This year’s FFF arrives late and truncated, due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.
The only venue listed in the following press release (and on their website) is the festival’s home base, the Enzian theater.
Lots of titles will be streaming, but there will be panels and Joe Bob Briggs will be here to make the case for “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood.”
Read on!
OPENING NIGHT FILM:
Surviving Supercon – Directed by Steven Shea, USA, 2020, 84 MIN, World Premiere
Preceded by
Boat Tour – Directed by Bernardo Britto, USA, 2020, 6 MIN, World Premiere
SPOTLIGHT FILMS:
Boys State – Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, USA, 2020, 109 MIN
Jimmy Carter: Rock ‘n’ Roll President – Directed by Mary Wharton, USA, 2020, 96 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Perfect Candidate – Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia/Germany, 2019, 104 MIN, In Arabic with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
The Personal History of David Copperfield – Directed by Armando Ianucci, UK/USA, 2019, 119 MIN, Rated PG
Summerland – Directed by Jessica Swale, UK, 2020, 99 MIN
NARRATIVE FEATURES COMPETITION:
18 to Party – Directed by Jeff Roda, USA, 2019, 80 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Climate of the Hunter – Directed by Mickey Reece, USA, 2019, 81 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Drought – Directed by Hannah Black and Megan Petersen, USA, 2020, 84 MIN, Florida Premiere
Fully Realized Humans – Directed by Joshua Leonard, USA, 2020, 74 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
The Outside Story – Directed by Casimir Nozkowski, USA, 2020, 85 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Shithouse – Directed by Cooper Raiff, USA, 2020, 100 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Swerve – Directed by Dean Kapsalis, USA, 2019, 95 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Wyrm – Directed by Christopher Winterbauer, USA, 2019, 106 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Your Iron Lady – Directed by Jorge Xolalpa Jr., USA/Mexico, 2020, 92 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION:
After So Many Days – Directed by Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack, USA, 2019, 87 MIN, Southeast Premiere
At the Video Store – Directed by James Westby, USA, 2019, 72 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Born into the Gig –Directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, USA, 2019, 90 MIN, Florida Premiere
Class Action Park –Directed by Seth Porges and Chris Charles Scott, USA, 2020, 90 MIN, World Premiere
Current Sea – Directed by Christopher Smith, USA/Malaysia, 2020, 87 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Fandango at the Wall – Directed by Varda Bar-Kar, USA, 2020, 93 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
For Walter and Josiah – Directed by Jamie Elias, USA, 2020, 66 MIN, Florida Premiere
Landfall – Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, USA, 2020, 91 MIN, In English and Spanish with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
That’s Wild – Directed by Michiel Thomas, USA/Belgium, 2020, 63 MIN, World Premiere
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION:
Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa – Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, and Mike Attie, USA, 2019, 13 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business – Directed by Christine Turner, USA, 2020, 8 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Broken Orchestra – Directed by Charlie Tyrell, USA/Canada, 2019, 12 MIN, Florida Premiere
Charlie’s Lot – Directed by Thomas Carroll, USA, 2020, 11 MIN, World Premiere
Chasing Ghosts – Directed by Eric Bendick, USA, 2020, 16 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Dani – Directed by Lizzy Hogenson, USA, 2019, 9 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Deepest Hole – Directed by Matt McCormick, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Eddy’s World – Directed by Lyn Goldfarb, USA, 2020, 28 MIN, World Premiere
Grave Hands – Directed by Aaron Inman, USA, 2020, 22 MIN, In Vietnamese with English subtitles, World Premiere
Invasion: The Unist’ot’en Fight for Sovereignty – Directed by Michael Toledano, Sam Vinal, and Franklin Lopez, USA/Canada, 2019, 18 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Jesa – Directed by Kyungwon Song, USA/South Korea, 2019, 6 MIN, In Korean with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
The Love Bugs – Directed by Allison Otto and Maria Clinton, USA, 2019, 34 MIN, Florida Premiere
My Father the Mover – Directed by Julia Jansch, USA/South Africa, 2020, 12 MIN, In English and Xhosa with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Patty, Are You Bringing Weed Back from Jamaica? – Directed by Matthew Salton, USA, 2020, 9 MIN, World Premiere
Petting Zoo – Directed by Daniel Robin, USA, 2019, 11 MIN, Florida Premiere
Sixth of June – Directed by Henry Roosevelt, USA, 2020, 15 MIN, In English and French with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Statue Island – Directed by Princess and the Cowboy, USA, 2020, 3 MIN, World Premiere
NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION:
Ava’s Dating a Senior! – Directed by Frederic Da, USA, 2020, 15 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Baby Kate – Directed by Jennifer Lafleur, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Black Goat – Directed by Tang Yi, USA/Hong Kong, 2019, 12 MIN, In Nepali with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Blocks – Directed by Bridget Moloney, USA, 2020, 11 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Boys & Toys – Directed by Kevin P. Alexander, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, World Premiere
Broken Bird – Directed by Rachel Harrison Gordon, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Claire at Seven Months – Directed by Jacob Halpren, USA, 2020, 19 MIN, World Premiere
Daddio – Directed by Casey Wilson, USA, 2019, 18 MIN, Florida Premiere
Dear Dear Diary – Directed by Yurun Cao, USA, 2020, 11 MIN, In English and Korean with English subtitles, World Premiere
The Door – Directed by Kyle C. Mumford, USA, 2020, 9 MIN, World Premiere
Ear Ache – Directed by Alex Kavutskiy, USA, 2020, 15 MIN, World Premiere
Feeling Through – Directed by Doug Roland, USA, 2019, 18 MIN, Florida Premiere
Fort Irwin – Directed by Quinn Else, USA, 2019, 11 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Ghazaal – Directed by Ragini Bhasin, USA/India, 2019, 15 MIN, In Persian with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Gilt – Directed by April Nations, USA, 2020, 9 MIN, World Premiere
He’s the One – Directed by Jessie Kahnweiler, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere
The Hour After Westerly – Directed by Nate Bell and Andrew Morehouse, USA, 2019, 25 MIN, Florida Premiere
I Know Her – Directed by Fawzia Mirza, USA, 2019, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
Island Queen – Directed by Zackary Grady and Jenn Harris, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, World Premiere
The Last Queen on Earth – Directed by Michael Shumway, USA, 2020, 16 MIN, World Premiere
Little Chief – Directed by Erica Tremblay, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Love You Tyler – Directed by Ari Itkin and Devon Diffenderfer, USA, 2020, 9 MIN, Florida Premiere
Master Maggie – Directed by Matthew Bonifacio, USA, 2019, 22 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Meats – Directed by Ashley Williams, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Museum of Fleeting Wonders – Directed by Tomás Gómez Bustillo, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Oh, Baby! – Directed by Brooke Trantor, USA, 2020, 11 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Pond – Directed by Tyler Macri, USA, 2019, 13 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Practice – Directed by Moira Fett, USA, 2019, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
The Priest – Directed by Michael Vukadinovich, USA, 2020, 17 MIN, East Coast Premiere
The Shabbos Goy – Directed by Talia Osteen, USA, 2019, 7 MIN, Florida Premier
Tapes – Directed by Betsy Kenney and Dara Katz, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Tell Her It’s Over – Directed by Joanna Leeds, USA, 2020, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Thirsty – Directed by Nicole Delaney, USA, 2019, 12 MIN, Florida Premiere
The Three Men You Meet at Night – Directed by Beck Kitsis, USA, 2020, 13 MIN, World Premiere
Twist – Directed by Aly Migliori, USA, 2019, 11 MIN, Florida Premiere
Union County – Directed by Adam Meeks, USA, 2020, 14 MIN, North American Premiere
ANIMATED SHORTS COMPETITION:
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Brain Wave – Directed by Jake Fried, USA, 2019, 1 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Coin – Directed by Siqi Song, USA, 2019, 7 MIN, In Mandarin with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Destination: Unknown – Directed by Ethan Wellin, USA, 2019, 10 MIN
Doll Story – Directed by Zandria Ross, USA, 2019, 6 MIN, Florida Premiere
Hudson Geese – Directed by Bernardo Britto, USA, 2020, 6 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Icebound – Directed by Drew M. Christie, USA, 2020, 8 MIN, East Coast Premiere
If Anything Happens I Love You – Directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier, USA, 2020, 12 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Kim – Directed by Madeline Landry, USA, 2019, 6 MIN, Florida Premiere
Lizard Queen – Directed by Anca Vlasan, USA, 2019, 4 MIN, Florida Premiere/2nd US Screening
The Message from Space – Directed by Grier Dill, USA, 2019, 4 MIN, Florida Premiere
Mother’s Song – Directed by Signe Baumane, USA, 2019, 3 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Okami – Directed by Motomichi Nakamura, USA, 2019, 5 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Southeast Premiere
The Opposites Game – Directed by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio, USA, 2019, 5 MIN, Florida Premiere
Things Happen Because – Directed by Frank Volk, USA, 2020, 5 MIN, World Premiere
Umbilical – Directed by Danski Tang, USA, 2019, 7 MIN, In Cantonese with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Walt – Directed by Greg Yagolnitzer and Brendan Walter, USA, 2020, 4 MIN, World Premiere
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE:
Adam – Directed by Maryam Touzani, Morocco/Belgium/France, 2019, 98 MIN, In Arabic with English subtitles
Amigo – Directed by Óscar Martín, Spain, 2019, 85 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Heroic Losers – Directed by Sebastián Borensztein, Argentina/Spain, 2019, 116 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles
Moffie – Directed by Oliver Hermanus, South Africa/UK, 2019, 99 MIN, In English and Afrikaans with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS:
16 December – Directed by Álvaro Gago, Spain, 2019, 14 MIN, In Galician with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
Anna – Directed by Dekel Berenson, Ukraine/UK/Israel, 2019, 15 MIN, In English and Ukrainian with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Are You Hungry? – Directed by Teemu Niukkanen, Finland, 2019, 12 MIN, In Finnish with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Banality – Directed by Balazs Simonyi, Hungary, 2019, 12 MIN, In Hungarian with English subtitles, North American Premiere
Benevolent Ba – Directed by Diffan Sina Norman, Malaysia, 2019, 9 MIN, In English, Hakka, Malay, and Tamil with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
Chubby – Directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Canada, 2019, 22 MIN, Southeast Premiere
The Devil’s Harmony – Directed by Dylan Holmes William, UK, 2019, 15 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Exam – Directed by Sonia K. Hadad, Iran, 2019, 15 MIN, In Persian with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Fine – Directed by Maya Yadlin, Israel, 2019, 9 MIN, In Hebrew with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Micro-Movies: Room Service, The Test, The Visitor – Directed by Florian Meimberg, Germany, 2019, 3 MIN, In German with English subtitles, North American Premiere
Nero – Directed by Jan-David Bolt, Switzerland, 2019, 9 MIN, In Swiss German with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Nimic – Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Germany/UK/USA, 2019, 12 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Piggy – Directed by Carlota Pereda, Spain, 2018, 14 MIN, In Spanish with English subtitles, Florida Premiere
A Simple Fucking Gesture – Directed by Jesse Shamata, Canada, 2020, 8 MIN, World Premiere
Sticker – Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski, Macedonia, 2019, 19 MIN, In Macedonian with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
To Calm the Pig Inside – Directed by Joanna Vasquez Arong, Philippines, 2020, 19 MIN, In Cebuano with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS:
400 MPH – Directed by Paul-Eugène Dannaud, Julia Chaix, Lorraine Desserre, Alice Lefort, Natacha Pianeti, and Quentin Tireloque, France, 2019, 5 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Animals – Directed by Tue Sanggaard, Denmark, 2019, 7 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Deepness of the Fry – Directed by August Niclasen, Denmark, 2019, 4 MIN, Florida Premiere
Drive – Directed by Pedro Casavecchia, Argentina, 2019, 7 MIN, Florida Premiere
Flesh – Directed by Camila Kater, Brazil, 2019, 12 MIN, In Portuguese with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
Hot Flash – Directed by Thea Hollatz, Canada, 2019, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Hurlevent – Directed by Frederic Doazan, France, 2019, 6 MIN, Florida Premiere
The Little Soul – Directed by Barbara Rupik, Poland, 2019, 9 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Muedra – Directed by Cesar Díaz Meléndez, Spain, 2019, 9 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
No, I Don’t Want to Dance! – Directed by Andrea Vinciguerra, UK, 2019, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
Rain – Directed by Piotr Milczarek, Poland, 2019, 5 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Slug Life –Directed by Sophie Koko Gate, UK, 2019, 7 MIN, Florida Premiere
Sous La Glace – Directed by Milan Baulard, Ismaïl Berrahma, Flore Dupont, Laurie Estampes, Quentin Nory, and Hugo Potin, France, 2019, 7 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Takoyaki Story – Directed by Sawako Kabuki, Japan, 2019, 1 MIN, In Japanese with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
SUNSPOTS: NEW VISIONS OF THE AVANT-GARDE:
Borrachero – Directed by Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea, Canada/Colombia, 2020, 8 MIN, In English and Spanish with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
Candy Shop – Directed by Patrick Smith, USA, 2019, 2 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Dysphoria – Directed by Eric Butler, USA, 2019, 5 MIN, East Coast Premiere
E-Ticket – Directed by Simon Liu, Hong Kong/USA, 2019, 13 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Gazing – Directed by Xiaoxiao Zhang, China, 2020, 4 MIN, In Mandarin with English subtitles, North American Premiere
His Eyes Behind Mine – Directed by Ziwei Qin, USA, 2019, 6 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Mate – Directed by Chaerin Im, USA, 2019, 4 MIN, East Coast Premiere/2nd US Screening
On Color – Directed by Hüseyin Mert Erverdi, Turkey, 2019, 3 MIN, North American Premiere
The Other Night – Directed by Joel Autio, Finland, 2020, 18 MIN, World Premiere
A Peculiar Week in My Dream Journal, May 1973 – Directed by Ryan + Rachel Betschart-Nakawatase, USA, 2019, 6 MIN, East Coast Premiere
The Purple Video – Directed by Halina Kliem, Germany, 2019, 5 MIN, East Coast Premiere
Vertigo A.I. – Directed by Chris Peters, USA, 2020, 6 MIN, Southeast Premiere
WWW {The Whale Who Wasn’t} – Directed by Alessia Cecchet, Italy, 2018, 10 MIN, East Coast Premiere
MIDNIGHT FEATURES:
Sputnik – Directed by Egor Abramenko, Russia, 2020, 113 MIN, In Russian with English subtitles, US Premiere
Uncle Peckerhead – Directed by Matthew John Lawrence, USA, 2020, 97 MIN, East Coast Premiere
MIDNIGHT SHORTS:
20 Seconds to Live: Fish – Directed by Ben Rock, USA, 2019, 2 MIN, North American Premiere
51 – Directed by Andy London, USA, 2020, 3 MIN, World Premiere
The Altruist – Directed by Matt Smith, USA, 2020, 35 MIN, World Premiere
Bad Hair – Directed by Helen Räim, Estonia, 2019, 15 MIN, Florida Premiere
Cosmic Spaghetti/An Existential Pastry – Directed by Gurleen Rai, USA, 2019, 8 MIN, Florida Premiere
The Devil’s Asshole. – Directed by Brian Lonano, USA, 2019, 5 MIN, Florida Premiere
Flowers and Love. And Death Metal. – Directed by Waldemar Borth, Germany, 2020, 1 MIN, World Premiere
Hey Girl – Directed by Mary Dauterman, USA, 2020, 2 MIN, World Premiere
Jack – Directed by Faiyaz Jafri, USA, 2019, 2 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Join Baron’s Dance Crew! Infomercial – Directed by Leah Shore, USA, 2020, 1 MIN, World Premiere
Karaoke Night – Directed by Francisco Lacerda, Portugal, 2019, 8 MIN, In English, Portuguese, and Spanish with English Subtitles, Southeast Premiere
My Body, Its Choice – Directed by McKenzi Vanderberg, USA, 2020, 5 MIN, World Premiere
Ouija – Directed by Ashley Padilla, USA, 2019, 3 MIN, Florida Premiere
Seek – Directed by Aaron Morgan, USA, 2020, 6 MIN, East Coast Premiere
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
FAMILY FILMS:
Colours – Directed by Brooklynn Prince, USA, 2019, 11 MIN, US Premiere
Dino Dana: The Movie – Directed by J.J. Johnson, Canada, 2020, 77 MIN
Marona’s Fantastic Tale – Directed by Anca Damian, France/Romania/Belgium, 2019, 92 MIN, In French with English subtitles, Southeast Premiere
FOOD FILMS:
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles – Directed by Laura Gabbert, USA, 2020, 75 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Yai Nin – Directed by Champ Ensminger, USA/Thailand, 2020, 13 MIN, In Thai with English subtitles, East Coast Premiere
MUSIC FILMS:
Billie – Directed by James Erskine, UK, 2019, 96 MIN
Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine – Directed by Scott Crawford, USA, 2019, 75 MIN
FLORIDA FILMS:
Sponsored by Orlando Film Commission
FLORIDA FEATURE:
Some Kind of Heaven – Directed by Lance Oppenheim, USA, 2020, 83 MIN
SUNSHINE & SWAMPLAND: NEW FLORIDA SHORTS:
The Battle for the Bridge – Directed by Sean Lane and Bryan Adams, USA, 2020, 6 MIN, World Premiere
Diva & Astro – Directed by Angel Barroeta, USA, 2019, 9 MIN
Egghead & Twinkie – Directed by Sarah Holland, USA, 2019, 9 MIN, Southeast Premiere
Fairchild – Directed by Kali Ann Kahn, USA, 2020, 9 MIN
Is That All There Is? – Directed by Chris Molina, USA, 2019, 6 MIN, Florida Premiere
The Mechanical Dancer – Directed by Jenna Jaillet, USA, 2020, 13 MIN, World Premiere
MyToeShoes.Com – Directed by Corey Hughes, USA, 2019, 8 MIN
T – Directed by Keisha Rae Witherspoon, USA, 2019, 14 MIN
(You’ll Make It in) Florida – Directed by Phil Chernyak, USA, 2020, 20 MIN
CLOSING NIGHT RETRO FILM:
The Elephant Man – Directed by David Lynch, USA/UK, 1980, 124 MIN, Rated PG
SPECIAL GUESTS:
An Evening with Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood
Friday, August 14, 8:15-10:45PM
EVENTS:
Sunday Brunch
Sponsored by Coterie Coffee Co.
Sunday, August 9, 11AM-2PM
Sunday, August 16, 11AM-2PM
$18.99
Enzian & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Enjoy a pre-movie brunch with friends and reflect on the great movies you’ve seen during the festival. This mouth-watering brunch menu—prepared by Enzian’s own chef—is sure to leave a good taste in your mouth. The coffee is bottomless, the brunch is unlimited, and your first mimosa or Bloody Mary is on the house! No movie ticket necessary. À la carte items also available for purchase.
Filmmaker Welcome
Thursday, August 13
8–11PM
By Invitation Only
The New Standard
1035 N. Orlando Avenue, #101
Winter Park, FL 32789
This intimate event welcomes filmmakers and festival fans to spend the evening at The New Standard in Winter Park. Enjoy the beautiful outdoor patio atmosphere, hors d’oeuvres, spirits, and live music. Social distancing enhancements and safety measures are planned to ensure a pleasant evening. All guests are expected to comply with Orange County COVID-19 guidelines.
Live Music at Eden
Sponsored by Dorman Financial Management in partnership with Performing Arts Matter
Free and open to the public
Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Eden Bar’s lush Old Florida atmosphere provides the perfect backdrop to relax, indulge, and reflect on your favorite festival films. Enjoy a refreshing drink or bite to eat while local artists perform daily.
FESTIVAL FORUMS:
Virtual Filmmaker Forums
Dates & Times: TBA
FREE Online
This year the Florida Film Festival will be taking our popular forum programs into the virtual world, with a series of proceedings focused on the diverse voices and subjects of this year’s films. This unique, onine opportunity will allow us to provide free, interactive and educational experiences featuring our largest scope of industry participants yet. The forums will be announced via social media, and will be free for all to stream online. Keep an eye out for these exciting events.
2020 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its 29th year, the Florida Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current, independent, and international cinema. Through ten days of 170+ films and first-class events, film lovers mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a locally-sourced menu.
