Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.

PIECE BY PIECE is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.

Sheku harbors a secret when he visits his brother Alhaji, an aspiring actor, in LA. Their differing philosophies of life clash during the weekend, testing their relationship. When some unexpected bad news puts Alhaji in a precarious position, Sheku comes to his aid, and their relationship changes for the better.

David travels to the Dominican Republic to sell a house he inherited from the father he never knew. There he will meet Maria, who is going to turn his life upside down.

The first of three programs featuring award-winning films from the 2024 Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival! Titles include: "Jane Austen's Period Drama" (Comedy Award & Overall Audience Choice Award Winner), "BITE" (Richard D. Propes Social Impact Award Winner), "Wouldn't Make it Any Other Way" (Grand Prize Documentary Winner), "Room Tone" (Horror Award & Horror Audience Choice Award Winner), "The Brown Dog" (Grand Prize Animated Award Winner), "Crust" (Grand Prize Narrative Award Winner), "Saving Superman" (Indiana Spotlight Award Winner)

In America's Heartland, while struggling to provide for her young son as Christmas nears, an Army widow with a dark secret finds work with her small town's only Muslim family. As their relationship deepens, the community's tensions rise, leading to a fateful and explosive night.

Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.

The Little Pageant That Could chronicles the stage event thrown by a few twenty something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990 that grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help fight HIV/AIDS.

After a deadly earthquake in Southern Turkey there was no universal effort to save the dead and injured. Built on the experiences of two families over the course of 10 days, "Death Without Mercy" chronologically assembles the reports of hundreds of newscasters, cameramen, and civilians following this tragic event. Directed by two-time Heartland International Film Festival Grand Prize Documentary Award-winning Director Waad Al-Kateab ("For Sama" 2019, "We Dare to Dream" 2023). MTV Documentary Films.

Oscar has dedicated his life to the well-being of his disabled son, Billy. When Oscar is diagnosed with cancer, he forges a plan to train his son the intricacies of bagging groceries in the hopes of landing Billy his first job and beginning a life of independence.

When her genius inventor father dies, a daughter finds his old synth prototype, sparking a quest to learn his secrets and forge a posthumous connection.

After receiving a mysterious Facebook message, American filmmaker Basil Mironer embarks on a journey to Russia, where he uncovers an emotional family secret and grapples with the revelation of a man claiming to be his father.

American Underdog follows Jai, an Indian-American amateur MMA fighter, fresh out of jail. After earning praise for stopping an armed robbery, he's entered into an MMA tournament, forcing him to dig deep to find redemption from his past and move forward.

The second of three programs featuring award-winning films from the 2024 Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival! Titles include: "Unibrow" (Children's Resilience Short Film Prize Winner), "Sterling" (Summer White Lynch Memorial Award Winner), "LUKi and the Lights" (Animated Audience Choice Award Winner), "Purgatown" (High School Film Competition Award Winner), "Cycling Without Age" (Lens of Hope Award Winner), "Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World" (Jenni Berebitsky Legacy Award Winner)

When they're not relaxing at the rec center or playing bingo at Elk’s Lodge Nate (Jon Heder) and Will are training for the day they get the call to save nuns from rogue contras or storm the barren haciendas of the banana republics. When they're ready, you can find them at their HQ: the Tapawingo Regional Library!

In 1987, a team of outsiders attempt to break a hallowed baseball record in a desperate bid for fame, fortune and careers in the major leagues. Even if they succeed, no athlete can play forever—and what comes after the death of a dream?

Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank, West Virginia, home the world's most sensitive radio telescope and the only town in the United States where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned.

Retired pugilist Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski (Tim Blake Nelson) tries his hand at training his estranged grandson, Justin. As Bang Bang emerges out from the hole he's been living in, others question his motivations. When the big fight approaches, the question remains: is Bang Bang's training altruistic, or is he just passing down his rage?

In this intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America, Will Ferrell and his close friend of thirty years decide to go on a cross-country road trip to explore a new chapter in their relationship.

There Was, There Was Not follows four women living in the Republic of Artsakh, an unrecognized country reckoning with the aftermath of one war while on the precipice of another. In the midst of this uncertainty, they build a life with the hope of making their home a better place.

Kevin and his girlfriend, Cody, are two months into his family's annual trip at their Northern Michigan home. Amid peaceful days and adventurous nights, Kevin and Cody awaken to reality: This time together will eventually end, and each moment may become a fleeting memory.

Randy Bachman’s 1957 Gretsch guitar was magic. The rocker credits it for his successful mega-bands, The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. When it was stolen, his life spiraled. "Takin’ Care of Business” chronicles Randy's subsequent search for the things he lost—including his beloved guitar—and how he got them back.

Cult musician Swamp Dogg and housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty have turned their suburban LA home into an artistic haven. They journey through the turbulent music business, forming a special friendship transcending eras.

A portrait of Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, a young Oglala Lakota girl from Spearfish, South Dakota, "Jazzy" explores leaving the dreamlike world of childhood behind from her unique perspective. When Jazzy finds out her best friend is moving, she's confronted with the pains of growing up and the realities of the adult world.

When Terry discovers he's about to be a father, he does what any sane person would do: he moves himself and his nine-months-pregnant wife from Iowa to Los Angeles to shoot a low-budget indie movie and sell it to a streamer for a “fuck-ton of money.”

Armed with only her wit and a stolen government stamp, one woman must outsmart an oligarch’s henchmen, evade the secret police, and trick her countrymen into sparking a revolution in Moldova. Along the way, she’ll need to face her past and dismantle the system that keeps oligarchs in power.

Inspired by true events, Los Frikis is a coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba where a group of punk rockers in search of freedom deliberately inject HIV to live at a government-run treatment home so they can create their own utopia full of joy, rock'n'roll and freedom.

The extraordinary life of Regina Jones is one not only shaped by history but also one that made history. From pregnant and married at 15, through the middle of the Watts Rebellion of 1965, to emerging as a groundbreaking newspaper publisher, Regina is a testament to the American experience.

"The Heirloom" draws from director/actor Ben Petrie and co-star Grace Glowicki’s real-life relationship to produce a hilarious chamber piece about a couple teetering on the edge between calamity and commitment after adopting a traumatized rescue dog during the pandemic.

In this comedic hybrid narrative-documentary, two friends hoping to regain their confidence and reignite their freindship head to Las Vegas on a bizarre bachelor party to see if they can make it as male strippers.

The Strike tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.

Faced with rampant sexual violence on their college campus, a group of Tulane University students spend a year creating an immersive play from their real-life experiences. Building characters and scenes based on the sexual politics of their campus, the student actors confront hard truths.

As the war wages on, Ukrainians under everyday threat find ways to live. A soldier returns home, a chaplain grapples with the weight of responsibility, and a mother grieves the loss of her family. These stories, amidst others, are a testament of Ukraine’s history, perseverance and plea to be remembered.

Space Cowboy dives into the adrenaline-fueled world of stunt skydiving and free-fall cinematography through the eyes of legendary innovator Joe Jennings. When tragedy strikes, Joe must choose between letting grief ground him or conquering his past demons.

In one of the most notoriously underserved cities in the country, an innovative charter school works toward a reimagined future with a community-based approach to education. Weaving together the personal narratives of educators, students and families, "A School Grows in Watts" paints a lyrical, immersive portrait of a vibrant yet misunderstood community.

In the U.S.—where more women die in childbirth than any other wealthy nation—fear often overshadows the joys of motherhood. Through interwoven stories, "American Delivery" paints a joyous portrait of birth and the heroic efforts made to catch new mothers before they fall through the broken maternal health safety net.

The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) — a group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City’s Staten Island — takes on one of the world’s largest and most powerful companies in the fight to unionize.

Danielle tests positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation, which significantly increases her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. As her sister Amy undergoes chemotherapy for a breast cancer diagnosis, Danielle considers preemptively removing her "ticking time bomb" breasts and reproductive organs before cancer gets her, too.

A Bulgarian fortune teller once spoke of the healing touch of a Black man. That’s where Khalid comes in; a charismatic guy from Brooklyn who embarks on an amateur gigolo quest in a small Black Sea vacation town, until a turn of events leaves him stranded in a town where he is the only Black man.

All American offers an in-depth look into women’s wrestling through the lens of immigrant and first generation American teenage girls. Filmed over five years, it follows impassioned and unrelenting young women dreaming of earning a sense of belonging and acceptance in society against a backdrop of physical sports action.

Five-year-old April relocates from Paris to the small medieval village where her great-grandfather lived. Her active imagination convinces her that he is sleeping in the cemetery and will come back to be with her. While waiting for him, she meets his old friends, who open the world to her and in turn experience their own transformations.

"Bob Trevino Likes It" is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then suddenly by her father in her twenties. Bob Trevino works long hours alone at a construction company to support his wife Jeanie’s scrapbooking habit. The couple has endured a lot in the past decade, and Bob has sought to put his wife first, to the point of ignoring his own feelings and need for friendship, meaning, and connection, That is, until he gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger. Lily and Bob’s blossoming friendship becomes a vital source of connection and healing in both their lives. Bob’s small acts of fatherly kindness fill a familial void in Lily's life and hold the power to change her direction forever. In their own ways, these two must both learn they are worthy of extraordinary love exemplified through small acts of kindness. Special presentation of Roadside Attractions.

University students from around the world travel to Indiana to undertake an ambitious challenge: coding an AI racecar driver. While some of the world’s largest companies struggle with the technology, these students take it to the highest level, pitting full-scale racecars in a high-speed, high-stakes autonomous race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

At 100 years old, Dr. Howard Tucker has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest practicing doctor. Following a more than seven-decade career, Dr. Tucker begins to slow down and grapple with aging and a changing medical landscape for the first time.

Matilda & Matthys is an off-beat romcom about an aspiring writer whose chance meeting with a data scientist inspires more than a work of fiction. The film explores fear of commitment and suspicion of romance and how love and imagination knows best, despite what the data might say.

A woman takes her codependent best friend on a weekend trip to break the news that she’s getting married.

Filmed over three years, "Home Court" is a coming-of-age story that relays the highs and lows of baskeball phenom Ashley Chea's immigrant family, her fight to surmount racial and class differences, and her personal trials. Despite the intensity of basketball recruiting, Ashley’s humor and talent shine through, inspiring the support of those around her.

One day, a 10-year-old child finds another child isolated from the world. The two children meet at 2:15 PM, allowed only 15 minutes together, during which they start to see that warmth can break down the barriers between people.

Ashima is a portrait of elite climber Ashima Shiraishi as she travels to South Africa to try to become the youngest person to climb a V14-graded boulder. Accompanying Ashima is her father, Poppo: an eccentric, retired avante-garde dancer. "Ashima" is a love letter to climbing, immigrant parents and the American Dream.

The Faraway Nearby illustrates Joe Weber’s struggle to be the first to "hear" gravitational waves in space, a passion that consumed him until his death. Featuring interviews with renowned artists and scientists, it's a story of self-sacrifice and the pioneering spirit, exploring the relationship between creativity and scientific discovery.

Twelve diverse Christian leaders find hope and fellowship at a series of boundary-breaking retreats in Michigan. They struggle with some of today’s most contentious issues, testing their common beliefs and the bonds they build over the course of a year. Inspiring and provocative, "Leap of Faith" explores whether we can disagree and still belong to each other in a divided world. Special presentation of Picturehouse.

After years of waiting, police officer Samuel, a refugee from Ghana, and his family are finally offered housing in The Netherlands. However, their happiness proves to be short-lived, as Samuel observes frightening events, and sees the home turn into the start of a disturbing new nightmare.

About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.

Welcome Space Brothers traces the history of The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community established in the 1970s in El Cajon, California. Under the direction of Ruth E. Norman, AKA "Archangel Uriel," their outlandish spiritual leader, the group became a prolific filmmaking collective.

Major Taylor: Champion of the Race chronicles the life and accomplishments of Marshall "Major" Taylor, the champion bicycle racer and civil rights pioneer, who overcame racial prejudice to become a world champion.

Polizeiakademie follows three people from very different social and ethnic backgrounds in their training at Berlin's police academy. Over the course of a year they navigate their way through this challenging institution.

During Russia's invasion, three Ukranian artists, Anya, Andrey, and Slava, find inspiration as they defend their culture and country. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story – and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future.

In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups ​build makeshift wooden skis and convene for an exuberant mountain race that ​requires incredible camaraderie and resilience–lessons they must call upon when they experience the shocking collapse of their country.

A struggling street-musician writes 30 songs in 30 days to process his grief and isolation during the pandemic, and finds that his music speaks to millions. When it reaches one of his heroes, Grammy-winner Jason Mraz, he's invited on tour for a chance to prove himself on the big stage.

When the world's most famous influencer suddenly quits social media, the internet goes wild, but it's only his biggest fan who believes it's all a ruse and treks across the country in an attempt to find him.

With American farms disappearing, a fourth-generation dairy farmer (Craig T. Nelson) and his granddaughter fight to preserve their way of life. Facing foreclosure, they wager everything on their beloved Green Bay Packers in a Hail-Mary effort to save their little chunk of dirt.

An incredible story of the ABA players who created much of what the billion dollar NBA is today–the 3-point shot, slam dunk contest, fashion and culture innovators–are forgotten in a business deal gone bad. A tiny not-for-profit fights back in this David vs. Goliath film.

The amazing true story of eight young Rhode Islanders who built and lived in a secret apartment inside a busy mall from 2003 to 2007.

After a painful breakup, Gemma moves to LA to make it big. To get on her feet, she takes a job working the overnight shift at Somnium–an experimental sleep clinic where dreams are made real. While she throws herself into auditions, the pressure to succeed sends her into a nightmarish spiral.

Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. Director Greg Kwedar scheduled to attend. Special presentation of A24.

Women denied abortions under Texas’s ambiguous and unforgiving abortion bans band together with a fearless attorney to sue Texas. While battling in court against the state and its immovable Attorney General, the extent of their traumatic experiences is revealed as they wrestle to regain their reproductive futures and set a precedent for millions of other women and families. "Zurawski vs. Texas" reveals the dire impact of losing access to healthcare and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the frontline to regain those rights.

Winter, 1970. A cantankerous, small town plumber from New Brunswick, must drive across Canada to get his estranged gay brother out of jail, who was caught in a public park. Diametrically opposed, the brothers are forced to drive back home together at the behest of their mother. Inspired by a true story.

A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, "Sugarcane", the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, "Sugarcane" illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere. Special presentation of National Geographic Documentary Films.

After learning her company paid her half the wages of her male counterparts for 20 years, Lilly (Patricia Clarkson) dreams of lifting her family to the middle class and vows to get justice. With the support of her husband and a compassionate civil rights lawyer, Lilly's fight takes her to the highest levels of government.

Athletes of War is a powerful, inspiring story about the resilience of the human spirit, the importance of teamwork, national identity, and the unifying power of sports–showing that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for a brighter future.

A moving portrait of empathy and forgiveness, "Daughters" traces an eight-year documentary journey by filmmaker Natalie Rae and social change advocate Angela Patton. The film intimately follows Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana as they prepare for a momentous Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers. Speaking openly about their aspirations, dreams, and the emotional toll of their fathers’ absence, compounded by the constraints of virtual visits, these girls reveal a profound wisdom and resilience beyond their years. As they navigate heartbreak, anger, and uncertainty, they seize a precious opportunity to forge connections. ""Daughters"" sheds light on the complexities of familial bonds strained by the unforgiving barriers of the criminal justice system and emphasizes that the foundation of community healing lies within the family unit. Winner of the Festival Favorite Award and U.S. Documentary Audience Choice Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Special presentation of Netflix.

After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, two down-on-their-luck Gen Z best friends come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free," employing the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.

The third of three programs featuring award-winning films from the 2024 Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival! Titles include: "Award-winning films from the 2024 Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival! Titles include: "Night Session" (Comedy Audience Choice Award Winner), "The Lake in the Sky" (High School Film Competition Audience Choice Award Winner), "The Last Ranger" (Narrative Audience Choice Award Winner), "In the Paint" (Narrative Audience Choice Award Winner), "The Ice Cream Man" (Indiana Spotlight Audience Choice Award Winner).

Queen of the Ring chronicles the tumultuous true story of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the law and societal norms to become a professional wrestler. Starting on the carnival circuit, Millie builds an impressive record and paves the way for women's wrestling to gain acceptance.

Dr. Patel hires Rayelle, a commercial cleaner in Gary, Indiana, to work as a housekeeper at both his and his mistress's home. After growing tired of being a witness, Ray attempts to gain ownership over her identity with a small lie, and suddenly finds herself in a position of power.

Leah Penniman finds strength in African agrarianism–historical agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. "Farming While Black" chronicles Penniman and two other Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim their agricultural heritage. Collectively, their work has a major impact in sustainable agriculture and food justice movements.

On their 50th anniversary, Herb and Audry Homur have a few surprises for their estranged daughters. Herb announces he won't seek treatment for his brain tumor and instead wants to spend his remaining days mending the rift between his daughters. Their celebration of life turns darkly introspective.

When David Bromley discovered that art appeased the voices in his head, he dedicated himself to bringing beauty to life. With intimate access to David's life and relationships, we witness the precariousness of David’s world; while interviews with friends, critics and musicians speak to mental health, the creative process, and the commercialization of art.

The Diamond Couple undertakes an existential and epiphanic journey through the memories of a centenarian couple; as a meditation on the power of memory, it offers a vision of aging that emphasizes not loss, but the capacity to renew an attachment to life with each instant that passes.

Each winter a motley gang of wrestlers leaves Winnipeg on a one-of-a-kind wrestling trip through remote Indigenous communities of Northern Manitoba called the "Death Tour." This deeply personal documentary travels through Canada’s frozen North and into the wrestlers’ minds as they battle the elements, each other, and Canada's colonial past.

We will screen 9 films made with the involvement of Indiana filmmakers during Summer Media Studio (SMS), an annual film camp on the Baltic Sea Coast of Lithuania. SCHEDULE: 6:00 PM: Cash Bar Cocktail Mixer @ Living Room Theater bar/lounge 6:15 PM: Showcase theater doors open 6:30 PM: Program starts PROGRAM (the films will screen in the following order): Behind The Scenes @ SMS in 2023 Solace From Beyond Absolution Where They Drag the Boats Desiderium The Eucharist Maddie’s Song Jerry & The Plant Found and Lost Two of the films include profanity. The Eucharist is a horror film and not appropriate for children. Guest of Honor: Ms. Inesa Kurklietyte, the Summer Media Studio Head of Project and a prominent Lithuanian film director and academic. Indiana Filmmakers Represented in the Showcase: Walter Bender, Rodney Carlstrom, Goldie, Brandy Lee Metzger, Paul W. Nethercott, Boston Scharwarth, Manon Voice, and David Yosha. Parking: Free validation (up to 3 hours) for parking in Bottleworks parking lot or garage.

In VENOM: THE LAST DANCE, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.