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2025 TICKETS SATURDAY 3:45 // CLOVERS (with opening short film: BAXTER BI-RITE)
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SATURDAY 3:45 // CLOVERS (with opening short film: BAXTER BI-RITE)

$15.00

Saturday, August 23, 2025
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Main Theatre

A 10-year documentary project set inside an illegal video gambling outfit in a North Carolina strip mall. It’s a far-out, deeply human film - made all the more powerful by its unbelievable access to its subjects. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and just has to be seen to be believed.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

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Saturday, August 23, 2025
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Main Theatre

A 10-year documentary project set inside an illegal video gambling outfit in a North Carolina strip mall. It’s a far-out, deeply human film - made all the more powerful by its unbelievable access to its subjects. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and just has to be seen to be believed.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Saturday, August 23, 2025
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Main Theatre

A 10-year documentary project set inside an illegal video gambling outfit in a North Carolina strip mall. It’s a far-out, deeply human film - made all the more powerful by its unbelievable access to its subjects. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and just has to be seen to be believed.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy? The Weekend and Day Passes are the biggest bang for your buck!

A limited number of individual tickets will be available online for each screening the week of the festival.

FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM:

Featured
Baxter Bi-Rite
Baxter Bi-Rite

Director: Allison Inman, Sean Clark and Jace Freeman

Country of Origin: United States

WORLD PREMIERE

Synopsis: In a rural middle Tennessee grocery store, daily transactions are more than the sum of their parts.

CLOVERS
CLOVERS

Director: Jacob Hatley & Tom Vickers

Country of Origin: United States

WORLD PREMIERE

Synopsis: The denizens of a strip-mall casino in Asheboro, North Carolina endure two tumultuous years.

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Defy Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2016 with the goal of bringing bold and extraordinary cinematic work from around the world to East Nashville. The festival celebrates unconventional films made by filmmakers who want to defy traditions and expectations. The festival is driven by the desire to bring unknown talent from around the world to Nashville audiences that are looking for a unique cinematic experience. Defy puts the work and the artist above all else. All great art is a disruption. You can support Defy with a one-time or recurring donation, and help us continue bringing defiant films from all over the world to Nashville.

 
 
 
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