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The Florida Film Festival has just announced the program lineup for its 31st Annual Festival, running April 8-17, 2022, which will be hosted in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida. This year, the Festival will screen 167 films representing 37 countries and of the films selected, 145 have premiere status, including 24 world premieres, with a full lineup listed below. A complete list of film descriptions, trailers, stills, and the full festival schedule are available HERE.
“This year’s lineup includes 84 women and 8 non-binary filmmakers–the most in our 31-year history and 55% of our total programming–and their voices will be represented throughout every part of the festival. In addition, there are numerous films that speak to environmental concerns about preservation, conservation, sustainability, and the wonders of our natural world. Some highlights of the lineup include the Sundance Film Festival award-winners 892, The Territory, “Warsha,” “The Headhunter’s Daughter,” and “Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver,” the exclusive first look at Pre Fab! on opening night, and world premieres of important new doc features Path of the Panther, Jack Has a Plan, and Surviving Pulse.”
– MATTHEW CURTIS, FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
The 19 features and 59 short films in the American Independent Competition will be eligible for up to three awards each: a Grand Jury Award for best film in that category, a Special Jury Award given at the jury’s discretion for exceptional achievements, and an Audience Award determined by audience votes for Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, and Best Short Film. International films are also eligible for Audience Awards for Best International Feature and Best International Short, and an Audience Award will be given for the Best Midnight Short as well.
EVENTS:
Opening Night Party – 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 – Celebrate the opening night of the 2022 Florida Film Festival with an exclusive first look at a never-before-seen documentary. Then, head over to the Winter Park Events Center’s Tiedtke Amphitheater and Belvedere for a sensational Opening Night Party that kicks off ten days of non-stop, fun-filled celebration. Sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots, including our very own Enzian Theater and Eden Bar. Eat, drink, be merry, and discuss all the films you cannot wait to see at the festival ahead.
Festival Block Party – 3-5 p.m. Saturday, April 9 – Look for the Winter Park Village fountain, located across from the Regal Cinema, for a block party celebration of the Florida Film Festival. Festival ticket and pass holders will receive free drinks and appetizers from select Winter Park Village restaurants. Space is limited, so plan to arrive early.
Gospel Brunch – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, April 10 – Enjoy a pre-movie brunch with friends, and compare notes on all things Florida Film Festival, before heading over to Regal for the gospel music film Stay Prayed Up. This delicious brunch prepared by our own chef is sure to leave a good taste in your mouth. Your first mimosa or Bloody Mary is on us. Brunch and film tickets are sold separately.
Awards Bash – 8 p.m. Saturday, April 16 – Have you picked your favorite films of the Festival? At the Florida Film Festival Awards Bash, you’ll be among the first to find out if they have won prestigious Jury and Audience Awards. Following the ceremony, mingle with the winners, raise a glass, and uncover a chilling surprise at the Celluloid Circus.
2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION:
OPENING NIGHT FILM:
Pre Fab! – USA, 2022, 91 MIN, Directed by Todd Thompson, Exclusive First Look! The feature-length documentary chronicles how English-born drummer Hanton joined Lennon rounding up their friends in 1950s Liverpool to form The Quarry Men, a group that would evolve in just a few years into the biggest and most influential band in music history – The Beatles.
Preceded by
A Cartoon of a Cat Sleeping – USA, 2022, 7 MIN, Directed by Randall Christopher, World Premiere
SPOTLIGHT FILMS:
892 – Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin, USA, 2022, 103 MIN, Florida Premiere
Ali & Ava – Directed by Clio Barnard, UK, 2021, 95 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Calendar Girls – Directed by Love Martinsen and Maria Loohufvud, Sweden, 2022, 84 MIN
Dual – Directed by Riley Stearns, USA/Finland, 2022, 95 MIN, Rated R, East Coast Premiere
The Duke – Directed by Roger Michell, UK, 2020, 96 MIN, Rated R
Juniper – Directed by Matthew J. Saville, New Zealand, 2021, 94 MIN, East Coast Premiere
The Justice of Bunny King – Directed by Gaysorn Thavatt, New Zealand, 2021, 101 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Marvelous and the Black Hole – Directed by Kate Tsang, USA, 2021, 81 MIN
Path of the Panther – Directed by Eric Bendick, USA, 2022, 90 MIN, World Premiere
The Phantom of the Open – Directed by Craig Roberts, UK, 2021, 102 MIN
Resurrection – Directed by Andrew Semans, USA, 2022, 103 MIN, East Coast Premiere
River – Directed by Jennifer Peedom and Joseph Nizeti, Australia, 2021, 75 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Tales of Sunshine: “The Biologist” – Directed by Vincent Marcucci, USA, 2022, 18 MIN, World Premiere
The Territory – Directed by Alex Pritz, Brazil/Denmark/USA, 2022, 83 MIN, In Portuguese and Tupi with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Tigre Gente – Directed by Elizabeth Unger, USA, 2021, 93 MIN, In Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Spanish with English subtitles
NARRATIVE FEATURES COMPETITION:
As of Yet – Directed by Taylor Garron and Chanel James, USA, 2021, 82 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Civil Dead – Directed by Clay Tatum, USA, 2022, 103 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Disfluency – Directed by Anna Baumgarten, USA, 2021, 100 MIN, In English and ASL with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
The Falconer – Directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow, USA/Oman, 2021, 100 MIN, In English and Arabic with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Generation Wrecks – Directed by Kevin T. Morales, USA, 2021, 112 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Homebody – Directed by Joseph Sackett, USA, 2021, 75 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Mister Limbo – Directed by Robert G. Putka, USA/Portugal, 2021, 96 MIN, Florida Premiere
Poser – Directed by Noah Dixon and Ori Segev, USA, 2021, 87 MIN, Florida Premiere
Wake Up, Leonard – Directed by Kat Mills Martin, USA, 2022, 72 MIN, Florida Premiere
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION:
Anonymous Sister – Directed by Jamie Boyle, USA, 2021, 94 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Being Michelle – Directed by Atin Mehra, USA, 2022, 80 MIN, In English and ASL with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Broken Wings – Directed by Jonathan Sutak, USA, 2021, 56 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Exposure – Directed by Holly Morris, USA, 2021, 88 MIN, Southeast Premiere
imperfect – Directed by Brian Malone and Regan Linton, USA, 2021, 87 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Jack Has a Plan – Directed by Bradley Berman, USA, 2022, 75 MIN, World Premiere
Love Charlie, The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter – Directed by Rebecca Halpern, USA, 2021, 96 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Once Upon a Time in Uganda – Directed by Cathryne Czubek, USA/Uganda, 2021, 94 MIN, In English and Luganda with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Sirens – Directed by Rita Baghdadi, USA/Lebanon, 2022, 78 MIN, In English and Arabic with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
The Sun Rises in The East – Directed by Tayo Giwa, USA, 2022, 58 MIN, Southeast Premiere
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION:
Bacon ‘N’ Laces – Directed by Stephen Michael Simon, USA, 2022, 19 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Dad Jokes – Directed by Mo Welch and Daniel Hartigan, USA, 2022, 36 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Deerwoods Deathtrap – Directed by James P. Gannon, USA, 2022, 9 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Dress a Cow – Directed by Dawn Luebbe, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Échale Ganas: The Villa’s Tacos Story – Directed by Shirley Yumeng He, USA, 2022, 29 MIN, In English and Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
How Do You Measure a Year? – Directed by Jay Rosenblatt, USA, 2021, 29 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Interview – Directed by Jonathan Miller and Zachary Russo, USA, 2021, 21 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Neurodivergent – Directed by Afton Quast Saler, USA, 2021, 26 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Panola Project – Directed by Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine, USA, 2021, 17 MIN, Florida Premiere
Seasons – Directed by Gabriella Canal and Michael Fearon, USA, 2022, 24 MIN, In English and Korean with English subtitles, North American Premiere
Shopping for the Dead – Directed by Gerry Curtis, USA, 2022, 12 MIN, In English and Mandarin with English subtitles, World Premiere
Stranger than Rotterdam with Sara Driver – Directed by Lewie Kloster & Noah Kloster, USA, 2021, 9 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Telos or Bust – Directed by Brad Abrahams, USA, 2021, 15 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Time & Temperature – Directed by Justin Ian Foreman, USA, 2022, 21 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION:
A Balcony in Brooklyn – Directed by Dennis Williams II and Gladimir Gelin, USA, 2021, 9 MIN, Florida Premiere
Champ – Directed by Hannah Peterson, USA, 2022, 8 MIN, East Coast Premiere
cosboi – Directed by Gosha Shapiro, USA, 2022, 15 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
The Coupon – Directed by Laura Seay, USA, 2021, 18 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Daddy’s Girl – Directed by Lena Hudson, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Dear Mama… – Directed by Winter Dunn, USA, 2022, 14 MIN, Florida Premiere
The Dogfriend – Directed by Fredgy Noël, USA, 2021, 13 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Downpour – Directed by Jade Courtney Edwards, USA, 2021, 11 MIN, In English and Arabic with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
The Event – Directed by Frank Mosley and Hugo de Souza, USA, 2022, 11 MIN, East Coast Premiere
F^¢K ‘€M R!GHT B@¢K – Directed by Harris Doran, USA, 2022, 13 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Girls & The Party – Directed by Paloma López, USA, 2021, 5 MIN, Florida Premiere
Harvest Bowl – Directed by Cody Kostro, USA, 2021, 7 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Hide and Seek (Las Escondidas) – Directed by Ragini Bhasin, USA, 2021, 11 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Hold Up – Directed by Alex Rollins Berg, USA, 2022, 15 MIN, World Premiere
Hysterical – Directed by April Moreau, USA, 2022, 15 MIN, World Premiere
In the Water – Directed by Drew Highlands, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, World Premiere
The Last Ferry from Grass Island – Directed by Linhan Zhang, USA/Hong Kong, 2021, 13 MIN, In Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
The Lizard Laughed – Directed by Allen Cordell, USA, 2022, 21 MIN, World Premiere
The Longest Day of the Year – Directed by Lauren Hoover, USA, 2021, 10 MIN, Florida Premiere
Lux Noctis – Directed by Damiana Acuña, USA, 2022, 12 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Maddie – Directed by Zane Rubin, USA, 2022, 12 MIN, World Premiere
Mammalian Diving Reflex – Directed by Caroline Conrad, USA, 2021, 10 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Pretty, Please – Directed by Jonathan Hoeg, USA, 2022, 14 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Roommates – Directed by Ashley Eakin, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, Florida Premiere
A Significant Problem – Directed by Trish Harnetiaux, USA, 2022, 11 MIN, World Premiere
Silent Partner – Directed by Aristotle Torres, USA, 2021, 16 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Skim – Directed by William Pisciotta, USA, 2022, 18 MIN, World Premiere
Sweet Dreams Baby Girl – Directed by Jennifer Daley, USA, 2021, 14 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night – Directed by Fawzia Mirza, USA/Canada, 2021, 11 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Training Wheels – Directed by Alison Rich, USA, 2022, 15 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Valentine – Directed by Beck Kitsis and Chris McNabb, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, World Premiere
ANIMATED SHORTS COMPETITION:
7LBS 8OZ – Directed by Yoo Lee, USA, 2022, 7 MIN, Florida Premiere
fulcrum – Directed by Timothy David Orme, USA, 2021, 8 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Launch – Directed by Leah Shore, USA, 2021, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
Life Is a Particle Time Is a Wave – Directed by Daniel Zvereff, USA, 2022, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Local Middle Schooler – Directed by Sanjna Bharadwaj, USA, 2021, 11 MIN, Southeast Premiere
My One Minute Memoir (Dreams of a Fallen Astronaut) – Directed by Chel White, USA, 2021, 2 MIN, North American Premiere
My Parent, Neal – Directed by Hannah Saidiner, USA, 2021, 8 MIN, Florida Theatrical Premiere
Oldboy’s Apples – Directed by Brad Hock, USA, 2021, 7 MIN, Florida Premiere
People Person – Directed by Rymalena, USA, 2021, 14 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Soft Animals – Directed by Renee Zhan, USA/UK, 2021, 3 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Still Life – Directed by Conner Griffith, USA, 2021, 7 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Tennis Ball on His Day Off – Directed by Julian Glander, USA, 2022, 3 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
TRICHOTILLOMANIA! – Directed by Kelly Schiesswohl, USA, 2021, 4 MIN, Florida Premiere
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE:
Digger – Directed by Georgis Grigorakis, Greece/France/Germany, 2020, 101 MIN, In Greek with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Fire – Directed by Claire Denis, France, 2022, 116 MIN, In French with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Hit the Road – Directed by Panah Panahi, Iran, 2021, 93 MIN, In English and Persian with English subtitles
Wild Men – Directed by Thomas Daneskov, Denmark, 2021, 104 MIN, In Danish with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS:
All The Crows in The World – Directed by Yi Tang, Hong Kong/China, 2021, 14 MIN, In Mandarin with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Beautiful They – Directed by Cloudy Rhodes, Australia, 2021, 11 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Bump – Directed by Maziyar Khatam, Canada, 2021, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
Censor Of Dreams – Directed by Leo Berne and Raphaël Rodriguez, France, 2021, 18 MIN, In French with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Customs – Directed by Armita Keyani, Norway, 2021, 14 MIN, In English and Norwegian with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro: The Real-World Guide to Set Up and Workflow – Directed by Hong Seong-Yoon, South Korea, 2021, 40 MIN, In Korean with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
The Headhunter’s Daughter – Directed by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Philippines, 2022, 15 MIN, In Ilokano with English Subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Innocent Land – Directed by Francesco Bolognesi and Michele Cardano, Italy, 2022, 10 MIN, In Italian with English subtitles, World Premiere
Listen to The Beat of Our Images – Directed by Audrey Jean-Baptiste and Maxime Jean-Baptiste, French Guiana, 2021, 15 MIN, In French with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Man or Tree – Directed by Varun Raman and Tom Hancock, UK, 2021, 4 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit into His Suit – Directed by Gabriel Herrera, Mexico, 2021, 10 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Nuisance Bear – Directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, Canada, 2021, 14 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Sideral – Directed by Carlos Segundo, France/Brazil, 2021, 15 MIN, In Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Virtual Voice – Directed by Suzannah Mirghani, Sudan/Qatar, 2021, 7 MIN, Florida Premiere
Warsha – Directed by Dania Bdeir, France/Lebanon, 2022, 15 MIN, In Arabic with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS:
Black Slide – Directed by Uri Lotan, Israel/UK, 2021, 11 MIN, In Hebrew with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Cat and Moth – Directed by India Barnardo, Canada/UK, 2021, 7MIN, East Coast Premiere
Eyes and Horns – Directed by Chaerin Im, Germany/South Korea/USA, 2021, 6 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Fourth Wall – Directed by Mahboobeh Kalaee, Iran, 2021, 10 MIN, In Persian with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Freedom Swimmer – Directed by Olivia Martin-McGuire, France/Australia/UK/Hong Kong, 2021, 15 MIN, In Cantonese with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Night of the Living Dread – Directed by Ida Melum, UK, 2021, 11 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic – Directed by Paul Bush, Denmark/UK, 2021, 7 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Selection Process – Directed by Carla Pereira, Spain, 2021, 4 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles
Swallow the Universe – Directed by Nieto, France, 2021, 12 MIN, In Japanese with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Sweet Nothing – Directed by Joana Fischer and Marie Kenov, Switzerland, 2021, 4 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Tap Runner – Directed by Paolo Chianta, UK, 2021, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
SUNSPOTS: NEW VISIONS OF THE AVANT-GARDE:
Beef – Directed by Brendon Kingsbury and Sean Webley, USA, 2022, 13 MIN, World Premiere
Bite Mark Evidence – Directed by Daniel Watkins, USA, 2021, 3 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Difficult Donuts – Directed by Trevon Jakaar Coleman, USA, 2022, 6 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Ever Wanting (For Margaret Chung) – Directed by Tina Takemoto, USA, 2022, 6 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Impulse – Directed by Radhiah Ibrahim, USA/Malaysia, 2022, 6 MIN, World Premiere
On Time Off Time – Directed by Hirotoshi Iwasaki, Japan, 2021, 9 MIN, Florida Premiere
Planktonium – Directed by Jan van IJken, Netherlands, 2021, 15 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Sensual Pill – Directed by Sam3, Greece, 2021, 4 MIN, Florida Premiere
Up Close – Directed by Sam Gurry, USA, 2022, 3 MIN, World Premiere
We Had Each Other – Directed by Kelly Gallagher, USA/Ireland, 2021, 15 MIN
MIDNIGHT MOVIES:
Hatching – Directed by Hanna Bergholm, Finland/Sweden, 2022, 86 MIN, In Finnish with English subtitles
Neptune Frost – Directed by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams, USA/Rwanda, 2021, 105 MIN, In English, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Swahili, and French with English Subtitles
Piggy – Directed by Carlota Pereda, Spain, 2022, 90 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
MIDNIGHT SHORTS:
An Example of the Lee-Roth Fog Isolated Under Laboratory Conditions – Directed by Ryan Betschart, USA, 2022, 3 MIN, North American Premiere
Buzzkill – Directed by Peter Ahern, USA, 2022, 5 MIN, World Premiere
Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole Fucking Face Explodes – Directed by Anthony Cousins, USA, 2021, 7 MIN, Florida Theatrical Premiere
The Expected – Directed by Carolina Sandvik, Sweden, 2021, 14 MIN, Florida Theatrical Premiere
Guts – Directed by Chris McInroy, USA, 2021, 8 MIN
Itch – Directed by Susannah Farrugia, Malta/UK, 2021, 8 MIN, Florida Premiere
Parked – Directed by Yoon Hei Cho, USA, 2021, 4 MIN
Part Forever – Directed by Alan Chung-An, Ou, Taiwan, 2021, 13 MIN, In Mandarin with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Visitors – Directed by Kenichi Ugana, Japan, 2021, 17 MIN, In Japanese with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
While Mortals Sleep – Directed by Alex Fofonoff, USA, 2022, 14 MIN
MUSIC FILMS:
Fanny: The Right to Rock – Canada, 2021, 96 MIN, Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart
Stay Prayed Up – Directed by D.L. Anderson and Matthew Durning, USA, 2021, 74 MIN, Southeast Premiere
This Is GWAR – Directed by Scott Barber, USA, 2021, 114 MIN, East Coast Premiere
FLORIDA FILMS:
Surviving Pulse: Life After a Mass Shooting – Directed by Alexa Sheehan, USA, 2022, 73 MIN, World Premiere
Sylvie of the Sunshine State – Directed by Sasha Levinson, USA, 2022, 92 MIN, Florida Theatrical Premiere
SUNSHINE & SWAMPLAND: NEW FLORIDA SHORTS:
¡OLLIE! – Directed by Abiesel Aleed Báez and Corey Ray Marr, USA, 2021, 5 MIN, Florida Premiere
Barking Orders – Directed by Alexander Tullo, USA, 2021, 2 MIN
Chicks – Directed by Geena Marie Hernandez, USA, 2022, 12 MIN, World Premiere
Dino Bone – Directed by Jordan Powers and Sam Durkin, USA, 2022, 2 MIN, Florida Premiere
Hammer – Directed by Masood Ahmed, USA, 2022, 11 MIN, World Premiere
Hot Dogs! – Directed by Frank Volk, USA, 2022, 7 MIN, World Premiere
I Won’t Let You Get Lost – Directed by Dakota Renée, USA, 2021, 10 MIN, World Premiere
Julian Comes Home – Directed by Joseph Ziad Khoury, USA, 2021, 9 MIN, World Premiere
Linda – Directed by Kali Kahn, USA, 2022, 12 MIN
Lioness – Directed by Molly Smith, USA, 2022, 7 MIN
Pink Is the Color of the Ocean – Directed by Summer Schantz, USA, 2021, 14 MIN
