2019 Film Guide
Friday: November 15, 2019
7:30p - Wizard of Oz 80th Anniversary Screening - dir Victor Flemming (out of competition)
SATURDAY: November 16, 2019
THE PEACE YOUR VALOUR WON BLOCK //
Love Separated in Life… Love Reunited in Honor - U.S/Vietnam - dir Jackie Wright
Parental Guidance suggested
50 Years after the Vietnam War, siblings move father from a segregated cemetery to Arlington National Cemetery and also find a U.S. military base in Vietnam named after their father.
Who Killed Lt Van Dorn -US - dir Zachary Stauffer
Adult Content
Lt. Wes Van Dorn, a 29-year-old United States Naval Academy graduate and the married father of two young sons, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed off the coast of Virginia during a 2014 training exercise. Motivated by her grief, his wife Nicole sought an explanation for the cause of the disaster. Her efforts spurred an investigation that uncovered a long history of negligence and institutional failings around the 53E helicopter—the model Van Dorn was piloting when he was killed, and the deadliest aircraft in the US military. Through incisive reporting and interviews with Van Dorn’s colleagues and family, Who Killed Lt. Van Dorn? is at once a poignant picture of one family's tragedy, as well as a revelatory inquiry into the murky inner-workings of the American defense establishment.
SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME: SHORTS BLOCK //
Adventures of Wonder Boy - U.S. - dir Marti Young
Parental Guidance Suggested
When the nefarious Dr. Black threatens the future of Nashville, it's up to Wonderboy to save the day.
Blackwood - Australlia - dir Kalu Oji - (official selection Atlanta Film Festival)
Parental Guidance Suggested
Following mother and son, the film intertwines spoken word with traditional narrative to explore the intricacies of family, self love and empowerment.
Il Tratto (The Line) - Italy - dir Alessandro Stevanon
Parental Guidance Suggested
A meeting with an old artist coming from Senegal helps Federico discover his talent and learn to see others for who they are.
Ruth - U.S. - dir Alex Rollins Berg
Parental Guidance Suggested
A woman grapples with a crisis at work while tending to her ailing mother.
Azadeh - Iran - dir Mirabbas Khosravinezhad
Parental Guidance Suggested
Azadeh lives in a small village with her family. She wants to go to the city to visit her father, but her mother and brother won’t allow her.
Hermit - Iran - dir Omid Mirzaee
Adult Content, Mild Violence
Stranded in a desert, a man struggles to maintain his humanity.
Melodi - Singapore - Michael Kam
Adult Language, Mild Violence
An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her.
Are You Volleyball?! - Iran - dir Mohammad Bakhshi
Adult Content, Adult Language
A group of asylum seekers are refused entry into a neighboring country. The hostility between the immigrants and soldiers escalates until a deaf-mute baby becomes a catalyst for better communication.
STUDENT DOCUMENTARIES //
A Colourful Red - Florida State University - dir Costa Karalis
Adult Content
Accepting a job for a high-profile client, an amateur photographer travels to Indonesia and becomes part of a plot affecting hundreds in the freelance industry.
Norman Studios - University of North Florida - dir Ian Wilson & Andrew Willis
Parental Guidance Suggested
The lights of Hollywood were focused on Jacksonville in the early 1900s when film studios were scattered across the city. But nowhere did they shine brighter than on Norman Studios, one of the country’s only producers of all-black films
Jacksonville’s First Black Millionaire - University of North Florida - dir Aleksiya Phillipov, Haidy Andrada, Chelsea Rafan and Shawn Clark
Parental Guidance Suggested
With hard work and dedication, he turned $1.10 into $1 million. Meet Joseph Blodgett, Jacksonville’s first black millionaire.
Happier - Florida State University - dir Grace Yao
Parental Guidance Suggested
In our fractured, individualistic digital world, this film explores common misconceptions about happiness and delves into ways to cultivate well-being in one's life.
Jacksonville Lynchings - University of North Florida - dir Monique Mancera
Adult Content, Mild Violence
Exploring the buried past of lynchings in Jacksonville, FL
The Boss of The Music Industry - University of North Florida - dir Antonio Rodriguez
Parental Guidance Suggested
Jacksonville native, Charlie "Hoss" Singleton wrote or co-wrote over a thousand songs, including "Strangers in the Night" which reached "Number One" on the Billboard charts for Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley version of "Spanish Eyes" which had sales of over three million copies.
Blue Skies - Florida State University - dir Summer Schantz
Parental Guidance Suggested
Jetta Schantz loves nothing more than ascending into the sky supported by nothing but a wicker basket. Holding 27 world and national aviation records in hot air ballooning, she was one of the only women pilots at her time. Battling the external forces of nature and people who doubted a woman could do what she did, she rose above them all to 32,000 feet.
Woman of Steel - Florida State University - dir Chris Violette
Parental Guidance Suggested
Ashley Young, a self-proclaimed human cyborg, recounts her childhood with a missing limb and her subsequent ambition to become a bionic role model for children.
Show Must Go On - University of North Florida - dir Ellen Cottrill
Adult Content
The varied history of the entertainment venues that have occupied the Five Points Theater building and how it relates to the changing face of the Five Points area
Motherland - Florida State University - dir Colby Blackwill
Adult Content
Residents of Pripyat and villagers of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone recall the oral history of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster while they define what home means to them.
PUBLIC DISCOURSE BLOCK //
After Parkland - dir Beth Mendelson
Adult Content
After Parkland sheds light on the many narratives that emerged from the Parkland community following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
For Fear of Kofi ( feature documentary) - US - dir Marina Petrovskaia
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence
"For Fear of Kofi" investigates the circumstances of one police shooting that took place on March 2, 2010, at the University of Florida.
MOONLIGHT: FLORIDA SHORTS //
A.M.A - Miami - dir Peter Ebanks
Adult Language, Violence
A self-driving car is forced to make a moral decision.
Matched - Jacksonville - dir Alex Willemin
Adult Content
On a tinder date a man is looking for more than love
Ms. Hitt - Wellington - dir Aaron Wells
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence
A hit woman seeks revenge on her sister's cheating boyfriend.
Liberty - Miami - dir Faren Humes (Winner, best short narrative, SXSW 2019)
Parental Guidance Suggested
Alex and Milagros deal with great life upheaval as they prepare to dance at their community’s redevelopment groundbreaking ceremony.
83 Days - Jacksonville - dir Andrew Howell
Adult Content, Adult Language
The story of the youngest person in US history to be put to death by electric chair. In 1944, in the segregated southern town of Acolu, SC, a 14 year old negro boy, George Stinney Jr. fights for his life after being wrongly accused of the murder of 2 young white girls.
FEATURE FILM BLOCK//
Every Time I Die - US - dir Robi Michael
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence
Sam is murdered in a lake. However, his consciousness does not die. Instead, he finds himself inhabiting his friend’s body. Before he can get a grip on this surreal situation, he will need to stop his killer from murdering him again.
CITY OF LOST CHILDREN: SHORTS BLOCK//
The Tattooed Heart - US - dir Sheldon Wong Schwartz
Adult Content, Violence
A creative writing instructor (Jennifer Morrison, "Once Upon a Time") at a juvenile detention center finds common ground with a troubled student (Madison Wolfe, "I Kill Giants"), yet quickly finds herself in great danger when she decides to help her.
Let Tonight Pass - Iran - dir Hamed Ghasemi
Adult Content
Elham is an English teacher who is from a traditional family. Tonight her suitor will come to their home with his own family. She's been recently in a photo shoot as the model for an underground agency. Now she finds her pictures are being used for blackmail.
The Hunt (La Chasse) - France - dir Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Graphic Language, Violence
One day in November 1973, a father takes his 8-year-old son hunting for the first time.
BAILAORA - Spain - dir Rubin Stein
Adult Content
A war. A child. A dream.
Safety - US - dir Fabrice Joubert
Violence
It’s a wind-down time after gym class for the 2nd graders when gun-fire erupts.
My Daughter Yoshiko - US - dir Brian Blum
Parental Guidance Suggested
With her daughter Yoshiko diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and her husband overseas serving in the military, Saki Omura is finding it harder and harder to cope.
Don’t Draw the Curtain (Nu Trage Perdeaua) - Romania - dir Andrei Florescu
Adult Content, Mild Violence
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 is fast approaching and Teodor, a 10-year-old boy, must confront his overprotective family to learn more about the regime change.
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE: SHORTS//
INSANE LOVE - when love hides something you don’t want to see - Italy - dir Eitan Pitigliani
Adult Content
Alessandro is a young Italian fashion model whose life seems to have reached a dead end when, one day, walking down the streets of Rome, he bumps into Sophia, a young girl from Argentina, with whom he immediately falls desperately in love with. Loving her becomes the whole purpose of his life, to the point that it seems to take him to another world. When the story with Sophia ends, Alessandro finds himself alone, face to face with reality.
Within Reach - US - dir Heather Fusari
Adult Content, Violence
Olivia struggles to find love with her idea of ‘Mr. Right’, while her best friend reveals his love and true self from the very beginning. Over a year passes from seeing each other and memories flood back of their times together; maybe he is her true love after all. But is losing their friendship worth her confession.
Dorris 85 - US - dir Grace Philips
Parental Guidance Suggested
While trying to maintain composure and a sense of normalcy in a tough situation, Dorris Havemeyer struggles to keep up her spirits while celebrating a significant birthday.
Swung - US - dir Fokke Baarssen
Adult Content
A young man moves back in with his mom after breaking up with his wife, but soon finds out his mom has a strange new hobby. It’s a poignant story of elderly independence.
After Emma - US - dir Gabrielle Stone
Adult Content, Adult Language
A father on trial for a tragic mistake tries to make peace with the destruction of his family.
The Fighting Road - US - dir Walcene Metayer
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence
A black Union soldier trapped behind enemy lines befriends a freed woman and her son while being pursued by vicious Confederates.
A Swedish Classic (En Svensk Klassiker) - Sweden - dir: Måns Berthas
Adult Content, Adult Language, Graphic Violence
A woman in a tattered wedding gown wakes in the forest to the sound of a deafening car horn. She finds her husband in the crashed car nearby.
Lady Hater - US - dir Alexandra Barreto
Adult Content, Adult Language
Sam, a self proclaimed “Guy’s Girl,” walks into the wrong room, and finds herself stuck in an all-female, goddess seminar. When she tries to leave and is called out as a Lady Hater, Sam is forced to examine herself and in return asks all the women to do the same.
FEATURE. + SHORT BLOCK//
Oldest City Underwater - US - dir Mallory Hopkins
Parental Guidance Suggested
St. Augustine is the oldest city in the country at over 450-years-old. This historic coastal city suffered from two major hurricanes within a year. As sea level rise approaches, the 'Oldest City' risks losing irreplaceable historic monuments.
Blue Tarps: This is Over Six Months After Hurricane Michael - US - dir Carrie Hunter & Austin Hermann
Parental Guidance Suggested
Six months after Hurricane Michael ripped through one of the poorest areas of Florida, federal and state governments have sent in little help. Middle class families struggle to
FEATURE + SHORT BLOCK//
The Flip Side - US - Dir William Stead
Parental Guidance Suggested
Journey to the largest record store in the world to discover whether the vinyl record can escape its seemingly inevitable extinction.
Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury - US - dir Matt Hinton
Adult Content, Adult Language
The 1990s, alt rock band, Luxury skyrocketed toward national fame, until a life-threatening tour bus wreck shook each band member to his core. Today, Luxury is led by three orthodox priests, and they're still rocking.
UTTERLY MACABRE: NARRATIVE SHORTS//
Your Last Day on Earth (Tu último día en la tierra) - Spain - dir Marc Martínez Jordán
Adult Content, Graphic Language, Violence
A Fox-dressed man breaks the spacetime limits with only one goal: to spend some time with his wife. But below this recreational act there’s a far more complex and ambitious plan.
Starlets - US - dir Marten Carlson
Adult Language, Mild Violence
The Lentz Triples are the biggest movie stars in the world. When it’s time to renegotiate their contract, it’s up to Biggs Tomlinson to get that ink on paper. He ventures to the mysterious Lentz household with his trusty briefcase in hand. There he meets Milly, aging film star and mother to the triplets. What follows is a game of cat and mouse as Biggs must solve the mystery of the Lentz family before it’s too late…
Papa - US - dir Brian Peery
Adult Content, Violence
A pioneer man becomes possessed by a supernatural being who seeks to murder his family.
Straw, Wood & Brick (Paja, madera y ladrillo) - Spain - dir Companyia Mec Mec
Adult Content
We all know the story of the three little pigs ... Maybe now is the time for his revenge ...
Over the Line - Canada - dir Aaron Hall
Adult Language, Violence
Despite his backseat passenger being near death, an odd young man decides they need to make a quick pit stop before heading to the hospital- to rob a gas station.
ARIA - Italy - dir Brando De Sica
Adult Content, Mild Violence
A group of young dancers are forced to dance inside a room full of carbon dioxide.
We Have Your Wife - US - dir Jim Ford
Parental Guidance Suggested
Two criminals kidnap a man's wife. When they call with their ransom demands, they are very surprised with his response.
Mr. Sam - US- dir: Zeus Kontoyannis
Adult Content, Adult Language, Mild Violence
Mr. Sam has many secrets; but the biggest one he’s managed to keep hidden from everyone for so long is discovered when his best friend Sandra arrives earlier than expected and catches him red-handed. Luckily for Sam, all may not be lost. Sandra has a secret of her own, which locks the two into a twisted pact.
The Replacements - US - dir Sean Miller
Adult Language, Violence
On election night, a janitor feels cheated out of a life he might have lived when his own clone becomes the President.
SUNDAY: November 17, 2019
LOVE YOUR DOCS BLOCK//
5 Reasons Why we Need Hate Speech - US - dir Molly Dedham
Adult Content, Adult Language
Conventional wisdom tells us hate has no value. Hate is dangerous. Hate is harmful. And if we are to achieve social justice, we must put a stop to hate speech. Silence it by any means necessary. But, what if the fight to stop hate speech is more harmful than the speech itself?
Saving Florida’s Sparrow - US - dir Justin Grubb
Parental Guidance Suggested
The Florida grasshopper sparrow now numbers less than 100 in the wild. White Oak, US fish and Wildlife, the Florida Fish, Wildlife Conservation Commission and Tall Timbers are working tirelessly to save it from extinction.
Daniel Nasca: The Lion Within - US - dir Daniel Balandra
Parental Guidance Suggested
Daniel Nasca, an undefeated mixed martial arts fighter born with cerebral palsy, trains for a grappling tournament to showcase his abilities to compete with the best.
Hoan Alone: Personal Stories From the Bridge - US - dir Aaron Johnson
Adult Content
Milwaukee’s Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge is the crown over Summerfest and has become one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. But it’s also a popular site for suicides. This animated documentary explores the issues of the bridge and suicide through three intimate interviews.
The Colorblind Artist - US - dir Carlo Caldana
Parental Guidance Suggested
Artist Kevin Richard Brown narrates this inspiring story about his quest to overcome color-blindness and the technique he uses to paint landscapes in full colors.
A Fresh Perspective - US - dir Aaron Hosé
Adult Content
The story of three African-Americans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who create the nation’s first-ever black beer festival, a historic event aiming to diversify the industry while promoting a new narrative in craft beer.
Finding Jack (W poszukiwaniu Jacka)- Poland - dir Tomasz Wiśniewski
Parental Guidance Suggested
Before the war, in a little town in Poland, a newborn baby was left in a pigsty belonging to a single Jewish woman. The baby came with a note stating: “Unbaptized”. He is to be christened and named Jack.” The Jewess brought the baby up as her own, but in the spirit of Catholicism.
Brick in the Wall - US - dir Bob Bean
Parental Guidance Suggested
This is the story of Joshua Frase. His life. His legacy. The ripples of his courage have spread wide. What hope do we cling to in the darkest of waters?
Babli - UK / Pakistan - Director: Aneel Ahmad
Adult Content
Babli is a short documentary following the life of a middle-aged man suffering from schizophrenia and chronic depression.
The Guy: The Brian Donahue Story - US - dir E.J. McLeavey-Fisher
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence
Stuntman... Actor... UPS employee... Former WWF wrestler... Disney World performer... and NFL nose tackle. Brian Donahue has seemingly done it all. Yet he's still searching for that elusive Hollywood spotlight.
FEATURE FILM BLOCK//
Book Week - Australia - dir Heath Davis - 96min
Adult Content, Adult Languange
Book Week is a shaggy dark comedy about a disgraced novelist turned English teacher trying to find redemption.
PIXALATED: ANIMATION SHORTS//
Flicker - US - dir Brendan Arena
General Audiences
Flicker is a young matchstick who finally witnesses what happens to matches outside the box. Upon seeing his friend go up in flames, Flicker fears for his life as he is pulled out of his home. He escapes but must choose to survive or to sacrifice himself for his brother.
Sound of Hell - US - dir Amanda Jow & Beatrice Li
Parental Guidance Suggested
Satan attempts to take advantage of a boy trying to pass his recorder test
CycLove (چرخعشق)- Iran - dir Seyed Emad Karimifard
Adult Content
A young boy is struggling to come back to his mistress. But at the end of this way, he is incapacitated and tired, then looking at his past created for itself. In the end, the girl returns.
Exposed - US / Taiwan - dir Ya-Lin Yu
General Audiences
Joyce, a girl who lost her hair due to cancer is afraid of facing her friend because of her appearance. So, her imaginary wig monster friend tries to help her out.
Bird - UK - dir Wu-Ching Chang
Parental Guidance Suggested
A girl suffers from great discomfort without warning, like a disaster. When panic is accompanied by flapping-wing, a chaotic, dissociated journey of her unconsciousness is about to begin.
Balance - Singapore / Indonesia - dir Raymond Limantara Sutisna
Parental Guidance Suggested
A boy and a girl fight for painting space, both refusing to give in until the mess they create goes out of control.
Calls for Archie - US - dir Zach Christy
Parental Guidance Suggested
A man gets mysterious calls for years and tries to understand why.
Repeat - UK - dir Steven Haggie
Parental Guidance Suggested
This animation represents the spiral into depression, isolation, routine and the need to escape. It examines modern society, particularly with regard to the unanticipated consequences of new technologies.
iRony - Australia / Japan / Korea / Malaysia - dir Radheya Jegatheva
Parental Guidance Suggested
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.
Two Bottles - US - dir Rob Shaw
Adult Content
Bert has a Two Bottle system to read other people's thoughts. The introvert enters Chelton Hotel with the goal of spying on a man named Gregor. But, when his mark turns the tables on him, Bert is pulled into a hole of empathy and insanity.
Is That What Sex is? - US - dir Sarah Pender
Parental Guidance Suggested
When 6-year-old Emily asks the adults in her life where babies come from she’s given some interesting answers. But from bed springs to delivery, adults are letting on more than they know. Based on true lies.
Ext - Canada - dir Adrian Bobb
Adult Content, Violence
In the snow-covered ruins of 24th century Toronto, AEGIS, a humanoid war machine, leads a team of five robot-bound digital-humans into the real world (aka the "E-X-T") to retake an enemy-occupied server installation vital to the survival of their digital homeworld.
Framed - Italy - Director: Marco Jemolo
Adult Content
A noir animated short-film, exploring alienation within society
SALUTE YOUR STUDENTS SHORTS//
Interior Day, Exterior Night - Canada - dir Othello Nogueira
Parental Guidance Suggested
It is not an ordinary day.
Battle of the Air Bands - Harrison School for the Arts, FL - dir Joshua Bowen
Parental Guidance Suggested
A boy goes through the battle of his life to finally join a band.
Lost in a Dream - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, FL - dir Elizabeth Arceneaux
Parental Guidance Suggested
The Can - Russia - dir Alexey Protsenko
Parental Guidance Suggested
A young guy walking down the street throws an empty soda can in the box and misses. After that, the can begins to pursue him.
Recruit- UK - dir Harry Statham
Parental Guidance Suggested
Looking to make friends and connect, Chloe has a choice to make.
Colors Run - Travis High School, TX - dir Olivia Carter
Adult Content
Colors Run follows the unlikely friendship between a broken old soul and a young imaginative girl. She dreams of an imaginary circus while he just wants out of this town to start a new. They never knew their paths would cross, much less they would save each other's lives.
Still Life - Greece - dir Iordanis Theodosiadis
Parental Guidance Suggested
An old-fashioned painter tries to avoid modern influences at any cost, only to create his most progressive artwork ever.
Better Off - New Trier High School, IL - dir Jules Brown
Parental Guidance Suggested
Hard Shadow - Iran - dir Neda Khanifar
Adult Content
Shaken - Florida State University - dir Chayse Banks
Adult Content
Sarah, suffering from Postpartum Psychosis, must face her hallucinations and allow herself to begin the process of self-forgiveness in the wake of an unforgivable act.
Mariposas - New York University - dir Adrian Carey
Parental Guidance Suggested
Set in a universe of magical realism, a boastful father prattles on superficially about his daughter to another parent in the school pick up line, but is unable to perceive her when it matters most.
Farewell Athens (Adieu Athènes) - France - dir Adèle Shaykhulova
Parental Guidance Suggested
Otto's parents get divorced and this is the last day to empty their apartment. Otto slips away in the early morning, perhaps to delay this moment a little bit more.
What we Had - Florida State University - dir Aaron Brooks
Parental Guidance Suggested, Mild Violence
Damon, a hopeless romantic reunites with his first love, Theo, who's visiting home during a college semester break. Hoping to rekindle the old flame, Damon soon learns that things have changed between them, and he must find the courage to face the truth of their new relationship.
Anita - Florida State University - dir Ryan Joiner
Parental Guidance Suggested
Anita must find a way to overcome the abusive powers that be.
My Friend Frank - UK - dir Joel Caborn
Parental Guidance Suggested
Charlie loves his mum but she doesn't look after him properly; sometimes she hurts him. Charlie doesn't have friends at school but since inheriting a games console, he does online. His friends online don't bully him. Frank helps Charlie play the games better and shows him how to win. Frank is Charlie's best friend, but is he who he says he is?
Doll it Up - Florida State University - dir Yalan Hu
Adult Content
Feeling his marriage with Natalie, a sex doll he has been with for three years, has grown stale, Gunther decides to purchase a new doll, Dorri, that he adores and esteems as “true love.” However, the honeymoon period is always ephemeral. When he finds out his new wife isn't as innocent as she looks, Gunther is faced with the fact that he might have lost both of them.
Petunia - Florida State University - dir James Leming
Adult Content, Adult Language
Petunia, a 20-something ex-hit-girl sharpshooter, is unwillingly dragged into the neon-soaked arcade halls of the violent Yakuza underbelly when her hitman father Charlie gets in bad with its leader.
EXIT 12 + LEAVE THE BUS THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW// CLOSING
Exit 12 - US - Director: Mohammad Gorjestani (Winner, best short documentary at SXSW 2019)
Adult Content
After two tours in Fallujah in the Iraq War, US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. His experience ravaged him with depression, anxiety and anger issues. He decided to return to ballet as a way to cope.
Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window - US / China- Director: Andrew Hevia (official selection at SXSW)
Parental Guidance Suggested
Upon realizing that the objective survey he intended to make about Art Basel Hong Kong - now the leading international art market in Asia - isn’t going according to plan, Andrew Hevia (co-producer of Academy Award Winner Moonlight) instead creates a personal and comedic study of loneliness, culture shock and the contemporary art world.
MONDAY: November 18, 2019
Teardrop Goodbye with Mandatory Directorial Commentary from Remy Von Trout - 95min - dir. Franklin Ritch (out of competition)
Adult Content, Adult Language
Jacksonville Film Festival proudly presents local filmmaker, Franklin Ritch’s debut feature film, Teardrop Goodbye with Mandatory Directorial Commentary from Remy Vont Trout.
A pretentious filmmaker suffers a very dramatic mental breakdown while recording the director commentary for his latest feature film. What starts as intriguing insight into the shady production process devolves into a darkly humorous hostage situation.
TUESDAY: November 19, 2019
Blue Skies - Florida State University - dir Summer Schantz
Parental Guidance Suggested
Jetta Schantz loves nothing more than ascending into the sky supported by nothing but a wicker basket. Holding 27 world and national aviation records in hot air ballooning, she was one of the only women pilots at her time. Battling the external forces of nature and people who doubted a woman could do what she did, she rose above them all to 32,000 feet.
Fly Like a Girl - US - dir Katie McEntire Wiatt
Parental Guidance Suggested
Fly Like a Girl is a movement of young girls and women relentlessly pursuing their passion for aviation, which is a field currently dominated by men. Hearing first-hand stories from girls and women who dared to aim higher. From a lego-loving young girl who includes female pilots in her toy airplanes, to a courageous woman who helped lead shuttle missions to space, Fly Like a Girl shows us that women are in charge of their own destiny.
WEDNESDAY: November 20, 2019
Jacksonville Film Festival and Jacksonville Film Bar proudly present a Jacksonville Short Films
A collection of short, genre-bending short films all written, directed and produced by local filmmakers. This is the third and final showcase of the year. Many films from previous showcases have gone on to festival runs. Come see the films that will rebirth the Jacksonville film industry.