A Box For Rob
Showtimes for this movie have already passed. Nominated for Best Actor (Mark Scarboro) Thirty-some years ago, young Rob was given a ghastly task; the memory of which has haunted him into adulthood. Still, today it could be said that Rob … Read More
A Day Off
Marshall’s workaholic wife is almost never home, spends too little time with their young son, and after he finally persuades her to take a day off, she’s called away almost immediately. It’s tough being married to a superhero. Read More
Adam’s Tallit
A reclusive, recently widowed Holocaust survivor reluctantly babysits her vivacious young grandson, and discovers that behind the acceptance of more than just her husband’s death lie some bright and new beginnings. Read More
Age of Champions
Every two years, more than 12,000 athletes from across the country compete in the National Senior Games. Age of Champions is the inspiring story of four competitors all chasing a dream. Read More
Air
When all the air on the planet becomes toxic, two unlikely survivors must work together to remain alive. Read More
Alex
Determined to live life on her own terms, young Alex secretly leaves her small town and journeys to New York City with her best friend in hopes of being cast as a dancer in a big show. Read More
Angela
After years of taking care of his disabled wife, Peter struggles with a little more than his own guilt, when an invitation is extended giving him an opportunity to recapture a sense of normalcy and some much deserved emotional relief. Read More
Arranged Marriage
An young Indian couple sits down to ask each other 20 questions in order to test their compatibility and decide if they should go through with their pre-arranged marriage. Read More
Award Winning Shorts Block
We thought you might like a block of the award winning shorts, so we put together this one. Read More
Awards Presentation
Come enjoy the music; meet local and visiting filmmakers, actors, and crew members; see clips from the nominated films; and be the first to find out who this year’s award winners are. Read More
Bailout
Fed up with corrupt bailout banks trying to foreclose on them, five friends drive to Vegas with stacks of cash to give themselves a long overdue bailout of their own. Read More
Being Bradford Dillman
When bullied Molly Flowers declares her dislike of boys, her boozy and self-medicated mother invents a story to shock her into a more sympathetic view. A dark and humorous tale of a dysfunctional mother-and-daughter relationship. Read More
Beneath
After an affair, a woman pleads for her husband to return. When he turns up in a coma, she is driven by her guilt to discover the cause of his illness, bring him back, and redeem herself. Read More
Charlie’s Scars
Charlotte citizen, Charlie Petrizzo knows about hurt and the scars it can leave. He also knows about healing. What he never suspected is how little he knew about forgiveness. Read More
Cleaning House
Two women working for a mysterious “Agency” are called to remove an unwanted ghost from the home of a reclusive toy maker. But when it comes to supernatural matters, things hardly ever are what they seem. Read More
Contra el Mar (Against the Sea)
Forced to choose between a dangerous job as a deep-sea diver and an opportunity to make fast cash by smuggling illegal aliens into the US, a Mexican fisherman is forced to consider his true responsibilities as a husband and father. Read More
Dark Shorts Block
Horror, sci-fi, surrealism, and some pretty weird girlfriend issues makes this block a must see for anyone who likes their short films not so darn bright all the time. Read More
Delmar
Charlotte resident, Delmar, became fascinated with the oboe in junior high school. Now in his fifties, the love for this obscure instrument has taken him to more than 80 countries and earned him the appreciation of musicians worldwide. Read More
Dream Cleaners
A night out on the job takes a turn south for two dream cleaners, when one of them goofs off and causes the dreams of a young boy to start spilling into reality. Read More
Evil
What does a gorilla, samurais, and civil war soldiers have in common? They all dance to the tune of this animated music video about, well… evil. Read More
Fatakra (Firecracker)
Winner of the 2011 Student Oscar. Naveen left India to chase his dreams in America. Today, three years and a recession later, his wife and son join him. Sparks fly as this family reunites and their dreams collide with their reality. Read More
Flood Streets
A year after Hurricane Katrina wiped out most of New Orleans, this dramatic film interweaves characters as diverse and eccentric as the city itself. There’s Madeline, who stumbles upon a crisis of conscience in an abandoned home. Matt, a reformed bohemian trying to go straight. Nine-year-old Abby, who wants to buy her family a boat by selling home insurance to her friends; and single mom Georgia, who cooks up a scheme that could put her daughter in danger. Read More
Flowers For A Funeral
Pills, lots and lots of pills. That’s how Iris was thinking of ending it all. But as she steps out to live her last day on earth, a chance meeting with an eccentric older woman draws her into a darker world than she was prepared to join. Read More
Foreign Shorts Block
You’ve had a taste of Charlotte, now take a walk on the other side of the fence. Sometimes the grass is greener, sometimes it’s not, and sometimes there’s no grass at all. If you appreciate diversity like we do, you’ll … Read More
Fork
An absurdist journey into the mind of a repressed, highly moral, young man as he tries to make sense of his failing relationship. Read More
Framtidens Melodi (Song of Tomorrow)
Janos isn’t as enthusiastic as his friend’s Stig is about the idea of getting the world to recognize him as the brilliant musician Stig thinks Janos is. But Stig’s determination is born out of more than faith in Janos talents, as Janos will find out. Read More
Funny Shorts Block
Who says all independent movies are all dark and serious? We are out to prove that independent filmmakers have a sense of humor too. True the characters have to be in pain at the same time, but that’s comedy for you. Read More
GCF Shorts Block
Good, Clean Fun, a little goth, and some special effects sandwiched by some basic life lessons. A mixture of light and dark for those that can’t decide which side to pick… or simply refuse to commit. Read More
Ghost of Old Highways
A man pursued by an invading army hunts down previous versions of himself amidst the purgatory of a fractured consciousness. The film was shot in the North Carolina mountains. Nominated for four CFF awards. Read More
Gilded Age Gladiator
A beautifully animated documentary that recounts the career of 19th century boxer John L. Sullivan, detailing his rise from barroom brawler to America’s first sports celebrity. Read More
Guttersnipe
A genre-bending trip through the mind of an off-kilter homeless man whose best friend, a blues-throated shopping cart named Abbott, gets kidnapped by an intimidating local Catcher. Read More
How To Kill Your Clone
Getting rid of someone physically identical to you and of equal mental abilities is bound to be hard. It may be a long time before you are glad you watched this infomercial, but it’s never too early to laugh. Plays … Read More
I Am ZoZo
A psychological horror film about five young people who play with a Ouija board and attract the attention of the malevolent demon ZoZo. Read More
I Fuck with my Voice: It’s a Cartoon
Two young individuals, a particular perverse porn trade, vacuums, and a touch of bluegrass. You’ll be talking about this one. MATURE CONTENT. PARENTAL DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED. Read More
Interception
Women everywhere will sympathize and cheer at this hysterical homage to Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” where a troubled wife goes deep into her husband’s sports addiction to rescue their family life. Read More
Inuk
Winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award and nominated for Best Actor (Ole Jørgen Hammeken) In Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, sixteen year-old Inuk lives a troubled life with his alcoholic mother and violent step-father. One morning, after pulling the half-frozen boy … Read More
Just A Touch
After a respected citizen acts on a fantasy, he pleads a case that leads us to explore the nature of those random, perverse thoughts that play in everyone’s mind at one time or another, but that as a society we pretend they don’t exist. Read More
Lastrain
When a stranger predicts a succession of events which will gradually become true, a woman is challenged into the paradox of distinguishing whether he’s just a cunning impostor or the most important character in her future life. Read More
Little Star
A man’s duality is examined through the love towards his daughter and the coldness of his occupation. Read More
Live Outside the Box
Simon is a workaholic who’s world is becoming smaller and smaller. Now you could say it’s his job to make things right before it’s too late. Read More
Look to the Cookie
Enter the world of Glaser’s Bakery, a small family business that has been faithfully serving its customers in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan for over 100 years. But we warn you, be prepared to face your cravings after the screening. Read More
Lost Harmony
Taka grew up in Japan’s countryside, always dreaming of living in America—the land of freedom and opportunity. But after living in the US for more than a decade, he realizes Japan has its own unique qualities. Read More
Made By Me
By immersing the viewer in the creative process of three Los Angeles artists, this short documentary reminds us of the almost forgotten, yet priceless value of handmade items. Read More
Mr. Pleasant
After a disastrous one-night stand, Red comes face to face with his own prejudices and simplistic worldview, when he must rely on a gay woman to give him a ride home. Read More
My Brother Greg
For Greg, the line between sanity and madness is blurred when an annoying housefly enters the room and gets trapped in his subconscious. Read More
Nathan Davis Still Lives
He was a wildly reckless spirit, a musical prodigy who felt the world around him too deeply, sacrificed everything for his muse, and found redemption through his songs. This is the bittersweet story of North Carolina musician Nathan Davis, whose haunting lyrics and huge catalog of recordings remain a testament to an artistic fire that lives on. Read More
Nocturne: The Girl Who Played Debussy
Showtimes for this movie have already passed. After being rejected from his college’s music program, Taylor gets placed in the audio engineering track. There he’s paired with Emma, a deeply religious and gifted pianist planning to soon marry a preacher … Read More
Nuts for Pizza
When a squirrel gets fed up with nuts and gets a craving for pizza, the delivery boy attached to it is about to have a very personal encounter with nature. Read More
One Night in Kernersville
John Brown is about to live the dream of his life: to make a big band Jazz recording. Enter with him the legendary recording studios of Mitch Easter for a glimpse at what that day looks like. Read More
Pig
A man wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. He has no idea as to who he is or how he got in the … Read More
Protect the Nation
When faced with the unexpected kindness of someone he’s supposed to hate, a young boy asks himself some big questions. A tender look at the struggles of a community and the consequences of greed and hate. Read More
R. H.ot Shorts Block
Rock Hill, SC has long enjoyed a vibrant arts community. We are pleased to showcase two films to come out of our neighbor city, “Little Star” and “Just A Touch” to this year’s fest. In part thanks to them, this block goes from ice cold to too-hot-to-handle without ever coming close to lukewarm. Read More
Regretting Fish
Showtimes for this movie have already passed. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography in a Narrative Film Fisher Galloway (William Apps) is a criminal who has just stolen $500,000 cash from his former employers, a French Drug Cartel. … Read More
Restive
An intensely bizarre tale of a mother forced to live within the confines of a closet and the chase that ensues once she escapes. Read More
Schooling the World
What really happens when we replace a traditional culture’s way of learning and understanding the world with our own? Read More
Short Docs Block
Come prepared to be moved, inspired, and shocked. All in less than ninety minutes. Read More
Static
Sia has returned home in the emotional twilight of a past she can’t confront. But the small mountain town is no escape and her dysfunctional family is riddled with its own share of problems. Read More
Stitched: The Film
With quilts depicting male nudes and painted quilts, Stitched isn’t your grandmother’s quilting film. Read More
Student Films Block 1
Controversial, imaginative, touching, and memorable are only a few of the adjectives you’ll use to describe the six films in this block once you’ve seen them. The Maiden and The Princess Alex Static Angela Made By Me Beneath
Student Films Block 2
Both of our collections of student films, feature award winning shorts from all around the globe. With great stories and production value to match, these blocks are not to be missed. Read More
Sudd (Out of Erasers)
A woman on her way home from work notices that a very strange epidemic is spreading all around her. After struggling to keep safe from the virus’s reach, she must deal with the possibility that things may never be the same. Read More
Tale Padre (Like Father, Like Son)
After barely escaping from a robbery gone awry, a two-bit criminal seeks the help and protection of his more experienced father. But his fate may be sealed, as the husband of the woman killed in the robbery seems determined to get revenge. Read More
Terrebonne
Set on the imperiled coast of Louisiana, Terrebonne is the meditative story of a brother and sister who encounter unexpected trouble when they venture deep into the swamp in search of the mythic ivory-billed woodpecker. Read More
The Big Bad
A woman’s adrenaline-filled pursuit of a man no one seems to know, thrusts her face-first into a world where she doesn’t belong. But that’s not going to keep her from exacting her revenge. Read More
The Black Box
Audrey lives in “The Shut-In Period,” an era dominated by the internet, where society as we know it has ended and no one is exactly sure why. Most people have either died or gone mad, and the few who’ve managed … Read More
The Environmentalist
A dark comic tale about a man living each second of his life in the private hell of his own awareness about environmental causes and effects. But relief to his concerns is just around the corner and heading fast his way. Read More
The Florestine Collection
When an experimental animator finds more than 100 handmade dresses in a trash pile, she sets out to make a film about their African-American maker, who had recently passed away. Read More
The Gravity of Being
When a man discovers that he’s physically traveling to the moon every time he dreams, he links his unlikely ability to the recent news that the moon is losing orbital altitude and plummeting towards earth. Read More
The Hopeful
The two-year journey of a young man from Charlotte, NC whose dream is to become a Division I college quarterback. Read More
The Maiden and The Princess
When little Emmy kisses a girl on the playground, The Grand High Council of Fairy Tale Rules and Standards sends her a hetero-normative fairytale to set her down the right path in life. Read More
The Man at the Counter
After noticing some strange behavior from an old man, a boy working at a coffee shop is forced to deal with some of life’s most basic questions. Read More
The Man in the Cellar
When a creepy child starts to say there is a man living in the cellar, every horror fan thinks he knows how the story ends. This film spins that cliché on its tail and provides a chilling ride with a very surprising ending. Read More
The Man With The Stolen Heart
A surreal animated tale, narrated by Bill Nighy, about a man looking for his runaway heart. Read More
The Mulberry Tree
Showtimes for this movie have already passed. Nominated for Best Actor (John Fiore) With only one month to go in his parole, Mickey (Louis Crugnali, The Sopranos) is stuck in the past, reliving the night he crashed a stolen car … Read More
The Waking
Anna and Tom are moving into their dream home. A period gem of the late Victorian era, the house offers the promise of a new beginning for the happy young couple. But along with days full of joy, might come just as many nights of terror. Read More
The Warm-up Guy
When an aging stand-up comedian finally takes the initiative to get himself some recognition, he discovers that the spotlight he’s been craving for so long burns hotter than he expected. Read More
Unemployment
Jack’s blissfully unemployed lifestyle gets disrupted when a new unemployment agent attempts to cut him off from the gravy train. With the help of his friend, Jack must find a way to keep himself from getting hired. Read More
What Will Be With Me
Despite the cultural differences of their temporary home in Israel, four teenage refugees from Darfur, Sudan pursue an education while forming a community and struggling with choosing what to remember and what to forget. Read More
Wonderland: A True Story
Set in Kuwait, this film combines elements from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” to comment on the Arabic state’s power hierarchy and its similarities with Wonderland. Read More
Wrestling For Jesus
A South Carolina man tries to find solace from the demons of his past by starting a Christian professional wrestling league. Read More
YERT – Your Environmental Road Trip
50 States. 1 Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by a planet in crisis, three friends hit the road – with hope, humor…and all of their trash – to explore America (the good, bad, and weird) in search of innovators tackling humanity’s greatest environmental challenges in this award-winning docu-comedy. Read More
