October 9-13, 2025

October 9-13, 2025
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The Angler

A fisherman and young mother have a chance encounter when their lines become tangled. But in this story of a mother’s desperate love, there’s more beneath the surface.

Cupids

In this playful comedy, three kids worry that their beloved school bus driver will be lonely this summer without them. They set out to find her a partner and imagine the perfect matches.

Shorts Program Two: Seek and You Will Find

These short films document the dynamic journeys of characters who are decidedly seeking something — whether that’s a new home, a place to play music, or a fresh onion to cook with.  This collection serves as a good reminder that when we look with intention, we will almost always find something. Includes:

  • Rimi
  • The Best Orchestra in the World
  • Oh Mercy – Searching for Hope in the Promised Land
  • Cupids
  • Feeling Through
  • The Angler
  • Marianne’s Onion

GraceLand

A southern mom’s life is all shook up when her ten-year-old daughter claims to be a reincarnation of the king of rock and roll.

The Other Side

Set against the Ethiopian abandoned children crisis, two orphan brothers are faced with the reality of never being adopted.

Joy’s Garden

Edwin is no one’s ideal Dad. Can he step up when his estranged daughter Joy needs a home?

Maximus

One young warrior’s fight for his life, told through the eyes of his little sister. Infused with imagination, tragedy and magic, Maximus is a journey seen through the lens of a child.

Shorts Program One: Family Bonds

This collection of shorts shows a range of courageous characters who purposefully test the strength and elasticity of their family bonds. Through changes, laughs, and big decisions, they’ll discover that growth is often only possible through struggle. Includes:

  • Al-Sit
  • Maximus
  • Joy’s Garden
  • The Other Side
  • GraceLand
  • Hello from Taiwan

Al-Sit

In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker, but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. Nafisa’s grandmother Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa’s future. But can Nafisa choose for herself?

Feeling Through

Feeling Through, the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek.

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