A Story Of Fish
Director: Rusty Enger
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: TN.
Synopsis: True love is hard to find. It's even harder when you are a fish and you live in a fish tank with only one other fish.
Beefmaster Inn
Director: Zach Strum
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: TN.
Synopsis: Two siblings try to sell a mounted deer head.
Checkmate
Director: Nichole Lim
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: World
Synopsis: As rehearsal blurs with reality, a friendship built on compliments and competition begins to crack. Wardrobe changes, emotional breakdowns, and mild blood loss ensue. A surreal and darkly funny look at ambition, self-delusion, and the performance of being fine.
spot healing
Director: Ryan Woodring
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: Tennessee
Synopsis: spot healing explores the intricacies of illness, diagnosis, and labor in post-AI visual culture. Posing as a software tutorial from the “Image E.R.” YouTube channel, a confident host demonstrates how to “heal” sick images using increasingly experimental methods ranging from miming to machine learning while undergoing a series of intense physical and emotional transformations.
This is Us
Director: Kevin Ralston
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: Tennessee
Synopsis: "A confrontation between two people over a bag of food on the side of a road turns into a moving story about truth. The film was made for the 2024 T*** B*** Film Festival."
We Need To Talk About Balloons
Director: Jennifer Bonior
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: Nashville
Synopsis: Dani’s mom may be ready to exploit her daughter for personal gain, but Dani’s not having any of it. She’s Dani the Destroyer, the youngest and greatest magician of all time. And she’s about to take the stage.
Wolf Puppy
Director: Sam Osborn
Country of Origin: United States
Premiere: World
Synopsis: Wolf Puppy is a surreal dark comedy about a lonely man searching for meaning and connection in a disconnected, digital world. After resonating deeply with an edgy meme, he embarks on an unexpected journey into the woods—where reality blurs, a talking wolf appears, and his self-image is put to the test. Wolf Puppy explores identity, isolation, and the absurd lengths we go to feel seen.