October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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Homesick

As an unnatural threat ravages the world, a lone boy clings to his daily routine as he waits for his mother to come back for him.

Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Ghost Machines

A music video made by Paige Compton.

Best Friend

After moving across the country, a little girl finds more than a best friend when her parents let her adopt a dog.

Apocalypse Rock

Tom Harper is the last man alive. Surviving alone in an emergency broadcast radio station, he broadcasts a rock-and-roll–fueled radio show each and every day in hopes that someone out there might hear him.

Filmmakers will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

All The Marbles

In a mystical world where marbles are now as precious as gold, a boy named Jamison wins the most cherished marble of them all. When a villainous bully named Wolf snatches his prize trophy, Jamison challenges him to an epic marble battle that could cost him much more than he expected.

9023

In response to a severe nationwide famine, the government allows non-productive citizens to be eaten.

Letter to the Free

Inspired by some of our greatest musical recordings and performances “behind bars,” Letter to the Free brings some of our generation’s most talented jazz musicians to the Queens Detention Complex and asks them to fill the hallways with their blessings, their spirited sounds.

Lawman

Based on real-life events that took place in America in 1875, in Indian Territory: Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy U.S. marshal, arrests an outlaw, Glen Huddleston, and brings him toward encampment. A battle of wills arises between them as the outlaw tries to psych out the deputy to escape.

Just Go!

Inspired by the incredible true story about a young man named Just who lost both of his legs in a childhood accident and who is in love with the girl next door—Ieva. The story begins when Just meets Ieva on the doorstep of the house they both live in. They start a flirty conversation that is interrupted by two thieves, who rob Ieva in front of Just. In the blink of an eye, Just decides to follow the thieves to retrieve Ieva’s bag and conquer her heart.

It’s Just a Gun

When young Gabe finds a .38 Smith & Wesson, it sets in motion a series of events that will change him forever.

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