NARRATIVE FEATURE
2:00 PM
Crookedfinger
Julia Halperin, Jason Cortlund
After the sudden deaths of her aging parents, Maria returns to her childhood home on Cape Cod . When her estranged brother and his girlfriend show up to help sort out the estate, tensions rise as family traumas are revealed in this taut and comedic thriller.
THEATER 3
May 18, 2024
PSYCH NIGHT
9:00 PM
Cut
Saba Amiri, Peyman Ezzati
A young and lonely girl who, after being left by her fiance, falls into depression. One day, her ex-fiance's niece, who has feelings for the girl from the past, approaches her. The girl, haunted by old resentments, decides to take action that will change her life.
THEATER 3
May 17, 2024
HEROIC DOCS 2
5:00 PM
Don't Be Dainty...It's Derby
Alix Speyer Bacher
Mutch and Scald Eagle are two superstar skaters in the world of competitive roller derby. This behind-the-scenes documentary captures their intense passion to win while uncovering roller derby’s surprising subculture.
THEATER 2
May 18, 2024
NARRATIVE FEATURE
12:15 PM
Excursion
Una Gunjak
In Sarajevo, a teenager seeking validation claims that she had sex for the first time during a game of "truth or dare" among middle schoolers. Trapped in her own lie, she invents a pregnancy and becomes the center of a controversy that spirals out of control.
THEATER 3
May 18, 2024
MUSIC IN MOTION
11:00 AM
His Truth is Marching On
Daniel Morrison
A brief but poignant look into American music history from 1619 to hip hop, as told through the Civil War song, "John Brown's Body," written about Torrington-born abolitionist John Brown. The film explores what American music sounded like when the first African people were brought here, where the music went after that, and why.