October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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The Dishwasher

A chef at a fine dining restaurant in New York City asks a Mexican dishwasher to find good tortillas.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Shorts Program: Greener Grasses

A colorful cast of characters long for what’s just out of reach.

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

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Amaterasu

Amaterasu is based on a traditional Japanese story of the sun goddess and her volatile relationship with her brother, Susanowo. The film was shot entirely with marionettes and sets made of found objects, and takes the viewer into an unknown world of strangely beautiful landscapes made of baubles and bells.

This is a family-friendly film.

Christine Papalexis (Director, Writer, Cast) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Shorts Program: The Power of Art

A collection of true stories documenting individuals profoundly affected by various forms of art.

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

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

The A.O.

Adam Ondra is one of the most versatile climbers of our time. He successfully climbed the most difficult route in the world and established a new level of difficulty — 9c. The Czech climber also ascended the Dawn Wall in just eight days on his first trip to Yosemite. Is it Adam’s muscle power and endurance that enables him to conquer the most difficult routes, or is it his mental strength that drives him to climb an 8a blindfolded?

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Ballet After Dark

Ballet After Dark tells the story a young woman who found the strength to survive after an assault. She created an organization that is helping sexual abuse and domestic violent survivors find healing after trauma through dance therapy.

B.Monét (Director), Ayana Barber (Producer), Tyde Courney-Edwards (Cast) will participate in a Q&A following each screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Rocket Boy

As we reach the 50th anniversary of the first people traveling to the moon, Rocket Boy is the account of a man who witnessed, first hand, the launch of that rocket. As he recalls the awe-inspiring event, the story is told through the eyes of a young boy, whose power of imagination makes the impossible become real.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Peggy

Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but her social graces are put to the test when she is surrounded by admiring and covetous parents at her eight-year-old son’s birthday party.

Justin O’Neal Miller (Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

Smokescreen

An intimate look at online dating, the power of imagination and its effect on distortion of reality, and the healing power of marijuana.

Steph Farber (Director, Producer, Writer) will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

How Does It Start

It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants to have sex. The only problem is, she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood.

100% of ticket sales from each screening will be donated to Kids in the Spotlight.

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