2025 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 8|29
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12pm - SHORTS BLAST #1 // FOUNDERS FEAST
/a selection of darkly humorous genre shorts that match Chad & Nate’s sensibilities perfectly/
IN OLD RANCHOS (dir. Matthew Lucas / US / 16m)
OLGA’S EYES (dir. Sarah Carlot Jaber / BELGIUM / 22m)
BABY BLUES - GOING DARK (dir. James P. Gleason / US / 19m)
BOILING POINT (dir. Nathan Declan Gallagher / US / 18m)
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1:45pm - FEATURE FILM // MARGINALIA (dir. Mark Beal / US / 64m)
plays with:
POCKET PRINCESS (dir. Olivia Loccisano / CANADA / 10m)
ANTHROPHAGY (dir. Edie Lawrence / UK / 11m)
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3:45pm - SHORTS BLAST #2 // RETURN OF THE SCI-FANTASTIC
/the best sci-fi and dark fantasy shorts GB has to offer/
THE MAN THAT I WAVE AT (dir. Ben Hylan / UK / 11m)
SUPERCRITICAL (dir. John Osment / US / 7m)
SONG IS A SPELL (dir. Cameron Kit / US / 10m)
THE WEATHERMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (dir. Kaylin Allshouse / US / 10m)
CONNECTION (dir. Tom White / US / 22m)
DEB & JOAN (dir. Isaac Rathbone / US / 14m)
ASTROVAN (dir. Matt Heder / US / 16m)
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5:45pm - SHORTS BLAST #3 // THE KOLESNIK METHOD
/LGBTQ+ & documentary genre shorts curated by acclaimed author & filmmaker Samantha Kolesnik/
THE SHAVER MYSTERY (dir. Dean Bertram / US / 14m)
FISITOR (dir. Llyr Titus / UK / 15m)
SHADOW DANCER (dir. Nikki Groton / US / 6m)
IT BURNS (dir. Kate Maveau / BELGIUM / 11m)
DRAINOMANIA (dir. Christopher Greenslate / US / 15m)
THE NIGHT KILLS LOVERS (dir. Jonathan Brito / CANADA / 10m)
SCRUMPTIOUS (dir. Paul Jacob Presley / US / 8m)
BATH BOMB (dir. Colin G. Cooper / CANADA / 10m)
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7:45pm - FEATURE FILM // THE MAN WITH THE BLACK UMBRELLA (dir. Ricky Umberger / US / 90m)
plays with:
THERE’S GOLD IN THEM HILLS (dir. Jonathan David Austin / US / 15m)
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10pm - SHORTS BLAST #4 // BINGE & CRINGE: RETURN OF THE FRIDAY NIGHT FREAK SHOW
/there are no trigger warnings and there are no safe spaces within this collection of WTF shorts/
SUGAR TITS (dir. Heath Benfield / US / 8m)
MY DAD'S TRUCK (dir. Jack Garner King / US / 16m)
DUMMY! (dir. Francesca Pazniokas / US / 13m)
THE WORLD OF JAMES GAGMY (dir. Lon Takiguchi / US / 15m)
WANKER (dir. Lorenzo Mazza / ITALY / 12m)
TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE (dir. Jamal Hodge / US / 22m)
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MIDNIGHT - FEATURE FILM // MEAT MACHINE (dir. Jeffrey Garcia / US / 93m)
plays with:
BALL BIB (dir. Tyler Council / US / 2m)
INCESTRY.COM: TRACE YOUR ROOTS (dir. Tyler Council / US / 3m)
WEREWOLF WITH A GUN (dir. Tyler Council / US / 8m)
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SATURDAY 8|30
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10am - SHORTS BLAST #5 // WAKE UP & BLAST!
/an insane and eclectic collection of animation, comedy, music, and whatever else to wake your ass up/
PILE - BORN AT NIGHT (dir. Joshua Echavarria / US / 6m)
FR<-O-+GGY STYLE (dir. Jonathan Riles / US / 5m)
PURPLE PATROL (dir. Jessica Q. Moore / US / 7m)
THE LITTERBUG (dir. Jesse Womack / US / 9m)
CHRIST DANCE (dir. Taylor Nice / US / 2m)
THE FLY SQUATTER (dir. Vincent Vinas / US / 14m)
BURNED CANS FOR ALUMINUM CHILDREN (dir. Robert Kleinschmidt / US / 2m)
COSMIC CRASH (dir. James Smith / GERMANY / 2m)
PIZZA TIME PIZZA (dir. Nicholas Thurkettle / US / 7m)
TORTURED ARTIST (dir. Thomas Laurence / UK / 3m)
I BEG YOUR PARDON (dir. John W. Lustig / US / 5m)
VHX (dirs. Alisa Stern & Scott Ampleford / US&UK / 5m)
ALPACA (dir. Sylvia Caminer / US / 16m)
THE TIME CAPSULE (dir. Michael Charron / US / 6m)
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12pm - SHORTS BLAST #6 // THE GB ALL-STAR GAME - 2025 EDITION
/a killer assortment of short films created by returning filmmakers/
THE BLUE-EYED BOY & MISTER DEATH (dir. Jaysen Buterin / US / 19m)
LAST SACRIFICE (dir. Tim Troemner / US / 5m)
STILL (dir. Rakefet Abergel / US / 12m)
BART & BOBBI KILL EACH OTHER (dir. Aaron Barrocas / US / 6m)
THE REWIND (dir. Mikel J. Wisler & Diana Porter / US / 11m)
EFFLORESCENCE (dir. Sofia Gaza-Barba / US / 15m)
WRECKLESS (dir. Timothy Troy / US / 10m)
TEPACHE (dir. Carlos Garcia Jr. / US / 13m)
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2pm - FEATURE FILM // TONIGHT AND MAYBE TOMORROW (dir. Michael Smallwood / US / 77m)
plays with:
DEMON (dir. C. Michael Whaley / US / 16m)
MERMAID (dir. Jerry Ochoa / US / (10m)
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4:15pm - SHORTS BLAST #7 // HORRORBLAST!
/the motherlode aka the greatest horror shorts block you’ll see all year/
SLEEP TIGHT (dir. Lisa Ovies / CANADA / 14m)
SEWING MACHINE (dir. Tyler Hagen / US / 5m)
CALL EARL (dir. Jordan Pfeifer / US / 5m)
VOWELS (dir. Rafael De Leon Jr. / US / 5m)
SKEETER (dir. Chris McInroy / US / 4m)
SLUSH (dir. Ashley George / US / 17m)
DEFILE (dir. Brian Sepanzyk / CANADA / 12m)
METHUSELAH (dir. Nathan Sellers / US / 4m)
RABBIT (dir. Nathan Catucci / US / 2m)
THE WOMAN IN THE BED (dir. Victor Mellors / UK / 4m)
MEAT CRAYON (dir. Richard Rotter / CANADA / 6m)
DONT.4GET2SMILE (dir. Stefano Alessandro Pennisi / US / 10m)
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6:15pm - FEATURE FILM // BLOOD & RUST (dir. Jeremy Herbert / US / 95m)
plays with:
OBEY (dir. John Hale & Earl Clark / US / 5m)
MAD BREW (dir. Greg Sisco / US / 5m)
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8:30pm - STAND UP COMEDY SHOW // GREG SISCO LIVE IN CONCERT @ GB
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9:45pm - FEATURE FILM // GUSH (dirs. Scott Schirmer & Brian K. Williams / US / 86m)
plays with:
THE DEEP CLEAN (dir. Olivia Mayberry / US / 4m)
MONSTER GIRLS: A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER ASPINALL (dir. Jessie Seitz / US / 3m)
POPPA (dir. Peter Ahern / US / 1m)
THUMP (dir. Alexa Acuna / US / 11m)
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MIDNIGHT - FEATURE FILM // SUGAR ROT (dir. Becca Kozak / CANADA / 81m)
plays with:
BABY TOOTH (dir. Olivia Accardo / US / 6m)
HOUSEWIFE (dirs. Greta Guthrie & Jacob Lazarow / US / 5m)
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A LAWNMOWER (dir. Moon Abbott / US / 5m)
BORGLESQUE (dir. G. Wilson / US / 7m)
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SUNDAY 8|31
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11am - SHORTS BLAST #8 // REGIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE
/choice genre cuts from the DELMARVA area/
DOORS (dir. Gina DeAngelis / US / 14m)
INVASION ’53 (dir. Danielle Weinberg / US / 10m)
BESTIES (dir. Colin J. Mason / US / 15m)
UNRESOLVED (dir. William Coughlan / US / 7m)
COLD DEAD HAND (dir. Dylan Trail / US / 4m)
DEVIL IN THE DETAILS (dir. William Coughlan / US / 8m)
THE CUSTODIAN (dir. Colin J. Mason / US / 9m)
SHUTTER SOUND (dir. Elias Mays Schutzman / US / 13m)
THE BURGER (dir. Nathan R. Smith / US / 9m)
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1:15pm - UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY TABLE READS
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2:30pm - FEATURE FILM // INTER-STATE (dir. Sam Gorman / US / 82m)
plays with:
CATAMARAN (dir. Joseph Rocco Plescia / US / 8m)
4:30pm - FEATURE FILM // HOUSE OF ASHES (dir. Izzy Lee / US / 94m)
plays with:
MEMORY MOUNTAIN (dir. Tim Meyer / US / 15m)
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7pm - AWARDS CEREMONY
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8:30pm - FEATURE FILM // FIRST DRAFTS: THE OUTCASTS (dir. Michelle Iannantuono / US / 90m)
plays with:
PRIDE~IN~OUR~STEPS (dir. Jonathan Riles / US / 2m)
SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL AGES (dir. Hannes Rall / GERMANY / 3m)
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10:30pm - FEATURE FILM // BURNT FLOWERS (dir. Michael Fausti / UK / 99m)
plays with:
TERROR BY NIGHT (dir. Dean Butler / AUSTRALIA / 15m)
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