Turn Off The Machines

2026 Official Selection: Featurette – Documentary Turn Off the Machines follows Ethan Hughes, a radical homesteader in mid-coast Maine who lives entirely without electricity, global supply chains, or modern technological comforts. Program: Turn Off The Machines · Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 2:00 PM Director(s): Joseph El-Khoury, Muhammad Yusuf Khattak Producer(s): Joseph El-Khoury, Muhammad Yusuf …

Supplemental

2026 Official Selection: Sci-Fi – Featurette A group of middle aged men turn to an AI for help becoming "an Alpha" Director(s): Joseph Wesley Writer(s): Joseph Wesley, Rachel Kriegshauser, Eric Fisher Producer(s): Eric Fisher Key Cast: Ptolemy Slocum, Marcuis Harris, Laura Niemi Editor(s): Eric Fisher Cinematographer(s): Joseph Wesley Production Designer(s): Rachel Kriegshauser Sound Designer(s): Jacob …

Intergalactic Ingenue

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi A man discovers he and his ex girlfriend are both dating the same hivemind. Director(s): Nathan Deshawn Bouie Writer(s): Nathan Deshawn Bouie Producer(s): Jayla Hodge, Ami Coulibaly Key Cast: Jai’Reeh Demond, Akira Jackson, Mckayla Fontanez Editor(s): Noah Radant Cinematographer(s): Paul Carrabba Production Designer(s): Callan Low Language: English Runtime: …

Chicken Salad

2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Short In this Surrealist cinema poem, a woman processes the waves of grief and finds solace in becoming one with her art. Director(s): CK Thornton Writer(s): CK Thornton Producer(s): CK Thornton Key Cast: Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz Editor(s): Stephanie Williams Cinematographer(s): Geffen Shichor Production Designer(s): Julia Vela; Shirley Guo Sound Designer(s): WA …

SOBER

2026 Official Selection: Music Video He fell for two loves in the same breath of time. Neither would share him. So he was forced sober from them both, left to live through aching withdrawals and haunting memories. Director(s): August Falcon Writer(s): August Falcon Producer(s): August Falcon Key Cast: August Falcon, August Falcon, Lyra, Jakey Lucky …