2024 Schedule
Friday, November 8, 2024
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10:00 AM - Feature Film
Delicate Arch (CA/1 hr 25 mins) - Four college kids with fracturing relationships take a camping trip to Southern Utah in order to escape an ecological disaster up North. Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems and soon realize they’re being watched. Directed by Matt Warren
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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12:00 PM – The Lab: Experimental Shorts Block
The Shed (MN/11 mins) - A young girl must protect her two younger brothers from her father who has been possessed. Directed by Nathan Block
Gravitation (SC/10 mins) - Composer Nolan Stolz performs the 2020 “COVID” version of his composition Gravitation, an open instrumentation piece for any 5 to 8 performers. Instead of having several musicians unsafely “uncomfortably crowd around one another” on stage like in the original version, this “COVID” version was performed by a single musician overdubbing all of the parts. Directed by Nolan Stolz
Catamaran (NY/9 mins) - Freya the Jackal and her husband Jericho are top tier assassins vacationing aboard their luxury yacht when they are ambushed by Freya's rival, Darla, and her army of scuba mercenaries. Directed by Joseph Rocco Plescia
First Refusal (NY/8 mins) - In the surreal world of First Refusal, we follow the emotional journey of a young girl who grapples with grief, forced to confront the pain of loss head-on. Directed by Courtney Sanello
Little Lillith (CA/7 mins) - A high ranking senior officer is debriefed on a top secret program.. Directed by Jamison Forkenbrock
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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1:30 PM - Feature Film
Britney Lost Her Phone (CA/1 hr 39 mins) - In 1802, a family's life will change forever when they stumble upon an iPhone. Directed by Vito Trabucco
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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4:00 PM - Drama Shorts Block
Not Him (NY/15 mins) - When her husband turns strange and violent, a wife becomes convinced he is possessed. But will anyone believe her? Directed by Sarah Young
The Coyote Sisters (CA/10 mins) - In the winter of 1883, two hare-brained sisters must figure out how to move a fiendishly heavy corpse after an accident involving a bearskin and their daddy’s rifle. Directed by Autumn Harrison and Tory LeClair
Gulf Shores (LA/ mins) - On a quiet Friday night, an impulsive woman tries to convince her more methodical wife to take a spontaneous trip to the beach. What begins as an innocent request eventually escalates into a full-blown argument which tests the limits of their marriage. Directed by Chase Haislip
Ada and the Doc (GA/15 mins) - In 1927 southern Louisiana, subversive housewife Ada LeBoeuf is put on trial alongside her alleged lover for the grisly murder of her husband in one of the most explosive sex-murder trials ever reported. Directed by Matison LeBlanc
The Blue-Eyed Boy & Mister Death (NC/19 mins) - Losing a loved one is never easy. Losing a parent can be even harder. Will Cummings had a hole in his heart shaped like his Dad that he tried to fill after the Cancer took him-yet nothing seemed to work. But what if every great once in a cosmic while, on the rarest of occasions, Death felt bad for being a jerk, and gave you one last chance to say those words that you thought no one would ever get to hear? What if you could hear that familiar voice just one more time? What would you say? Directed by Jaysen Phillip Buterin
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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6:00 PM - Feature Film
A Song For Imogene (NC/1 hr 45 mins) - After discovering she is pregnant by her abusive boyfriend, a fallen-away musician must decide between freeing herself or remaining a relic of her drive-by Southern town. A Song For Imogene is a gritty, female-driven independent drama set against the grueling landscape of the American rural South that explores issues around abuse, pregnancy trauma, and the female bid for independence. Directed by Erika Arlee
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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8:00 PM - So Animated - Animation Shorts Block
Teaser Trailer (FL/3 mins) - A fast-paced, off-the-wall, cosmic horror-comedy that satirizes modern action movie marketing. Directed by JJ Gibson
With Tits (PA/3 mins) - A kick-ass high school basketball team takes a stand against their sexist principal to get the name they deserve. Directed by Delia Morchesky
Crystal Galaxy Enforcers (NJ/4 mins) - Flying through space in a crystal ship, Modnar encounters an annoying nemesis. Directed by Kirk Howle
112 Steps (SC/5 mins) - A South Carolina low country ghost story of a lighthouse keeper and his daughter. Directed byJames J Sidletsky and Bryanna C Cantrell
One Happy Customer (CA/6 mins) - Set in the red-light district of a heightened world that mischievously blends live action and animation. Directed by Watts
Yellowstone 88 - Song of Fire (CA/5 mins) - In the summer of 1988 dry lightning sparked a fire in the parched and drought ridden landscape of Yellowstone Park, igniting a blaze that would scorch over 1.5 million perimeter acres of the park. Directed by Jerry van de Beek and Betsy De Fries
We Cool? (SC/8 mins) - Through bad dates and bong rips, a flamboyant queer bird attempts to salvage a night that keeps going from bad to worse. Directed by Yizhen Hou
A Clay Zombies Christmas (OH/2 mins) - When Chad meets a young man who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he decides to help spread some Christmas cheer-even if it is the Claypocalypse! Directed by Jake Jolley
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
10:00 PM: Bourbon: 1214 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201
Head over to Bourbon for our Unofficial, Official After Party for a few drinks! Be sure to wear your VIP lanyard or daily wristband so everyone will recognize you are with SCUFF.
End Day 1
Saturday, November 9, 2024
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10:00 AM - Feature Film
Gemini (OH/105 mins) -Colly leaves her home planet of Gliese to find her twin sister, Josi, who was left on earth as an infant. Once she locates Josi, the two are faced with the hardest decision of their lives; be split up and accept their fate on their respective home planets or fight and hunt on Earth to stay together. Directed by Nicole Ice
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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12:00 PM - Made in the South: South Carolina Shorts Block 1
Undead To Me (SC/5 mins) - A heartbroken teen must navigate the physical and emotional demands of the zombie apocalypse, alongside his passionate best friend. Directed by Lucy Ledford Barry
Katabasis (SC/5 mins) - A man is captured and drugged by an unknown person. But for what reason? Directed by Daniel Morris
Wormhole (SC/10 mins) - A drunk, stumbles through the night and happens upon a wormhole. On the other side is something familiar. Directed by Jackson Bailes
Buried (SC/7 mins) - Searching tor answers a struggling musician finds solace in nature and discovers he is not as alone as he thinks. Directed by Blake Ellis
The Weight We Carry (SC/18 mins) - Successful poet and professor Dr. Michelle Nichols, pushes her daughter Jordan, a star athlete and A student, to a place of no return. Directed by Brittney Brackett
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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1:30 PM - Feature Film
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (CA/103 mins) - It is called the Time Travelers Paradox. In which a scientist creates a Time Machine and kills their younger self. So now a man who should not- can not- exist, somehow does. That is the Paradox, and Paradoxes are impossible. And the man who has created it, is Tim Travers. A reclusive mad scientist whose stated mission in life is to stand alone with God at the end of time, and tell the bastard off. Directed by Stimson Snead
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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4:00 PM - Comedy Shorts Block
The Shitty Ride (Canada/9 mins) - Hoping to impress the girl of his dreams, Cole buys a used car but gets more than he bargained for with his shitty ride. Directed by Cole Doran
Shitter (CA/5 mins) - An emergency bathroom visit quickly turns into a nightmare. Directed by Chris Schwab
Do You See What I See? (FL/5 mins) - A mad housewife tries killing her noxious husband on Christmas
Eve. The problem comes, however, when her pesky husband won't stay dead! Directed by Vance Osteen
Like in the Movies (SC/6 mins) - A guy discovers that sometimes the movie doesn't end with the credits when he makes an instant connection with a girl in a movie theater. Directed by Trey Riley
The Delicate Cycle (CA/22 mins) - A boy on the cusp of adolescence visits a laundromat at 6am where he used to play video games with his father. There he befriends Lance, a disheveled stranger full of surprises. mins) - Directed by Katherine King
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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5:15 PM - Horrific Shorts Block
The Erl King (CA/16 mins) - Set in 1800s, on the edge of the American wild, Leora, a young woman from a strict, religious family runs away from her village into the arms of an ancient woodland god who inhabits the forest. Directed by Genevieve Kertesz
Wisteria (VA/15 mins) - When three estranged siblings agree to sell their childhood home, an ancient family curse emerges to restore the balance. Directed by Adam Lapallo
Perfidia (SC/20 mins) - When Sarah's dreams drive her to revisit her family home, she is stalked by the ghosts of her past and forced to relive her most traumatic night. Directed by Collins Abbott White
Consumer (TN/13 mins) - What if John Carpenter directed an episode of Goosebumps? You'd have CONSUMER. In this episode, a bullied teen uses a sentient computer game to get revenge on his tormentors. Directed by Matthew Fisher
Toby (Australia/12 mins) - Bryce’s life is heavily impeded by the relentless mischief of a haunted doll. The Toby doll has attached itself to Bryce and will not let go without a fight. Directed by Naomi Bird
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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7:00 PM - Feature Film
Counting In (CA/72 mins) - Counting In is a mockumentary exploring the life and current whereabouts of rock-n-roll’s mysterious legend Steve Staccato, the world’s greatest at counting to four before any song begins. Directed by Griffin Davis
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
10:00 PM: The Art Bar: 1211 Park St, Columbia, SC 29201
Head over to the Art Bar for our Unofficial, Official After Party for a few drinks! Be sure to wear your VIP lanyard or daily wristband so everyone will recognize you are with SCUFF. This is a great eclectic indoor/outdoor hangout!
End Day 2
Sunday, November 10, 2024
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10:00 AM - Feature Film
Traumnovelle (Germany/109 mins) - A colorful adaptation of Schnitzler's work, in which a woman tells her husband that she has fantasies with other people, triggering his desire for his own adventures. Set in modern kinky Berlin, the film is much more than a mere reboot of Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut". Directed by Florian Frerichs
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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12:00 PM - Made in the South: South Carolina Shorts Block 2
Tag (SC/4mins) - A man is relentlessly pursued by an evil entity who wants to play a game of tag. Directed by Anil Dhokai
Too Close to the Sun (SC/7 mins) - Lena Graves is pulled into a plan by her manipulative mother to coerce Ronnie, Lena’s little sister, to have her wings removed. Directed by Ally Lashay Nelson
Girl Talks to God (SC/5 mins) - An injured dancer talks to God. He’s not who she thought he was. Directed by Yasmin J. Lee
This Year’s Interns (SC/7 mins) - Interns fierce rivalry spirals into a series of chaotic and hilarious office mishaps as both interns scramble to outdo each other in a last-ditch effort to secure the job.as. Directed by Nathan Maze
The Twin Minder (SC/27 mins) - Ray is wrestling with his own demons. His dream of being the kind of person that Leah could love is destroyed in his opinion by his twin, Thomas. Or was it himself that has ruined everything the whole time? Directed by Frank Raybuck
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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1:30 PM - Documentary Shorts Block
The Clydesdales Come to Lexington! (SC/7 mins) - On April 25th the Budweiser Clydesdales paraded down Main Street in Lexington, South Carolina. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into that very special day. Directed by Michael Tolbert
An Archaeological Field School Experience at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site (SC/15mins) - This film highlights a collaborative project between the University of South Carolina, Claflin University, South Carolina State University, South Carolina State Parks, Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site, and The Savannah River Archaeological Research Program. All organizations worked together to introduce HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) students to a hands-on archaeological experience. Directed by George Wingard
Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project (KY/16 mins) - In 1995, Dr. Joseph Bonuso, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Joey Skaggs), announced that he, along with 150 computer scientists and attorneys specializing in artificial intelligence, had developed a solution to the crisis of American jurisprudence and was poised to radically revamp the entire judicial system. Directed by Judy Drosd and Joey Skaggs
Beyond the Herd (CA/20 mins) - Interweaving the rhythms of daily life on the ranch and wild horses on the range, "Beyond the Herd" tells the story of Mexican-American equestrians Amber and Isidro. Their kinship with mustangs echoes their own experiences with discrimination and 'otherness.' As resources dwindle for wild horses, their bond becomes a symbol of resilience, transforming once-wild mustangs into lifelong companions Directed by Michelle Fenn
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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3:30 PM - Feature Film
Pater Noster and the Mission of Light (SC/97 mins) - Max, a record store clerk, finds her "holy grail" album in a thrift store and that leads her to the 1970s commune who released the record. A journey to the aging cult's compound results in a harrowing, grisly experience for Max and her friends. Directed by Christopher Bickel
Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance.
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6:00 PM - SCUFFY Awards