Festival Schedule
OCT 21ST – OCT 27TH | Culver Theatre
Tuesday, OCT 22nd
Opening Night
Wednesday, oct 23rd
Virtual Panel | 3:00 PM – The Actor’s Toolkit
7:00 PM – TBA (Career retrospective)
8:30 PM – TBA (Career retrospective)
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Short Screening | 5:00 PM – Roots and Routes
Short Screening | 6:30 PM – Let’s Unpack that vol.1
Feature Screening | 8:00 PM – Feature: Under the influencer
Short Screening | 10:00 PM – Dreams & Nightmares
Mixer | 4:00 PM – Ice Cream Social Mixer (Scoop & Mingle)
Mixer | 10:00 PM – Filmmaker Meet up Mixer (Cine-Cheese)
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Feature Screening | 5:30 PM – Feature: A Little Hope for Chicago
Short Screening | 7:00 PM – In my Head
Short Screening | 8:15 PM – Something About Love
Short Screening | 9:40 PM – Sex $ells
Thursday, OCT 24th
Virtual Panel | 1:00 PM – Production Design Roundtable
Panel | 3:00 PM – Unlimited Production Budget vs Marketing Budget
Panel | 4:00 PM – Let’s Get Political (Virtual)
Panel | 6:00 PM – Running the Show Panel
Panel | 7:30 PM – Maximizing Film Festivals and Markets
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Short Screening | 11:00 AM – Reclamation
Short Screening | 11:50 AM – Notes of Nostalgia
Short Screening | 1:25 PM – The Hustle
Short Screening | 2:40 PM – Girl Talk
Short Screening | 3:45 PM – Passion Fatigue
Short Screening | 5:20 PM – Learnings & Yearnings
Short Screening | 7:05 PM – Choices, Choices
Short Screening | 8:10 PM – All in the Family vol.1
Short Screening | 9:45 PM – Growing Up Is Hard to do vol.1
Mixer | 8:30 PM – Filmmaker & VIP Mixer (The Scene Stealers)
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Feature Screening | 11:15 AM – Feature: The Other Side of Fair
Short Screening | 12:15 PM – The Pursuit of Health
Feature Screening | 1:10 PM – Feature: Respect My Crown
Short Screening | 2:50 PM – Dating Sucks
Feature Screening | 4:15 PM – Feature: Anxious
Feature Screening | 6:10 PM – Feature: Ray of Hope
Short Screening | 7:55 PM – Like Father, Like Son?
Feature Screening | 9:10 PM – The Seductress from Hell
Friday, oct 25th
Panel | 4:30 PM – The Playlist: Music Sync + Supervision
Panel | 6:00 PM – Fireside Chat: The State of the Industry w/Kaia Alexander
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Feature Screening | 11:05 AM – Feature: Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Short Screening | 1:00 PM – Looking for Love
Short Screening | 2:15 PM – Coping Mechanisms
Short Screening | 3:45 PM – Culture Clash
Short Screening | 5:10 PM – Office Space
Short Screening | 6:10 PM – Family Feud
Feature Screening | 9:00 PM – Feature: Mauler
Feature Screening | 10:30 PM – Feature: Since I been Down
Networking | 9:00 AM – Quick Cup Meet-Up (A Java Jolt)
Networking | 6:00 PM – Happy Hour (Pour it Up)
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Short Screening | 11:15 AM – Fighting Demons
Short Screening | 12:15 PM – Let’s Unpack Thats vol.2
Short Screening | 1:15 PM – All in the Family vol. 2
Short Screening | 2:45 PM – Growing up is hard to do vol. 2
Short Screening | 3:55 PM – Pardon Me
Short Screening | 5:15 PM – Life as we know it
Short Screening | 6:45 PM – In a Parallel Universe vol. 1
Short Screening | 8:10 PM – In a Parallel Universe vol. 2
Short Screening | 10:10 PM – No One Can Hear Your Screams
Saturday, oct 26th
Panel | 12:00 PM – Impact & Storytelling
Panel | 2:00 PM – Opportunities w/Fast Channels Panel
Panel | 3:30 PM – Figuring Out Film Financing
Panel | 5:00 PM – TBA (Career spotlight)
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Short Screening | 11:10 AM – Against The Odds
Short Screening | 12:05 PM – Friend Forever, Mom Always vol. 1 & 2
Short Screening | 1:40 PM – Family Matters
Short Screening | 2:45 PM – Schemes & Scams
Short Screening | 4:15 PM – A Love to Remember
Short Screening | 5:40 PM – Feature: Phels High
Short Screening | 7:20 PM – When Worlds Collide vol 1 & 2
Short Screening | 9:05 PM – Closing Shorts: We are the Champions
Networking | 9:00 AM – Quick Cup Meet-Up (A Java Jolt)
Networking | 6:00 PM – Happy Hour: Final Act
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Short Screening | 11:15 AM – Freshman 15
Feature Screening | 12:35 PM – Feature: Art, Beats + Lyrics
Feature Screening | 2:20 PM – Feature: Lavender Men
Feature Screening | 4:15 PM – Feature: Tricked & Treated
Short Screening | 6:15 PM – Sponsored: The Ebony Canal
Short Screening | 7:30 PM – Closing Feature: Color Book
Short Screening | 10:00 PM – Midnight Selection: Peripheral
MONDAY, OCT 21st
Festival Kick-Off Day
Tuesday, OCT 22nd
Opening Night
——————- Aud #01 ——————
Screening | 6:30 PM – Opening Short
Screening |7:30 PM – Opening Feature
Wednesday, oct 23rd
Thursday, OCT 24th
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Screening | 11:00 AM – Reclamation
Screening | 11:50 AM – Notes of Nostalgia
Screening | 1:25 PM – The Hustle
Screening | 2:40 PM – Girl Talk
Screening | 3:45 PM – Passion Fatigue
Screening | 5:20 PM – Learnings & Yearnings
Screening | 7:05 PM – Choices, Choices
Screening | 8:10 PM – All in the Family vol.1
Screening | 9:45 PM – Growing Up Is Hard to do vol.1
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Screening | 11:15 AM – Feature: The Other Side of Fair
Screening | 12:15 PM – The Pursuit of Health
Screening | 1:10 PM – Feature: Respect My Crown
Screening | 2:50 PM – Dating Sucks
Screening | 4:15 PM – Feature: Anxious
Screening | 6:10 PM – Feature: Ray of Hope
Screening | 7:55 PM – Like Father, Like Son?
Screening | 9:10 PM – The Seductress from Hell
Friday, oct 25th
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Screening | 11:05 AM – Feature: Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Screening | 1:00 PM – Looking for Love
Screening | 2:15 PM – Coping Mechanisms
Screening | 3:45 PM – Culture Clash
Screening | 5:10 PM – Office Space
Screening | 6:10 PM – Family Feud
Screening | 7:45 PM – Sponsored Screening
Screening | 9:00 PM – Feature: Mauler
Screening | 10:30 PM – Feature: Since I been Down
——————- Aud #06 ——————
Screening | 11:15 AM – Fighting Demons
Screening | 12:15 PM – Let’s Unpack Thats vol.2
Screening | 1:15 PM – All in the Family vol. 2
Screening | 2:45 PM – Growing up is hard to do vol. 2
Screening | 5:15 PM – Life as we know it
Screening | 6:45 PM – In a Parallel Universe vol. 1
Screening | 8:10 PM – In a Parallel Universe vol. 2
Screening | 10:10 PM – No One Can Hear Your Screams
Saturday, oct 26th
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Screening | 11:10 AM – Against The Odds
Screening | 12:05 PM – Friend Forever, Mom Always vol. 1 & 2
Screening | 1:40 PM – Family Matters
Screening | 2:45 PM – Schemes & Scams
Screening | 4:15 PM – A Love to Remember
Screening | 5:40 PM – Feature: Phels High
Screening | 7:20 PM – When Worlds Collide vol 1 & 2
Screening | 9:05 PM – Closing Shorts: We are the Champions
——————- Aud #03 ——————
Screening | 11:15 AM – Freshman 15
Screening | 12:35 PM – Feature: Art, Beats + Lyrics
Screening | 2:20 PM – Feature: Lavender Men
Screening | 4:15 PM – Feature: Tricked & Treated
Screening | 6:15 PM – Sponsored: The Ebony Canal
Screening | 7:30 PM – Closing Feature: Color Book
Screening | 10:00 PM – Midnight Selection: Peripheral