SHORT FILMS ON THE FENCE
DIRECTED BY JARED CALLAHAN — USA, 8:00 Pete attempts to reconnect with his family after escaping from a drug recovery center.
SNAPSHOT
DIRECTED BY BRETT BAGWELL — USA, 9:59 Expressed through the memories and dreams of a 12-year old boy, a mother and son struggle to cope with the absence of the father. Zion
THE THINGS YOU THINK I’M THINKING
DIRECTED BY SHERREN LEE — Canada, 14:17
A black male burn-survivor and amputee goes on a date with a regularly-abled man.
MAKE THEM BELIEVE
DIRECTED BY TAIMI ARVIDSON — USA/Russia, 13:59 A Russian wrestler enchanted by the United States plays the ultimate villain as the stars and stripes-clad character “American Hope” in Moscow’s underground wrestling ring.
MEN DON’T WHISPER
DIRECTED BY JORDAN FIRSTMAN — USA, 22:00 After being emasculated at a sales conference, gay couple Reese and Peyton set out to do the most masculine thing they can think of - sleep with some women. Edge of Alchemy
STUD LIFE (Campbell X, 2012)
What makes a man?
Narrative & Documentary, 104 minutes Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 8:15pm — Plaza Theatre
GUTTEN ER SULTEN (THE HUNGER)
DIRECTED BY KENNETH KARLSTAD — Norway, 20:59 A sixteen year old boy with an intense desire for recognition seeks out a vicious criminal to prove his boundless grit.
THOSE WHO MAKE TOMORROW (Akira Kurosawa, 1946)
Exceptional avant-garde works that transform through beauty, wit and wonder.
Experimental, 83 minutes Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 9:30pm — Hilan Theatre
STREET RACERS
DIRECTED BY AURÉLIEN HEILBRONN — Dominican Republic/USA/France, 9:09 Deep in the Dominican Republic’s illegal motorbiking culture, a tightknit community of teens risk their lives to entertain themselves, blocking off motorways and hitting high speeds on small custom bikes.
CIVILIZED LANDSCAPES
DIRECTED BY TARYN WARD — USA, 1:04 The evolution of corporation culture and its overwhelming presence on contemporary life.
RICE BALL
DIRECTED BY YUSUKE OISHI — Japan, 15:00 In the wake of a matriarch’s death, a father and son grapple with their grief and the sudden realization that nothing, not even food, will ever be the same.
DREAM PHONE
DIRECTED BY KENDRA LOHR — USA, 3:43 Who — who — who’s got a crush on you! Was it all a dream?
ZION
DIRECTED BY FLOYD RUSS — USA, 10:25 A portrait of Zion Clark, a young wrestler who was born without legs and grew up in foster care.
ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL 70
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ROYAL JELLY
DIRECTED BY STEPHANIE BURBANO — Canada, 9:53 A vivid exploration of drag brought about by experimentation and a unique insight into life.
April 13–22, 2018