October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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Return to Sender

Charlie is happily in love with his girlfriend and mails her a series of love letters to convey his affection. One evening the two have a fight over dinner, and Charlie hastily pens a break-up letter. A persistent mailbox has other plans.

The Magic Trick

A wannabe magician notices a sad girl sitting across from him at a diner and attempts to make her smile.

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

The Language of Ball

A lonely teenager, new to the city, is forced out of his comfort zone one morning on the basketball court.

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.

Close to U

Close To U, a short documentary film, explores the untold history and visionary future of the fast-changing U Street Corridor through the stories of two locals and their thriving careers.

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.

Under An Arctic Sky

This film follows six surfers along with adventure photographer Chris Burkard and filmmaker Ben Weiland as they seek out unknown swell in the remote fjords of Iceland’s Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. Chartering a boat, they depart from Isafjordur on the cusp of the largest storm to make landfall in 25 years. Knowing that storms bring legendary swell, the crew are optimistic, but they face failure when the storm forces them back to shore. Making the decision to continue the expedition by road, they experience the brutality of Iceland’s winter and begin to question whether searching out the unknown is worth risking their lives. Despite setbacks, the team pushes on and finds that uncertainty is the best ingredient for discovering the unimaginable.

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