SXSW 2024: The official film & TV festival lineup
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1. The Fall Guy (2024)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Drama | Completed
Colt Seavers is a stuntman who left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health. He's drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie, which is being directed by his ex, goes missing.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Category: Headliners
2. Babes (2024)
109 min | Comedy, Family | Completed
It tells the story of Eden who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her.
Director: Pamela Adlon | Stars: Oliver Platt, John Carroll Lynch, Sandra Bernhard, Michelle Buteau
Category: Headliners
3. Audrey (2024)
97 min | Comedy | Completed
Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.
Director: Natalie Bailey | Stars: Jackie van Beek, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Josephine Blazier, Hannah Diviney
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
4. Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts (2024)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Completed
The romantic reunion of Ben Santhanaraj and Suzanne Hopper is thwarted when Suzanne's boss asks her to work during their holiday road trip.
Director: Shaun Seneviratne | Stars: Sathya Sridharan, Anastasia Olowin
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
5. The Black Sea (2024)
96 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
A man journeys to a small Eastern European coastal town where he finds unexpected connections despite being the only black person in the area.
Directors: Derrick B. Harden, Crystal Moselle | Stars: Derrick B. Harden, Irmena Chichikova, Stoyo Mirkov, Samuel Finzi
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
6. Bob Trevino Likes It (2024)
102 min | Comedy, Drama | Post-production
After searching for her estranged father online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story.
Director: Tracie Laymon | Stars: John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Barbie Ferreira, Debra Stipe
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
7. Mamífera (2024)
93 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
Lola's unplanned pregnancy disrupts her life plans. She resists motherhood while Bruno wants to be a father, forcing her to confront her fears and societal expectations as she seeks clarity on her future.
Director: Liliana Torres | Stars: Ruth Llopis, Enric Auquer, Anna Alarcón, Maria Rodríguez Soto
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
8. We Strangers (2024)
80 min | Drama | Completed
We Strangers is an addictive and haunting study of race, class and assimilation, centering around Ray, a charming and self-determined woman living in Gary, Indiana.
Director: Anu Valia | Stars: Kirby, Sarah Goldberg, Maria Dizzia, Paul Adelstein
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
9. We Were Dangerous (2024)
83 min | Drama | Completed
Girls escape reform school, caught, sent to island facility, befriend new girl. Trio rebel against Matron's religion and punishment but disagree when punishment escalates.
Director: Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu | Stars: Erana James, Rima Te Wiata, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
10. We're All Gonna Die (2024)
110 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi | Completed
In near future, everyone's gotten used to the 10, 000-mile alien tentacle that materialized in the sky, and a struggling beekeeper and a grieving wanderer must join together and take a dangerous roadtrip to get their teleported stuff back.
Directors: Matthew Arnold, Freddie Wong | Stars: Ashly Burch, Jordan Rodrigues, Chase Mangum, Vin Vescio
Category: Narrative Feature Competition
11. A House Is Not A Disco (2024)
90 min | Documentary | Completed
A House Is Not A Disco peers with empathy and curiosity into the present-day life experiences of those who live, work, and pursue a season of pleasure in the world's most radically queer, "homo-normative" community: Fire Island Pines.
Director: Brian J. Smith | Stars: Doug Harris, Stevie Williams, Scott Bromley, Marc Christensen
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
12. An Army of Women (2024)
80 min | Documentary | Completed
Three Austin women join a lawsuit with others arguing rape goes unprosecuted. Despite setbacks, they persevere to hold law enforcement accountable for inaction and catalyze change.
Director: Julie Lunde Lillesæter
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
13. Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)
89 min | Documentary | Completed
Struggling actors Sam and Mark find solace from lockdown isolation by staging Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto, battling griefers as they connect through Shakespeare.
Directors: Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls | Stars: Sam Crane, Jen Cohn, Mark Oosterveen, Gareth Turkington
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
14. The in Between (2024)
82 min | Documentary | Completed
A filmmaker returns home after her brother's death and makes a coming-of-age portrait exploring her adolescence with river trips and makeovers.
Director: Robie Flores | Stars: Julissa de Jesus, Paola Chavarria, Jacobo Frausto, Ponchito Nevarez
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
15. Resynator (2024)
96 min | Documentary | Completed
When her genius inventor father dies, a daughter finds his old synth prototype, sparking a quest to learn his secrets and forge a posthumous connection.
Director: Alison Tavel | Star: Alison Tavel
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
16. Roleplay (2024)
85 min | Documentary, Drama | Completed
College students confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young people grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood.
Director: Kate Lyn Mathews | Stars: Carl Briggs Jr., Aaron Avidon, Lucy Sartor, Ross Brill
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
17. Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2024)
95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music | Completed
Cult musician Swamp Dogg and housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty have turned their suburban LA home into an artistic haven. They journey through the turbulent music business, forming a special friendship transcending eras.
Directors: Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson, David McMurry | Stars: Swamp Dogg, Mike Judge, Tom Kenny, Johnny Knoxville
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
18. We Can Be Heroes (2024)
86 min | Documentary | Completed
A group of teens find belonging at a LARP camp, building a fantasy world facing climate disaster. Through roleplaying heroes facing apocalypse, they find strength to heal past trauma and emerge empowered in life.
Directors: Alex Simmons, Carina Mia Wong | Star: Adelaide Eli
Category: Documentary Feature Competition
19. A Nice Indian Boy (2024)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Completed
When Naveen brings his fiance Jay home to meet his family, his traditional Indian parents must contend with accepting his white partner and helping them plan the most fabulous same sex Indian wedding the Bay Area has ever seen.
Director: Roshan Sethi | Stars: Jonathan Groff, Karan Soni, Dhirendra, Sachin Sahel
Category: Narrative Spotlight
20. Cuckoo (2024)
102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Completed
A 17-year old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.
Director: Tilman Singer | Stars: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csokas
Category: Narrative Spotlight
21. Doin' It (2024)
92 min | Comedy | Completed
A Indian American virgin who gets a job teaching high school sex ed.
Director: Sara Zandieh | Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, Jessica Clement, Christian Martyn, Lilly Singh
Category: Narrative Spotlight
22. I Don't Understand You (2024)
96 min | Comedy, Horror | Completed
Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over.
Directors: David Joseph Craig, Brian Crano | Stars: Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Morgan Spector, Nunzia Schiano
Category: Narrative Spotlight
23. I Love You Forever (2024)
89 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
A subversive romantic comedy gone wrong that follows a young woman into and out of an emotionally abusive relationship.
Directors: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani | Stars: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Jon Rudnitsky, Ray Nicholson, Oliver Cooper
Category: Narrative Spotlight
24. I Wish You All the Best (2024)
92 min | Drama | Completed
It follows a teen who after being kicked out of the house by their parents, embarks upon a journey of self-discovery that teaches them about love, friendship, and family.
Director: Tommy Dorfman | Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, Corey Fogelmanis, Amy Landecker
Category: Narrative Spotlight
25. Magpie (2024)
R | 90 min | Thriller | Completed
A couple find their lives turned upside down when their daughter is cast alongside a controversial major star.
Director: Sam Yates | Stars: Daisy Ridley, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alistair Petrie, Shazad Latif
Category: Narrative Spotlight
26. My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, War | Completed
Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family's ancestral lake house.
Director: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman
Category: Narrative Spotlight
27. Turtles (2023)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Thom and Henri experienced the joys of gay marriage, but after 35 years together, love turned sour, and it was time for a divorce.
Director: David Lambert | Stars: Laurent Bonnet, Joel Gosset, Olivier Gourmet, Dave Johns
Category: Narrative Spotlight
28. The Uninvited (2024)
97 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
A stranger crashes a party, sparking a comedy of errors, and a reordering of life.
Director: Nadia Conners | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Walton Goggins, Rufus Sewell, Elizabeth Reaser
Category: Narrative Spotlight
29. Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2024)
123 min | Documentary | Completed
Exploring their 5-decade career performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. It covers their lives, comedy partnership, and lasting influence on pop culture.
Director: David L. Bushell | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Lou Adler
Category: Documentary Spotlight
30. Dickweed (2024)
84 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama | Completed
Three men kidnap and torture a dispensary owner, believing he has hidden money. When he cannot tell them where it is, they mutilate him. A detective pursues the criminals internationally.
Director: Jonathan Ignatius Green
Category: Documentary Spotlight
31. How to Build a Truth Engine (2024)
109 min | Documentary | Completed
Researchers study disinformation and conspiracies, examining technology, journalism, folklore, and neuroscience to understand how manipulating information can alter minds and reality.
Director: Friedrich Moser | Stars: Haley Willis, Tim Tangherlini, Christoph Koettl, Susan Benesch
Category: Documentary Spotlight
32. Lions of Mesopotamia (2024)
86 min | Documentary | Completed
The Iraqi soccer team unites players from warring factions to become 2007 Asian Cup champions, briefly unifying the country amid civil war. Over a decade later, the players recount their journey through conflict to an unlikely victory.
Director: Lucian Read | Stars: Arwa Damon, Ahmed Mnajed, Abbas Obeid, J. Paul Bremer
Category: Documentary Spotlight
33. MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
96 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime | Completed
Exploring the company founding and the implosion of the business by outside investors who took over the company, left it bankrupt and under investigation.
Director: Muta'Ali Muhammad | Stars: Daymond John, Mitch Lowe, John Fichthorn, Hamet Watt
Category: Documentary Spotlight
34. Plastic People (2024)
84 min | Documentary | Completed
Scientists investigate the threat of microplastics in human bodies. Journalist visits labs and undergoes testing to find plastic in home, food and body.
Directors: Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong | Stars: Ziya Tong, Diane Wilson, Rick Smith, Mary Kosuth
Category: Documentary Spotlight
35. Preconceived (2024)
80 min | Documentary | Completed
A riveting documentary about the pervasive but overlooked presence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. "Preconceived" explores the complex role of deception, finances, faith, and privacy amid a shifting legal landscape.
Directors: Kate Dumke, Sabrine Keane
Category: Documentary Spotlight
36. Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
91 min | Documentary | Completed
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.
Director: Jeremy Workman | Stars: Michael Townsend, David O'Hanlon, Alexander Gebrail
Category: Documentary Spotlight
37. Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter (2024)
77 min | Documentary, Biography | Completed
A journalist reports on JFK assassination, helps enact Great Society reforms in White House, co-founds women's political group, leads 1977 women's conference, and champions Equal Rights Amendment.
Stars: Gloria Steinem, Dan Rather, Luci Baines Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb
Category: Documentary Spotlight
38. She Looks Like Me (2024)
105 min | Documentary | Completed
Born without legs, Jen Bricker is abandoned at the hospital by her biological parents. Raised in Illinois, Jen begins to idolize America's superstar gymnast - the mesmerizing Dominique ... See full summary »
Director: Torquil Jones | Stars: Simone Biles, Dominique Moceanu, Tasha Schwikert, Sharon Bricker
Category: Documentary Spotlight
39. Whatever It Takes (2024)
93 min | Documentary, Crime | Completed
In 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking and bizarre deliveries. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects.
Director: Jenny Carchman
Category: Documentary Spotlight
40. Azrael (2024)
R | 85 min | Action, Horror | Completed
In a world no one speaks a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness
Director: E.L. Katz | Stars: Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne, Vincent Willestrand
Category: Midnighter
41. Family (2024)
95 min | Drama, Horror | Completed
Johanna feels her world ending after moving for her ill father's treatment. With her mother consumed with his care as he worsens, lonely Johanna appeals to the universe for a spirit to save her family.
Director: Benjamin Finkel | Stars: Ruth Wilson, Ben Chaplin, Allan Corduner, Beauden McConnell
Category: Midnighter
42. Hood Witch (2023)
95 min | Thriller
A woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash.
Director: Saïd Belktibia | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Denis Lavant, Jérémy Ferrari, Mathieu Espagnet
Votes: 41
Category: Midnighter
43. Hunting Daze (2024)
79 min | Mystery, Thriller | Completed
Nina, an exotic dancer, is stranded in the far North. She persuades five men on a hunting trip to host her. In their all-male group, Nina starts to feel a sense of belonging. A stranger's arrival alters the impromptu holiday.
Director: Annick Blanc | Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Alexandre Landry, Marc Beaupré, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Category: Midnighter
44. It's What's Inside (2024)
103 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Cyrus convinces Shelby to attend old friend Reuben's pre-wedding party and reunites with college pals. Tension arise when estranged classmate Forbes arrives. Rivalries and old romance flare up as the game goes off rails causing hysteria.
Director: Greg Jardin | Stars: Alycia Debnam-Carey, Madison Davenport, Brittany O'Grady, Gavin Leatherwood
Votes: 59
Category: Midnighter
45. Kryptic (2024)
96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Completed
Director: Kourtney Roy | Stars: Chloe Pirrie, Jeff Gladstone, Jason Deline, Ali Rusu-Tahir
Category: Midnighter
46. Oddity (2024)
98 min | Horror, Thriller | Completed
Uncovering the truth behind sister's death with the help of wooden mannequin.
Director: Damian Mc Carthy | Stars: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton
Category: Midnighter
47. Things Will Be Different (2024)
102 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Completed
In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.
Director: Michael Felker | Stars: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson
Category: Midnighter
48. Adrianne & the Castle (2024)
86 min | Documentary | Completed
Alan built a castle in rural Illinois with his late love. Facing life alone, he revisits their fantasy through musical re-enactments transporting him to the world they shared.
Director: Shannon Walsh | Stars: Alan St-George, Nathan McDonald, SLee, Tamsen Glaser
Category: Visions
49. Birdeater (2023)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.
Directors: Jack Clark, Jim Weir | Stars: Mackenzie Fearnley, Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister
Votes: 71
Category: Visions
50. Dead Mail (2024)
106 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery | Completed
An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
Directors: Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy | Stars: Sterling Macer Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson
Category: Visions
51. Dory Previn: On My Way to Where (2024)
79 min | Documentary | Completed
A child tap dancer in New Jersey, Previn went on to write classic songs. In NYC as a showgirl, she wrote for Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Caught in a 1960s Hollywood scandal, she entered the Laurel Canyon music scene.
Directors: Dianna Dilworth, Julia Greenberg | Stars: Dory Previn, Lion, Max, Mama
Category: Visions
52. Songs from the Hole (2024)
106 min | Documentary, Drama, Music | Completed
James , a prisoner serving a double life sentence, struggles with being both victim and perpetrator of violence, expressed through hip-hop and soul.
Director: Contessa Gayles | Stars: Ernest Walker, Ryleigh Leggett, Jovon Times, James Jacobs
Category: Visions
53. The Trouble with Mr Doodle (2024)
90 min | Documentary | Completed
A young boy has doodled obsessively since he first held a pen. His compulsion intensifies until his home and mind are dominated by endless drawings.
Directors: Jaimie D'Cruz, Ed Perkins | Stars: Morgan Davies, Sam Cox, Nell Cox, Alexa Cox
Category: Visions
54. This Is a Film About the Black Keys (2024)
90 min | Documentary, Music | Completed
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney formed The Black Keys in Akron, Ohio. After a decade of relentless touring and navigating highs and lows, they found mainstream success with Brothers and El Camino.
Director: Jeff Dupre | Stars: Dan Auerbach, Patrick J. Carney
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
55. Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
91 min | Documentary, Music | Completed
An intimate look at the life, career and process of one of the most accomplished songwriters of all time, Diane Warren.
Director: Bess Kargman | Stars: Common, Cher, Jennifer Hudson, Diane Warren
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
56. Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience (2024)
75 min | Documentary, Music | Completed
John Aielli influenced Austin's musical diversity for over 50 years. The opera singer from Killeen became Austin's legendary voice. His freeform interviews, on-air mishaps and philosophical musings made "Eklektikos" a one-of-a-kind show.
Directors: Sam Wainwright Douglas, David Hartstein
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
57. Mogwai: If the Stars Had A Sound (2024)
92 min | Documentary | Completed
In the mid 1990s, the Mogwai band writing and rehearsing their tenth studio album in the hometown of Glasgow, Scotland. While at first seemingly impossible to make, they ultimately made history with it.
Director: Antony Crook | Stars: Paul Savage, Dave Fridmann, Douglas Gordon, Dominic Aitchison
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
58. Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023)
127 min | Documentary, Music
Having worked with the likes of Coldplay, PJ Harvey and Mumford and Sons, this director charts the intimate, artistic and personal relationship between Omar Rodriguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala from progressive band The Mars Volta.
Director: Nicolas Jack Davies | Stars: Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
59. The World According to Allee Willis (2024)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, Music | Completed
Allee Willis share the experiences she have left behind.
Director: Alexis Spraic | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Lily Tomlin, Paul Reubens, Julie Brown
Category: 24 Beats Per Second
60. La Bachata de Bionico (2024)
80 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
Romantic Bionico struggles to find a job and home to provide for fiancée La Flaca after rehab. He tries to quit drugs with help from his partner Calvita.
Director: Yoel Morales | Stars: Manuel Raposo, María Tavárez, Yasser Michelén, Bárbara Plaza
Category: Global
61. Krzyk: Losing Control (2024)
80 min | Drama, Thriller | Completed
When a young bacteriologist witnesses a car accident, she becomes entangled in the life of the deceased, which triggers the suppressed loss of her unborn child.
Director: Ewa Wikiel | Stars: Pavel Delong, Wiktoria Gorodecka, Anton Weil, Gina Henkel
Category: Global
62. Malta (2024)
97 min | Drama | Completed
Mariana wants to go far away, far from Bogota, far from her family, but above all away from herself. Malta is a place where to start. Before she gets there she will have to delve in other territories.
Director: Natalia Santa | Stars: Estefania Piñeres, Patricia Tamayo, Emmanuel Restrepo, Jacques Toukhmanian
Category: Global
63. My Sextortion Diary (2024)
64 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller | Completed
Film producer Pati's laptop is stolen during a business trip. Two months later an anonymous hacker accesses Pati's private photos and demands money. As legal forces prove ineffective, Pati investigates to stop the hacker's blackmail.
Director: Patricia Franquesa
Category: Global
64. Natatorium (2024)
105 min | Drama, Thriller | Completed
Visiting estranged grandparents, eighteen-year-old Lilja auditions in town. Feeling at home in their mansion, she becomes entangled with the family's dark past and learns life-threatening secrets.
Director: Helena Stefansdottir | Stars: Ilmur María Arnardóttir, Elin Petersdottir, Stefania Berndsen, Jónas Alfreð Birkisson
Category: Global
65. Gasoline Rainbow (2023)
108 min | Adventure
Follows 5 teenagers from small-town Oregon who, with high school in the rearview, decide to embark on one last adventure: to make it to a place they've never been -the Pacific coast, 500 miles away. Their plan, in full: "F**k it."
Directors: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Stars: Tony Aburto, Micah Bunch, Nichole Dukes, Nathaly Garcia
Votes: 74
Category: Festival Favorite
66. The Moogai (2024)
86 min | Horror
A young Aboriginal couple brings home their second baby. What should be a joyous time takes a sinister turn, as the baby's mother starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby.
Director: Jon Bell | Stars: Bella Heathcote, HaiHa Le, Toby Leonard Moore, Alexandra Jensen
Votes: 18
Category: Festival Favorite
67. The Queen of My Dreams (2023)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Against the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras.
Director: Fawzia Mirza | Stars: Hamza Haq, Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Charlie Boyle
Votes: 46
Category: Festival Favorite
68. Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable.
Directors: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Nathan Zellner
Votes: 40
Category: Festival Favorite
69. Sing Sing (2023)
R | 105 min | Drama
A theater group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.
Director: Greg Kwedar | Stars: Colman Domingo, Sean Dino Johnson, Clarence Maclin, Paul Raci
Votes: 38
Category: Festival Favorite
70. Toll (2023)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Suellen, a toll booth attendant, uses her job to help a gang of thieves steal watches so that she can afford to send her son to a gay conversion workshop.
Director: Carolina Markowicz | Stars: Maeve Jinkings, Thomas Aquino, Erom Cordeiro, Isac Graça
Votes: 233
Category: Festival Favorite
71. 3 Body Problem (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Completed
It will follow the story of humanity's first contact with an alien civilization, seeing humanity being vulnerable to the same external threat.
Stars: Marlo Kelly, Saamer Usmani, Jess Hong, Jovan Adepo
Category: TV Premiere
72. Black Twitter (2024– )
94 min | Documentary | Completed
It centers on the rise, movements, voices and memes that established Black Twitter as an influential force in multiple facets of the American political and cultural life.
Category: TV Premiere
73. Jerrod (2024– )
31 min | Documentary, Comedy | Completed
Follow the life of Jerrod Carmichael, through his encounters with friends, family, and strangers, all in his search for love, sex, and connection.
Star: Jerrod Carmichael
Category: TV Premiere
74. Ren Faire (2024– )
Documentary | Completed
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.
Stars: George Coulam, Jeffrey Baldwin, Darla Smith, Lauren Croft
Category: TV Premiere
75.
Hacks (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2024)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy, Drama | Completed
Centers Deborah and Ava in hopes of salvaging her Las Vegas act. Despite their differences the two women bond over comedy and examine the challenges faced by female comics throughout history.
Director: Lucia Aniello | Stars: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Rose Abdoo, Michael Garza
Category: TV Spotlight
76. Magic City: An American Fantasy (2024– )
56 min | Documentary | Completed
Uncovering the famed Atlanta strip club, Magic City, and its decades-long influence on hip-hop.
Stars: Shaquille O'Neal, Nelly, Killer Mike, Big Boi
Category: TV Spotlight
77.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode:
Red Directive
(2024)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Completed
After an 800-year-old Romulan vessel is found, Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve it. But the artifact inside is stolen, starting an epic chase. Saru is offered a lifetime position.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Doug Jones, Eve Harlow, Sonequa Martin-Green, Callum Keith Rennie
Category: TV Spotlight
78. Bettendorf Talks (2024– )
18 min | Comedy | Completed
TJ and Dave's stepping stone to regain some of their former perceived glory. An unrealistic expectation with no stars, with no budget, an inexperienced writing staff, Dave's ego and TJ's naiveté.
Stars: David Pasquesi, Tim Kazurinsky, Brian King, Sadieh Rifai
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
79. Halfrican American (2024)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama | Completed
Zeke attends a cookout with father Nick. Uncomfortable connecting and among Nick's loud black family Zeke plans leaving until half-sister Dezz welcomes him. After Nick's colonoscopy, Zeke relaxes, shares old photos and laughs at roasting.
Director: Zeke Nicholson | Stars: Zeke Nicholson, Gary Anthony Williams, Carl Tart, Laci Mosley
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
80. Lucy & Sara (2024– )
7 min | Comedy | Completed
Lucy and Sara must learn to navigate life as sisters after the death of their beloved father.
Stars: Susan Park, Mark Holgate, Jeremy Joyce, Nicolette Morrison
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
81. Marvin Is Sorry (2024)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Drama | Completed
After accidentally killing one of his fans during the filming of a YouTube video, famed YouTuber Marvin Weaver must save his career by teaming up with Tag Taggart, an alt-right news anchor bent on cultural domination.
Director: Clint Pang | Stars: Sam Song Li, Haskiri Velazquez, Lea Zawada, Matt Walton
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
82. Neo-Dome (2024)
15 min | Action, Thriller | Completed
In a post economic collapse America, a woman travels alone towards the promise of a Utopian dome on the horizon. When she negotiates a ride with strangers, we learn - trust no one on the road to the Neo-Dome.
Director: Bonnie Discepolo | Stars: Anna Camp, Michael Mosley, Nicholas Logan, Anthony Discepolo
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
83. Tossers (2024 TV Movie)
33 min | Comedy | Completed
Sofia, seeking her first job, falls in with Tosser who convinces her to work for him for a day. She later realizes there is no actual job. With a large order to fill and a saboteur inside, she may be the only one who can save his business.
Directors: Chase Block, Bryce Van Leuven | Stars: Natalie Rousseau, Antonio Lexerot, Bryce Van Leuven, Tua Kealoha
Category: Independent TV Pilot Competition
84. A Rotten Woman (2024)
22 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy | Completed
Alice, a kindergarten teacher, finds mushrooms growing on her skin. Despite seeking medical help and support from an elderly neighbor, the fungal infection spreads as her mental health declines.
Director: Niamh Sauter Cooke | Stars: Cornelia Schindler, Katharina Schumacher, Evgenia Lichtner
Category: Narrative Short Competition
85. A toi les oreilles (2024)
13 min | Short, Family
During a village anniversary parade, Étienne attempts to demonstrate to townspeople that his family's noisy chaos has beauty.
Director: Alexandre Isabelle | Stars: Jean-François Berthiaume, Gabrielle Bouthillier, Marie-Ginette Guay, Gaston Lepage
Category: Narrative Short Competition
86. Beach Logs Kill (2024)
9 min | Short, Drama, Horror
At a high school football game the star quarterback promises her lucky number to the deserving girl teammate. During the game things go wrong. An awkward girl in detention tries to prove herself worthy of quarterback's regard and legacy.
Director: Haley Z. Boston | Stars: Dan Leahy, Abby Quinn, Ryan Simpkins
Category: Narrative Short Competition
87. Bits (2024)
21 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Montana a young woman in small town catches a serial killer's attention. His pursuit ends suddenly, leaving her rejected. Craving closure, she grapples with feelings of neglect and want as the killer moves on.
Director: Lilliya Scarlett Reid | Stars: Betsey Brown, Siobhan Marks, Fiona Rose Story, Erin Weinacker
Category: Narrative Short Competition
88. Caller Number Nine! (2024)
8 min | Short
A radio call-in contest winner faces off against an unstable host after an angry telemarketer inadvertently calls in.
Director: Sandy Honig | Stars: Patti Harrison, Freddie Meredith
Category: Narrative Short Competition
89. Can (2024)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama | Completed
Kailee, diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer amidst treatment, as she grapples with reality and identity. When inner turmoil leaves her lost between crisis and growth, Kailee tries to find healing by dramatizing her experience.
Director: Kailee McGee | Stars: Mamoudou Athie, Ellyn Jameson, Whitmer Thomas, Greta Titelman
Category: Narrative Short Competition
90. Dissolution (2024)
14 min | Short, Biography, Drama
A woman is forced to confront her elderly husband's physical deterioration when they meet to sign their divorce papers.
Director: Anthony Saxe | Stars: Linda DiVirgilio, Eddie Saxe
Category: Narrative Short Competition
91. If I Die in America (2024)
15 min | Short, Drama
A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand the body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death.
Director: Ward Kamel | Stars: Hana Chamoun, Ilham Malki, Gil Perez-Abraham, Moud Sabra
Category: Narrative Short Competition
92. The Last Brunch (2024)
11 min | Short, Drama | Completed
Sometimes you don't realize how thirsty you are until it's right in front of you.
Director: Jim Cummings | Stars: Bridge Stuart, Dustin Hahn, Taylor Misiak, Julia Bales
Category: Narrative Short Competition
93. Learning English (2024)
11 min | Short, Comedy
An enthusiastic new arrival to the US seizes an unorthodox opportunity to practice her language skills
Director: Jean Liu | Stars: Zine Tseng, Jeff Chen, Katie Rose Summerfield, Mark Vail
Category: Narrative Short Competition
94. Let (2024)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance | Completed
An isolated law student wrestles with a compulsion toward self-harm and pain. A surprising night carries her, and a stranger, into new territory.
Director: Alyssa Loh | Stars: Sonoya Mizuno, Juliana Canfield, An-Li Bogan
Category: Narrative Short Competition
95. Los Mosquitos (2024)
14 min | Short, Drama | Completed
Aby a15-year-old Honduran immigrant navigates life in the US with her newly arrived cousin Nata. On Thanksgiving Day, Aby's rebellious spirit clashes with caregiver Magda's expectations, intensifying Aby's desire to escape the home life.
Director: Nicole Chi | Stars: Natalia Rodríguez, Magdalena Alvarez
Category: Narrative Short Competition
96. My Tomato Heart (2023)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Madeleine is forced to quit her position at the grocery store. Except that her job is her whole life; her colleagues, her only family. The quinquagenarian spends her last days of work fighting to save what is near and dear to her heart.
Director: Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard | Stars: Jeanne Bellefeuille, Stéphanie Colle, Charles-Aubey Houde, Eric LeBlanc
Category: Narrative Short Competition
97. The Rainbow Bridge (2024)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Tina takes her elderly dog MeeMoo to a clinic claiming to enable human-pet communication. Two sinister doctors find Tina and MeeMoo share an unusually strong bond that defies time and space, making them vital to the doctors' experiments
Director: Dimitri Simakis | Stars: James Urbaniak, David Brown, Heather Lawless, Cricket Arrison
Category: Narrative Short Competition
98. The Robbers (2024)
15 min | Short, Crime
Three trans women plan a robbery, they disguise themselves as men to create a false trail, practicing speaking and behaving in a masculine manner. Despite sharing life as a team, they struggle to imitate male behaviors.
Director: Isa Schieche | Stars: Thea Ehre, Isa Schieche, Kristin Lerch, Florian Wild
Category: Narrative Short Competition
99. Say Hi After You Die (2024)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
After her best friend dies, a woman sees visions of her friend appearing in the form of a portable toilet. She interacts with the toilet as if it is her deceased friend.
Director: Kate Hollowell | Stars: George Basil, Kate Hollowell, Ruby Caster, Nick Drago
Category: Narrative Short Competition
100. See it Say It (2024)
17 min | Short, Drama
An optimistic Arab actor living hand-to-mouth is summoned to an audition that could be his big break. However, his journey turns into a harrowing ordeal of bias and fear.
Director: Nez | Stars: Amir El-Masry, July Namir
Category: Narrative Short Competition
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