The Churchteam, arguably the largest and most well-funded blackjack team in America, has taken millions from casinos in their short existence. But since every team member is a Christian and some are pastors, there is a constant battle to answer this question: How can you be Christian and play blackjack for a living? Mississippi Premiere.
A short documentary exploring the unknown world of dragon boating, the world's largest flat water racing canoes, propelled by a crew of 20 plus a drummer and a steers person. The film allows the audience to travel to three areas of the United States to discover the hidden sport to absorb the gripping visuals, sounds, and feelings that come with dragon boat racing.
18 minutes
Regional Premiere
You have a story to tell. You think it could make a great movie or TV show. Now what? Join our panel of working screenwriters tell their stories of bringing their pages to the screen. Alan Arrivée (moderator), Chris Offut, Tanya Wright.
Unfortunately, Joey Lauren Adams (listed in our printed program) is unable to attend this year's festival.
A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground in this Neil LaBute penned slice-of-life starring Sarah Paulson and Wes Bentley.
10 minutes
Mississippi Premiere
A raw and irreverent comedic look at the unspoken horrors of dating and bathing with younger men.
11 minutes
A day in the life of a busy Los Angeles payphone. World Premiere.
Mark's decided to do something bad.
Kristabelle, still living with her mother, cuts herself to feel alive but when she meets Simon, a newly sober British stand-up comic, their unlikely romance proves that love can be more than skin deep. World Premiere.
Kristabelle, still living with her mother, cuts herself to feel alive but when she meets Simon, a newly sober British stand-up comic, their unlikely romance proves that love can be more than skin deep. World Premiere.
Frank Gross seems to be a man who has it all: a quiet home in the suburbs, a good job, a daughter who loves him. Then, on a day much like today, there comes a knock at a door and his orderly world slides sideways into the darkness beyond what we know. Ballerina is a provocative, thoughtful drama about love, time, what we can prevent, and what we can't no matter how much we might want to.
17 minutes
Mississippi Premiere
Naveen left India to chase his dreams in America. Today, three years and a recession later, his wife and son join him.
Little seven-year old Petey falls prey to his older brothers' hellion ways. Regional Premiere. (World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012).
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. Filmed partially in Mississippi. Mississippi Premiere.
For her ninth birthday Joey's parents (Sean Bridgers and Joey Lauren Adams) think they've gotten her “what every little girl wants.” But her real birthday wish is about to come true in an unexpected way.
16 minutes
Mississippi Premiere
The suffering of soldiers and their families is largely invisible to most Americans. But not to the Patriot Guard Riders, a 200,000 strong motorcycle group who attend military funerals to honor the fallen, and to protect grieving families from the Westboro Baptist Church, who descends on the funerals to harass them. Regional Premiere.
The identity of the secret screening has been revealed!
1. Bunker (sneak preview screening). Directed by Kim Voynar. 12 minutes. Narrative Short.
A pacifist married couple in their late 20's spends an evening at their Seattle home, where they can't keep a plant alive or a fish tank clean of algae, pondering what it means to be the grown-up. On the eve of their anniversary, they imagine their preparedness for dealing with the aftermath of revolution ... or a real zombie apocalypse. Would their love survive? Would they buy guns? And most importantly, in an apocalyptic situation ... would they eat meat?
2. Holiday Road. Directed by Todd Berger (The Scenesters, OFF 2010), Bill Palmer, Bobby Miller, Daron Nefcy, Benny Grinnell, Ian Eastin, Mary McIlwain, Aaron Arendt, Michael Suter, Dee Robertson, Doug Manley, Helena Wei, Andrew Putschoegl. 72 minutes. Narrative Feature.
The spirit of the holidays is showcased in this feature length anthology of 12 separate comedy short films written and directed by 13 of today's hottest up and coming independent writer/directors. Premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival to a packed audience.
Irma is an intimate musical portrait of Irma Gonzalez, the former world champion of women's professional wrestling. Filmed in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, a notorious district of Mexico City, Irma contradicts everything we have come to expect from stories repor
One man's quest to re-masculate Jesus. World Premiere.
Ms. Pat knows growing up isn't easy. She hopes her class in social etiquette gives kids the skills to make it. World Premiere.
At the age of 6, after a devastating encounter with a pile of garbage, Tommy decided that learning how to ride a bicycle just wasn't worth it. Now, fifteen years later, 21-year-old Tommy Kha is rethinking that decision. Mississippi Premiere.
A day in the life of a busy Los Angeles payphone. World Premiere.
A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground in this Neil LaBute penned slice-of-life starring Sarah Paulson and Wes Bentley.
10 minutes
Mississippi Premiere
A raw and irreverent comedic look at the unspoken horrors of dating and bathing with younger men.
11 minutes
Mark's decided to do something bad.
Maggie, a street smart 11 year old, is stifled by a shaky home-life and constant torment from the neighborhood bully. With a fair share of moxie and a talent for the hustle, this little spitfire is fighting for more than just stability in her turbulent su
When her brother dies, singer Lilah Belle (McGhee Monteith) embarks on a road trip to escape her grief, but not before coaxing Rose Johnson (Tanya Wright), the new-to-town, most scandalous woman in Artesia, to go with her. These two broken souls steal a vintage truck and head out on the open road to a fated encounter with the mythical, magical 'Lazarus of the Butterflies'. What occurs with the strange Butterfly Man transforms their destinies and binds the women together" forever.
1 hour 32 minutes
Mississippi Premiere
The Orderly is a comedy set in the early 1950s about a timid orderly that finds himself late for his first day of work and his first assignment: transporting two psychiatric patients to another facility 8 hours away, with only 6 hours to get them there. W
