| 4:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Panic Sets In
Dir: Dustin Morrow
In one heightened moment, under duress, a man makes a split decision that explodes the most important relationship in his life.
Blending heart-pounding suspense with savage dark comedy, Panic Sets In takes a twisted trip into the heart of one couple’s tenuous bond. No relationship has ever been tested quite like this.
| 4:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Grandma's Manifesto
Dir: Robert Litin Brooks
Julia and Nettle drive through industrial New Jersey shooting b-roll for a documentary about Julia’s Grandmother, an infamous environmental activist with a controversial history & a mythical manifesto.
While visiting historical “sites” mentioned in the writing, Julia faces her Grandma’s legacy and the forces that wish to shape, control, and exploit it.
| 4:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Living In The Mall
Dir: Dustin Morrow
Apartments located inside shopping malls are a relatively new trend in the real estate industry, providing residents with convenient access to a variety of shops, restaurants, and other amenities.
But they come at a cost, as demonstrated in this thought-provoking meditation on what we give up to gain the security, convenience, and luxury of a life led inside the consumer experience.
| 6:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Kick Time
Dir: Thomas Ian Griffith
Over 30 years ago, two friends set out to make an upbeat introduction to martial arts. Between Robert’s utter lack of acting ability and Thomas’ arrogant desire for perfection, these two friends barely got through the shoot.
Through the miracle of editing, the video turned out great and was very successful, but Robert and Thomas always joked that if they ever had to do it again, they would probably end up killing each other.
All that talk got the director of this film (Thomas Ian Griffith) thinking…
What if the making of that original video had actually destroyed the friendship? And what if they had to do it again?
Could a washed-up director and a down-and-out karate teacher repair their broken friendship and capture magic once more?
| 6:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Embers
Dir: Carolyn Gates, Diana Stearns, & Chelsea Real
In the quiet aftermath of a conversation with a close friend, an older woman sits down to write. In thinking about her friend’s question of opening up after loss, she is reminded of her own memory of a tender, uncertain relationship after her divorce years ago.
Through a series of intimate flashbacks, the film traces the unfolding of that earlier love, capturing both its vulnerability and its quiet beauty.
As past and present intertwine, Embers explores the women’s reflections on grief, connection, and the courage it takes to risk love again.
| 6:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
shadowPLAY
Dir: Monty Wolfe
Liam is an introvert, obsessed with celluloid film and analog photography. His coworker Campbell is a cynical curmudgeon.
The two constantly butt heads, but after a prank turns ugly, the two discover they might have more in common than previously assumed.
| 6:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Don't Draw Attention
Dir: Rollyn Stafford
When a late-night stop at a rural gas station turns unsettling, a queer couple is forced to navigate rising tension as their presence draws unwanted attention. As the ordinary encounter turns threatening, the couple's opposing instincts for survival are put to the test.
Don't Draw Attention is a grounded, slow-burn horror about the frightening reality of being seen in a space where simply existing can make you a target.
| 6:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Seeds
Dir: Nick Alexander
A rural couple picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on a remote highway, but a disturbing discovery leads to a horrifying evening in the couple's cabin.
| 6:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Observation
Dir: Taylor Morden
A research study is conducted to see the effects of leaving people alone with their own thoughts. What they find is something much more interesting.
How long could you make it?
| 7:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Trader Verdinkle: The Underpinnings of An Understudy
Dir: Tom Everett
A semi-failed actor, turned equally-failed telephone office supply salesman, runs into an old director friend who offers him a job working with an ego-maniacal Portuguese/Italian/Romanian Star.
From there let the fun, or someone else's version of fun begin!
| 7:45PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Monster in the Closet
Dir: Kathryn Soler Beer
Monster in the Closet is a dark comedy about a film crew racing the clock on what should’ve been an easy shoot. Instead, they’re blindsided by being pushed to get it done.
The ultimate film crew nightmare is brought to life.
| 9:00PM - Wednesday, Oct 7th 2026
Scarlet Warning 666
Dir: Palmer Rockey
Beware:
You have never seen anything like Scarlet Warning 666, the long-lost, made-in-Dallas masterpiece of outsider cinema written, produced, directed by, and starring cult music legend Palmer Rockey!
Never released on home video and not seen in 40 years, Scarlet Warning 666 comes newly restored from the original 35mm negative found in the Academy vault and restored by Academy Award-winning film editor Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing.