2023 Schedule & Tickets

Opening Night- Friday, february 3, 2023

Friday, February 3, 2023 

Opening Night Ceremonies + Opening Night Film
Opening Night Ceremonies - Sponsored by VyStar Credit Union - Doors open at 6:30pm
Opening Night Film Sponsored by WJCT Public Media - Screening Starts at 7:30pm

1. The Mirror Game - US - Director: William J. Stribling

saturday, february 4, 2023

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Location - Town Hall

10am - Women’s Perspective Brunch
Sponsored by: ruckus

Guest: Pepper Lindsey

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

10am - All in the Family - Family Friendly Short Films
Sponsored by: The Driscoll Group, Inc.

1. Uprooted - Ukraine - Director: Andzej Gavriss

2. For Who I Am - Florida, US - Director: Joshua Kevin Bowen

3. The Queen’s Jewels - Florida, US - Director: Josh Friedman

4. Beyond the Chair - Florida, US - Director: Thomas Edward Hindy

5. Nightlight - Florida, US - Director: Marcelo Ribeiro Carvalho 

6. Lapse - US - Director: Luis Tovar

7. The Little Drummer Boy - US - Director: John Gray 

8. Daisy - Florida, US - Director: Jennifer East

9. The Proposal - US - Director: John Andrucci

10. Silly Girl - US - Director: Josh Sullivan

11. Sugar, Spice, and Everything Ice - Florida, US - Director: Cordelia Keeley 

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

10:30am - I Have the Power - Short Narrative Films

1. The Game - US - Director: Aldo Vassallo

2. Bully - US - Director: David Mahmoudieh

3. Hush - South Korea - Director: Young Lee

4. Tóxico - Brazil - Directors: Rubia Lima & Rafael Henrique Lima

5. Bestia - Chile - Director: Hugo Covarrubias 

6. The Idea of the Century - France - Director: Alexandre Spieser

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Multipurpose Room

11am - Crowd Sourcing Workshop

Workshop: Crowd Sourcing 

Guest: Marty Lang

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

11:30am - Seek Justice - Iranian Feature Documentary

Sponsored by: TigerLily

1. Giseloo - Iran - Director: Mohammad Sadeg Esmaeili

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

12pm - Documentary Feature Film

1. One Road to Quartzsite - US - Director: Ryan Maxey

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

12:30pm - Way of the Future - Student Short Films

1. A Monolingual Nation - Florida, US - Directors: Pierce Thomas & Isabella (IBE) Engala

2. Tunnel Vision - Austria - Director: Lara Marlies Rabitsch

3. A Killing Opening Night - Florida, US - Director: Isabella Valencia Green

4. Rose - Florida, US - Director: Aidan Whitman Baker

5. The Aviary - US - Director: Tatum Lenberg

6. Five - US - Director: David Orantes

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Multipurpose Room

1pm - Writer’s Panel

Panel: Writer’s Panel

Guests:

1. Miguel Nolla

2. Nick Zayas

3. Erin Cancino

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

2pm - Narrative Feature Film
Sponsored by: Ellie Mental Health of Jacksonville

1. Stay with Me - US - Director: Marty Lang

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

2pm - Iran to Jax - Narrative Short Films

Sponsored by: TigerLily

1. A Winner - Iran - Director: Mehdi Mahaei

2. Dog - Iran - Mohammad Hassan Yassaee

3. For the Clean Up - Iran - Director: Mohammad Moravej

4. Middle Eastern Stories: Father - Iran - Director: Reza Daghagh

5. Morse - Iran - Director: Ronak Jafari

6. Dribble - Iran - Directors: Ali Lavarimonfared & Nazafarin Hassanpour

7. Katvoman - Iran - Director: Hadi Sheibani

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

2:30pm - See Me - Short Narrative Films

1. Precious Hair & Beauty - UK - Director: John Ogunmuyiwa 

2. A Dead Sea - Israel - Director: Nahd Bashir

3. We Should Get Dinner! - US - Directors: Eliza Jiménez Cossio & Lexi Tannenholtz

4. Flowing Home - Canada & France - Director: Sandra Desmazières 

5. Sea Light - Spain - Director: John Doe

6. Goodbye Jérôme! - France - Directors: Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, & Chloé Farr

7. You Go Girl! - US - Director: Sharif Ali

8. Nyama (Meat) - Uganda - Director: Asher Rosen

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Multipurpose Room

3pm- Micro-Budget Producing Workshop

Workshop: Microbudget

Guest: Zanah Thirus

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

4pm - From Jacksonville with Love - Jacksonville Short Narrative Films

1. Clara - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Khiam’e L.F.

2. Walking Around - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Gilles Bovon

3. The Omen Show - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Bruno Misawa Marcondes

4. Fiasco - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Carlos Alvarez

5. Planet Escape - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Caleb Cook

6. Hangnail - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Brian Parks

7. We’ve got the Summer - Jacksonville, FL, US - Director: Desirae Lee

Saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

4pm - Alone With You - Short Narrative Films

1. Local Middle Schooler - US - Director: Sanjna Bharadwaj

2. The Madness Store - France - Director: Alex Guéry

3. Big Guy - US - Directors: Hicham Harrag & Samir Harrag

4. Revelation of John - Slovakia - Director: Andrej Kolencik

5. Animal Control - US - Director: Vanessa Newel

6. Ocultos - Mexico - Director: Mauricio Corredor Buitrago

7. Back Home- Spain - Director: Ariadna Pastor

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

4:15pm - Get Back - Short Narrative Films

1. Dead End - Canada - Directors: Kiarra Goldberg & Sydney Scotia 

2. Clone - US - Director: Ryan M. Kennedy

3. At Vin Diesel’s Funeral - US - Director: Patrick Belics

4. Mary Meet Grace - US - Director: Faryl Amadeus

5. Space Junk - US - Director: Adam Peltier

6. Florida Moves - Florida, US - Director: Damon Maulucci 

7. Baba - Canada - Directors: Anya Chirkova & Meran Ismailsoy

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

6pm - Narrative Feature

1. Ragged Heart - US - Director: Evan McNary

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

6pm - All of the Colors - LGBTQ+ Short Narrative Films
Sponsored by: LGBTQ Community Fund for Northeast Florida

1. Keep/Delete - US - Director: Kryzz Gautier

2. Warsha - France - Director: Dania Bdier

3. Jouissance - Iran - Director: Sadeq Es-haqi

4. Church Camp - Florida, US - Director: Andrew D. Bourne

5. West by God - US - Director: Scott Lazer

6. Chaperone - US - Director: Sam Max

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

7:30pm - Utterly Macabre - Horror & Unique Short Narrative Films

1. Domestic Bliss - US - Directors: Jennifer Scott & Nicole Townssend 

2. The Graveyard Shift - US - Director: Téa Lynor

3. While Mortals Sleep - US - Director: Alex Fofonoff

4. Zoon - Germany - Director: Jonatan Schwenk

5. Bad Seeds - Canada - Director: Claude Cloutier 

6. Tony and the Tree - Florida, US - Director: Pacey Hansen 

7. Familiar - UK - Director: David J. Ellison

8. Earthworm - US - Director: Grace Gregory 

9. MeTube: August Sings ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’ - Austria - Director: Daniel Moshel

10. The Sprayer - Iran - Director: Farnoosh Abeo

saturday, February 4, 2023 

Conference Center at the Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

8pm - Narrative Feature Film

1. Bone Cold - US - Director: Billy Hanson

sunday, february 5, 2023

sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

12:30pm - Documentary Feature Film

1. Undiagnosed - US - Directors: Dr. Katia Moritz & Nicholas Miller

Sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

12:30pm - The Good, The Bad, The Samaritans - Faith-based Short Films

1. The Choice - Georgia - Director: Nikoloz Bezhuashvili

2. 1000words - US - Director: Brandon Lane

3. Under Thy Wings - US - Director: Jamal Hodge

4. Illation - US - Directors: Rachel Bohanon & Matthew Lydia

5. June - New Zealand - Director: Dwayne Cameron

sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

2:30pm - A Collection of Ideas, Facts, and Tidbits - Short Documentary Films
Sponsored by: Cathy Driscoll

1. Deerwoods Deathtrap - US - Director: James P. Gannon

2. Between Two Worlds - US - Director: Jax Broads

3. Nalujuk Night - Canada - Director: Jennie Williams

4. Malpelo: Mountain of Sharks - US - Director: Kevin Mannens

5. Unbreakable - US - Director: Alex Astrella

6. Urban Eden - Denmark - Director: Emilie Ehrhardt

7. American Scar - US - Director: Daniel Lombroso 

8. Video Visit - US - Director: Malika Zouhali-Worrall

9. Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver - US - Directors: Lewie Kloster & Noah Kloster

sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont - Lecture Hall

3pm - Last of the Gladiators - Sports Documentary Short & Feature Films

1. Still Stoked - UK - Director: Paul Surety

2. Chaos & Quiet - UK - Directors: Fiachra O Longain & Sean Coyle

3. Life with CTE: A Warren Sapp Story - US - Director: Mike Mentor

sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room

5pm - Of Mice & Men - Short Narrative Films

1. Big Touch - US - Director: Christopher Tenzis

2. My Grandmother is an Egg - Taiwan - Director: Wu-Ching Chang

3. Bead Brothers - Turkey - Director: Aykut Temel

4. Record Highs - US - Director: Beryl Allee

5. New Santa - US - Director: Zanah Thirus

6. Dispatchers - Spain - Director: Actor Padilla

7. Hallelujah - US - Director: Victor Gabriel

8. Foxglove - Ireland - Director: Michael-David McKernan

sunday, February 5, 2023 

Jessie Ball duPont Center - Lecture Hall

5pm - Documentary Feature Film

1. Love in the Time of Fentanyl - US - Director: Colin Askey