: Margaux Susi
Cast: Kate Burton, Angela Giarratana

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

Hi, Friends!
(USA, 8 MIN)

Writer/Director: Wheaton Simis
Cast: Chris Myers, Molly Camp, Madeline Wise, Ethan Dubin

Hi, Friends! is a cringe-inducing short film that takes place in the all-too-familiar present day of New York City. The world is closing in around us, and it’s a battle of wills for who can go the longest before the obvious is proclaimed: we are not OK.

In Our Own Way
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Jason Headley
Cast: Matt Jones, Michael Mosley, Kevin McCorkle, Jan McGuire

A man misses his chance to say goodbye to his dying brother.

Lice
(India, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Vindhya Gupta
Cast: Perry Chhabra, Priyanshi Sharma, Vashnavi Trivedi, and Rishika Yadav.

12-year-old Roshni forges a bond with the class outcast, Chakor, to keep her lice infestation a secret. The malicious lie looms large over Roshni as a real friendship blossoms between them.

Something Borrowed, Something Pink
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Nadia Johnson
Director: Nadia Johnson, Ben Snyder
Cast: Samora la Perdida, Yadira Guevara, Mackenzie Lansing, Allie Vazquez

A trans woman attends the bachelorette party of her best friend's fiancée, leading to a night of social tension, vulnerability, and self actualization.

Thirteen
(USA, 19 MIN)

Writer: Allison Norlian
Director: Allison Norlian, Jean Li
Cast: Naomi Rubin, Rena Strober, David Pevsner, Lee Shorten

Confronting her disabled daughter's terminal diagnosis, a mother fights to have her become a Bat Mitzvah in their synagogue, which refuses to break from tradition.

Friday October 25, 2024 4:10pm - 6:07pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

4:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts 2
Friday October 25, 2024 4:30pm - 6:24pm CDT
Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts 2
TRT 94 MIN


Saving Superman
(USA, 11 MIN)

Director: Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
Cast: Sandra Charbonneau, Jonathan Charbonneau, Julie Spiller

In a small suburb outside of Chicago lives Jonathan, a 57 year old man with ASD (autism spectrum disorder), also known as ‘Superman’. Known for his heroic actions, Jonathan is a revered member of the Glen Ellyn community and has been a staple in the 4th of July Parade for nearly 30 years. When Jonathan’s living circumstances were threatened by a new building owner, the townspeople sprung into action after his best friend Julie started a fundraiser to save his home.

The Action Man
(USA, 18 MIN)

Director: Eros Zhao
Cast: Franco Skilan, Vittorina Skilan, Johanna Skilan

A window into the life and work of piano technician Franco Skilan as he completes the restoration of a Steinway Centennial Grand piano from 1877.

Return to Cheyenne
(USA, 18 MIN)

Director: Jaime Wilken

At 70 years old Jonnie Jonckowski, reflects on a defining moment that forever reshaped her life and the rodeo world. After an injury crushed her Olympic dreams, Jonckowski unexpectedly turned to bull riding, embarking on a quest to become the top bull rider of her era. The women's rodeo circuit, however, suffered from serious neglect, sexism, structure, and funding. After championing the women's circuit, she was confronted with the ultimate barrier: the banning of women from professional rodeos, a mandate dated back to the 1930s. Determined, Jonckowski orchestrated a massive media campaign, challenging the status quo and earning women a historic opportunity at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the crown jewel of rodeo competitions. With the spotlight firmly on her, Jonckowski was tasked with not just competing but proving the undeniable prowess and rightful place of women in the heart of rodeo's most revered arena.

Tracing Imperfection
(USA, 8 MIN)

Director: Chehade Boulos
Cast: Naoko Fukumaru.

As master conservator Naoko Fukumaru demonstrates kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold, she recalls how learning the practice has taught her to embrace her own imperfections as it’s mended her own life.

Land of Lost Toys
(USA, 23 MIN)

Director: Nicholas Stachurski
Cast: James Schatz, Irene Schatz, Lew Hardaway, Juniper Fleming

In the heart of Detroit, a city with a rich history and a tapestry of diverse communities, "Land of Lost Toys” follows the interconnected lives of its residents, brought together by a shared passion to combat the city’s vast stray dog epidemic.

El Chapulin
(UK, 15 MIN)

Director: Leo Stamps
Cast: Onofre Ortiz

After a decade in the U.S. and a fight with addiction, Onofre Ortiz returns home to Oaxaca, where the art of mezcal making offers him a second chance to reclaim his life, his family, and his legacy.


Friday October 25, 2024 4:30pm - 6:24pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:15pm CDT

To Kill A Wolf
Friday October 25, 2024 6:15pm - 8:06pm CDT
To Kill A Wolf
(USA, 91 MIN)

Writer/Director: Kelsey Taylor
Cast: Maddison Brown, Ivan Martin, Michael Esper, Katilin Doubleday

When a social pariah discovers a teenage girl alone in the Oregon forest, he does his best to help her find a way home. This film is a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood as a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption.

Friday October 25, 2024 6:15pm - 8:06pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:45pm CDT

*smiles and kisses you*
Friday October 25, 2024 6:45pm - 8:32pm CDT
*smiles and kisses you*
(USA, 87 MIN)

Director: Bryan Carberry

A lonely sci-fi geek combines a chatbot with a sex doll to create a virtual lover, whose advice and companionship soon turn his stagnant life around. But when he fashions her to resemble his first love - who was tragically murdered - his family stars to worry...

Friday October 25, 2024 6:45pm - 8:32pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:45pm CDT

La Gloria
Friday October 25, 2024 6:45pm - 8:44pm CDT
La Gloria
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: J. T. Walker, Christpher Young
Director: J. T. Walker
Cast: David Morse, Jaklyn Bejarano, Bill Heck

An embittered Texas border rancher mistakenly shoots a young migrant woman as she crosses his property and must decide whether to help her, risking discovery by his estranged son, a Border Patrol Agent.

Friday October 25, 2024 6:45pm - 8:44pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:00pm CDT

Shaman
Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 8:54pm CDT
Shaman
(Ecuador, 94 MIN)

Writer: Daniel Negret
Director: Antonio Negret
Cast: Sara Canning, Daniel Gillies, Jett Klyne, Humberto Morales

A Missionary converting an Indigenous Community in a remote Ecuadorian volcano must come to terms with her own Faith when her son is possessed by dark forces older than her own religion.

Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 8:54pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 10: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 2
Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 9:07pm CDT
Shorts Program 10: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 2
TRT 107 MIN


Do Not Disturb
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Hugo Ortiz Clemens
Cast: Yadira Pascault Orozco, Max Isaacson, Ciro Saravia

Two C-List actors from different backgrounds attempt to film a sex tape in order to launch their careers in Hollywood.

How to Disappear
(USA, 24 MIN)

Writer/Director: Anthon Chase Johnson
Cast: Annie Pasmann, Jorji Diaz Fadel, Rib Hillis

In this modern-day imagining of “Little Red Riding Hood”, Ava runs away from a tough home environment and heads to grandmother’s house, along the way she meets a new friend who seems to be exactly what she needs.

Making of a Classic
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: AJ Edwards
Director: Stephen Robinson
Cast: Erica Ash, Marcus Henderson

In 1941 with the mounting challenges of the segregated south, filmmaker Spencer Williams fights to make a film that could usher in black representation on the silver screen.

Movie Night
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Mitch Collier, Karen Collier
Director: Mitch Collier
Cast: Kirstie Renae, Mitch Collier, Noah Anderson

Brett and Katie's movie night is interrupted by an unexpected guest.

You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! 
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Lee Eddy
Cast: Lee Eddy

When her only son’s birthday party is ruined by a runaway pony, a stressed mother must deal with the comically chaotic aftermath.

TESSA
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Megan Dahl
Cast: Tessa Brown, Meagan Brown, Chase Brown

Tessa is a 7-year-old girl born with limb differences, adopted as an infant from an orphanage in Ethiopia. Tessa wants to swim. With practice, perseverance, and passion, Tessa competes in her first swim meet.

The Last Book Buy
(USA, 13 MIN)

Director: Erik Mauck
Cast: Robert Alvarez, Ruben Cortez, Martin Vega

The Half Price Books on Broadway in San Antonio was a neighborhood gem, buying and selling books for years in the same location. This year, the store closed down for good and had it's last day of buying books from customers. Through the experiences of three long-time employees, we get a chance to take one last look at the iconic establishment.

Legacy in the Making: Me & the Bees
(USA, 7 MIN)

Director: Dominic Gill
Cast: Mikaila Ulmer

When two bee stings sparked a young girl's mission to save the bees, her lemonade stand grew into a purpose-driven beverage brand that partners with organizations to protect pollinators and inspires future changemakers.

Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 9:07pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

7:00pm CDT

Ravens
Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 9:26pm CDT
Ravens
(France/Japan/Belgium/Spain, 116 MIN)

Writer/Director: Mark Gill
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Kumi Takiuchi, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kanji Furutachi

The dark fantasy love story of legendary Japanese Photographer Masahisa Fukase and his wife Yoko.

In Attendance: Mark Gill, Tadanobu Asano

Friday October 25, 2024 7:00pm - 9:26pm CDT
The Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:15pm CDT

Life's A Bitch
Friday October 25, 2024 7:15pm - 9:06pm CDT
Life's A Bitch
(Belgium, 91 MIN)

Writer/Director: Xavier Seron
Cast: Jean-Jacques Rausin, Mara Taquin, Arieh Worthalter, Louise Manteau

Man is a Dog to man. LIFE'S A BITCH: three dog stories exploring the complexities of human relationships, exposing the hurdles of love and loneliness.

Friday October 25, 2024 7:15pm - 9:06pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

9:00pm CDT

Silent Notes
Friday October 25, 2024 9:00pm - 10:40pm CDT
Silent Notes
(USA, 80 MIN)

Writer: Toni Comas, Anna Franquesa Solano & Jason Furlani
Director: Toni Comas
Cast: Daniel Durant, Matt Riker, Theodore Bouloukos, Jason Furlani

After finding out he is going deaf, Bruce is stuck at a crossroads: he needs a surgical intervention that he can't afford. In his attempt to find a solution that will get him the money, he meets Ethan, a lonely man who needs above all someone to talk to. The unlikely pair will embark on a journey of no return, where Ethan can't stop talking to Bruce, who is unable to hear.

Friday October 25, 2024 9:00pm - 10:40pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:15pm CDT

Black Dog
Friday October 25, 2024 9:15pm - 11:11pm CDT
Black Dog
(China, 116 MIN)

Writer: Guan Hu, Ge Rui, Wu Bing
Director: Guan Hu
Cast: Eddie Peng, Tong Liya, Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yi, Zhou You

On the edge of the Gobi Desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local stray dog patrol team, clearing the town before the 2008 Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls now embark on a new journey together.

Friday October 25, 2024 9:15pm - 11:11pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:45pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's
Friday October 25, 2024 9:45pm - 11:33pm CDT
Operation Taco Gary's
(USA, 88 MIN)

Writer/Director: Michael Kvamme
Cast: Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Jason Biggs, Brenda Song, Arturo Castro, Tony Cavalero, Doug Jones

An off-the-grid conspiracy theorist takes his estranged brother on a road trip with a secret agenda.

Friday October 25, 2024 9:45pm - 11:33pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

10:00pm CDT

The Beldham
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00pm - 11:45pm CDT
The Beldham
(USA, 85 MIN)

Writer/Director: Angela Gulner
Cast: Patricia Heaton, Katie Parker, Emma Fitzpatrick, Corbin Bernsen

A struggling new mother fights a generations-old presence lurking within her family home, threatening her safety, her sanity, and the life of her infant child.

Friday October 25, 2024 10:00pm - 11:45pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

10:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 2: Adult Supervision Required
Friday October 25, 2024 10:00pm - 11:59pm CDT
Shorts Program 2: Adult Supervision Required
TRT 99 MIN


A Waste of Life
(Denmark, 9 MIN)

Writer/Director: Tore Frandsen
Cast: Darren Pettie, Rose Broholm, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard

In this clever Hitchcockian thriller, Sebastian's(Darren Pettie) life takes a chilling turn when a simple slip in his hotel bathtub renders him paralyzed and mute at the bottom, and with the water steadily encroaching, he must employ every resource to escape the perilous predicament before time runs out.

JOB
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Maxwell Klaiber
Director: Maxwell Klaiber, Jordan Moran
Cast: Jeremy Sless, Jordan Villegas, Skyler Bible

A Cursed Man's Mounting Misfortune Plays Out For All To See. A modern adaptation of the Biblical story, Job is about a man who seemingly has the worst day of his life. On his way home from the job he was recently fired from, Job gets broken up with, his roommate moves out, and his dad's cancer grows worse.

Mal Culo
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer/Director: Anna Salinas
Cast: Anna Salinas, Rekha Shankar, Raiza Licea, Shannon Dee

As a woman gets ready for her date, a series of misfortunes befalls her butt.

Shit on Your Lip
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Elvira Ibragimova, Anna Lockhart
Director: Elvira Ibragimova
Cast: Andrew Knox, Tim Baltz, Emily Pendergast

A whistleblower in a corporate toy company scandal attempts to regain his credibility after going on live television with schmutz on his lip.

Slut in Training
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Missy Greenberg
Cast: Tania Ross, Jordan Carlson

As a last resort, a sexually repressed woman takes an obscure class on the art of becoming a slut.

The Hug
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Drew Kendell
Cast: Matthew Hawksworth, St John Cowcher

Two friends experience a strange phenomenon when their goodbye method evolves from a handshake into a hug.

Two Cents & A Foot Long
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer/Director: Kanin Guntzelman
Cast: George Russo, Saul Trujillo, Arielle Uppaluri, JR Middleton

Rodger, a depressed insomniac, arrives at Subclub, a 24-hour sandwich shop, to get his usual: a Hawaiian Dream with provolone. Before Lenny, the beaten down sandwich artist, takes Rodger’s order, he makes the grave mistake of asking his customer, “How’s it going?” This single harmless question sends Rodger into a tailspin; forcing him to assess every decision he has ever made in his life while each new topping is added to his footlong.

Vial
(USA, 21 MIN)

Writer/Director: Caroline Iaffaldano
Cast: Claudia Sulewski, Kayra Theodore, Peter Vack, Elisha Herbert

When a supermodel's appeal begins to dim, she visits a magical apothecary in hopes of revitalizing her appearance and quickly learns that beauty comes at a price.

Night Session
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ballard C. Boyd
Cast: Richard Kind, Joe Miles, Christiana Lopez, David Ebert

When a burglar unexpectedly runs into a homeowner during a theft, the robbery morphs into a makeshift therapy session, with the burglar helping the homeowner process his impending divorce - all while the homeowner helps to rob his own apartment.

Friday October 25, 2024 10:00pm - 11:59pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 
Saturday, October 26
 

11:00am CDT

Young Filmmakers Competition
Saturday October 26, 2024 11:00am - 12:50pm CDT
Specially curated short films from filmmakers ages 13-18, including animated, documentary, and narrative short films from all around the world.
Saturday October 26, 2024 11:00am - 12:50pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

12:00pm CDT

Being There
Saturday October 26, 2024 12:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
 Being There - 45th Anniversary 
(USA, 130 MIN)

Presented by Noah Harpster & Micah Fitzerman-Blue 

Writer: Jerzy Kosinski, Robert C. Jones
Director:Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart

After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
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Noah Harpster

writer/executive producer A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Transparent; creator/showrunner Painkiller, The USA vs. Vince McMahon; writer Bambi, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Beautiful Ruins; writer/director Bottomless Belly Button
Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster won the Peabody Award, the PEN Award, and the Humanitas Prize for their work as screenwriters. They've also been nominated for the Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice, and multiple WGA Awards. Together, they spent four seasons writing and producing... Read More →
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Micah Fitzerman-Blue

writer/executive producer A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Transparent; creator/showrunner Painkiller, The USA vs. Vince McMahon; writer Bambi, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Beautiful Ruins; writer/director Bottomless Belly Button
Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster won the Peabody Award, the PEN Award, and the Humanitas Prize for their work as screenwriters. They've also been nominated for the Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice, and multiple WGA Awards. Together, they spent four seasons writing and producing... Read More →

Saturday October 26, 2024 12:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

1:00pm CDT

Deaf Santa Claus
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:00pm - 3:19pm CDT
Deaf Santa Claus
(USA, 109 MIN)

Director: Ben Shelton and Anthony Mowl
Cast: Charles William Graves, Kari Graves, Kalei Graves

With an uncanny resemblance to the icon himself, Charles Graves chases his dream of becoming a professional Deaf Santa Claus.

Saturday October 26, 2024 1:00pm - 3:19pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

1:15pm CDT

Unstoppable
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:15pm - 3:11pm CDT
Unstoppable
(USA, 116 MIN)

Writer: John Hindman, Eric Champnella, Alex Harris
Director: William Goldenberg
Cast: Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle

Centers around the life of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and won a national championship in 2011 while competing at Arizona State University.
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:15pm - 3:11pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:30pm CDT

Green and Gold
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Green and Gold
(USA, 100 MIN)

Writer: Anders Lindwall, Michael Graf, Melissa Garcia
Director: Anders Lindwall
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Brandon Sklenar, M Emmet Walsh, Madison Lawlor

As small family farms disappear across America, a fourth-generation dairy farmer and his granddaughter fight to preserve their way of life. Facing foreclosure, they wager everything on their beloved Green Bay Packers in a hail-mary effort to save their little chunk of dirt.

Saturday October 26, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

2:20pm CDT

Shorts Program 16: Family Shorts
Saturday October 26, 2024 2:20pm - 4:16pm CDT
Shorts Program 16: Family Shorts
TRT 96 MIN


Bird Drone
(Australia, 8 MIN)

Writer: Clare Toonen
Director: Radheya Jang Jegatheva

A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.

Bottle George
(Japan, 13 MIN)

Director: Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi
Cast: Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Nodoka Kumeda, Hajime Takagi

George, a strange caterpillar-like creature stuck in the bottle of alcohol, meets a girl and her cat. 13 minute stop motion animated short film about darkness of addiction and strength of family.

Cammy & Mike
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Adim Community
Director: Rob McElhenney

The robotic duo, Cammy and Mike, are sent to Earth to document life for their home planet but discover that Earth’s complexity far exceeds their expectations.

CIAO PESAKO
(Spain, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Andrea García García, Guillermo González Fidalgo

What does a pink cat do in a remote island? Well, starve to death, get stalked by creatures from the depths of the ocean and ride a boat five meters above the water, of course! And best of all: He does not even know he is not alone!

Fiego and the Magic Fish
(Belgium, 12 MIN)

Director: Joe Murray

A happily married Italian fisherman named Fiego catches a magic fish and makes wishes to give his wife the good life.

Nate & John
(USA, 7 MIN)

Writer: David Bickel, Michael Bickel
Director: Jumai Yusuf

A barber and his client form an unlikely bond that develops over their lifetimes.

The Splint
(Islamic Republic of Iran, 5 MIN)

Writer/Director: Mehdi Sedighi

A robotic truck driver, on a dirt road, is replacing old wooden power poles with new concrete ones when he hits two birds.

Bomb Potato
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer/Director: Roman Andrew Christaldi
Cast: Patrick Logan, Joseph Meisner, Jann Van Dyke, Logan Christaldi

When a grandmother dies due to her fatal potato allergy, her grandson extracts starchy vengeance upon the chef who cooked her meal. Once all odds are defied, there's only one thing left to do...bomb potato.

Jesus Thief
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Kyle Thomas Wyborski
Cast: Wyatt Minnick, Noah Jasso, Naia Henderson, Donna Wright

A young boy at a strict Catholic school must reexamine his perceptions of right and wrong when he is blackmailed into stealing the Baby Jesus from the class nativity scene.

Just Kids
(UK, 8 MIN)

Writer/Director: Alessandro Riconda
Cast: Thana Ogunlade, Christine Gomes, Montserrat Lombard, Cameron Bell

Nine-year-old Alisha is tired of being the only girl on the rugby pitch, but after clashing with yet another boy unwilling to lose to her, she realises how important it is for her to keep playing.

Saturday October 26, 2024 2:20pm - 4:16pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:30pm CDT

The Prison Show
Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 4:47pm CDT
The Prison Show
(USA/France, 57 MIN)

Director: Gabriella Kessler

In Houston, Texas, a local radio airs a weekly show catered to prisoners and the families they’ve left behind. For over 40 years The Prison Show has unveiled the tentacular reach of the United States’ penal system, whose grip goes far beyond prisons, and from which it is impossible to escape.

Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 4:47pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

3:30pm CDT

The Stones Are Speaking
Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 5:29pm CDT
The Stones Are Speaking
(USA, 110 MIN)

Writer/Director: Olive Talley
Cast: Mike Collins, Karen Collins, Doris Lindsey, Howard Lindsey

The Stones Are Speaking tells the inspiring story of how archaeologist Mike Collins, at great risk and personal sacrifice, saved 30 acres of looted land deep in the heart of Texas and revealed this spot as one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Americas.

Saturday October 26, 2024 3:30pm - 5:29pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

4:00pm CDT

Born For You
Saturday October 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:53pm CDT
Born For You
(Italy, 113 MIN)

Writer: Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda, and Fabio Mollo
Director: Fabio Mollo
Cast: Pierluigi Gigante, Teresa Saponangelo, Barbora Bobulova, Alessandro Piavani

BORN FOR YOU is the story of Luca and Alba, a man and a little girl who desperately need each other, even though the world around them is not yet ready to see them together. The court of Napoli is looking for a family willing to adopt Alba, a girl affected by Down syndrome who has been left behind on the day of her birth, right at the hospital where she was born. Luca is gay, single, and Catholic, with a compelling desire for paternity, and fights to obtain custody. How many “traditional” families will have to say no before Luca is considered a suitable option? Can a little girl rejected by the entire world become the prize of a lifetime?

Saturday October 26, 2024 4:00pm - 5:53pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:15pm CDT

Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1
Saturday October 26, 2024 4:15pm - 6:09pm CDT
Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1
TRT 94 MIN


Four Influencers & a Funeral
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer: Daved Wilkins
Director: Kelly Frye
Cast: Eugene Byrd, Katie Folger, Clayton Farris, Carly Christopher, Brittaney Ortiz, Britain Spellings, Hollis L. Edwards III, Daved Wilkins, Eloise Carter Walne, Anna O'Brien, Becca Seferian, Nick Campbell

When four famous influencers attend the funeral of one of their own the focus is all on who will take over the brand deals left behind. As they shuffle for who will take the top spot, their greed begins to tear them apart creating irreparable rifts in this tight knit community. The future of social media hangs in the balance until the heart of the group is restored when a familiar new member joins their ranks.

Patsy
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer: Yola Jean Lu
Director: John Valley
Cast: Yola Jean Lu, Zack Scott, Kelsey Pribilski, Brian Villalobos

Recently divorced Asian American standup comedian, 'Patsy' has hit rock bottom. She draws from her life to get laughs on stage, but flashbacks reveal gut wrenching loss and love.

Taco Baby
(USA, 5 MIN)

Writer: Jacob William Daniels, Lizbeth Joanne Daniels
Director: Jacob William Daniels
Cast: Caleb Davis, E'an Verdugo, Melissa Chick, Sarah McDonald

Driven to madness by his pregnant wife's behavior, a man must confront the nature of her cravings and what it could mean for their soon to be born child.

There's A Klansman in the Trunk!
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer/Director: Xavier Ingram
Cast: Andrew John, Bryan Headrick, Kyla Simmons, Donovan Spann, Jacob Eaker

After a young Black man miraculously survives an attempted lynching by a wannabe Klansman, he is presented with the biggest decision of his life: get revenge or show mercy.

Swimming with Butterflies
(USA, 8 MIN)

Director: Karl Stelter
Cast: Lizzi Smith, Ian Crocker, Mark Rogers

After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic Games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares an intimate story of how changing her self-perception didn’t just bring her back to the pool: it’s bringing hope to the next generation.

I Am Ready, Warden
(USA, 37 MIN)

Director: Smriti Mundhra

Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra for MTV Documentary Films. In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim’s son.




Saturday October 26, 2024 4:15pm - 6:09pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

4:20pm CDT

Time Travel is Dangerous
Saturday October 26, 2024 4:20pm - 6:20pm CDT
Time Travel is Dangerous
(UK, 100 MIN)

Writer: Chris Reading, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, Hillary Shakespeare
Director: Chris Reading
Cast: Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Fry

Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. When they stumble across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present. They don't want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice lamp… without getting sucked into the hellish time/space vortex that is the Unreason.

Saturday October 26, 2024 4:20pm - 6:20pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:50pm CDT

Color Book
Saturday October 26, 2024 4:50pm - 6:55pm CDT
Color Book
(USA, 105 MIN)

Writer/Director: David Fortune
Cast: Will Catlett, Jeremiah Daniels, Brandee Evans, Terri J. Vaughn

Following his wife's recent passing, single father Lucky finds himself navigating the challenges of raising his son Mason, who has Down syndrome. Seeking solace, Lucky and Mason embark on a journey across Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game together.

Saturday October 26, 2024 4:50pm - 6:55pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

5:30pm CDT

The Brutalist
Saturday October 26, 2024 5:30pm - 9:05pm CDT
The Brutalist
(USA/UK/Hungary, 215 MIN)

Writer: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost...

Saturday October 26, 2024 5:30pm - 9:05pm CDT
The Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:00pm CDT

Go
Saturday October 26, 2024 6:00pm - 8:12pm CDT
Go - 25th Anniversary
(USA, 102 MIN)

Presented by John August and Matt Selman

Writer: John August
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Desmond Askew, Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, Taye Diggs, Scott Wolf

A supermarket clerk sells drugs to cover her rent in this three-pronged comedy about young Los Angelenos involved in sex, drugs and crime over the course of 24 hours. Meanwhile, friends live it up in Vegas and two actors are busted by a cop.
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John August

co-host Scriptnotes; writer Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, Go
John August’s screenwriting credits include the live-action Aladdin, Go, Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and both Charlie’s Angels movies. His feature directing debut, The Nines, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He received a 2004 BAFTA... Read More →
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Matt Selman

showrunner/executive producer The Simpsons
Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Matt Selman has worked on THE SIMPSONS for 27 seasons and counting. Selman has written or co-written 30 SIMPSONS episodes, and was one of the writers on THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. He has won seven Emmys, a Writer’s Guild of America Award and a Peabody... Read More →
Saturday October 26, 2024 6:00pm - 8:12pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:30pm CDT

Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions
Saturday October 26, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Writing a Pixar Limited Series: Dream Productions
(USA, MIN)

Writer/Director: Mike Jones
Cast: Paula Pell, Richard Ayoade, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ally Maki, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith

From the world of “Inside Out” comes “Dream Productions,” an all-new Disney+ series about the studio inside Riley’s mind where acclaimed dream director Paula Persimmon faces a nightmare of her own: Trying to create the next hit dream.
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Megan Alderson

Creative Development Executive, Pixar Animation Studios
Megan Alderson, a Creative Development Executive at Pixar Animation Studios supports projects in early development, scouts screenwriters, collaborates with experts and spearheads research trips. She has worked on notable projects like Inside Out, Finding Dory, Coco, Soul, Turning... Read More →
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Sanjay Shah

showrunner/executive producer Everybody Still Hates Chris (Comedy Central/Paramount+)
Sanjay Shah is under an overall at CBS Studios and is the showrunner/executive producer of Everybody Still Hates Chris which he co-created with Chris Rock for Comedy Central/Paramount+. Prior to that, he was the co-showrunner/executive producer of Apple’s animated musical Central... Read More →
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Mike Jones

director Pixar Animation Studios; writer/director Dream Productions; writer Soul, Luca.
Mike Jones has been a writer and story consultant at Pixar Animation Studios since June 2013, and joined the studio full-time in March 2017. Most recently, Jones wrote, directed, and executive produced the upcoming original series “Dream Productions,” inspired by the world of... Read More →

Saturday October 26, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:45pm CDT

Desert Angel
Saturday October 26, 2024 6:45pm - 8:32pm CDT
Desert Angel
(USA, 87 MIN)

Director: Vincent DeLuca

An aging trailblazer of migrant search and rescue risks everything to find a mother’s missing son before the border wastelands claim the young man forever.

Saturday October 26, 2024 6:45pm - 8:32pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give
Saturday October 26, 2024 7:00pm - 9:04pm CDT
Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give
TRT 104 MIN


Concept High
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Amos Posner
Cast: Carrie Keating, Lee Hubilla, Josue Ledesma, Marianne Hardart

A high school principal and school superintendent enter an English classroom to get to the bottom of a suspicious academic performance, only to find more duplicitous characters than they bargained for.

Fortune
(USA, 28 MIN)

Writer: Matthew Perkins, Corey Cott
Director: Matthew Perkins
Cast: Corey Cott, Chris Henry Coffey

In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.

Maggie's Not Okay
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Mouzam Makkar
Director: Vance Smith
Cast: Mouzam Makkar, Behzad Dabu, Clare Cooney, Paloma Nozicka

Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost cat to his owner, Maggie is finally pushed too far and decides to push back… in a most unexpected way.

Sick Day
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: Hughes Ransom
Cast: Amita Rao, James Adomian, Samiya Kahn, Malcolm Barrant

Sick Day follows Elara, a mid-20s assistant, as she enacts the perfect plan to get sent home sick in time to catch her Mom's musical. The only thing standing in the way is her textbook manchild of a boss, Billy King, the company president who holds her fate tightly in his grubby paws. Oh, and there's also this looming locust outbreak threatening to derail everything. Not really sure what's going on with it though? Anyway, Elara uses every tool at her disposal to convince Billy she is sick, taking increasingly desperate measures. But Billy ignores her and the locusts arrive, causing the office to shut down and leaving Elara with an important choice.

Vial
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Alexandre Jerard Davis, Robert Capron, David Holmes
Director: Alexandre Jerard Davis
Cast: Joel Austin, Grayson Eddey, Susan Varon, Gabriel Michael

A relapsed parolee has two options: find clean urine or lose custody of his son and be sent back to prison.

Isme
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Leonardo Aguirre
Cast: Nia Jimenez, Yadira de la Riva, Alexandra Acosta

When Isme steals a necklace from a woman on her deathbed, she develops an obsession that leads her down a spiritually perilous path.

When Big People Lie
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz, Pablo Cervera Gutierrez
Director: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Cast: Kaden Quinn, Sasha Merci, Faruk Amireh, Diane Sargent

The riptide of adult choices drags young Elvis and his mother out to sea.

Saturday October 26, 2024 7:00pm - 9:04pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Audrey's Children
Saturday October 26, 2024 7:00pm - 9:10pm CDT
Audrey's Children
(USA, 110 MIN)

Writer: Julia Fisher Farbman
Director: Ami Canaan Mann
Cast: Natalie Dormer, Jimmi Simpson, Clancy Brown, Brandon Micheal Hall

Philadelphia. 1969. British physician, Dr. Audrey Evans, is newly recruited to a world-renowned children’s hospital and battles sexism, medical conventions, and the subterfuge of her peers to develop revolutionary treatments, purchase the first Ronald McDonald House for families of patients and, ultimately, impact the lives of millions of children around the world. Based on a true story.

Saturday October 26, 2024 7:00pm - 9:10pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

7:45pm CDT

Tummy Monster
Saturday October 26, 2024 7:45pm - 9:33pm CDT
Tummy Monster
(UK, 88 MIN)

Writer: Ciaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald & Orlando Norman
Director: Ciaran Lyons
Cast: Lorn Macdonald, Orlando Norman, Michael Akinsulire

When a narcissistic tattoo artist tries to get a selfie with a world-famous client, his refusal to take no for an answer embroils him in a nightmarish battle of wills that threatens to destroy his business, his personal life, and his sanity.

Saturday October 26, 2024 7:45pm - 9:33pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:50pm CDT

In Vitro
Saturday October 26, 2024 9:50pm - 11:38pm CDT
In Vitro
(Australia, 88 MIN)

Writer: Tom McKeith, Talia Zucker, Will Howarth
Director: Tom McKeith, Will Howarth
Cast: Talia Zucker, Will Howarth, Ashley Zukerman

On a remote cattle farm some years in the future, a woman discovers the unsettling consequences of her husband's animal breeding methods.

Saturday October 26, 2024 9:50pm - 11:38pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:50pm CDT

Shorts Program 8: Return of the Living Shorts
Saturday October 26, 2024 9:50pm - 11:46pm CDT
Shorts Program 8: Return of the Living Shorts
TRT 96 MIN


Blame the Rabbit
(Australia, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Elena Carapetis
Cast: Anna Lindner, Anna Steen, Brendan Rock

After surviving a horrific assault by her husband, Helen uses the time of his incarceration to rebuild herself into the entity that will have the most power over him: a beautiful woman. A surrealist, modern take on the Gorgon myth and a cautionary tale about what happens when you suppress and disrespect the Divine Feminine.

CARNÍVORA
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Vee Saieh
Director: Felipe Vargas
Cast: Carmela Zumbado, Gigi Zumbado, Julia Vera

When Ana (24) returns home for a holiday weekend, she’s forced to help her sister Maribel (28) care for their creepy, catatonic grandmother, Yaya (90s). After an argument over whether ana is selfish for leaving home or Mari is a martyr for staying, Mari decides she can no longer dedicate her life to caring for yaya... That’s when Yaya awakens and eats Mari whole. Realizing that Mari lives on inside Yaya—along with a string of their ancestors—ana makes the ultimate sacrifice to become Yaya’s new caretaker to keep her—and everyone else inside her—alive.

Drawn into Darkness
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ryan McCue
Cast: Alejandro Valentin, Lawrence Lacey, Tanya Nobal, Amelia Strange

A struggling artist takes a job painting an old man’s nightmares, and soon finds himself being consumed by them.

Pop Monsters
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Megan Brooks
Cast: Yasmeen Fletcher, Ally Ioannides, Laurel Marsden, Avantika Vandanapu

When a teenage girl scores two VIP tickets to the most sought after pop star concert of the year, she decides to use that power and play a game with her three best friends to determine who gets to go with her. The game slowly pushes the girls to their limits until they lose all control and chaos ensues.

Siesta
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer/Director: Gustavo René Sanabria
Cast: Aris Mejías, Camille Tosi, Josefina Scaro

Ramona cares for a wealthy Argentine family in the US: a sick young girl named Cindy and her pregnant mother. On the day of the mother’s baby shower, Cindy’s jealousy toward her unborn baby brother forces Ramona to confront the root of the child’s illness.

Unclean
(Canada, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Simon Chouinard
Cast: Alexandre Nachi, Tania Kontoyanni

During his night shift, a public pool janitor becomes the target of an unseen entity, which seems determined not to let him leave the building.

Upholstergeist
(UK, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Michael Patrick Clarkson
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Harrie Hayes, Adam Nagaitis, Aaron Pierre

When a furniture repairer on a restoration television show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.

Primogeniture
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: Savanna Nicole Menzel
Cast: Kendahl Cooper, Suzanne Savoy, Avery Smithhart

A town must follow a strict curfew imposed by a red mark and a mysterious force. When Claudia's little brother is marked, her whole family must suffer the consequences.

Saturday October 26, 2024 9:50pm - 11:46pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

10:15pm CDT

Raging Midlife
Saturday October 26, 2024 10:15pm - Sunday October 27, 2024 12:12am CDT
Raging Midlife
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: Nic Costa, Rob Taylor
Director: Rob Taylor
Cast: Paula Abdul, Eddie Griffin, Walter Koenig, Judy Levitt, Nic Costa, Matt Zak, Darrielle Mason, Bryna Smith, Emily Sweet, Rob Taylor

Two friends embark on a thrilling and comical heist spree to retrieve a tank top worn by their 80s wrestling hero "Raging Abraham Lincoln" after a grieving daughter outbids them to satisfy her father's dying wish.

Saturday October 26, 2024 10:15pm - Sunday October 27, 2024 12:12am CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 
Sunday, October 27
 

12:00pm CDT

Young Filmmakers Competition
Sunday October 27, 2024 12:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Specially curated short films from filmmakers ages 13-18, including animated, documentary, and narrative short films from all around the world.
Sunday October 27, 2024 12:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

12:30pm CDT

Adjunct
Sunday October 27, 2024 12:30pm - 2:12pm CDT
Adjunct
(USA, 82 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ron Najor
Cast: Ron Najor, Kristin Erickson, Ross Turner, Nikohl Boosheri

A writer turned adjunct professor at a local college must accept that he is expendable to the system and figure out his next move.

Sunday October 27, 2024 12:30pm - 2:12pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

12:45pm CDT

Shorts Program 3: The Looking Glass
Sunday October 27, 2024 12:45pm - 2:46pm CDT
Shorts Program 3: The Looking Glass
TRT 96 MIN


Children's Books
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer/Director: Nino Mancuso
Cast: Guerrin Gardner, Chris Candy, Robert Peters

After successful children's book author Gina Ammerman (Guerrin Gardner) has a falling out with her illustrator, Axel (Chris Candy), their literary agent (Robert Peters) convinces her to give his ideas a chance. But when she discovers a secret lurking in plain sight, Gina realizes she may have bigger worries than simply ending their collaboration...

Mermaid, Bitch
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Victoria Negri, Alexi Pappas
Director: Victoria Negri
Cast: Alexi Pappas, Ruby McCollister

Lily and Ruby are inseparable pals, best buds since childhood, practically sisters. And now they're adults, technically, still living their best lives and pursuing their dreams -- forming a rock band to entertain people, making the world a better place, and living in the moment. Tensions have crept in between them as the band is in a rough patch, and maybe, just maybe, they're growing apart. After a wild night of Tarot and a bad set, Lily wakes up transformed into a mermaid. Like, an actual mermaid. Will their already rocky friendship survive?


The Runt
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Christy Stratton
Cast: Luna Martin, Olive Epstein, Oliver Hamilton, Johnny Mann

In a coming-of-age story set in 1979, a tween girl must couple skate with a boy to keep from being chosen as the 7th grade “runt" -- a fate which would ruin her life forever.


Zari
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer/Director: Shruti Parekh
Cast: Aesha Soni, Kamal Batra, Richa Kalra, Kundan Kumar

American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.


Magdalena Te Amo
(US, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Andrea Calao
Cast: Andrea Calao, Simón Elías, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Alejandra Ceballos

A Colombian student stripping her way through college in NYC debates telling her Prince Charming boyfriend what she actually does for a living. Would him and his family approve? Can her truth even remain a secret?


The Cockroach
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer/Director: Mary Pat Bentel
Cast: Melissa Johns, Sophia Paras, Dave Coleman, Rose Abdoo

After a body-altering accident, a woman must find a way forward in her new reality.


Upholstergeist
(UK, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Michael Patrick Clarkson
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Harrie Hayes, Adam Nagaitis, Aaron Pierre

When a furniture repairer on a restoration television show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.

Primogeniture
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: Savanna Nicole Menzel
Cast: Kendahl Cooper, Suzanne Savoy, Avery Smithhart

A town must follow a strict curfew imposed by a red mark and a mysterious force. When Claudia's little brother is marked, her whole family must suffer the consequences.

Sunday October 27, 2024 12:45pm - 2:46pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

2:30pm CDT

SUBTOPIA: The Story of Hueco Canyon
Sunday October 27, 2024 2:30pm - 3:19pm CDT
SUBTOPIA: The Story of Hueco Canyon
(USA, 89 MIN)

Writer: Clifford Wildman, Luis Caffesse, Lowell Bartholomee, Hilah Johnson, Ellie McBride, Ken Edwards, Liz Fisher, and Lana Dieterich
Director: Clifford Wildman, Luis Caffesse
Cast: Lowell Bartholomee, Hilah Johnson, Ellie McBride, Ken Edwards, Liz Fisher

In 2011, Wally and Julia Kaplan were looking for a community and found the neighborhood of Hueco Canyon. But when leadership at the Homeowners Association changes hands, their idylic life is soured. As a joke, Wally runs for President. That joke leads to the largest suburban riot in Texas history.

Sunday October 27, 2024 2:30pm - 3:19pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

2:30pm CDT

Lake George
Sunday October 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:48pm CDT
Lake George
(USA, 118 MIN)

Writer/Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Cast: Shea Whigham, Carrie Coon, Glenn Fleshler, Max Casella

A darkly comedic neo-noir, a road trip movie, and a redemption story. Newly released from prison, a white-collar criminal, used to dealing with numbers, is tasked with one last job by his boss: kill the boss’ girlfriend before she talks.
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Sunday October 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:48pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

2:45pm CDT

Shorts Program 1: Thicker Than Blood
Sunday October 27, 2024 2:45pm - 4:52pm CDT
Shorts Program 1: Thicker Than Blood
TRT 100 MIN


A Better Place
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Shih-Chun Hsiao
Cast: Sam Song Li, Jen Kuo Sung, Lydia Look

After knowing an oil company offering handsome money for his family farm, Henry comes home to convince his immigrant, aging parents to sell the home for good. Although the price is substantial, his father rejects the offer. But the next morning, Henry finds the deal has been signed. his parents only want to leave something for his son – a better future.

Delicious
(USA, 7 MIN)

Writer/Director: Julian Alvarez
Cast: Frank Rodriguez, Joel DeCandio

Egos and tastebuds clash when a father/son chef duo fail to remember a family recipe.

Dirty Towel
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Callie Carpinteri, Emma Parks
Director: Callie Carpinteri
Cast: Emma Parks, Laura Coover, Ben Kriege, Laurel Nail

A teenage girl grapples with feelings of shame and guilt after her first sexual experience, leading to a thoughtful exploration of generational shame, societal expectations, and self-worth.

Maps
(Taiwan, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Georgia Fu
Cast: Christine Liao, Harley Haibin Li, Josie Hung

Maps charts the tumultuous relationship between a working mother and her daughter throughout the years, examining the sacrifices parents make and the difficulties their children face, as we feel the fleeting quality of life.

Oh Christmas Tree
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Mark Duplass
Director: Katie Aselton
Cast: Mark Duplass, Ora Duplass

16 year-old Claire and her father Ben try to recreate a few of their favorite Christmas traditions.

Punter
(South Africa, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Jason Adam Maselle
Cast: Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch, Nyaniso Dzedze, Craig Jackson

Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.

The Son Who Can't Play Trumpet
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer/Director: Isaac Garza
Cast: David Barrera, David Vidal Trevino

At his 65th birthday party, a Latino father pressures his grown son to play the trumpet for his guests.

Just Kids
(USA, 6 MIN)
Writer: Andrew Chan Gladstone, Jackie Bao
Director: Jackie Bao
Cast: Hideyoshi Akai, Aaron Chao, Akihiro Kitamura

Ben, an ambitious Asian-American man shaped by his father's immigrant experience, is visited by his inner child on his way to the top. Through an unlikely elevator ride, he experiences his childhood dreams, meets a vulnerable father, and finds a renewed sense of self.

Sunday October 27, 2024 2:45pm - 4:52pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:00pm CDT

Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
Sunday October 27, 2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
(Norway, 100 MIN)

Writer: Lars Kristian Andersen
Director: Håvard Bustnes
Cast: Lars K. Andersen, Pius LaCroix-Garcia, Helge Ingstad, Robert Geronimo

A Danish writer embarks on a quest to locate a disappeared Apache tribe in Mexico but becomes entangled in ethical dilemmas, wrestling with the moral complexities of pursuing a tribe that ardently seeks obscurity.

Sunday October 27, 2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:30pm CDT

Bird
Sunday October 27, 2024 3:30pm - 5:29pm CDT
Bird
(Ireland, 119 MIN)

Writer/Director: Andrea Arnold
Cast: Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan

Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.

Sunday October 27, 2024 3:30pm - 5:29pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1
Sunday October 27, 2024 4:00pm - 5:54pm CDT
Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1
TRT 95 MIN


Girls Aren't Funny
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer: Jasia Ka, Amamah Sardar
Director: Jasia Ka
Cast: Amamah Sardar, Zubi Ahmed, Sadhana Singhal, Caleb Eberhardt

Created and directed by Jasia Ka, GIRLS AREN’T FUNNY is a ground-breaking drama-comedy series that interweaves the hilarious, powerful stories of three incredible young women and non-binary comedians in NYC as they take on the male-dominated comedy industry. The series is based on real experiences and features an all star cast of real-life comedians. The pilot episode introduces Amamah as she attempts to balance her blossoming comedy career and her conservative Muslim Pakistani family’s expectations back at home.

I Need Your Love
(USA, 28 MIN)

Writer: Walker Kalan
Director: Camille Trust, Walker Kalan
Cast: Camille Trust, Inès Nassara, Athan Chekas, Ben Becher

I Need Your Love is a bittersweet comedy about pop singer Camille Trust’s struggle to make a name for herself in New York’s cutthroat music scene—from sleazy producers and vengeful Swifties to heartbreak and self-sabotage. It’s raw. It’s messy. And most of it actually happened.

Sasha Counters!
(Russia, 28 MIN)

Writer: Anna Zaytseva, Daria Maslovskaya
Director: Anna Zaytseva
Cast: Anna Potebnya, Alikhan Nurzhauov, Azamat Nigmanov, Nastasya Kerbengen

Teenagers, boxer Sasha from Moscow and Kazakh rapper Mamazhan, involuntarily become step siblings and do everything to get rid of each other.

This film can be seen inShorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series

Stories from my Gay Grandparents
(Canada, 8 MIN)

Writer: Perrie Voss, Scott Farley
Director: J Stevens
Cast: James Kall, Jane Moffat, Perrie Voss, Scott Farley

After a near-death experience lights a flame within Grandma and Grandpa, they decide to grab life by the boas and tell the world their deepest secret: They're both gay. Having lived under the guise of a straight relationship for decades, these two life-long best friends have been each other’s beards for 50 years. And hunny, these beards are giving us Abraham Lincoln chin-curtain realness. But now they’re coming out of the closet, ditching their small-town hetero life, and going after their big gay dreams. First stop, the big city, to learn “how to be gay” from the best gay people they know: their grandchildren! It’s a big gay family after all (there must be something in the water.) Mason and Rebecca-Michelle help their grandparents maneuver the queer dating scene, dating apps, queer fashion, and even a gay dodgeball league. It’s a late-in-life coming-out story about family, marriage, friendship, acceptance and empowering one another to love authentically, no matter what age you are.

Playground
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Kendra Alesha McGee
Cast: Kelcie Russell, Adora Morris, Sebastian Vasquez, Cole McHugh

Playground is a Web Series that tells the story of Alisha, a rambunctious fifth grader, who must navigate the trials and tribulations of recess insanity through challenges of strength, wit, Nerf war, and boxing.
Sunday October 27, 2024 4:00pm - 5:54pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

5:30pm CDT

Lady Parts
Sunday October 27, 2024 5:30pm - 7:31pm CDT
Lady Parts
(USA, 101 MIN)

Writer: Bonnie Gross
Director: Nancy Boyd
Cast: Valentina Tammaro, Amy Lyndon, Peter Larney, Lars Midthun

Lady Parts is a dramedy feature film where a young woman's sex life becomes a family affair when she has to undergo a vulvar vestibulectomy. Her loving, but overbearing parents help her through recovery (despite her cringing) and learn that saying "vagina" loud and proud is the first step to advocating for herself in all aspects of her life.

Sunday October 27, 2024 5:30pm - 7:31pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

5:30pm CDT

The Perfect Club
Sunday October 27, 2024 5:30pm - 7:32pm CDT
The Perfect Club
(Mexico, 102 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ricardo Castro
Cast: Rodrigo Munguía, Gabriel Fritsch, Andrea Tova, Daniela Martínez

A fight between Mirko and Diego, the most incompatible students in high school, sparks a legendary friendship that results in the creation of an exam-stealing club, made up of the most eccentric characters in the class.

Sunday October 27, 2024 5:30pm - 7:32pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

5:45pm CDT

Ba
Sunday October 27, 2024 5:45pm - 7:24pm CDT
Ba
(USA, 79 MIN)

Writer/Director: Benjamin Wong
Cast: Lawrence Kao, Kai Cech, Michael Paul Chan, Brian Thompson

When a struggling father makes a Faustian bargain and becomes the incarnation of Death, he must fight to unwind his fate while keeping his predicament hidden from his daughter. An allegorical tale.

Sunday October 27, 2024 5:45pm - 7:24pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:15pm CDT

Young King
Sunday October 27, 2024 6:15pm - 8:08pm CDT
Young King
(USA, 93 MIN)

Writer/Director: Bryant T. Griffin
Cast: Vincent Washington, Tarra Riggs, Kirby Griffin, Vaughn Wilkinson

As Diondre Howell re-adjusts to civilian life and struggles to cope with the scars of the Iraq war, he increasingly becomes a threat to those he cares about the most - his family.

Sunday October 27, 2024 6:15pm - 8:08pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 15: Produced Digital Series 2
Sunday October 27, 2024 6:30pm - 8:15pm CDT
Shorts Program 15: Produced Digital Series 2
TRT 85 MIN


Barden and Sarah Start a Pandemic
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: Tyler Peterson
Cast: Natasha Behnam, Nick Pugliese, K.T. Vogt, Lauren Elyse Buckley

Missing the tranquility of lockdown, Barden and Sarah try to start a second pandemic so they can stop working and go home.

Long Head
(Australia, 9 MIN)

Writer: Millie Holten
Director: Millie Holten, Annabelle Ots
Cast: Sam Campbell, Kate Dehnert, Tom Walker & Millie Holten

A show about Long Head, a dark buffoon, and the unwitting characters in his orbit.

The Big Oil Alliance
(Canada, 5 MIN)

Writer: Jeanie Calleja, Robin McCulloch, Gord Rand, Liisa Repo-Martell, Rick Roberts, Megan Flynn
Director: Lisa Robertson
Cast: Sarah McVie, Anand Rajaram, Rick Roberts, Elizabeth Saunders

As the world burns, five delusional oil execs - one a literal vampire - launch a sham eco rebrand to save their shattered reps and supersized profits.

And Cut!
(India, 30 MIN)

Writer/Director: Arjun Chatterjee
Cast: Nitya Mathur, Akash Arora, Aakash Ahuja, Riddhi Kumar, Girish Sharma

A tiny film production house in Mumbai navigates everyday challenges while struggling under the leadership of an excitable, eccentric director and a sharp-tongued, openly queer producer. All, while being filmed by a documentary crew.

SCAMMERS
(Kazakhstan, 27 MIN)

Writer: Rustem Omarov, Ilkhan Iskhakbayev
Director: Olzhas Nurbay
Cast: Rustem Omarov, Olzhas Nurbay

Damir, the experienced con artist, walks us through the most common modern scams, while unscrupulously scamming vast amounts of money from unsuspecting people.
Sunday October 27, 2024 6:30pm - 8:15pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:30pm CDT

American Spirit
Sunday October 27, 2024 6:30pm - 8:38pm CDT
American Spirit
(USA, 108 MIN)

Writer/Director: Christopher Yates
Cast: Yasmeen Fletcher, Cooper Roth, Mackinlee Waddell, Todd Terry

After a party gone awry, Melody wants nothing more than a pack of cigarettes. What was meant to be a quick stop on her way home turns into anything but after a chance encounter with her high-school boyfriend, Jonathan. Over the course of a single night, the pair are forced to ask what went so wrong with their relationship and what would happen if they tried again.

Sunday October 27, 2024 6:30pm - 8:38pm CDT
The State Theatre 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:00pm CDT

The Order
Sunday October 27, 2024 7:00pm - 9:26pm CDT
The Order - Centerpiece
(USA, 116 MIN)

Writer: Zach Baylin
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver and Marc Maron

A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads a veteran FBI agent into a domestic terrorist plot to overthrow the federal government.

In Attendance: Zach Baylin, Tye Sheridan

Sunday October 27, 2024 7:00pm - 9:26pm CDT
The Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

8:15pm CDT

Artifact War
Sunday October 27, 2024 8:15pm - 10:06pm CDT
Artifact War
(USA, 91 MIN)

Director: Evan Carpenter & Jacob Schwarz
Cast: Amr Al Azm, Katie Paul

A team of archaeologists-turned-spies brave Syria’s civil war and infiltrate the ranks of ISIS to uncover the greatest art theft since WW2 and unravel a conspiracy that implicates Western museums and one of the world’s most powerful companies.

Sunday October 27, 2024 8:15pm - 10:06pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

8:30pm CDT

The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
Sunday October 27, 2024 8:30pm - 10:16pm CDT
The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
(USA, 86 MIN)

Writer: Chris Beier, Daniel Wolfman
Director: Chris Beier
Cast: Jo Schaeffer, Sam Stinson, Holt Boggs, Adriana Ducassi

A washed-up YouTube star blackmails an old rival in an attempt to reclaim her fame. But when things go awry, she finds herself ensnared by a drug trafficking ring. As Cecilia spirals out of control, she's forced to confront her true place in society.

Sunday October 27, 2024 8:30pm - 10:16pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

8:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 7: Anatomy of Love
Sunday October 27, 2024 8:30pm - 10:21pm CDT
Shorts Program 7: Anatomy of Love
TRT 91 MIN


Egg Timer
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer: Claire Rothrock, Ryann Weir
Director: Annie Tippe
Cast: Zoë Winters, Babak Tafti, Nicole Spiezio

Egg Timer follows Daphne and Reza on a walk through Brooklyn's Prospect Park as they reckon with all of their fears and fantasies about parenting, which come to life around them.

Hot Sheet Motel
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: Alexandria Lane
Cast: Ned Van Zandt, Ed Hattaway, Jon Cook

Two semi-truck driving cowboys cross truck routes in the night; leading to a fated meeting at a local honky tonk.

How to Break Up
(UK, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Adam Grant
Cast: Maddie Rice, Harry Michell, Kirsty Mann, Laurie Stevens

A couple at the end of their tether plan the most spectacular public break-up of all time.

I Could Dom
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Madison Hatfield
Cast: Madison Hatfield, Derek Evans, Hannah Alline, Adetinpo Thomas

A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom.

Special Delivery
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer/Director: Emily Everhard
Cast: Kate Owens, Rob Kellogg, Jess Potak

A foley artist for pornography falls in love with a porn star during an ADR session.

The Move
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer/Director: Eric Kissack
Cast: Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan

A couple moves in together and discovers something that makes them question their new apartment, their relationship and the universe.

The Sacrifice
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Ryan Barger
Director: Christopher Werner
Cast: Josh Radnor, Aya Cash

Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Aya Cash (The Boys) star as a suburban couple whose marriage is tested when a husband’s attempt to plan a BBQ at their home reveals ulterior motives.

Sunday October 27, 2024 8:30pm - 10:21pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:00pm CDT

The Fetch
Sunday October 27, 2024 9:00pm - 11:03pm CDT
The Fetch
(USA, 103 MIN)

Writer: J.C. Doler, Paul Petersen
Director: J.C. Doler
Cast: Robert Longstreet, Aleksa Palladino, Logan Donovan, Shannon Cochran

Following the death of his only son, a grieving father is haunted by a terrifying demon known in Irish folklore as the Fetch.

Sunday October 27, 2024 9:00pm - 11:03pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 
Monday, October 28
 

1:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 4: The Ties That Bind
Monday October 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:57pm CDT
Shorts Program 4: The Ties That Bind
TRT 97 MIN


Bright Forests
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Chadwick Harman
Cast: Jeffrey Larson, Victoria Kelleher, Jim Meskimen, Matty Cardarople

An astronomer sends a message to a distant Alien intelligence, while his daughter waits forty years for the reply.

Enjoyment
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ifeanyi Osarodion Dike
Cast: Ifeanyi Osarodion Dike, Blaine Kern III, Steve Olson

Chinua is a Nigerian immigrant struggling to make it in LA. Without a green card, he turns to unconventional work to get by.

guts
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Jan Rosenberg
Director: Margaux Susi
Cast: Kate Burton, Angela Giarratana

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

Hi, Friends!
(USA, 8 MIN)

Writer/Director: Wheaton Simis
Cast: Chris Myers, Molly Camp, Madeline Wise, Ethan Dubin

Hi, Friends! is a cringe-inducing short film that takes place in the all-too-familiar present day of New York City. The world is closing in around us, and it’s a battle of wills for who can go the longest before the obvious is proclaimed: we are not OK.

In Our Own Way
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer/Director: Jason Headley
Cast: Matt Jones, Michael Mosley, Kevin McCorkle, Jan McGuire

A man misses his chance to say goodbye to his dying brother.

Lice
(India, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Vindhya Gupta
Cast: Perry Chhabra, Priyanshi Sharma, Vashnavi Trivedi, and Rishika Yadav.

12-year-old Roshni forges a bond with the class outcast, Chakor, to keep her lice infestation a secret. The malicious lie looms large over Roshni as a real friendship blossoms between them.

Something Borrowed, Something Pink
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Nadia Johnson
Director: Nadia Johnson, Ben Snyder
Cast: Samora la Perdida, Yadira Guevara, Mackenzie Lansing, Allie Vazquez

A trans woman attends the bachelorette party of her best friend's fiancée, leading to a night of social tension, vulnerability, and self actualization.

Thirteen
(USA, 19 MIN)

Writer: Allison Norlian
Director: Allison Norlian, Jean Li
Cast: Naomi Rubin, Rena Strober, David Pevsner, Lee Shorten

Confronting her disabled daughter's terminal diagnosis, a mother fights to have her become a Bat Mitzvah in their synagogue, which refuses to break from tradition.

Monday October 28, 2024 1:00pm - 2:57pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:15pm CDT

Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts 2
Monday October 28, 2024 1:15pm - 3:09pm CDT
Shorts Program 12: Documentary Shorts 2
TRT 94 MIN


Saving Superman
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
Cast: Sandra Charbonneau, Jonathan Charbonneau, Julie Spiller

In a small suburb outside of Chicago lives Jonathan, a 57 year old man with ASD (autism spectrum disorder), also known as ‘Superman’. Known for his heroic actions, Jonathan is a revered member of the Glen Ellyn community and has been a staple in the 4th of July Parade for nearly 30 years. When Jonathan’s living circumstances were threatened by a new building owner, the townspeople sprung into action after his best friend Julie started a fundraiser to save his home.

The Action Man
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Eros Zhao
Cast: Franco Skilan, Vittorina Skilan, Johanna Skilan

A window into the life and work of piano technician Franco Skilan as he completes the restoration of a Steinway Centennial Grand piano from 1877.

Return to Cheyenne
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Jaime Wilken
Cast: N/A

At 70 years old Jonnie Jonckowski, reflects on a defining moment that forever reshaped her life and the rodeo world. After an injury crushed her Olympic dreams, Jonckowski unexpectedly turned to bull riding, embarking on a quest to become the top bull rider of her era. The women's rodeo circuit, however, suffered from serious neglect, sexism, structure, and funding. After championing the women's circuit, she was confronted with the ultimate barrier: the banning of women from professional rodeos, a mandate dated back to the 1930s. Determined, Jonckowski orchestrated a massive media campaign, challenging the status quo and earning women a historic opportunity at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the crown jewel of rodeo competitions. With the spotlight firmly on her, Jonckowski was tasked with not just competing but proving the undeniable prowess and rightful place of women in the heart of rodeo's most revered arena.

Tracing Imperfection
(USA, 8 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Chehade Boulos
Cast: then Naoko Fukumaru.

As master conservator Naoko Fukumaru demonstrates kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold, she recalls how learning the practice has taught her to embrace her own imperfections as it’s mended her own life.

Land of Lost Toys
(USA, 23 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Nicholas Stachurski
Cast: James Schatz, Irene Schatz, Lew Hardaway, Juniper Fleming

In the heart of Detroit, a city with a rich history and a tapestry of diverse communities, "Land of Lost Toys” follows the interconnected lives of its residents, brought together by a shared passion to combat the city’s vast stray dog epidemic.

El Chapulin
(UK, 15 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Leo Stamps
Cast: Onofre Ortiz

After a decade in the U.S. and a fight with addiction, Onofre Ortiz returns home to Oaxaca, where the art of mezcal making offers him a second chance to reclaim his life, his family, and his legacy.

Monday October 28, 2024 1:15pm - 3:09pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:45pm CDT

The Wise Guy
Monday October 28, 2024 1:45pm - 3:32pm CDT
The Wise Guy
(Ireland, 87 MIN)

Writer/Director: Sam O’Mahony
Cast: Senan Jennings, Darrell D'Silva

When his parents separate, Francis’ eleven year-old world implodes until an encounter with an exiled Mobster jolts him out of his painful reality.

Monday October 28, 2024 1:45pm - 3:32pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:45pm CDT

The Thawing of Ice
Monday October 28, 2024 3:45pm - 5:45pm CDT
The Thawing of Ice
(Canada, 100 MIN)

Writer: Sarah Lévesque, François Péloquin
Director: François Péloquin
Cast: Christine Beaulieu, Lothaire Bluteau, Marc Béland, Étienne Lou

Louise Denoncourt, a parole officer unlike any other, deftly operates an experimental rehabilitation wing for murderers. A new inmate in her care is suspected of killing her mother. Riddled with doubt, Louise embarks on a mission that quickly goes beyond her. How far will she go to prevent him from killing again?

Monday October 28, 2024 3:45pm - 5:45pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:50pm CDT

Norita
Monday October 28, 2024 3:50pm - 5:40pm CDT
Norita
(USA, 90 MIN)

Director: Jayson McNamara, Andrea Tortonese
Cast: Nora Cortiñas, Nora Strejilevich, Ana María Careaga, Antonia Canizo

A mother’s search for her son accelerates the defeat of a dictatorship and inspires a new global generation of women fighting for their freedoms.

Monday October 28, 2024 3:50pm - 5:40pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:15pm CDT

I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Monday October 28, 2024 4:15pm - 5:59pm CDT
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
(USA, 84 MIN)

Writer/Director: J. Davis
Cast: Mike Castle, Ali Gallo, Andre Hyland, Meredith Salenger, Leonora Pitts

I Hate Myself and Want to Die is a dark comedy about a depressed young guy whose attempts to kill himself keep getting interrupted by his family and friends. Unaware of his intentions, they pull him into various adventures over the course of a single night, while he looks back on his life and decides whether or not to go through with his deadly plan.

Monday October 28, 2024 4:15pm - 5:59pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

4:15pm CDT

Shorts Program 13: Animated Shorts
Monday October 28, 2024 4:15pm - 6:11pm CDT
Shorts Program 13: Animated Shorts
TRT 94 MIN


Area 52
(USA, 4 MIN)

Writer: Matt Plonsker
Director: Emily Dubovi
Cast: Larmone Morris, Phil Matarese

Area 51 houses the most intelligent, most incredible scientists in the world, who tirelessly work to uncover the mysteries of the universe. But the universe has many mysteries... and sometimes all the smart people are busy... so... for everything else there's Area 52./strong>

Raising Hell
(USA, 4 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Michelle Bult
Cast: Steven "BIBO" Rigsby

Raising Hell follows a small demon, Ziggy, who is in pursuit of earning his horns. To achieve his official demon status, he must reap the soul of a sleeping nursing home resident. But when a supposedly quick murder goes awry, Ziggy finds himself and the other nursing home residents in a heap of chaos.

Starlight Cantina
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer: Monica Lagrange
Director: Monica Lagrange
Cast: Steve McKenzie, Chris Slinker, Molly Parsons

An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.

The Death of James
(Canada, 14 MIN)

Writer: Ellery Vandooyeweert
Director: Sam Chou
Cast: Isaiah Lehtinen, Amanda Brugel, Kyle Bailey

Based on a true story, The Death of James' explores how two young friends wrestle with the concept of mortality as they prepare to say goodbye to their beloved pet ferret.

You Don't Mess with James
(USA, 5 MIN)

Writer: Weston Auburn
Director: Weston Auburn, Myles Hi
Cast: Weston Auburn

The true story about a young production assistant’s confusing day on set.

Pipe Dreams
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer: Christina Woo
Director: Christina Woo
Cast: Rachel Edelstein, Hasti Bakian

A documentary about the bugs that live in Chouinard Dormitory and their struggles living in a building that’s falling apart.

Yuck!
(France, 11 MIN)

Writer: Loïc Espuche
Director: Loïc Espuche
Cast: N/A

Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

Hotel L'infini
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne
Cast: May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne

Jacque, a diligent bellboy of the extravagant Hotel L’infini, is caught red-handed for possible murder by a brooding detective who chases him through the hotel.

An Angel on Oxford Street
(UK, 9 MIN)

Writer: Geoff Thompson
Director: Paul Shammasian
Cast: Christopher Eccleston

An Angel On Oxford Street is a short animated film which centres around the character Saul, and his reluctant journey into Oxford Street, London where he has an unexpected life changing encounter with a rough sleeper.

Homemaker
(UK, 9 MIN)

Writer: Chase Olivarius-McAllister
Director: Ciara Kerr
Cast: Rosalie Craig, Miss Baby Sol, Lewis Goody

Renee loses herself in a controlling relationship and the abuse she suffers gets worse until she is utterly trapped.

Family Portrait of Black Earth
(Bulgaria, 11 MIN)

Writer: Ivan Popov-Zaeka, Mihail Minchev, Yordanka Beleva
Director: Ivan Popov-Zaeka
Cast: N/A

A loving husband’s quest to find a replacement breast for his cancer-stricken wife ends up in the botany books.

Return to Hairy Hill
(Canada, 17 MIN)

Writer: Daniel Gies & Emily Paige
Director: Daniel Gies
Cast: N/A

Left alone with younger siblings in Hairy Hill, Ethel must confront her end of childhood.
Monday October 28, 2024 4:15pm - 6:11pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

5:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 2: Adult Supervision Required
Monday October 28, 2024 5:00pm - 6:59pm CDT
Shorts Program 2: Adult Supervision Required
TRT 99 MIN


A Waste of Life
(Denmark, 9 MIN)

Writer: Tore Frandsen
Director: Tore Frandsen
Cast: Darren Pettie, Rose Broholm, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard

In this clever Hitchcockian thriller, Sebastian's(Darren Pettie) life takes a chilling turn when a simple slip in his hotel bathtub renders him paralyzed and mute at the bottom, and with the water steadily encroaching, he must employ every resource to escape the perilous predicament before time runs out.

JOB
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Maxwell Klaiber
Director: Maxwell Klaiber, Jordan Moran
Cast: Jeremy Sless, Jordan Villegas, Skyler Bible

A Cursed Man's Mounting Misfortune Plays Out For All To See. A modern adaptation of the Biblical story, Job is about a man who seemingly has the worst day of his life. On his way home from the job he was recently fired from, Job gets broken up with, his roommate moves out, and his dad's cancer grows worse.

Mal Culo
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Anna Salinas
Director: Anna Salinas
Cast: Anna Salinas, Rekha Shankar, Raiza Licea, Shannon Dee

As a woman gets ready for her date, a series of misfortunes befalls her butt.

Shit on Your Lip
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Elvira Ibragimova, Anna Lockhart
Director: Elvira Ibragimova
Cast: Andrew Knox, Tim Baltz, Emily Pendergast

A whistleblower in a corporate toy company scandal attempts to regain his credibility after going on live television with schmutz on his lip.

Slut in Training
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer: Missy Greenberg
Director: Missy Greenberg
Cast: Tania Ross, Jordan Carlson

As a last resort, a sexually repressed woman takes an obscure class on the art of becoming a slut.

The Hug
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer: Drew Kendell
Director: Drew Kendell
Cast: Matthew Hawksworth, St John Cowcher

Two friends experience a strange phenomenon when their goodbye method evolves from a handshake into a hug.

Two Cents & A Foot Long
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Kanin Guntzelman
Director: Kanin Guntzelman
Cast: George Russo, Saul Trujillo, Arielle Uppaluri, JR Middleton

Rodger, a depressed insomniac, arrives at Subclub, a 24-hour sandwich shop, to get his usual: a Hawaiian Dream with provolone. Before Lenny, the beaten down sandwich artist, takes Rodger’s order, he makes the grave mistake of asking his customer, “How’s it going?” This single harmless question sends Rodger into a tailspin; forcing him to assess every decision he has ever made in his life while each new topping is added to his footlong.

Vial
(USA, 21 MIN)

Writer: Caroline Iaffaldano
Director: Caroline Iaffaldano
Cast: Claudia Sulewski, Kayra Theodore, Peter Vack, Elisha Herbert

When a supermodel's appeal begins to dim, she visits a magical apothecary in hopes of revitalizing her appearance and quickly learns that beauty comes at a price.

Night Session
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Ballard C. Boyd
Director: Ballard C. Boyd
Cast: Richard Kind, Joe Miles, Christiana Lopez, David Ebert

When a burglar unexpectedly runs into a homeowner during a theft, the robbery morphs into a makeshift therapy session, with the burglar helping the homeowner process his impending divorce - all while the homeowner helps to rob his own apartment.

Monday October 28, 2024 5:00pm - 6:59pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

6:30pm CDT

Champions of the Golden Valley
Monday October 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:11pm CDT
Champions of the Golden Valley
(USA, 81 MIN)

Director: Ben Sturgulewski
Cast: Sayed Alishah Farhang, Mujtaba Hussaini, Hussain Ali Nazari

In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups build makeshift skis and convene for a thrilling mountain race that requires incredible camaraderie and resilience – lessons they must call upon when they experience the shocking collapse of their country to the Taliban.

Monday October 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:11pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:30pm CDT

Time Travel is Dangerous
Monday October 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
Time Travel is Dangerous
(UK, 100 MIN)

Writer: Chris Reading, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, Hillary Shakespeare
Director: Chris Reading
Cast: Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Fry

Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. When they stumble across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present. They don't want to change history, or rob banks, they just want to find a nice lamp… without getting sucked into the hellish time/space vortex that is the Unreason.

Monday October 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:45pm CDT

Texas Cult House
Monday October 28, 2024 6:45pm - 8:29pm CDT
Texas Cult House
(USA, 84 MIN)

Writer: Julia Barnett, Zachary Raber
Director: Julia Barnett
Cast: Adrianne Palicki, Ryan Cooper, Julius Royale, Lydia Tracy

High school friends party at the abandoned home of a former cult leader and discover a mysterious anointing oil that holds the secret to the cult’s unraveling. Austin, a gay teen, is haunted by childhood trauma, while his mother (Adrianne Palicki) seeks to redeem the sins of her past.

Monday October 28, 2024 6:45pm - 8:29pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Silent Notes
Monday October 28, 2024 7:00pm - 8:40pm CDT
Silent Notes
(USA, 80 MIN)

Writer: Toni Comas, Anna Franquesa Solano & Jason Furlani
Director: Toni Comas
Cast: Daniel Durant, Matt Riker, Theodore Bouloukos, Jason Furlani

After finding out he is going deaf, Bruce is stuck at a crossroads: he needs a surgical intervention that he can't afford. In his attempt to find a solution that will get him the money, he meets Ethan, a lonely man who needs above all someone to talk to. The unlikely pair will embark on a journey of no return, where Ethan can't stop talking to Bruce, who is unable to hear.

Monday October 28, 2024 7:00pm - 8:40pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:45pm CDT

Party People
Monday October 28, 2024 7:45pm - 9:28pm CDT
Party People
(USA, 83 MIN)

Writer: Lindsey Robertson
Director: Joey LePage
Cast: Matthew Daddario, Elisha Henig, George Basil, Samuel Davis, Shonagh Smith, Gustavo Gomez, Missy Malek, Luxy Banner, Dale Watson, Conrad Vernon

One night. One party. 15 people just trying to get there.

Monday October 28, 2024 7:45pm - 9:28pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

9:00pm CDT

To Kill A Wolf
Monday October 28, 2024 9:00pm - 10:51pm CDT
To Kill A Wolf
(USA, 91 MIN)

Writer/Director: Kelsey Taylor
Cast: Maddison Brown, Ivan Martin, Michael Esper, Katilin Doubleday

When a social pariah discovers a teenage girl alone in the Oregon forest, he does his best to help her find a way home. This film is a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood as a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption.

Monday October 28, 2024 9:00pm - 10:51pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

9:10pm CDT

In Vitro
Monday October 28, 2024 9:10pm - 10:58pm CDT
In Vitro
(Australia, 88 MIN)

Writer: Tom McKeith, Talia Zucker, Will Howarth
Director: Tom McKeith, Will Howarth
Cast: Talia Zucker, Will Howarth, Ashley Zukerman

On a remote cattle farm some years in the future, a woman discovers the unsettling consequences of her husband's animal breeding methods.

Monday October 28, 2024 9:10pm - 10:58pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:15pm CDT

*smiles and kisses you*
Monday October 28, 2024 9:15pm - 11:02pm CDT
*smiles and kisses you*
(USA, 87 MIN)

Director: Bryan Carberry

A lonely sci-fi geek combines a chatbot with a sex doll to create a virtual lover, whose advice and companionship soon turn his stagnant life around. But when he fashions her to resemble his first love - who was tragically murdered - his family stars to worry...

Monday October 28, 2024 9:15pm - 11:02pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give
Monday October 28, 2024 9:30pm - 11:34pm CDT
Shorts Program 6: You Get What You Give
TRT 104 MIN


Concept High
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer: Amos Posner
Director: Amos Posner
Cast: Carrie Keating, Lee Hubilla, Josue Ledesma, Marianne Hardart

A high school principal and school superintendent enter an English classroom to get to the bottom of a suspicious academic performance, only to find more duplicitous characters than they bargained for.

Fortune
(USA, 28 MIN)

Writer: Matthew Perkins, Corey Cott
Director: Matthew Perkins
Cast: Corey Cott, Chris Henry Coffey

In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.

Maggie's Not Okay
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Mouzam Makkar
Director: Vance Smith
Cast: Mouzam Makkar, Behzad Dabu, Clare Cooney, Paloma Nozicka

Maggie, a chronic people pleaser, is always getting pushed around. But when she tries to return a lost cat to his owner, Maggie is finally pushed too far and decides to push back… in a most unexpected way.

Sick Day
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Hughes Ransom
Director: Hughes Ransom
Cast: Amita Rao, James Adomian, Samiya Kahn, Malcolm Barrant

Sick Day follows Elara, a mid-20s assistant, as she enacts the perfect plan to get sent home sick in time to catch her Mom's musical. The only thing standing in the way is her textbook manchild of a boss, Billy King, the company president who holds her fate tightly in his grubby paws. Oh, and there's also this looming locust outbreak threatening to derail everything. Not really sure what's going on with it though? Anyway, Elara uses every tool at her disposal to convince Billy she is sick, taking increasingly desperate measures. But Billy ignores her and the locusts arrive, causing the office to shut down and leaving Elara with an important choice.

Vial
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Alexandre Jerard Davis, Robert Capron, David Holmes
Director: Alexandre Jerard Davis
Cast: Joel Austin, Grayson Eddey, Susan Varon, Gabriel Michael

A relapsed parolee has two options: find clean urine or lose custody of his son and be sent back to prison.

Isme
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Leonardo Aguirre
Director: Leonardo Aguirre
Cast: Nia Jimenez, Yadira de la Riva, Alexandra Acosta

When Isme steals a necklace from a woman on her deathbed, she develops an obsession that leads her down a spiritually perilous path.

When Big People Lie
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz, Pablo Cervera Gutierrez
Director: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Cast: Kaden Quinn, Sasha Merci, Faruk Amireh, Diane Sargent

The riptide of adult choices drags young Elvis and his mother out to sea.

Monday October 28, 2024 9:30pm - 11:34pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 
Tuesday, October 29
 

12:30pm CDT

Life's A Bitch
Tuesday October 29, 2024 12:30pm - 2:01pm CDT
Life's A Bitch
(Belgium, 91 MIN)

Writer/Director: Xavier Seron
Cast: Jean-Jacques Rausin, Mara Taquin, Arieh Worthalter, Louise Manteau

Man is a Dog to man. LIFE'S A BITCH: three dog stories exploring the complexities of human relationships, exposing the hurdles of love and loneliness.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 12:30pm - 2:01pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:00pm CDT

Santosh
Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:00pm - 3:08pm CDT
Santosh
(India, 128 MIN)

Writer: Sandhya Suri
Director: Sandhya Suri
Cast: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar

Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma, a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her, but her own place within it.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:00pm - 3:08pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:15pm CDT

A Real Pain
Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
A Real Pain
(USA, 90 MIN)

Writer: Jesse Eisenberg
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin

A REAL PAIN follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:10pm CDT

Crossword
Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:10pm - 5:07pm CDT
Crossword
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: Kyle Anderson, Michael Vlamis
Director: Michael Vlamis
Cast: Aurora Perrineau, Michael Vlamis, Harvey Guillén, Nick Thune

Following the death of their daughter, Tessa focuses on her acclaimed children's book series, "Lily Learns" while her husband, James, attempts to find solace in the daily crossword, but quickly unravels as it takes on a mind of its own.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:10pm - 5:07pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:30pm CDT

Shaman
Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:30pm - 5:24pm CDT
Shaman
(Ecuador, 94 MIN)

Writer: Daniel Negret
Director: Antonio Negret
Cast: Sara Canning, Daniel Gillies, Jett Klyne, Humberto Morales

A Missionary converting an Indigenous Community in a remote Ecuadorian volcano must come to terms with her own Faith when her son is possessed by dark forces older than her own religion.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:30pm - 5:24pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:45pm CDT

Shorts Program 1: Thicker Than Blood
Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:45pm - 5:46pm CDT
Shorts Program 1: Thicker Than Blood
TRT 94


A Better Place
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer/Director: Shih-Chun Hsiao
Cast: Sam Song Li, Jen Kuo Sung, Lydia Look

After knowing an oil company offering handsome money for his family farm, Henry comes home to convince his immigrant, aging parents to sell the home for good. Although the price is substantial, his father rejects the offer. But the next morning, Henry finds the deal has been signed. his parents only want to leave something for his son – a better future.

Delicious
(USA, 7 MIN)

Writer/Director: Julian Alvarez
Cast: Frank Rodriguez, Joel DeCandio

Egos and tastebuds clash when a father/son chef duo fail to remember a family recipe.

Dirty Towel
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Callie Carpinteri, Emma Parks
Director: Callie Carpinteri
Cast: Emma Parks, Laura Coover, Ben Kriege, Laurel Nail

A teenage girl grapples with feelings of shame and guilt after her first sexual experience, leading to a thoughtful exploration of generational shame, societal expectations, and self-worth.

Maps
(Taiwan, 15 MIN)

Writer/Director: Georgia Fu
Cast: Christine Liao, Harley Haibin Li, Josie Hung

Maps charts the tumultuous relationship between a working mother and her daughter throughout the years, examining the sacrifices parents make and the difficulties their children face, as we feel the fleeting quality of life.

Oh Christmas Tree
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: Mark Duplass
Director: Katie Aselton
Cast: Mark Duplass, Ora Duplass

16 year-old Claire and her father Ben try to recreate a few of their favorite Christmas traditions.

Punter
(South Africa, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Jason Adam Maselle
Cast: Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch, Nyaniso Dzedze, Craig Jackson

Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.

The Son Who Can't Play Trumpet
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer/Director: Isaac Garza
Cast: David Barrera, David Vidal Trevino

At his 65th birthday party, a Latino father pressures his grown son to play the trumpet for his guests.

Just Kids
(USA, 6 MIN)
Writer: Andrew Chan Gladstone, Jackie Bao
Director: Jackie Bao
Cast: Hideyoshi Akai, Aaron Chao, Akihiro Kitamura

Ben, an ambitious Asian-American man shaped by his father's immigrant experience, is visited by his inner child on his way to the top. Through an unlikely elevator ride, he experiences his childhood dreams, meets a vulnerable father, and finds a renewed sense of self.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 3:45pm - 5:46pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

4:00pm CDT

Operation Taco Gary's
Tuesday October 29, 2024 4:00pm - 5:48pm CDT
Operation Taco Gary's
(USA, 88 MIN)

Writer/Director: Michael Kvamme
Cast: Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Jason Biggs, Brenda Song, Arturo Castro, Tony Cavalero, Doug Jones

An off-the-grid conspiracy theorist takes his estranged brother on a road trip with a secret agenda.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 4:00pm - 5:48pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:15pm CDT

Desert Angel
Tuesday October 29, 2024 4:15pm - 6:02pm CDT
Desert Angel
(USA, 87 MIN)

Director: Vincent DeLuca

An aging trailblazer of migrant search and rescue risks everything to find a mother’s missing son before the border wastelands claim the young man forever.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 4:15pm - 6:02pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

5:50pm CDT

The Beldham
Tuesday October 29, 2024 5:50pm - 7:35pm CDT
The Beldham
(USA, 85 MIN)

Writer/Director: Angela Gulner
Cast: Patricia Heaton, Katie Parker, Emma Fitzpatrick, Corbin Bernsen

A struggling new mother fights a generations-old presence lurking within her family home, threatening her safety, her sanity, and the life of her infant child.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 5:50pm - 7:35pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:05pm CDT

Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1
Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:05pm - 7:59pm CDT
Shorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series 1
TRT 95 MIN


Girls Aren't Funny
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer: Jasia Ka, Amamah Sardar
Director: Jasia Ka
Cast: Amamah Sardar, Zubi Ahmed, Sadhana Singhal, Caleb Eberhardt

Created and directed by Jasia Ka, GIRLS AREN’T FUNNY is a ground-breaking drama-comedy series that interweaves the hilarious, powerful stories of three incredible young women and non-binary comedians in NYC as they take on the male-dominated comedy industry. The series is based on real experiences and features an all star cast of real-life comedians. The pilot episode introduces Amamah as she attempts to balance her blossoming comedy career and her conservative Muslim Pakistani family’s expectations back at home.

I Need Your Love
(USA, 28 MIN)

Writer: Walker Kalan
Director: Camille Trust, Walker Kalan
Cast: Camille Trust, Inès Nassara, Athan Chekas, Ben Becher

I Need Your Love is a bittersweet comedy about pop singer Camille Trust’s struggle to make a name for herself in New York’s cutthroat music scene—from sleazy producers and vengeful Swifties to heartbreak and self-sabotage. It’s raw. It’s messy. And most of it actually happened.

Sasha Counters!
(Russia, 28 MIN)

Writer: Anna Zaytseva, Daria Maslovskaya
Director: Anna Zaytseva
Cast: Anna Potebnya, Alikhan Nurzhauov, Azamat Nigmanov, Nastasya Kerbengen

Teenagers, boxer Sasha from Moscow and Kazakh rapper Mamazhan, involuntarily become step siblings and do everything to get rid of each other.

This film can be seen inShorts Program 14: Produced Digital Series

Stories from my Gay Grandparents
(Canada, 8 MIN)

Writer: Perrie Voss, Scott Farley
Director: J Stevens
Cast: James Kall, Jane Moffat, Perrie Voss, Scott Farley

After a near-death experience lights a flame within Grandma and Grandpa, they decide to grab life by the boas and tell the world their deepest secret: They're both gay. Having lived under the guise of a straight relationship for decades, these two life-long best friends have been each other’s beards for 50 years. And hunny, these beards are giving us Abraham Lincoln chin-curtain realness. But now they’re coming out of the closet, ditching their small-town hetero life, and going after their big gay dreams. First stop, the big city, to learn “how to be gay” from the best gay people they know: their grandchildren! It’s a big gay family after all (there must be something in the water.) Mason and Rebecca-Michelle help their grandparents maneuver the queer dating scene, dating apps, queer fashion, and even a gay dodgeball league. It’s a late-in-life coming-out story about family, marriage, friendship, acceptance and empowering one another to love authentically, no matter what age you are.

Playground
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer: Kendra Alesha McGee
Director: Kendra Alesha McGee
Cast: Kelcie Russell, Adora Morris, Sebastian Vasquez, Cole McHugh

Playground is a Web Series that tells the story of Alisha, a rambunctious fifth grader, who must navigate the trials and tribulations of recess insanity through challenges of strength, wit, Nerf war, and boxing.
Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:05pm - 7:59pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:30pm CDT

Green and Gold
Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
Green and Gold
(USA, 100 MIN)

Writer: Anders Lindwall, Michael Graf, Melissa Garcia
Director: Anders Lindwall
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Brandon Sklenar, M Emmet Walsh, Madison Lawlor

As small family farms disappear across America, a fourth-generation dairy farmer and his granddaughter fight to preserve their way of life. Facing foreclosure, they wager everything on their beloved Green Bay Packers in a hail-mary effort to save their little chunk of dirt.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

6:40pm CDT

Adjunct
Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:40pm - 8:22pm CDT
Adjunct
(USA, 82 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ron Najor
Cast: Ron Najor, Kristin Erickson, Ross Turner, Nikohl Boosheri

A writer turned adjunct professor at a local college must accept that he is expendable to the system and figure out his next move.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:40pm - 8:22pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:45pm CDT

Artifact War
Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:45pm - 8:36pm CDT
Artifact War
(USA, 91 MIN)

Director: Evan Carpenter & Jacob Schwarz
Cast: Amr Al Azm, Katie Paul

A team of archaeologists-turned-spies brave Syria’s civil war and infiltrate the ranks of ISIS to uncover the greatest art theft since WW2 and unravel a conspiracy that implicates Western museums and one of the world’s most powerful companies.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 6:45pm - 8:36pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

8:20pm CDT

Shorts Program 3: The Looking Glass
Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:20pm - 10:21pm CDT
Shorts Program 3: The Looking Glass
TRT 96 MIN


Children's Books
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer/Director: Nino Mancuso
Cast: Guerrin Gardner, Chris Candy, Robert Peters

After successful children's book author Gina Ammerman (Guerrin Gardner) has a falling out with her illustrator, Axel (Chris Candy), their literary agent (Robert Peters) convinces her to give his ideas a chance. But when she discovers a secret lurking in plain sight, Gina realizes she may have bigger worries than simply ending their collaboration...

Mermaid, Bitch
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Victoria Negri, Alexi Pappas
Director: Victoria Negri
Cast: Alexi Pappas, Ruby McCollister

Lily and Ruby are inseparable pals, best buds since childhood, practically sisters. And now they're adults, technically, still living their best lives and pursuing their dreams -- forming a rock band to entertain people, making the world a better place, and living in the moment. Tensions have crept in between them as the band is in a rough patch, and maybe, just maybe, they're growing apart. After a wild night of Tarot and a bad set, Lily wakes up transformed into a mermaid. Like, an actual mermaid. Will their already rocky friendship survive?

The Runt
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Christy Stratton
Cast: Luna Martin, Olive Epstein, Oliver Hamilton, Johnny Mann

In a coming-of-age story set in 1979, a tween girl must couple skate with a boy to keep from being chosen as the 7th grade “runt" -- a fate which would ruin her life forever.


Zari
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer/Director: Shruti Parekh
Cast: Aesha Soni, Kamal Batra, Richa Kalra, Kundan Kumar

American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

Magdalena Te Amo
(US, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Andrea Calao
Cast: Andrea Calao, Simón Elías, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Alejandra Ceballos

A Colombian student stripping her way through college in NYC debates telling her Prince Charming boyfriend what she actually does for a living. Would him and his family approve? Can her truth even remain a secret?


The Cockroach
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer/Director: Mary Pat Bentel
Cast: Melissa Johns, Sophia Paras, Dave Coleman, Rose Abdoo

After a body-altering accident, a woman must find a way forward in her new reality.

Upholstergeist
(UK, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Michael Patrick Clarkson
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Harrie Hayes, Adam Nagaitis, Aaron Pierre

When a furniture repairer on a restoration television show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.

Primogeniture
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer/Director: Savanna Nicole Menzel
Cast: Kendahl Cooper, Suzanne Savoy, Avery Smithhart

A town must follow a strict curfew imposed by a red mark and a mysterious force. When Claudia's little brother is marked, her whole family must suffer the consequences.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:20pm - 10:21pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

8:45pm CDT

The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:45pm - 10:31pm CDT
The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia
(USA, 86 MIN)

Writer: Chris Beier, Daniel Wolfman
Director: Chris Beier
Cast: Jo Schaeffer, Sam Stinson, Holt Boggs, Adriana Ducassi

A washed-up YouTube star blackmails an old rival in an attempt to reclaim her fame. But when things go awry, she finds herself ensnared by a drug trafficking ring. As Cecilia spirals out of control, she's forced to confront her true place in society.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 8:45pm - 10:31pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:00pm CDT

Tummy Monster
Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:00pm - 10:48pm CDT
Tummy Monster
(UK, 88 MIN)

Writer: Ciaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald & Orlando Norman
Director: Ciaran Lyons
Cast: Lorn Macdonald, Orlando Norman, Michael Akinsulire

When a narcissistic tattoo artist tries to get a selfie with a world-famous client, his refusal to take no for an answer embroils him in a nightmarish battle of wills that threatens to destroy his business, his personal life, and his sanity.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:00pm - 10:48pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

9:20pm CDT

Sisters
Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:20pm - 11:08pm CDT
Sisters
(USA, 88 MIN)

Writer/Director: Susie Yankou
Cast: Susie Yankou, Sarah Khasrovi, Kausar Mohammed, Anna Garcia

Shithead best friends Lou and Esther share everything— raunchy inside jokes, flailing careers, and a mutual wish to have grown up with a sister. But when Lou finds out she has a very real, very chic long-lost half sister, her and Esther’s co-dependent bliss is rudely interrupted.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:20pm - 11:08pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:20pm CDT

La Gloria
Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:20pm - 11:19pm CDT
La Gloria
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: J. T. Walker, Christpher Young
Director: J. T. Walker
Cast: David Morse, Jaklyn Bejarano, Bill Heck

An embittered Texas border rancher mistakenly shoots a young migrant woman as she crosses his property and must decide whether to help her, risking discovery by his estranged son, a Border Patrol Agent.

Tuesday October 29, 2024 9:20pm - 11:19pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
 
Wednesday, October 30
 

12:30pm CDT

The Kingdom
Wednesday October 30, 2024 12:30pm - 2:38pm CDT
The Kingdom
(Corsica, 108 MIN)

Writer: Julien Colonna, Jeanne Herry
Director: Julien Colonna
Cast: Ghjuvanna Benedetti, Saveriu Santucci, Anthony Morganti, Andrea Cossu, Frédéric Poggi, Régis Gomez, and Eric Ettori

Corsica, 1995. It’s Lesia’s first summer as a teenager. One day a man bursts into her life and takes her to an isolated villa where she finds her father, in hiding, surrounded by his clan. An underworld war erupts. The noose is tightening around them. Death strikes. Forced to go on the run, father and daughter will learn to face one another, to understand and love each other…

Wednesday October 30, 2024 12:30pm - 2:38pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 11: Documentary Shorts 1
Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:00pm - 2:58pm CDT
Shorts Program 11: Documentary Shorts 1
TRT 98 MIN


Dancing Warrior
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Peter Goetz, Rachel McDonald
Cast: N/A

For the Lakota youth, living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation can be a struggle. But many find hope and purpose in the traditional sport of horse racing known as “Indian Relay.” Witness the coming-of-age story of Lakota teens, as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition.

God Make Me an Artist
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Benjamin Smith
Cast: Benjamin Watts, Lori Watts

God Make an Artist is a short documentary which chronicles the life and work of sculptor and Mississippi native, Benjamin Barnes Watts. The film, 3 years in production, follows Watts through every stage during the creation of an original commissioned statue for the national headquarters of Kappa Sigma in Charlottesville Virginia. The piece also serves to document Ben’s journey from childhood, his faith, and the highs and lows of his career. God Make Me an Artist is an intimate portrait of a celebrated sculptor and the spirit that drives him.

Ripple
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Michael McCourt, Jay Zaretsky, Rae Ripple
Director: Michael McCourt
Cast: Rae Ripple, Chloe Ashcraft, Kash Ripple

When you meet Rae Ripple you can immediately feel her spark. A survivor of abuse and a byproduct of a toxic childhood, we connect with Rae as she reflects on the landmarks of her life and how she turned her struggles into an art form. Her unique craft has now evolved into salvaging neglected old cars and transforming them into amazing artifacts designed to endure.

TR(ol)L
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Yourgo Artsitas
Director: Yourgo Artsitas
Cast: N/A

In 1999, a chain letter began to matriculate around online message boards. The goal? Get New Kids On The Block’s 1989 music video “Hangin’ Tough” on Total Request Live. Why? Cuz it wud b funny lmao.

Pet Store
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Joanna Rothkopf
Cast: Larry Wallach

Larry Wallach insists that exotic pet ownership is safe and ethical, and anyone who disagrees should visit his petting zoo next to a freeway on Long Island to see for themselves.

In Borrowed Time
(USA, 6 MIN)

Writer: Martín Blanco
Director: Martín Blanco
Cast: Niurka Meléndez

Awaiting the decision on her eight-year-old asylum case, a Venezuelan woman reflects on her journey to New York City and nurtures the migrant-support organization she founded while in limbo.

The Believers
(USA, 20 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Evan Newman
Cast: N/A

Disciples of an ancient tattoo believed to offer supernatural powers gather for a sacred day, where forces known and unknown erupt.
Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:00pm - 2:58pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

1:00pm CDT

Audrey's Children
Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm CDT
Audrey's Children
(USA, 110 MIN)

Writer: Julia Fisher Farbman
Director: Ami Canaan Mann
Cast: Natalie Dormer, Jimmi Simpson, Clancy Brown, Brandon Micheal Hall

Philadelphia. 1969. British physician, Dr. Audrey Evans, is newly recruited to a world-renowned children’s hospital and battles sexism, medical conventions, and the subterfuge of her peers to develop revolutionary treatments, purchase the first Ronald McDonald House for families of patients and, ultimately, impact the lives of millions of children around the world. Based on a true story.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:15pm CDT

The Stones Are Speaking
Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:15pm - 3:25pm CDT
The Stones Are Speaking
(USA, 110 MIN)

Writer/Director: Olive Talley
Cast: Mike Collins, Karen Collins, Doris Lindsey, Howard Lindsey

The Stones Are Speaking tells the inspiring story of how archaeologist Mike Collins, at great risk and personal sacrifice, saved 30 acres of looted land deep in the heart of Texas and revealed this spot as one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Americas.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:15pm - 3:25pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

1:30pm CDT

The Prison Show
Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:30pm - 2:47pm CDT
The Prison Show
(USA/France, 57 MIN)

Director: Gabriella Kessler

In Houston, Texas, a local radio airs a weekly show catered to prisoners and the families they’ve left behind. For over 40 years The Prison Show has unveiled the tentacular reach of the United States’ penal system, whose grip goes far beyond prisons, and from which it is impossible to escape.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 1:30pm - 2:47pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

3:00pm CDT

Young King
Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:00pm - 4:53pm CDT
Young King
(USA, 93 MIN)

Writer/Director: Bryant T. Griffin
Cast: Vincent Washington, Tarra Riggs, Kirby Griffin, Vaughn Wilkinson

As Diondre Howell re-adjusts to civilian life and struggles to cope with the scars of the Iraq war, he increasingly becomes a threat to those he cares about the most - his family.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:00pm - 4:53pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

3:30pm CDT

Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:30pm - 5:30pm CDT
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
(Norway, 100 MIN)

Writer: Lars Kristian Andersen
Director: Håvard Bustnes
Cast: Lars K. Andersen, Pius LaCroix-Garcia, Helge Ingstad, Robert Geronimo

A Danish writer embarks on a quest to locate a disappeared Apache tribe in Mexico but becomes entangled in ethical dilemmas, wrestling with the moral complexities of pursuing a tribe that ardently seeks obscurity.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:30pm - 5:30pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

3:50pm CDT

Shorts Program 7: Anatomy of Love
Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:50pm - 5:46pm CDT
Shorts Program 7: Anatomy of Love
TRT 91 MIN


Egg Timer
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer: Claire Rothrock, Ryann Weir
Director: Annie Tippe
Cast: Zoë Winters, Babak Tafti, Nicole Spiezio

Egg Timer follows Daphne and Reza on a walk through Brooklyn's Prospect Park as they reckon with all of their fears and fantasies about parenting, which come to life around them.

Hot Sheet Motel
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Alexandria Lane
Director: Alexandria Lane
Cast: Ned Van Zandt, Ed Hattaway, Jon Cook

Two semi-truck driving cowboys cross truck routes in the night; leading to a fated meeting at a local honky tonk.

How to Break Up
(UK, 15 MIN)

Writer: Adam Grant
Director: Adam Grant
Cast: Maddie Rice, Harry Michell, Kirsty Mann, Laurie Stevens

A couple at the end of their tether plan the most spectacular public break-up of all time.

I Could Dom
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer: Madison Hatfield
Director: Madison Hatfield
Cast: Madison Hatfield, Derek Evans, Hannah Alline, Adetinpo Thomas

A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom.

Special Delivery
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Emily Everhard
Director: Emily Everhard
Cast: Kate Owens, Rob Kellogg, Jess Potak

A foley artist for pornography falls in love with a porn star during an ADR session.

The Move
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Eric Kissack
Director: Eric Kissack
Cast: Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan

A couple moves in together and discovers something that makes them question their new apartment, their relationship and the universe.

The Sacrifice
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Ryan Barger
Director: Christopher Werner
Cast: Josh Radnor, Aya Cash

Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Aya Cash (The Boys) star as a suburban couple whose marriage is tested when a husband’s attempt to plan a BBQ at their home reveals ulterior motives.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 3:50pm - 5:46pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1
Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:00pm - 5:54pm CDT
Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1
TRT 94 MIN


Four Influencers & a Funeral
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer: Daved Wilkins
Director: Kelly Frye
Cast: Eugene Byrd, Katie Folger, Clayton Farris, Carly Christopher, Brittaney Ortiz, Britain Spellings, Hollis L. Edwards III, Daved Wilkins, Eloise Carter Walne, Anna O'Brien, Becca Seferian, Nick Campbell

When four famous influencers attend the funeral of one of their own the focus is all on who will take over the brand deals left behind. As they shuffle for who will take the top spot, their greed begins to tear them apart creating irreparable rifts in this tight knit community. The future of social media hangs in the balance until the heart of the group is restored when a familiar new member joins their ranks.

Patsy
(USA, 18 MIN)

Writer: Yola Jean Lu
Director: John Valley
Cast: Yola Jean Lu, Zack Scott, Kelsey Pribilski, Brian Villalobos

Recently divorced Asian American standup comedian, 'Patsy' has hit rock bottom. She draws from her life to get laughs on stage, but flashbacks reveal gut wrenching loss and love.

Taco Baby
(USA, 5 MIN)

Writer: Jacob William Daniels, Lizbeth Joanne Daniels
Director: Jacob William Daniels
Cast: Caleb Davis, E'an Verdugo, Melissa Chick, Sarah McDonald

Driven to madness by his pregnant wife's behavior, a man must confront the nature of her cravings and what it could mean for their soon to be born child.

There's A Klansman in the Trunk!
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer/Director: Xavier Ingram
Cast: Andrew John, Bryan Headrick, Kyla Simmons, Donovan Spann, Jacob Eaker

After a young Black man miraculously survives an attempted lynching by a wannabe Klansman, he is presented with the biggest decision of his life: get revenge or show mercy.

Swimming with Butterflies
(USA, 8 MIN)

Director: Karl Stelter
Cast: Lizzi Smith, Ian Crocker, Mark Rogers

After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic Games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares an intimate story of how changing her self-perception didn’t just bring her back to the pool: it’s bringing hope to the next generation.

I Am Ready, Warden
(USA, 37 MIN)

Director: Smriti Mundhra

Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra for MTV Documentary Films. In the days leading up to his execution, Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez seeks redemption from his victim’s son.




Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:00pm - 5:54pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

4:05pm CDT

The Perfect Club
Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:05pm - 6:07pm CDT
The Perfect Club
(Mexico, 102 MIN)

Writer/Director: Ricardo Castro
Cast: Rodrigo Munguía, Gabriel Fritsch, Andrea Tova, Daniela Martínez

A fight between Mirko and Diego, the most incompatible students in high school, sparks a legendary friendship that results in the creation of an exam-stealing club, made up of the most eccentric characters in the class.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 4:05pm - 6:07pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

5:45pm CDT

The Fetch
Wednesday October 30, 2024 5:45pm - 7:48pm CDT
The Fetch
(USA, 103 MIN)

Writer: J.C. Doler, Paul Petersen
Director: J.C. Doler
Cast: Robert Longstreet, Aleksa Palladino, Logan Donovan, Shannon Cochran

Following the death of his only son, a grieving father is haunted by a terrifying demon known in Irish folklore as the Fetch.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 5:45pm - 7:48pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:00pm CDT

Color Book
Wednesday October 30, 2024 6:00pm - 8:05pm CDT
Color Book
(USA, 105 MIN)

Writer/Director: David Fortune
Cast: Will Catlett, Jeremiah Daniels, Brandee Evans, Terri J. Vaughn

Following his wife's recent passing, single father Lucky finds himself navigating the challenges of raising his son Mason, who has Down syndrome. Seeking solace, Lucky and Mason embark on a journey across Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game together.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 6:00pm - 8:05pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

6:25pm CDT

Shorts Program 16: Family Shorts
Wednesday October 30, 2024 6:25pm - 8:11pm CDT
Shorts Program 16: Family Shorts
TRT 96 MIN


Bird Drone
(Australia, 8 MIN)

Writer: Clare Toonen
Director: Radheya Jang Jegatheva
Cast:

A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life.

Bottle George
(Japan, 13 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi
Cast: Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Nodoka Kumeda, Hajime Takagi

George, a strange caterpillar-like creature stuck in the bottle of alcohol, meets a girl and her cat. 13 minute stop motion animated short film about darkness of addiction and strength of family.

Cammy & Mike
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Adim Community
Director: Rob McElhenney
Cast:

The robotic duo, Cammy and Mike, are sent to Earth to document life for their home planet but discover that Earth’s complexity far exceeds their expectations.

CIAO PESAKO
(Spain, 6 MIN)

Writer: Andrea García García, Guillermo González Fidalgo
Director: Andrea García García, Guillermo González Fidalgo
Cast:

What does a pink cat do in a remote island? Well, starve to death, get stalked by creatures from the depths of the ocean and ride a boat five meters above the water, of course! And best of all: He does not even know he is not alone!

Fiego and the Magic Fish
(Belgium, 12 MIN)

Writer: N/A
Director: Joe Murray
Cast:

A happily married Italian fisherman named Fiego catches a magic fish and makes wishes to give his wife the good life.

Nate & John
(USA, 7 MIN)

Writer: David Bickel, Michael Bickel
Director: Jumai Yusuf
Cast: N/A

A barber and his client form an unlikely bond that develops over their lifetimes.

The Splint
(Islamic Republic of Iran, 5 MIN)

Writer: Mehdi Sedighi
Director: Mehdi Sedighi
Cast: N/A

A robotic truck driver, on a dirt road, is replacing old wooden power poles with new concrete ones when he hits two birds.

Bomb Potato
(USA, 10 MIN)

Writer: Roman Andrew Christaldi
Director: Roman Andrew Christaldi
Cast: Patrick Logan, Joseph Meisner, Jann Van Dyke, Logan Christaldi

When a grandmother dies due to her fatal potato allergy, her grandson extracts starchy vengeance upon the chef who cooked her meal. Once all odds are defied, there's only one thing left to do...bomb potato.

Jesus Thief
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Kyle Thomas Wyborski
Director: Kyle Thomas Wyborski
Cast: Wyatt Minnick, Noah Jasso, Naia Henderson, Donna Wright

A young boy at a strict Catholic school must reexamine his perceptions of right and wrong when he is blackmailed into stealing the Baby Jesus from the class nativity scene.

Just Kids
(UK, 8 MIN)

Writer: Alessandro Riconda
Director: Alessandro Riconda
Cast: Thana Ogunlade, Christine Gomes, Montserrat Lombard, Cameron Bell

Nine-year-old Alisha is tired of being the only girl on the rugby pitch, but after clashing with yet another boy unwilling to lose to her, she realises how important it is for her to keep playing.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 6:25pm - 8:11pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 15: Produced Digital Series 2
Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:00pm - 8:45pm CDT
Shorts Program 15: Produced Digital Series
TRT 85 MIN


Barden and Sarah Start a Pandemic
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Tyler Peterson
Director: Tyler Peterson
Cast: Natasha Behnam, Nick Pugliese, K.T. Vogt, Lauren Elyse Buckley

Missing the tranquility of lockdown, Barden and Sarah try to start a second pandemic so they can stop working and go home.

Long Head
(Australia, 9 MIN)

Writer: Millie Holten
Director: Millie Holten, Annabelle Ots
Cast: Sam Campbell, Kate Dehnert, Tom Walker & Millie Holten

A show about Long Head, a dark buffoon, and the unwitting characters in his orbit.

The Big Oil Alliance
(Canada, 5 MIN)

Writer: Jeanie Calleja, Robin McCulloch, Gord Rand, Liisa Repo-Martell, Rick Roberts, Megan Flynn
Director: Lisa Robertson
Cast: Sarah McVie, Anand Rajaram, Rick Roberts, Elizabeth Saunders

As the world burns, five delusional oil execs - one a literal vampire - launch a sham eco rebrand to save their shattered reps and supersized profits.

And Cut!
(India, 30 MIN)

Writer: Arjun Chatterjee
Director: Arjun Chatterjee
Cast: Nitya Mathur, Akash Arora, Aakash Ahuja, Riddhi Kumar, Girish Sharma

A tiny film production house in Mumbai navigates everyday challenges while struggling under the leadership of an excitable, eccentric director and a sharp-tongued, openly queer producer. All, while being filmed by a documentary crew.

SCAMMERS
(Kazakhstan, 27 MIN)

Writer: Rustem Omarov, Ilkhan Iskhakbayev
Director: Olzhas Nurbay
Cast: Rustem Omarov, Olzhas Nurbay

Damir, the experienced con artist, walks us through the most common modern scams, while unscrupulously scamming vast amounts of money from unsuspecting people.
Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:00pm - 8:45pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:00pm CDT

Shorts Program 10: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 2
Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:00pm - 9:07pm CDT
Shorts Program 10: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 2
TRT 107 MIN


Do Not Disturb
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer/Director: Hugo Ortiz Clemens
Cast: Yadira Pascault Orozco, Max Isaacson, Ciro Saravia

Two C-List actors from different backgrounds attempt to film a sex tape in order to launch their careers in Hollywood.

How to Disappear
(USA, 24 MIN)

Writer/Director: Anthon Chase Johnson
Cast: Annie Pasmann, Jorji Diaz Fadel, Rib Hillis

In this modern-day imagining of “Little Red Riding Hood”, Ava runs away from a tough home environment and heads to grandmother’s house, along the way she meets a new friend who seems to be exactly what she needs.

Making of a Classic
(USA, 11 MIN)

Writer: AJ Edwards
Director: Stephen Robinson
Cast: Erica Ash, Marcus Henderson

In 1941 with the mounting challenges of the segregated south, filmmaker Spencer Williams fights to make a film that could usher in black representation on the silver screen.

Movie Night
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Mitch Collier, Karen Collier
Director: Mitch Collier
Cast: Kirstie Renae, Mitch Collier, Noah Anderson

Brett and Katie's movie night is interrupted by an unexpected guest.

You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! 
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer/Director: Lee Eddy
Cast: Lee Eddy

When her only son’s birthday party is ruined by a runaway pony, a stressed mother must deal with the comically chaotic aftermath.

TESSA
(USA, 16 MIN)

Writer/Director: Megan Dahl
Cast: Tessa Brown, Meagan Brown, Chase Brown

Tessa is a 7-year-old girl born with limb differences, adopted as an infant from an orphanage in Ethiopia. Tessa wants to swim. With practice, perseverance, and passion, Tessa competes in her first swim meet.

The Last Book Buy
(USA, 13 MIN)

Director: Erik Mauck
Cast: Robert Alvarez, Ruben Cortez, Martin Vega

The Half Price Books on Broadway in San Antonio was a neighborhood gem, buying and selling books for years in the same location. This year, the store closed down for good and had it's last day of buying books from customers. Through the experiences of three long-time employees, we get a chance to take one last look at the iconic establishment.

Legacy in the Making: Me & the Bees
(USA, 7 MIN)

Director: Dominic Gill
Cast: Mikaila Ulmer

When two bee stings sparked a young girl's mission to save the bees, her lemonade stand grew into a purpose-driven beverage brand that partners with organizations to protect pollinators and inspires future changemakers.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:00pm - 9:07pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

8:30pm CDT

Deaf Santa Claus
Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:30pm - 10:39pm CDT
Deaf Santa Claus
(USA, 109 MIN)

Director: Ben Shelton and Anthony Mowl
Cast: Charles William Graves, Kari Graves, Kalei Graves

With an uncanny resemblance to the icon himself, Charles Graves chases his dream of becoming a professional Deaf Santa Claus.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:30pm - 10:39pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

8:45pm CDT

Encore #1
Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:45pm - 10:24pm CDT
Missed the movie spectacle of the this year's Festival? Make your worries go away and be prepared to catch an encore screening of one of AFF's sold out shows. Check back 3 days before to see what's coming back.
Wednesday October 30, 2024 8:45pm - 10:24pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

9:00pm CDT

Lady Parts
Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:00pm - 11:01pm CDT
Lady Parts
(USA, 101 MIN)

Writer: Bonnie Gross
Director: Nancy Boyd
Cast: Valentina Tammaro, Amy Lyndon, Peter Larney, Lars Midthun

Lady Parts is a dramedy feature film where a young woman's sex life becomes a family affair when she has to undergo a vulvar vestibulectomy. Her loving, but overbearing parents help her through recovery (despite her cringing) and learn that saying "vagina" loud and proud is the first step to advocating for herself in all aspects of her life.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:00pm - 11:01pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

9:30pm CDT

American Spirit
Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:30pm - 11:38pm CDT
American Spirit
(USA, 108 MIN)

Writer/Director: Christopher Yates
Cast: Yasmeen Fletcher, Cooper Roth, Mackinlee Waddell, Todd Terry

After a party gone awry, Melody wants nothing more than a pack of cigarettes. What was meant to be a quick stop on her way home turns into anything but after a chance encounter with her high-school boyfriend, Jonathan. Over the course of a single night, the pair are forced to ask what went so wrong with their relationship and what would happen if they tried again.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 9:30pm - 11:38pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 
Thursday, October 31
 

3:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 5: All That Jazz
Thursday October 31, 2024 3:30pm - 5:27pm CDT
Shorts Program 5: All That Jazz
TRT 97 MIN


Affogato
(USA, 15 MIN)

Writer: Dani Hurtado
Director: Dani Hurtado
Cast: Dani Hurtado, Sarah J Bartholomew, Stevie Marceaux

Fanny, a struggling actress and certified ‘pick-me' girl, sets out to record an audition tape that begins mirroring the reality she's desperately trying to avoid.

Beautiful Smile
(Australia, 16 MIN)

Writer: Nicholas Jaquinot
Director: Eugénie Muggleton
Cast: Azaleia Bradley, Nicholas Jaquinot, Tegan Crowley

An aspiring model sees her upcoming photoshoot as a chance at her big break, but must face a predatory photographer intent on shattering boundaries she didn’t know she had.

Brand New
(USA, 22 MIN)

Writer: Quincy Ledbetter, Denzel Whitaker
Director: Quincy Ledbetter, Denzel Whitaker
Cast: Denzel Whitaker, Kris D. Lofton, Maestro Harrell

When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend

Canta Santiago
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: James Valdez
Director: James Valdez
Cast: Jacob Estrada, David Saucedo, Eduardo Togi

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

Legally Brown: The Musical Short
(USA, 17 MIN)

Writer: Maya Vyas
Director: Kirsten Hoang
Cast: Maya Vyas, Grace Kaufman, Sari Arambulo, Olivia Gill

A scrappy brown high school girl must fight her way to be Elle Woods when the lead of her school's production of Legally Blonde: The Musical gets seriously injured ten minutes before showtime.

The Stand Up
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Hank Freeman
Director: Brittany Patterson
Cast: Hank Freeman, Christaine Escobar

After being ghosted on a first date, an introverted man does stand-up comedy and absolutely bombs.

The Understudy
(Canada, 14 MIN)

Writer: Peter Pasyk
Director: Peter Pasyk
Cast: Tom Rooney, Mia SwamiNathan, Maria Vacratsis, André Sills

An understudy actor receives a call that he must go on last-minute to replace the star of a major stage production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.


Thursday October 31, 2024 3:30pm - 5:27pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:00pm CDT

Ba
Thursday October 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:39pm CDT
Ba
(USA, 79 MIN)

Writer/Director: Benjamin Wong
Cast: Lawrence Kao, Kai Cech, Michael Paul Chan, Brian Thompson

When a struggling father makes a Faustian bargain and becomes the incarnation of Death, he must fight to unwind his fate while keeping his predicament hidden from his daughter. An allegorical tale.

Thursday October 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:39pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

4:30pm CDT

Jury Award Shorts
Thursday October 31, 2024 4:30pm - 6:25pm CDT
A special block of the jury award-winning short films in all short form categories of the festival. The winning short of each category is picked by a jury of esteemed members of the film/TV industry, hand selected by AFF. The winners will be announced on Saturday, October 26.
Thursday October 31, 2024 4:30pm - 6:25pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

5:00pm CDT

Raging Midlife
Thursday October 31, 2024 5:00pm - 6:57pm CDT
Raging Midlife
(USA, 97 MIN)

Writer: Nic Costa, Rob Taylor
Director: Rob Taylor
Cast: Paula Abdul, Eddie Griffin, Walter Koenig, Judy Levitt, Nic Costa, Matt Zak, Darrielle Mason, Bryna Smith, Emily Sweet, Rob Taylor

Two friends embark on a thrilling and comical heist spree to retrieve a tank top worn by their 80s wrestling hero "Raging Abraham Lincoln" after a grieving daughter outbids them to satisfy her father's dying wish.

Thursday October 31, 2024 5:00pm - 6:57pm CDT
Rollins Theatre at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

6:15pm CDT

SUBTOPIA: The Story of Hueco Canyon
Thursday October 31, 2024 6:15pm - 8:04pm CDT
SUBTOPIA: The Story of Hueco Canyon
(USA, 89 MIN)

Writer: Clifford Wildman, Luis Caffesse, Lowell Bartholomee, Hilah Johnson, Ellie McBride, Ken Edwards, Liz Fisher, and Lana Dieterich
Director: Clifford Wildman, Luis Caffesse
Cast: Lowell Bartholomee, Hilah Johnson, Ellie McBride, Ken Edwards, Liz Fisher

In 2011, Wally and Julia Kaplan were looking for a community and found the neighborhood of Hueco Canyon. But when leadership at the Homeowners Association changes hands, their idylic life is soured. As a joke, Wally runs for President. That joke leads to the largest suburban riot in Texas history.

Thursday October 31, 2024 6:15pm - 8:04pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 6 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

6:45pm CDT

Encore #2
Thursday October 31, 2024 6:45pm - 8:40pm CDT
Missed the movie spectacle of the this year's Festival? Make your worries go away and be prepared to catch an encore screening of one of AFF's sold out shows. Check back 3 days before to see what's coming back.
Thursday October 31, 2024 6:45pm - 8:40pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 9 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752

7:15pm CDT

Encore #3
Thursday October 31, 2024 7:15pm - 9:10pm CDT
Missed the movie spectacle of the this year's Festival? Make your worries go away and be prepared to catch an encore screening of one of AFF's sold out shows. Check back 3 days before to see what's coming back.
Thursday October 31, 2024 7:15pm - 9:10pm CDT
The Hideout Theatre 617 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

7:30pm CDT

Shorts Program 8: Return of the Living Shorts
Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30pm - 9:26pm CDT
Shorts Program 8: Return of the Living Shorts
TRT 96 MIN


Blame the Rabbit
(Australia, 14 MIN)

Writer: Elena Carapetis
Director: Elena Carapetis
Cast: Anna Lindner, Anna Steen, Brendan Rock

After surviving a horrific assault by her husband, Helen uses the time of his incarceration to rebuild herself into the entity that will have the most power over him: a beautiful woman. A surrealist, modern take on the Gorgon myth and a cautionary tale about what happens when you suppress and disrespect the Divine Feminine.

CARNÍVORA
(USA, 13 MIN)

Writer: Vee Saieh
Director: Felipe Vargas
Cast: Carmela Zumbado, Gigi Zumbado, Julia Vera

When Ana (24) returns home for a holiday weekend, she’s forced to help her sister Maribel (28) care for their creepy, catatonic grandmother, Yaya (90s). After an argument over whether ana is selfish for leaving home or Mari is a martyr for staying, Mari decides she can no longer dedicate her life to caring for yaya... That’s when Yaya awakens and eats Mari whole. Realizing that Mari lives on inside Yaya—along with a string of their ancestors—ana makes the ultimate sacrifice to become Yaya’s new caretaker to keep her—and everyone else inside her—alive.

Drawn into Darkness
(USA, 12 MIN)

Writer: Ryan McCue
Director: Ryan McCue
Cast: Alejandro Valentin, Lawrence Lacey, Tanya Nobal, Amelia Strange

A struggling artist takes a job painting an old man’s nightmares, and soon finds himself being consumed by them.

Pop Monsters
(USA, 14 MIN)

Writer: Megan Brooks
Director: Megan Brooks
Cast: Yasmeen Fletcher, Ally Ioannides, Laurel Marsden, Avantika Vandanapu

When a teenage girl scores two VIP tickets to the most sought after pop star concert of the year, she decides to use that power and play a game with her three best friends to determine who gets to go with her. The game slowly pushes the girls to their limits until they lose all control and chaos ensues.

Siesta
(USA, 9 MIN)

Writer: Gustavo René Sanabria
Director: Gustavo René Sanabria
Cast: Aris Mejías, Camille Tosi, Josefina Scaro

Ramona cares for a wealthy Argentine family in the US: a sick young girl named Cindy and her pregnant mother. On the day of the mother’s baby shower, Cindy’s jealousy toward her unborn baby brother forces Ramona to confront the root of the child’s illness.

Unclean
(Canada, 17 MIN)

Writer: Simon Chouinard
Director: Simon Chouinard
Cast: Alexandre Nachi, Tania Kontoyanni

During his night shift, a public pool janitor becomes the target of an unseen entity, which seems determined not to let him leave the building.

Upholstergeist
(UK, 14 MIN)

Writer: Michael Patrick Clarkson
Director: Michael Patrick Clarkson
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Harrie Hayes, Adam Nagaitis, Aaron Pierre

When a furniture repairer on a restoration television show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.

Primogeniture
(USA, 3 MIN)

Writer: Savanna Nicole Menzel
Director: Savanna Nicole Menzel
Cast: Kendahl Cooper, Suzanne Savoy, Avery Smithhart

A town must follow a strict curfew imposed by a red mark and a mysterious force. When Claudia's little brother is marked, her whole family must suffer the consequences.

Thursday October 31, 2024 7:30pm - 9:26pm CDT
Galaxy Theatre 5 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
 


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