Saturday, August 29, 2026 5:15 PM @ Morton Theater
Sponsored by Athens Film Office
About our title sponsor:
The Athens Film Office serves as the official film liaison and works with many local and state partners. The office is part of the Athens-Clarke County Communications Department and is a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) and Film USA.
Visit: https://athensgafilmoffice.com
Claiming to remember every moment of her life, a woman spirals between past and present during an interview for her local news channel, slowly revealing the hidden cost of a life she can never leave behind as her memories start closing in around her.
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Andrew Schwab |
| Producer: | Andrew Schwab, Shaun MacLean, Hunter Hughes |
| Screenwriter: | Andrew Schwab |
| Cast: | Bethany Anne Lind, Pierce Lackey, Andrew Steel, Brice Anthony Heller, Sallye McDougald Hooks |
A coroner’s inquest into an inexplicable death uncovers the existence of an enigmatic creature.
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 19 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Christopher Lewis |
| Producer: | Estevan Valdes |
| Screenwriter: | |
| Cast: | Ron Lance Thomas, Paul Van Scott, Michael Silerblatt |
| Cinematographer: | Bradley Newton |
| Editor: | Christopher Lewis, Estevan Valdes |
A dark comedy about two cousins on their final graveyard shift.
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Kenneth Trujillo |
| Producer: | Kenneth Trujillo, Ann Angelheart, Christopher Genovese, James Michael Crawford, Michel Monty, Justin H Reich |
| Screenwriter: | Kenneth Trujillo, Francisco Breton |
| Cast: | Robert Walker-Branchaud, Christopher Genovese, Mark Ashworth, Gabriela DeNardo |
“Turn Off” follows Ryan, a 30 something alcoholic, as he faces his current reality and his past while navigating daily life in rehab.
| Premiere: | World Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Brent Ogburn |
| Producer: | Olivia Frasco |
| Screenwriter: | Brent Ogburn |
| Cast: | Jess Matney, Brent Ogburn, Robert McLeroy, Leslie Sawyer, Whitney Lavaux, Morgan Honer, Sissy Robberts |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 19 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English, Louisiana Creole French |
| Director: | Don-Dimitri Joseph |
| Producer: | Tenaya Cleveland, Don-Dimitri Joseph |
| Screenwriter: | Don-Dimitri Joseph |
| Cast: | Bechir Sylvain, Atkins Estimond, Adam Fristoe, Rose Bianco, Michael Hanson, Rodley St Aude, Abel Desir, Mateo Siau |