2024

2024 Films

40°N, 73°W : Sandy Williams IV.
a film with sound (take three) : Josh Weissbach
Ambush at St. Mary's : Anthony Parisi
Butt Crew - A film essay : Josh Whiteman
Beltane : Helena Houghton
The Big Crave : Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph
Crisis : James Benson
Casa Fantasma : Dana Ollestad
The Clogging : Eric Larson
Cooks : David Lee Hess
Direction of the Road :Janelle VanderKelen
Dear, When I Met You : Craig Smith
Dragon Hunt : Marko Gutić Mižimakov
Dissociative Identity Disorder : Franco Andrade Ortiz
DEAD FLESH : Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Family Night : Alan Dunne
The Fisherman's Wife : Jared Watson
FootRocket - Apple Seed : Zach Strum
Fitting Descriptions : Tiffany Bedwell & John Mossman
The Fire Cycle Epiclesis : Clay Steakley
FISHMONGER : Neil Ferron 
Ghosted : Elisabeth Donaldson
Hemorrhage : Ruth Hayes
Heaven in a Wild Flower : Jesseca Ynez Simmons
INTERVIEWING GUILLAUME BOGAERT : Fabrice Chan
[I Love You Very Much] : Amber Rose McNeill
Jack : Jay Curtis Miller
Jeffrey's Hell : Aaron Irons
Kombucha! : Jake Myers
Les Bêtes : Michael Granberry
Lollygag : Tij D'oyen
The Lives Of Counters : Kevin Allen
The Messenger : Victor Dos Santos
My Word : Carme Puche Moré 

Monolith : Teresita Carson 
My Best Friend Depression : Heather LeRoy 
The Nun Slayer : Ben Bovington-Key 
Photosynthesis : Brian Zahm 
Popcorn Shrimp and Dishwater : Jack Schurman
Poison : Rusty Enger 
Palosja e Jugave (The Folding of Yugas) : Fjolla Hoxha & Dylan Simon 
Pre-Crash and the Foxbats : Kirsten Johnson 
Paris-Bruxelles : Marjorie Lhomme 
Questioning the Existence of Alec : Roger Horn  
Recipe For Fun : Steve Parnell 
Said of a deer that sheds its antlers : Salomé Crickx 
Seeds : Pisie Hochheim & Tony Oswald 
The Serena Variations : Warren Fischer 
Soft Animals : Nick Grau 
Study No. 294 : Robert Campbell  
The Streetlight : Sophia Parella 
The Sun Sometimes Sleeps : Jesse Emiliano Vela Alegría  
SWEEP DREAMS : E.T. Russian & Edward Mast 
Technical Support : Kris Lefcoe 
The Thaw : Sarah Wisner & Sean Temple 
Throuple : GREYSON HORST 
Total Eclipse of the Fool : Scott Soder  
Track Meat : Alex Donnelly 
Untitled (Without Sound)  : John Theo 
Visions of Waves : Desirée Tolchin 
WENT THE NIGHT WELL? : Andrew Hahn 
The Warmest Color is Blue : Kevin Ralston 
#WAY_Aurelio : Alan Rexroth 
What Is Sex? : Luca Silver 
Where the Bullets Go : Cody Duncum 
Wild Animal : Beth Park  
You Need to Process This : Eleanor Morrison


2024 MAUREEN SAARI-WILDMAN MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DEFIANCE (“the moe”) winner:

Paris-Bruxelles

Best of 2024:

BEST OF FEST - FEATURE: My Best Friend Depression

BEST OF FEST - SHORT: Wild Animal

Learn about the Defy Awards HERE.


2024 PRESS:

NASHVILLE SCENE

City cast NAshville

JUDGES:

Clarence Edward, a Nashville native, is an influential figure in the local arts and culture scene. Beginning his career as an independent art dealer in 2011, he worked in Memphis, Atlanta, and New York City for nearly a decade. In 2021, Clarence founded Cë Gallery in Nashville, a space dedicated to contemporary and fine arts, where he showcases both emerging and established artists. An award-winning art gallerist, event curator, and set designer, Clarence is known for creating immersive experiences. He has also contributed to the arts community through roles with Metro Arts Nashville, Soho House Nashville, and the Frist Art Museum Warhol Society Board. His work reflects a deep passion for the arts and a commitment to making art accessible to all.

Casey M Pierce works from Nashville  Tennessee. He has directed over 100 music videos. He has worked with brands such as Amazon, CBS, SONY, Avion Tequila, Luck Reunion and more. 


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