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Thursday, August 15
 

7:15pm EDT

SPECIAL SCREENING: TBA
Thursday August 15, 2024 7:15pm - 9:30pm EDT
2024 Macon Film Festival - Special Screening Film

Film Information Coming Soon!
Thursday August 15, 2024 7:15pm - 9:30pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201
 
Friday, August 16
 

10:15am EDT

Student Shorts Block: The Future of Film
Friday August 16, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
HONEYMOON

  • Director: Dayana Yakhyarova
  • TRT: 5:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "Honeymoon" is a journey of George and Victoria as they navigate the challenges of Alzheimer's disease, wrapped in the warmth of their enduring love.
  • Ratings: None

SOMETHING IMAGINABLE
  • Director: Ishan Parikh
  • TRT: 18:27
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A young twenty-something navigates the pitfalls of online dating.
  • Ratings: None

OLD TIMES NOT FORGOTTEN

  • Director: Brett Jones
  • TRT: 10:20
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Synopsis: An orphaned teenage girl struggles to survive as America is ravaged by a grisly civil war.
  • Ratings

APOCALYPSE: WRITTEN BY A NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD

  • Director: Sam Morgan
  • TRT: 14:58
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Three post-apocalyptic survivors navigate a zombie-ridden wasteland in this action-adventure film written by a nine-year-old.
  • Ratings: None

LUCK OF THE DRAW
  • Director: RJ Zabasky, Harrison Cable
  • TRT: 10:34
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: After watching his ill mother struggle to pay her medical bills and put her faith in winning the lottery, Luke takes matters into his own hands.
  • Ratings: Violence

BROTHER: A CIVIL WAR STORY

  • Director: Casey Schaffer
  • TRT: 20:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A young Confederate soldier comes face-to-face with his Union brother on the battlefield during the Battle of the Wilderness.
  • Ratings: Violence
Friday August 16, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

10:15am EDT

Documentary: Unlikely Allies
Friday August 16, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
UNLIKELY ALLIES

  • Director: Anthony Pedone
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In 2003, a low-level cannabis case would end Weldon Angelos’ budding and promising career in the music industry. But it would also give birth to a national movement to reform our country’s criminal justice system, uniting far right conservatives like billionaire Charles Koch and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) with liberals such as Senator Corey Booker, Van Jones and musicians Alicia Keys, and Snoop Dogg.
  • Ratings: Langugae, 

Friday August 16, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

11:00am EDT

Fulldome: Meditative Exhale
Friday August 16, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
SOUNDS OF THE OCEAN: A MINDFUL UNDERWATER JOURNEY

  • Project Creators / Director: Joshua Sam Miller, Elise Lein
  • TRT: 25:00
  • Country of Origin:UNI
  • Synopsis: In this 25-min immersive experience, we invite you to go within yourself and connect deeply with ocean life. Sounds of the Ocean combines sounds of whales & dolphins, original music, immersive visual art and award-winning ocean imagery to guide the audience on a mindful underwater journey. Believing in the power of peaceful activism, the project’s intention is to inspire ocean action to protect life underwater, while also helping to reduce stress in our modern society. An award-winning UN Ocean Decade Activity produced by Embodied Sounds.

MYSTIC VALE

  • Project Creators / Director: Allison Moore & Arthur Desmarteaux
  • TRT: 3:42
  • Country of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: Mystic Vale is a forested ravine in Victoria, the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Lekwungen) peoples, near where the artist grew up. The Douglas fir ecosystem located on the Hobbs creek watershed features 75 native plant and wildlife species. For the past 8 years the artist has been using photogrammetry techniques to capture the forest environments on Vancouver Island as a way to document and archive the forest ecosystems. The photos are processed using triangulation to generate 3D model point clouds, which are then reconstructed into virtual environments to create generative animations. The viewer is submersed into a mossy lush temperate rain forest. Original sound composition features field recordings of the forest designed by Arthur Desmarteaux.

HONEY BEE GROUP HUG

  • Project Creators / Director: Simon Le Boggit
  • TRT: 4:20
  • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Synopsis: This is a fresh new swarm of wild honey bees, clinging to each other on a Lincolnshire UK woodland hedge. They are surrounding and protecting their queen, who has led them away from their previous bee colony when it became too old and overpopulated. This new swarm will cling to the hedge for a couple of days, while scouts go out and about looking for a permanent nesting sight. Returning bees can be seen performing a waggle-dance imparting directional information to their companions.

ENTWINING OF LOST SOULS

  • Project Creators / Director: Simon Le Boggit
  • TRT: 9:11
  • Country of Origin: United KIngdom
  • Synopsis: The algorithmically generated music soundtrack of this video was created from a process of entangled chaos, repetition and mutation in which melody and harmony spontaneously emerge from chance events and the human compulsion to identify patterns. Its animated abstract visuals are similarly generated from that same random database. Despite the mindlessly mechanistic origins of this video artwork, its gently mesmerising influence may sometimes illicit unexpected waves of emotion.

Friday August 16, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

12:00pm EDT

Narrative Feature: Al-Uh-Nated / What We Find on the Road
Friday August 16, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
AL-UH-NATED (Narrative Short)

  • Director: Chase Haislip
  • TRT: 2:30
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: When a lonely twenty-something returns to the house he grew up in, he’s forced to relive the day he left for good.
  • Ratings: Language

WHAT WE FIND ON THE ROAD (Narrative Feature)

  • Director: Chaysen Beacham
  • TRT: 93:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: On his 18th birthday, TJ receives a key from his estranged ex con father. The key unlocks a timeworn ’68 convertible and a challenge to drive across America - in hopes of repairing his sense of family. Supported by a band of loveable oddballs and held together by humor and grit, TJ discovers that sometimes the longest road is the fastest way to home.
  • Ratings: Language


Friday August 16, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

12:15pm EDT

Documentary Shorts Block: Unique Short Stories
Friday August 16, 2024 12:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
SPACE COAST

  • Director: Justin Barber
  • TRT: 23:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the 'World's most powerful rocket.' But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this 'moondoggle' will ever fly.
  • Ratings: None

THE DAY THAT SHOOK GEORGIA

  • Director: Patrick Longstreth
  • TRT: 30:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Southeast Georgia. The victims were predominantly Black women, manufacturing trip flares for the Vietnam War. Over 50 years later, survivors and first responders shed new light on the bravery and sacrifice of that day, and a grassroots campaign seeks to award the victims with the Congressional Gold Medal. 
  • Ratings: None

SAVING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 

  • Director: Hal Jacobs
  • TRT: 42:34
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: The story of three generations of women who defended the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta.
  • Ratings: None
Friday August 16, 2024 12:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

1:00pm EDT

Fulldome: Art Immersive Shorts
Friday August 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
SAT FEST 2022 

  • Project Creators / Director: Sergey Prokofyev, Frances Adair McKenzie, Maarten Isaäk de Heer, Weidi Zhang, Weilu Ge, Shaoyu Su, Sébastien Labrunie, Clément Putegnat, Lydia Yakonowsky
  • TRT: 45:00
  • Country of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: A presentation of Montreal's 2022 SAT Festival's 7 award-winning films. The program includes an urban exploration in a surreal labyrinth (Labyrinth); a colorful low-poly bird's-eye view of Europe (Swarm); a moment of dreamlike contemplation (Jacinthe.xyz); a psychedelic visual study of the world of economics (Introduction to Econometrics); a descent into the world of memory and dementia (Grandma's House); a stop-motion love story of Darwinist survival (The Orchid and the Bee); and a machinic fictional analysis of planet Earth through the eyes of an extraterrestrial (Astro).
Friday August 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

1:45pm EDT

Documentary: Okay, Mr Ray! / Call Me Mule
Friday August 16, 2024 1:45pm - 3:30pm EDT
OKAY, MR RAY! (Documentary Short)

  • Director: Ashley Melzer
  • TRT: 18:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early ‘70s with a camera. The result reveals a look back at the colorful rhythms of Ray’s life—at home, at the auction, joking with strangers outside country stores— and provides a glimpse at Southern manhood, friendship and loss. Now nearly Ray’s age when they first filmed, Ferris has become a Grammy Award winning documentarian and renowned folklorist.
  • Ratings: None

CALL ME MULE (Documentary Feature)

  • Director: John McDonald
  • TRT: 77:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: John Sears, who refers to himself as Mule, has been roaming the western United States with his three mules for over thirty years. The 65-year-old and his animals sleep outside, claiming the right to move freely. Bemoaning the loss of open space, urban sprawl and our dependence on the automobile, Mule advocates a simpler way of life in harmony with nature. While many appreciate his nomadic lifestyle, Mule is not welcome everywhere. His confrontations with law enforcement have resulted in fines, arrests, even institutionalization. His story may be unusual, but it has universal appeal, celebrating the creativity, courage and resilience to choose an extraordinary way of life and defend his place in the world. This observational documentary, told in Mule's own voice, follows his never ending journey.
  • Ratings: Language



Friday August 16, 2024 1:45pm - 3:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

2:00pm EDT

Fulldome: Earth Explorers
Friday August 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
ANTARTIC URUGUAY

  • Project Creators / Director: Leo Scarone
  • TRT: 33:00
  • Country of Origin: Uruguay
  • Synopsis: Documentary made over 4 years of work at the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base. 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. The idea is to show what happens there and who works. Emphasis on people. The military crews, the scientific people. Fauna and landscapes.

VOYAGE OF ARKA KINARI

  • Project Creators / Director:  Janire Najera & Matt Wright
  • TRT: 39:02
  • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Synopsis:  Embark on a cinematic experience where art, music, and environmental advocacy seamlessly converge.
Friday August 16, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

2:15pm EDT

Narrative Feature: Cup of Tea / The Way We Speak
Friday August 16, 2024 2:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
A CUP OF TEA (Narrative Short)

  • Director: Gabriel Noble
  • TRT: 18:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "A Cup of Tea" is a heartfelt short film about the challenging aftermath for a Black American family whose son was unjustly murdered by the hands of the police. We are invited to witness Jamal’s parents Shannon and Coleman meeting for the first time, years after this life shattering incident, and their emotionally palpable exploration of grief and forgiveness. Their inspiring reunification brings hope that love overcomes pain, even in the most dire circumstances.
  • Ratings: Language, Drug Use, Violence

THE WAY WE SPEAK (Narrative Feature)

  • Director: Ian Ebright
  • TRT: 87:00
  • Country of Origin:
  • Synopsis: An up-and-coming writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations


Friday August 16, 2024 2:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

3:45pm EDT

Georgia Made - Narrative Feature: Guacamole Yesterdays
Friday August 16, 2024 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS

  • Director: Jordan Noel
  • TRT: 86:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis:  Following a painful separation, a heartbroken woman uses an experimental technology that allows her to revisit and manipulate her memories as a means to cope.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations

Friday August 16, 2024 3:45pm - 5:15pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

4:00pm EDT

Fulldome: Space Explorers
Friday August 16, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES: UNCOVERING THE INVISIBLE

  • Project Creators / Director: Theofanis Matsopoulos
  • TRT: 21:00
  • Country of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Synopsis: Leading scientists in observational and theoretical studies of black holes and galaxies, industrial experts in cutting-edge big technologies, and professionals in science dissemination have been brought together to set up research projects which will combine the latest state-of-the-art observations, numerical simulations and innovative analytic tools to compare theory with observation, and shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution. This planetarium show presents the environments of the black holes in an impressive and understandable way to the audience.

STARDUST

  • Project Creators / Director: Filip Roca & Zarko Komar
  • TRT: 9:00
  • Country of Origin: Spain
  • Synopsis: The inspiration for Stardust comes from the experience evoked by being together in public spaces. It’s an immersive audio-visual experience best partaken in groups, verging on the idea that empathy, both in communal and personal contexts, can pave the path towards a more expansive transformation.

TOTAL

  • Project Creators / Director: Sebastien Gauthier
  • TRT: 6:00
  • Country of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: Through the dome immersion, Totale recreates the unique experience of observing a total solar eclipse. Seeing the sky darken and being under daytime stars is a deeply moving experience that leaves no one indifferent. It's one of nature's most beautiful and emotional spectacles. With 360° images, the film initiates a quest for the total eclipse where anticipation is at its peak, leading us to a perfect alignment between the Sun, the Moon, and ourselves.

COSMIC RHYTHMS

  • Project Creators / Director: Dylan Gutierrez, Eric Grant, Xavier Núñez
  • TRT: 16:27
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis:  Cosmic Rhythms is a groundbreaking collaboration between Action Lines Media, The Joffrey Ballet, and the Adler Planetarium, taking audiences on a mesmerizing journey through the cosmos with breathtaking imagery, bold choreography, and the expertise of Adler astronomers.

Friday August 16, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

4:15pm EDT

Georgia Made - Documentary: The Only Doctor
Friday August 16, 2024 4:15pm - 5:30pm EDT
THE ONLY DOCTOR

  • Director: Matthew Hashiguchi
  • TRT: 78:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Dr. Karen Kinsell is the only doctor in all of Clay County, Georgia, one of the poorest and unhealthiest rural regions in the state. Her clinic has served the most vulnerable in her community for over 22 years, but now faces bankruptcy. Despite not drawing a personal salary to help keep the doors open, Kinsell must now weigh retiring against providing healthcare to her patients. When a Hail Mary offer arrives from a university medical association, a fully equipped health center is proposed. But Kinsell makes affordability and access her personal red lines of the potential sale. An impending state election and the outbreak of COVID add more uncertainty to the fraught population, reminding Kinsell of how much is riding on the fine print. Straight-talking and downright inspirational, The Only Doctor presents a modern David-versus-Goliath healthcare story that might just restore your faith in humanity.
  • Ratings: NO


Friday August 16, 2024 4:15pm - 5:30pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

5:30pm EDT

Narrative Feature: My Motherland
Friday August 16, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
MY MOTHERLAND

  • Director: Benoit Cohen
  • TRT: 91:00
  • Country of Origin: France
  • Synopsis: France has been living alone in her apartment since her husband’s death. When she hears on the radio that an NGO is putting in touch homeless migrants and people who are willing to welcome them, she decides, against her family’s opinion to welcome Reza, a young Afghan broken by war and exile. Two worlds meet, and they begin to hold each other’s hands.
  • Ratings: Language

Friday August 16, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

5:45pm EDT

Music: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
Friday August 16, 2024 5:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED

  • Director: Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Hidden away deep in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has transformed his home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous waves of the music industry, and forge a wonderfully bizarre and inspiring path across time and space.
  • Ratings: Language, Drug Use

Friday August 16, 2024 5:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

7:00pm EDT

SPECIAL SCREENING: Fulldome - Night of Immersive Event
Friday August 16, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Enjoy a night of exploring art galleries, gyroscope experiences, drinks, food and immersive special screenings!

ART IMMERSIVE SHOWCASE BLOCK (58 Minute Block) 
Screening block begins at 8:00pm

EROS
  • Project Creator / Director: Daniel Hambly
  • TRT: 4:00
  • County of Origin: United Kingdom
  • Synopsis: EROS is a story about friendship and loss, explored through one man's journey of catharsis. We follow a helmet-clad deep space miner, in a perilous pilgrimage to honour the passing of a fallen comrade. Aeons may pass, but a friendship is eternal.

SUBLIME
  • Project Creator / Director: Jorge Bandera
  • TRT: 8:30
  • County of Origin: Colombia
  • Synopsis: A "SUBLIME" is a dome video art piece that reflects on transcendence after death, inspired by the Law of Conservation of Energy and Einstein’s theory of relativity. It explores the perpetual transformation of energy through natural elements, suggesting that life heralds the commencement of a new journey. Infused with the essence of nature, it vividly illustrates how life symbolizes the outset of an extraordinary voyage, transcending the confines of existence.

ENTROPHY
  • Project Creator / Director: Limelight
  • TRT: 5:00
  • County of Origin: Hungary
  • Synopsis: Entropy is an immersive 3D digital artwork exploring the scientific theory of the origin of life.

RECODING ENTROPIA
  • Project Creator / Director: François Vautier
  • TRT: 8:30
  • County of Origin: France
  • Synopsis:  In the heart of nothingness, on the horizon of infinite space and unfathomable time, wanders an imposing geometry. An immense tetrahedron that will soon break up and scatter, delivering a mysterious message through its changing shape.

I SAW THE FUTURE
  • Project Creator / Director: François Vautier
  • TRT: 6:06
  • County of Origin: France
  • Synopsis:  In 1964, Arthur C. Clarke revealed his vision of the future to the BBC cameras. Famous for having collaborated with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey, the British author projected with astonishing precision the mutations brought about by the advent of the digital age. He glimpses the Internet, artificial intelligence, transhumanism and extends his vision far into space through future interstellar travel.

LOCAL DYSTOPIAS IN THE GLOBAL UTOPIA

  • Project Creator / Director: Sergey Prokofyev
  • TRT: 21:00
  • County of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis:  In a sprawling desert, three dystopian worlds converge in 'Local Dystopias in the Global Utopia,' an immersive film that challenges perceptions and blurs the lines between architectural imagination and reality.

INTERRUPTED TRAJECTORIES AND OTHER TRANSIENT DISEQUILIBRIUM
  • Project Creator / Director: Lydia Yakonowsky
  • TRT: 4:00
  • County of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: A visually mesmerizing narrative about forecasting errors, mirroring life's unpredictable dynamics.

X-TREME ART IMMERSIVE (47 Minute Block)
Screening block begins at 9:30pm

NEXT
  • Project Creator / Director: Jérémy Oury
  • TRT: 6:50
  • County of Origin: France
  • Synopsis: NEXT is a captivating exploration of our destiny through devastated landscapes in a near future where humanity has irreversibly transformed its environment.

PLANETARY ASSAULT
  • Project Creator / Director: Marek Slipek
  • TRT: 10:00
  • County of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis:  Earth is going to Mars faster than we can fly there. The biggest threat to humanity is ourselves.

METALLWALD³
  • Project Creator / Director: Philip Schambelan
  • TRT: 5:00
  • County of Origin: Deutschland
  • Synopsis: METALLWALD³ is an innovative art project that delves into the transformative effects of perspective, light, and sound within a dome projection. It contrasts spherical and cubistic forms, challenging viewers’ spatial perceptions. Drawing inspiration from Cubism, it transcends literal interpretations for an abstract, sensory exploration. The project manipulates light and structure to alter spatial perception, while a 32-channel soundscape enhances the visual scenarios. METALLWALD³’s immersive experience blurs the line between self and art, inviting a reimagined engagement with space and form. It’s a celebration of art’s potential to shift perspectives, lovingly presented by ruestungsschmie.de®.

ALLIES OF ASCENSION
  • Project Creator / Director:  Pierre Lapointe & Andrea Gozzi 
  • TRT: 5:38
  • County of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: Every now and then , you come across individuals who inspire and uplift you. And then, there are those rare few who literally elevate you from one level to another. You become a better version of yourself after crossing paths with them. In sociology, they're referred to as 'allies of (social) ascension.' Our new immersive film pays homage to these transformative individuals.

ENTREZ DANS LA DANSE
  • Project Creator / Director: Julie Desmet Weaver
  • TRT: 18:00
  • County of Origin: France
  • Synopsis: "Entrez dans la danse" is an unprecedented experience inspired by a sadly famous news event: the Dancing Plague of 1518. Within an immersive structure, the audience is invited to discover the story of Enneline, the first woman to be swept away by this pandemic. Blending theater and dance, this sensory experience leads us to follow the flow of bodies, bearing witness to the distress of a population facing rigid authorities. Borrowing elements from both live performance and cinema, this experience becomes a true playground for spectators, inviting them to join in the dance.


Friday August 16, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210
 
Saturday, August 17
 

10:15am EDT

Georgia Made - Documentary: The Only Doctor
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
THE ONLY DOCTOR

  • Director: Matthew Hashiguchi
  • TRT: 78:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Dr. Karen Kinsell is the only doctor in all of Clay County, Georgia, one of the poorest and unhealthiest rural regions in the state. Her clinic has served the most vulnerable in her community for over 22 years, but now faces bankruptcy. Despite not drawing a personal salary to help keep the doors open, Kinsell must now weigh retiring against providing healthcare to her patients. When a Hail Mary offer arrives from a university medical association, a fully equipped health center is proposed. But Kinsell makes affordability and access her personal red lines of the potential sale. An impending state election and the outbreak of COVID add more uncertainty to the fraught population, reminding Kinsell of how much is riding on the fine print. Straight-talking and downright inspirational, The Only Doctor presents a modern David-versus-Goliath healthcare story that might just restore your faith in humanity.
  • Ratings: NO


Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

10:15am EDT

Narrative Shorts Block: The Nature of Relationships
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
MANGATA

  • Director: Maja Costa
  • TRT: 15:38
  • Country of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis: As a child, little Alya is the only survivor of a tragic Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe. Many years later, as an astronaut of an important lunar mission, Alya loses communication with her base. She is confronted with her past trauma, and now Mångata - "the road to the moon", which already saved her life once, will help her again.
  • Ratings: None

THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN OF A MAYFLY
  • Director: Samip Raval
  • TRT: 12:52
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: When Jimmy gets stood up on a first date, to his surprise, the dating app sets him up with a substitute date who fills in for his no-show and saves his night.
  • Ratings: None

THE COYOTE SISTERS

  • Director: Autumn Harrison, Tory LeClair
  • TRT: 9:35
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: 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.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations, Violence

GUACAMANIA!

  • Director: Andrew J. Lee
  • TRT: 11:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: At a meet-the-parents-dinner, a man goes to outrageous lengths to save his prized guacamole from browning while his girlfriend processes the shocking revelation that her "dead" family dog is still alive.
  • Ratings: None

OJUE

  • Director: Fernando Alberto Broce
  • TRT: 13:08
  • Country of Origin: Panama
  • Synopsis: A panamanian fashion designer living in the US, who is embarrassed about her culture, is forced to bring her dad with dementia (who is convinced that he is still in Panama) to her most important exhibition.
  • Ratings: None

THERE WILL BE HURT

  • Director: Drew McCoy, Anthony Gilmore
  • TRT: 18:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: There Will Be Hurt is a mournful story about people sobered and haunted by their traumatic past, it’s a story about lost souls fighting to come to terms with their shattered lives while exploring the compelling thematic triangle of: revenge, redemption, and justice. In our story, the shared pain becomes a driving force, pushing the characters into unexpected decisions. It encourages the audience to reflect on the intricacies of human nature and the extraordinary lengths individuals will go to to seek justice and retribution.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence

Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

10:15am EDT

Narrative Feature: The Stranger's Case
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 12:00pm EDT
THE STRANGER'S CASE

  • Director: Brandt Andersen
  • TRT: 103:00
  • Country of Origin: Jordan
  • Synopsis: Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.
  • Ratings: Vil

Saturday August 17, 2024 10:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

10:30am EDT

Fulldome: Family Fun Block #1
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
VOYAGE OF THE STARS

  • Project Creators / Director: AXILONE HOLDING, CINERMARINE UNDERWATER IMAGERY
  • TRT: 32:00
  • Country of Origin: France
  • Synopsis: Astéria, an adorable little starfish, dreams of going on an adventure, just like her hero, Captain Octopus.
    One morning, as she gazes at the starry sky giving way to dawn, a spaceship from outer space crash-lands next to her. On board is Stella, a daring shooting star who urgently needs to find fuel to be able to return up there!
    Together, they embark on an exciting quest to find methane under the oceans. During their journey, Astéria introduces Stella to the fascinating diversity of marine species, while Stella shares her knowledge about Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. Gradually, they realize the magical connection that ties underwater life to the vastness of space.

ALIEN & CAVE BOY

  • Project Creators / Director: Armin Timmermann, Dirk Hampel, Peter Popp, Uwe Lukatsch & Eric Robert
  • TRT: 25:00
  • Country of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis: Alien & Cave Boy Travel to the Light is an educational journey across time and space that will
    entertain young audiences while exploring the science of light.

Saturday August 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

12:00pm EDT

Fulldome: Family Fun Block #2
Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
LITTLE MAJOR TOM

  • Project Creators / Director: Peter Popp - Softmachine Immersive Productions
  • TRT: 27:10
  • Country of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis: Little Major Tom brings the beloved characters of Tom and Stella exclusively to fulldome theaters in an exciting tale set in the year 2053. Teenaged friends Tom and Stella live, laugh and train at Space Base 1, honing their astronaut skills as they float above Earth. Stella is ready to dive into any challenge, while Tom is panicking at the thought of completing his first-ever spacewalk. But a massive hurricane is forming on Earth, and Tom must put aside his fears and accept a difficult space mission. If Tom and Stella fail, the consequences could be devastating for them—and for Earth.

IGNITE!

  • Project Creators / Director:Towson University Students, Lynn Tomlinson, Diana Saez 
  • TRT: 3:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A playful celebration of the connection between sound and image: a live choir improvised to colorful rotoscoped animation in this immersive fulldome film created in a cross-disciplinary collaboration at Towson University. The theme of this project was the synethestetic connection between of color and image and vocal sounds.

TOTAL ECLIPSE: CHASERS OF LOST SLEEP

  • Project Creators / Director: François Guinaudeau and Sébastien Samyn
  • TRT: 30:20
  • Country of Origin: Canada
  • Synopsis: Follow Kentucky—an insomniac hen and social media star who lives on the Moon—in her adventures to demystify solar eclipses! With help from JOS, her whimsical android sidekick, she embarks on a space-time journey to Earth to find the perfect solar eclipse that will finally help her get some sleep. Join them on their journey to discover the perfect conditions to witness this unique phenomenon, in an immersive and wacky show at the Planétarium.

Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

12:00pm EDT

Documentary: Okay, Mr Ray! / Call Me Mule
Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
OKAY, MR RAY! (Documentary Short)

  • Director: Ashley Melzer
  • TRT: 18:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early ‘70s with a camera. The result reveals a look back at the colorful rhythms of Ray’s life—at home, at the auction, joking with strangers outside country stores— and provides a glimpse at Southern manhood, friendship and loss. Now nearly Ray’s age when they first filmed, Ferris has become a Grammy Award winning documentarian and renowned folklorist.
  • Ratings: None

CALL ME MULE (Documentary Feature)

  • Director: John McDonald
  • TRT: 77:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: John Sears, who refers to himself as Mule, has been roaming the western United States with his three mules for over thirty years. The 65-year-old and his animals sleep outside, claiming the right to move freely. Bemoaning the loss of open space, urban sprawl and our dependence on the automobile, Mule advocates a simpler way of life in harmony with nature. While many appreciate his nomadic lifestyle, Mule is not welcome everywhere. His confrontations with law enforcement have resulted in fines, arrests, even institutionalization. His story may be unusual, but it has universal appeal, celebrating the creativity, courage and resilience to choose an extraordinary way of life and defend his place in the world. This observational documentary, told in Mule's own voice, follows his never ending journey.
  • Ratings: Language



Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

12:00pm EDT

Documentary: Rhino Man
Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
RHINO MAN

  • Director: John Jurko II, Matt Lindenberg, Daniel Roberts
  • TRT: 96:00
  • Country of Origin: USA, South Africa
  • Synopsis: RHINO MAN is the true story of the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa's rhinos from being poached to extinction.
  • Ratings: Violence

Saturday August 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

12:15pm EDT

LGBTQ Shorts Block: Love, Loss & Acceptance
Saturday August 17, 2024 12:15pm - 1:45pm EDT
DON'T CRY FOR ME ALL YOU DRAG QUEENS

  • Director: Kristal Sotomayor
  • TRT: 9:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens" pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory. Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci) is a legendary New Hope drag queen that would host annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s that served as fundraisers and a community party. Poetically merging archival photographs and present day footage from a community drag show, the film sparks conversation about the modern day issues Mother Cavallucci revolutionized.
  • Ratings: None

THE LAST TAKE

  • Director: Brian Foyster
  • TRT: 14:17
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Facing the end, a movie star from the golden age of Hollywood must reconcile with the only man he ever loved.
  • Ratings: None

SUMMER'S END

  • Director: Grant Conversano, Adam Conversano
  • TRT: 20:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A closeted queer teen avoids his alcoholic family’s beach vacation by going on one-night stands through a hook-up app. While on this app he discovers a post made by his father who is looking to hook up with a younger man. Elliott’s confrontation with his father becomes a reckoning with himself and his own demons.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations

PAINT

  • Director: Callum Blue
  • TRT: 22:05
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: The character in this movie becomes aware that she is a character in a movie.
    Upon awakening, she learns to control the narrative of the story; transcend the limitations of “self” and ascend to a state of Divine consciousness.
  • Ratings: Language

Saturday August 17, 2024 12:15pm - 1:45pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

1:30pm EDT

Fulldome: Family Fun Block #3
Saturday August 17, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
NIYAH & THE MULTIVERSE

  • Project Creators / Director: Adler Planetarium, Ytasha Womack, Taylor Witten
  • TRT: 26:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Follow Niyah, an imaginative Chicago pre-teen, on a visually stunning Afrofuturist journey through the multiverse! If there are countless other universes out there, where does Niyah fit in? What about you? Niyah has many questions about space and time. How can a special mask help us understand who we are in the world? Do we really need ALL the laws of physics? How is the multiverse like the blues? With stories from her parents and ancestors, her favorite comics, and her science class swirling around in her imagination, Niyah experiences infinite possibilities on an Afrofuturist journey through the multiverse!

COU 175586 LITTLE WARRIOR

  • Project Creators / Director: Corbett Wall, Tanivu Nota, Maximiliane Nirschl, David Era
  • TRT: 6:40
  • Country of Origin: Taiwan
  • Synopsis: Cou 175586 Little Warrior is an indigenous Cou legend about a young boy brought to the heavens by the supreme god Hamo to learn the ways of the warrior. Journey together with Hie to a celestial world called 175586 where he learns from the forest animals and meets the supreme god Hamo, who transforms him into a Cou warrior. With Hamo’s spear and the gift of fire, Hie returns to his village to share the wisdom of the ancients.

STARCATCHER

  • Project Creators / Director: Julia Kretschmer-Wachsmann
  • TRT: 24:20
  • Country of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis: This captivating musical adaptation of the classic Grimm Brothers' fairy tale follows a fairy's journey to Earth, where her selflessness shares a message of love and generosity.

Saturday August 17, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

2:00pm EDT

Documentary Shorts Block: Unique Short Stories
Saturday August 17, 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
SPACE COAST

  • Director: Justin Barber
  • TRT: 23:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the 'World's most powerful rocket.' But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this 'moondoggle' will ever fly.
  • Ratings: None

THE DAY THAT SHOOK GEORGIA

  • Director: Patrick Longstreth
  • TRT: 30:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Southeast Georgia. The victims were predominantly Black women, manufacturing trip flares for the Vietnam War. Over 50 years later, survivors and first responders shed new light on the bravery and sacrifice of that day, and a grassroots campaign seeks to award the victims with the Congressional Gold Medal. 
  • Ratings: None

SAVING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 

  • Director: Hal Jacobs
  • TRT: 42:34
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: The story of three generations of women who defended the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta.
  • Ratings: None
Saturday August 17, 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

2:00pm EDT

Georgia Made - Narrative Shorts Block: Made in Georgia
Saturday August 17, 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
WOKMAN

  • Director: Jeremy Thao
  • TRT: 16:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Wokman shares an immigrant Chinese family’s pursuit of the American Dream from inside of their restaurant, China Wok. Based in 1998 in rural Georgia, Wokman is a slice-of-life story of the only Chinese family in town, the Lis, as they navigate through their own little corner of America.
  • Ratings: Language

1201
  • Director: Bobby Jordan
  • TRT: 12:55
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: For more than a decade Daniel and his son, Micah, have sought answers to the tragedy that shattered their family. And now, as their journey closes in on what may be its final stop, Daniel begins to grapple with the consequences of discovering the truth.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence, Adult Situations

HONK

  • Director: Charles de Lauzirika
  • TRT: 12:34
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Reluctant divorcee Bill is awakened before dawn by a mysterious car horn in his normally quiet neighborhood. Unable to find the source of the honk, he ventures out into the darkness, only to face something far more disturbing.
  • Ratings: Violence

CRITTER

  • Director: Timothy Hall
  • TRT: 10:56
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Dread and paranoia consume a middle-aged teacher as his grasp on reality deteriorates while overseeing detention.
  • Ratings: Language

COOKING WITH CLAUDIA

  • Director: Priscila Torres
  • TRT: 13:38
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Claudia is a Salvadoran housekeeper in Georgia with a hidden talent for cooking. When a fellow Salvadoran client books her for an unexpected cooking session, she hesitates to share her recipes. But a connection between the two will show Claudia that her culinary skills have a greater purpose.
  • Ratings: None

IN A QUIET ROOM

  • Director: James Faucett
  • TRT: 12:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: On a seemingly typical day with her son and granddaughter, an elderly Southern woman discovers the true meaning of home.
  • Ratings: None

MURDER QUEENS

  • Director: Chad Darnell
  • TRT: 20:24
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Set in 1959, Macon, Georgia restaurant owner and convicted serial killer, Anjette Lyles, gives a final prison interview to Atlanta Constitution reporter, Celestine Sibley. Based on a true story.
  • Ratings: None
Saturday August 17, 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

2:15pm EDT

Music: The South Got Something to Say
Saturday August 17, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

  • Director: Ryon Justin Horne, Tyson Alan Horne
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "The South Got Something To Say," a new documentary from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tells the story of how Atlanta’s impact on hip-hop is undeniable. From chart-topping artists and viral dance crazes, to the city’s social, economic and political influence – Atlanta may not be hip-hop’s birthplace, but we are now the cultural center of the movement.
  • Ratings: Language

Saturday August 17, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

3:00pm EDT

Fulldome: Teen / Young Adult Block
Saturday August 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
AEON: SEARCH FOR THE SHARD

  • Project Creators / Director: Glenn Grillo
  • TRT: 40:52
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In the age of Aquarius, a cosmic odyssey unfolds as Earth's final revolution beckons. Join Soulblade, Gaia's champion, on a journey across the Multiverse to mend a fractured world. From lush forests to fiery depths, witness the quest for unity amidst celestial wonders. A prelude to 'A.i Divine,' 'Aeon - Into the Multiverse' reveals the destiny of a hero forged in the stars.
Saturday August 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Museum of Arts & Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210

4:00pm EDT

Narrative Feature: Cup of Tea / The Way We Speak
Saturday August 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:45pm EDT
A CUP OF TEA (Narrative Short)

  • Director: Gabriel Noble
  • TRT: 18:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "A Cup of Tea" is a heartfelt short film about the challenging aftermath for a Black American family whose son was unjustly murdered by the hands of the police. We are invited to witness Jamal’s parents Shannon and Coleman meeting for the first time, years after this life shattering incident, and their emotionally palpable exploration of grief and forgiveness. Their inspiring reunification brings hope that love overcomes pain, even in the most dire circumstances.
  • Ratings: Language, Drug Use, Violence

THE WAY WE SPEAK (Narrative Feature)

  • Director: Ian Ebright
  • TRT: 87:00
  • Country of Origin:
  • Synopsis: An up-and-coming writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent and a growing rift with his ailing wife.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations


Saturday August 17, 2024 4:00pm - 5:45pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

4:15pm EDT

Documentary: Shari & Lamb Chop
Saturday August 17, 2024 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
SHARI & LAMB CHOP

  • Director: Lisa D'Apolito
  • TRT: 92:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Before Mister Rogers welcomed us to the neighborhood, Shari Lewis was captivating us with her iconic sock puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy. A multi-talented dancer, singer, magician, conductor, puppeteer, and ventriloquist, Lewis was the pioneer of children’s television, starring in a number of programs including "The Shari Lewis Show" and (where millennials fell in love with her) on PBS’s "Lamb Chop’s Play-Along." With a career spanning five decades, Lewis’ tenacious work ethic, lovable charisma, and unwavering dedication to her craft led her into millions of living rooms to laugh, play, interact, and empower kids to love themselves exactly as they are. SHARI & LAMB CHOP introduces audiences to the brilliant woman behind the voices and her timeless legacy–the song that doesn’t end. Yes it goes on and on, my friend.
  • Ratings: NONE


Saturday August 17, 2024 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

4:15pm EDT

Narrative Shorts Block: Here for the Twist
Saturday August 17, 2024 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
THE HEART OF TEXAS

  • Director: Gregory JM Kasunich
  • TRT: 14:45
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Janie May, an aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.
  • Ratings: Language

THE MASTERPIECE

  • Director: Àlex Lora
  • TRT: 20:00
  • Country of Origin: Spain
  • Synopsis: Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects. Once there, Leo looks at them collecting objects with mistrust, until they see the scrap dealers have something they want.
  • Ratings: Language

PUSHOVER

  • Director: Brian Lederman
  • TRT: 7:27
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A man's life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight purchased online.
  • Ratings: None

GRIEVING

  • Director: Chris Chi
  • TRT: 17:58
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Diane, an aspiring actress looking for work, finds herself in the office of psychiatrist Dr. Hiller. As part of a ground-breaking if controversial study, Dr. Hiller hires Diane to role play as the deceased partner of one of his clients. Desperate for work, Diane accepts the job and finds herself in a position where she must act out a scenario in which to bring emotional closure to someone else's pain. However, when Diane realizes the selfishness of her assigned client, she is thrust into a dilemma of continuing her usual behavior of people-pleasing or to finally stand up for herself.
  • Ratings: Language

FORTUNE

  • Director: Matthew Perkins
  • TRT: 27:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence

Saturday August 17, 2024 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

7:15pm EDT

SPECIAL SCREENING: TBA
Saturday August 17, 2024 7:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
2024 Macon Film Festival - Special Screening Film

Film Information Coming Soon!
Saturday August 17, 2024 7:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201
 
Sunday, August 18
 

10:15am EDT

Narrative Feature: Al-Uh-Nated / What We Find on the Road
Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
AL-UH-NATED (Narrative Short)

  • Director: Chase Haislip
  • TRT: 2:30
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: When a lonely twenty-something returns to the house he grew up in, he’s forced to relive the day he left for good.
  • Ratings: Language

WHAT WE FIND ON THE ROAD (Narrative Feature)

  • Director: Chaysen Beacham
  • TRT: 93:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: On his 18th birthday, TJ receives a key from his estranged ex con father. The key unlocks a timeworn ’68 convertible and a challenge to drive across America - in hopes of repairing his sense of family. Supported by a band of loveable oddballs and held together by humor and grit, TJ discovers that sometimes the longest road is the fastest way to home.
  • Ratings: Language

Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

10:15am EDT

Narrative Feature: My Motherland
Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
MY MOTHERLAND

  • Director: Benoit Cohen
  • TRT: 91:00
  • Country of Origin: France
  • Synopsis: France has been living alone in her apartment since her husband’s death. When she hears on the radio that an NGO is putting in touch homeless migrants and people who are willing to welcome them, she decides, against her family’s opinion to welcome Reza, a young Afghan broken by war and exile. Two worlds meet, and they begin to hold each other’s hands.
  • Ratings: Language

Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

10:15am EDT

Narrative Shorts Block: The Nature of Relationships
Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
MANGATA

  • Director: Maja Costa
  • TRT: 15:38
  • Country of Origin: Germany
  • Synopsis: As a child, little Alya is the only survivor of a tragic Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe. Many years later, as an astronaut of an important lunar mission, Alya loses communication with her base. She is confronted with her past trauma, and now Mångata - "the road to the moon", which already saved her life once, will help her again.
  • Ratings: None

THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN OF A MAYFLY
  • Director: Samip Raval
  • TRT: 12:52
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: When Jimmy gets stood up on a first date, to his surprise, the dating app sets him up with a substitute date who fills in for his no-show and saves his night.
  • Ratings: None

THE COYOTE SISTERS

  • Director: Autumn Harrison, Tory LeClair
  • TRT: 9:35
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: 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.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations, Violence

GUACAMANIA!

  • Director: Andrew J. Lee
  • TRT: 11:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: At a meet-the-parents-dinner, a man goes to outrageous lengths to save his prized guacamole from browning while his girlfriend processes the shocking revelation that her "dead" family dog is still alive.
  • Ratings: None

OJUE

  • Director: Fernando Alberto Broce
  • TRT: 13:08
  • Country of Origin: Panama
  • Synopsis: A panamanian fashion designer living in the US, who is embarrassed about her culture, is forced to bring her dad with dementia (who is convinced that he is still in Panama) to her most important exhibition.
  • Ratings: None

THERE WILL BE HURT

  • Director: Drew McCoy, Anthony Gilmore
  • TRT: 18:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: There Will Be Hurt is a mournful story about people sobered and haunted by their traumatic past, it’s a story about lost souls fighting to come to terms with their shattered lives while exploring the compelling thematic triangle of: revenge, redemption, and justice. In our story, the shared pain becomes a driving force, pushing the characters into unexpected decisions. It encourages the audience to reflect on the intricacies of human nature and the extraordinary lengths individuals will go to to seek justice and retribution.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence

Sunday August 18, 2024 10:15am - 11:45am EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

12:00pm EDT

Documentary: Shari & Lamb Chop
Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
SHARI & LAMB CHOP

  • Director: Lisa D'Apolito
  • TRT: 92:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Before Mister Rogers welcomed us to the neighborhood, Shari Lewis was captivating us with her iconic sock puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy. A multi-talented dancer, singer, magician, conductor, puppeteer, and ventriloquist, Lewis was the pioneer of children’s television, starring in a number of programs including "The Shari Lewis Show" and (where millennials fell in love with her) on PBS’s "Lamb Chop’s Play-Along." With a career spanning five decades, Lewis’ tenacious work ethic, lovable charisma, and unwavering dedication to her craft led her into millions of living rooms to laugh, play, interact, and empower kids to love themselves exactly as they are. SHARI & LAMB CHOP introduces audiences to the brilliant woman behind the voices and her timeless legacy–the song that doesn’t end. Yes it goes on and on, my friend.
  • Ratings: NONE


Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

12:00pm EDT

Narrative Shorts Block: Here for the Twist
Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
THE HEART OF TEXAS

  • Director: Gregory JM Kasunich
  • TRT: 14:45
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Janie May, an aspiring country singer stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, gets big news that she’s a radio contest finalist while finishing her overnight shift at a local diner in Waco, TX. She must race to the station to sing for hometown country music hero Harlan Thompson in hopes of winning the opening act spot on his upcoming tour. In a chaotic dash to the studio, she collides her car into Jesús, an undocumented worker who refuses medical care or police assistance out of fear of being discovered and deported. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams. In the end, they do the only thing they know how to do: fend for themselves.
  • Ratings: Language

THE MASTERPIECE

  • Director: Àlex Lora
  • TRT: 20:00
  • Country of Origin: Spain
  • Synopsis: Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects. Once there, Leo looks at them collecting objects with mistrust, until they see the scrap dealers have something they want.
  • Ratings: Language

PUSHOVER

  • Director: Brian Lederman
  • TRT: 7:27
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A man's life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight purchased online.
  • Ratings: None

GRIEVING

  • Director: Chris Chi
  • TRT: 17:58
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Diane, an aspiring actress looking for work, finds herself in the office of psychiatrist Dr. Hiller. As part of a ground-breaking if controversial study, Dr. Hiller hires Diane to role play as the deceased partner of one of his clients. Desperate for work, Diane accepts the job and finds herself in a position where she must act out a scenario in which to bring emotional closure to someone else's pain. However, when Diane realizes the selfishness of her assigned client, she is thrust into a dilemma of continuing her usual behavior of people-pleasing or to finally stand up for herself.
  • Ratings: Language

FORTUNE

  • Director: Matthew Perkins
  • TRT: 27:32
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In this Southern Gothic tale of greed, a blue-collar timber yard worker miraculously wins a massive lottery jackpot.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence

Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

12:00pm EDT

Georgia Made - Narrative Shorts Block: Made in Georgia
Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
WOKMAN

  • Director: Jeremy Thao
  • TRT: 16:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Wokman shares an immigrant Chinese family’s pursuit of the American Dream from inside of their restaurant, China Wok. Based in 1998 in rural Georgia, Wokman is a slice-of-life story of the only Chinese family in town, the Lis, as they navigate through their own little corner of America.
  • Ratings: Language

1201
  • Director: Bobby Jordan
  • TRT: 12:55
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: For more than a decade Daniel and his son, Micah, have sought answers to the tragedy that shattered their family. And now, as their journey closes in on what may be its final stop, Daniel begins to grapple with the consequences of discovering the truth.
  • Ratings: Language, Violence, Adult Situations

HONK

  • Director: Charles de Lauzirika
  • TRT: 12:34
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Reluctant divorcee Bill is awakened before dawn by a mysterious car horn in his normally quiet neighborhood. Unable to find the source of the honk, he ventures out into the darkness, only to face something far more disturbing.
  • Ratings: Violence

CRITTER

  • Director: Timothy Hall
  • TRT: 10:56
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Dread and paranoia consume a middle-aged teacher as his grasp on reality deteriorates while overseeing detention.
  • Ratings: Language

COOKING WITH CLAUDIA

  • Director: Priscila Torres
  • TRT: 13:38
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Claudia is a Salvadoran housekeeper in Georgia with a hidden talent for cooking. When a fellow Salvadoran client books her for an unexpected cooking session, she hesitates to share her recipes. But a connection between the two will show Claudia that her culinary skills have a greater purpose.
  • Ratings: None

IN A QUIET ROOM

  • Director: James Faucett
  • TRT: 12:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: On a seemingly typical day with her son and granddaughter, an elderly Southern woman discovers the true meaning of home.
  • Ratings: None

MURDER QUEENS

  • Director: Chad Darnell
  • TRT: 20:24
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Set in 1959, Macon, Georgia restaurant owner and convicted serial killer, Anjette Lyles, gives a final prison interview to Atlanta Constitution reporter, Celestine Sibley. Based on a true story.
  • Ratings: None
Sunday August 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

1:45pm EDT

Georgia Made - Narrative Feature: Guacamole Yesterdays
Sunday August 18, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS

  • Director: Jordan Noel
  • TRT: 86:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis:  Following a painful separation, a heartbroken woman uses an experimental technology that allows her to revisit and manipulate her memories as a means to cope.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations

Sunday August 18, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

2:00pm EDT

Music: The South Got Something to Say
Sunday August 18, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

  • Director: Ryon Justin Horne, Tyson Alan Horne
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "The South Got Something To Say," a new documentary from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tells the story of how Atlanta’s impact on hip-hop is undeniable. From chart-topping artists and viral dance crazes, to the city’s social, economic and political influence – Atlanta may not be hip-hop’s birthplace, but we are now the cultural center of the movement.
  • Ratings: Language

Sunday August 18, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

2:15pm EDT

Documentary: Rhino Man
Sunday August 18, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
RHINO MAN

  • Director: John Jurko II, Matt Lindenberg, Daniel Roberts
  • TRT: 96:00
  • Country of Origin: USA, South Africa
  • Synopsis: RHINO MAN is the true story of the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa's rhinos from being poached to extinction.
  • Ratings: Violence

Sunday August 18, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

3:30pm EDT

Music: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
Sunday August 18, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED

  • Director: Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Hidden away deep in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has transformed his home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous waves of the music industry, and forge a wonderfully bizarre and inspiring path across time and space.
  • Ratings: Language, Drug Use

Sunday August 18, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

4:00pm EDT

Documentary: Unlikely Allies
Sunday August 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
UNLIKELY ALLIES

  • Director: Anthony Pedone
  • TRT: 97:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: In 2003, a low-level cannabis case would end Weldon Angelos’ budding and promising career in the music industry. But it would also give birth to a national movement to reform our country’s criminal justice system, uniting far right conservatives like billionaire Charles Koch and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) with liberals such as Senator Corey Booker, Van Jones and musicians Alicia Keys, and Snoop Dogg.
  • Ratings: Langugae, 

Sunday August 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

4:15pm EDT

Narrative Feature: The Stranger's Case
Sunday August 18, 2024 4:15pm - 6:00pm EDT
THE STRANGER'S CASE

  • Director: Brandt Andersen
  • TRT: 103:00
  • Country of Origin: Jordan
  • Synopsis: Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.
  • Ratings: Vil

Sunday August 18, 2024 4:15pm - 6:00pm EDT
Theatre Macon 438 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201

5:15pm EDT

LGBTQ Shorts Block: Love, Loss & Acceptance
Sunday August 18, 2024 5:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
DON'T CRY FOR ME ALL YOU DRAG QUEENS

  • Director: Kristal Sotomayor
  • TRT: 9:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: "Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens" pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory. Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci) is a legendary New Hope drag queen that would host annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s that served as fundraisers and a community party. Poetically merging archival photographs and present day footage from a community drag show, the film sparks conversation about the modern day issues Mother Cavallucci revolutionized.
  • Ratings: None

THE LAST TAKE

  • Director: Brian Foyster
  • TRT: 14:17
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: Facing the end, a movie star from the golden age of Hollywood must reconcile with the only man he ever loved.
  • Ratings: None

SUMMER'S END

  • Director: Grant Conversano, Adam Conversano
  • TRT: 20:00
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: A closeted queer teen avoids his alcoholic family’s beach vacation by going on one-night stands through a hook-up app. While on this app he discovers a post made by his father who is looking to hook up with a younger man. Elliott’s confrontation with his father becomes a reckoning with himself and his own demons.
  • Ratings: Language, Adult Situations

PAINT

  • Director: Callum Blue
  • TRT: 22:05
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Synopsis: The character in this movie becomes aware that she is a character in a movie.
    Upon awakening, she learns to control the narrative of the story; transcend the limitations of “self” and ascend to a state of Divine consciousness.
  • Ratings: Language

Sunday August 18, 2024 5:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201

7:45pm EDT

SPECIAL SCREENING: TBA
Sunday August 18, 2024 7:45pm - 9:45pm EDT
2024 Macon Film Festival - Special Screening Film

Film Information Coming Soon!
Sunday August 18, 2024 7:45pm - 9:45pm EDT
Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Macon, GA 31201
 
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