Full Schedule – 2026
All events take place at The Athena Cinema, 20 South Court Street, Athens, Ohio, USA unless otherwise noted.
Monday, April 13
1:00 PM Made by Hand
The Hardest Working Man Director: Aaron Cassara, Documentary, USA, 15 min
Damn the Man, Save the Rex! Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu, Experimental, Ghana, 11 min
Man and Nature Director: Husayn Ahmad, Experimental, USA, 16 min
Magenta: An AppalShort Director: Nik Lee, Documentary, USA, 17 min
Subject of Desire Director: Benett Holgerson, Documentary, USA, 10 min
Abel Director: Brian Zahm, Documentary, USA, 20 min
Salvation Mountain Leonard Knight Director: Harrod Blank, Documentary, USA, 20 min
3:00 PM Listen to your Mother
Fačuk Director: Maida Srabovic, Animation, Croatia, Slovenia, 13 min
Domestic Demon Director: Anahid Yahjian, Experimental, USA, Portugal, 6 min
Because Today is Saturday Director: Alice Eça Guimarães, Animation, Portugal, 12 min
Otra Zotehuela Director: Pearson Kunz, Narrative, Mexico, 6 min
Ovary-Acting Director: Ida Melum, Animation, Norway, Sweden, UK, 12 min
Under The Radar Director: Frédérique de Montblanc, Narrative, Belgium, 20 min
Engine of Love Director: Mira-Belle Rose Bryld, Narrative, Germany, 23 min
5:00 PM Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World Director: Sasha Waters, Documentary, USA, 91 min
5:15 PM Dead or Dying
Dead or Dying Directors: John Purcell, Malin von Euler-Hogan, Narrative, USA, 96 min
5:30 PM In Excess
Not To Be Director: Melissa Lorraine, Documentary, USA, 20 min
In Excess Director: Melissa Langer, Documnetary, USA, 72 min
7:00 PM Amy Jenkins – In Person
Adam’s Apple Director: Amy Jenkins, Documentary, 99 min
9:00 PM Big City Pizza
Embodied Director: Samuel Wright Smith, Animation, Canada, USA, 13 min
Big City Pizza Director: Dusty Saunders, Animation, USA, 71 min
Tuesday, April 14
1:00 PM Groundwork
Break All The Vases, Steal All The Flowers Director: Michael Alexander Morris, Experimental, USA, 4 min
Motorcycle Moment Director: Les Blank, Documentary, USA, 6 min
The Call Director: Kelly Sears, Experimental, USA, 7 min
Florence is for Lovers Directors: Lily Ekimian Ragheb, Ahmed T. Ragheb Experimental, Italy, 5 min
Highways Take Me Anywhere I Want Director: Maria Luisa Santos, Documentary, USA, 8 min
Melencolia 2: Destitution Signs Director: M Woods, Experimental, USA, 8 min
Early Spring Director: Dani Wasserman, Experimental, USA, 4 min
Away from Things Director: Leighton Pierce, Experimental, Iceland, USA, 6 min
Injured? Director: Eislow Johnson, Experimental, USA, 14 min
Document With No End Director: Kym McDaniel, Experimental, USA, 10 min
Panic in Nowhere Director: Adrian Flury, Experimental, USA, 28 min
3:00 PM Lost Cause
Climate Control Director: Sarah Lasley, Experimental, Germany, USA, 15 min
The Shape of Things to Come Director: Tommy Becker, Experimental, USA, 20 min
Lost Cause Director: Adam Kritzer, Experimental, USA, 74 min
3:15 PM Dance Dance Dance
SABW – Elephant Directors: Balázs Sánta, Dávid Maruscsák, Dorina Szatory, Music Video, Hungary, 6 min
Repertoire of Death Director: Guadalupe Arellanes, Experimental, USA, 6 min
Path Director: Ian Eastwood, Music Video, USA, 3 min
Day in the Life Director: Atara C Fink, Experimental, USA, 12 min
Purgatorio Director: Stephanie Miracle, Auden Lincoln-Vogel, Experimental, USA, 6 min
The Gift Director: Mikki Sindhunata, Narrative, Netherlands, 11 min
Fine Black Frame Director: Leah Doz, Experimental, Canada, 7 min
Shaping Change Director: Anna Fabricius, Documentary, Sweden, Norway, 11 min
Just to Say I’m Fine Directors: Danièle Wilmouth, Peter Carpenter, Experimental, USA, 15 min
Slet 1988 Director: Marta Popivoda, Experimental, Serbia, 20 min
5:00 PM The Witches Pact
To Die Into a Bird Director: Anna Kushnerova, Experimental, UK, 21 min
The Witches’ Pact Director: Fabiana Fragale, Documentary, Germany, 70 min
5:15 PM With Care
Sin Luces Director: Shahriar Shafiani, Narrative, USA, 19 min
Reliefs Director: Juan Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez, Narrative, Mexico, 18 min
Stale Air Director: Sarah Liebman, Narrative, USA, 19 min
No One Knows I Disappeared Director: Hanxiong Bo, Narrative, China, 17 min
The Curfew Director: Shehrezad Maher, Narrative, USA, 20 min
5:30 PM Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World Director: Sasha Waters, Documentary, USA, 91 min
7:00 PM In Excess
Not To Be Director: Melissa Lorraine, Documentary, USA, 20 min
In Excess Director: Melissa Langer, Documentary, USA, 72 min
7:15 PM Angelo Madsen – In Person
My Structuralist Film Director: Angelo Madsen, 6 min, Experimental
A Body to Live In Director: Angelo Madsen, 98 min, Documentary
7:30 PM Honeyjoon
Honeyjoon Director: Lilian T. Mehrel, Narrative, Portugal, 75 min
9:00 PM Jump Scare
The Story of The Cricket Queen Director: Natalie Peracchio, Experimental, USA, 4 min
Woof Director: Wes Donnelly, Narrative, USA, 11 min
Someone to Steal Horses With Director: Dylan Pailes-Friedman, Narrative, Italy, USA, 10 min
Goblin Market Director: Pasha Shapiro, Animation, USA, 14 min
The Cauldron Director: Thomas Pierce, Narrative, Slovenia, 16 min
Breadsong Director: Katariina Aule, Narrative, Estonia, 16 min
Merrimundi Director: Niles Atallah, Animation, Chile, 20 min
9:15 PM Spacetime Chronicles
Carcassone-Acapulco Director: Marjorie Caup, Olivier Héraud, Animation, France, 14 min
Spacetime Chronicles Director: Stefano Bertelli, Animation, Italy, 70 min
10:15 PM Synchronize: Re-Score Thomas Golubić Presents The Freshman
The Freshman, Director: Harold Lloyd, 1925, with a live mixed soundtrack by Thomas Golubić.
Wednesday, April 15
1:00 PM Finding Home
How Director: Marko Mestrovic, Animation, Croatia, 9 min
Terrestrial Sea Director: Cathy Lee Crane, Experimental, Mexico, USA, 15 min
Winter in March Director: Natalia Mirzoyan, Animation, Estonia, 16 min
That Night Director: Hoda Sobhani, Animation, Iran, 11 min
Voyage of the Handala Directors: Jim Koenigsaecker, Tom Hayes, Documentary, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, 29 min
Not Scared, Just Sad Director: Isabelle Mecattaf, Documentary, Lebanon, 18 min
Abu Jabal Director: Bisan Owda, Documentary, Palestine, 19 min
3:00 PM Spin the Globe
That Night Director: Sina Mahdavi, Narrative, USA, 15 min
Vultures Director: Dian Weys, Narrative, South Africa, 15 min
Because of (U) Director: Tohé Commaret, Narrative, France, 13 min
Death of a Seagull Director: Ainaz Azarhoush, Narrative, Iran, 13 min
Nava Director: Dena Rassam, Narrative, Iran, 16 min
Fresh Values Directors: Drew Durepos, Isaac Brooks, Narrative, USA, 12 min
A South Facing Window Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Narrative, Mongolia, 20 min
3:15 PM The Witches Pact
To Die Into a Bird Director: Anna Kushnerova, Experimental, UK, 21 min
The Witches’ Pact Director: Fabiana Fragale, Documentary, Germany, 70 min
5:00 PM LGBTC These Movies
Method Cowboy Director: Carlos Valdivia, Narrative, USA, 13 min
Ata Pūao Director: Allie Howell, Narrative, New Zealand, 14 min
Drag Me Home Directors: Deladis Haywood, Jessica Wright, Documentary, USA, 16 min
After What Happened at the Library Director: Syra McCarthy, Narrative, USA, 15 min
Sunday Sauce Director: Matt Campanella, Narrative, USA, 15 min
Sofia Director: Camila de Ilhéus, Narrative, USA, 10 min
Glory Director: Kai Kim, Narrative, USA, 14 min
Correct Me If I’m Wrong Director: Hao Zhou, Documentary, China, 22 min
5:15 PM It Comes in Waves
It Comes in Waves Director: Fitch Jean, Narrative, Canada, 105 min
5:30 PM Becoming Benjamin Lay
Casino! Director: Izzy Leung, Experimental, USA, 15 min
Becoming Benjamin Lay Director: Tony Buba, Documentary, USA, 55 min
7:00 PM Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle – In Person
Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency Directors: Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle, Documentary, USA, 71 min
7:15 PM The Fisherman
The Fisherman Director: Zoey Martinson, Narrative, Ghana, 105 min
7:30 PM Land With No Rider
Land With No Rider Director: Tamar Lando, Documentary, USA, 80 min
9:00 PM Big City Pizza
Embodied Director: Samuel Wright Smith, Animation, Canada, USA, 13 min
Big City Pizza Director: Dusty Saunders, Animation, USA, 71 min
9:15 PM RIP MTV
Track | Trace Director: Gene Gort, Experimental, USA, 5 min
FM Politics Director: Florian Fusco, Music Video, Austria, 4 min
Chokin’ Director: Kai Straw, Music Video, USA, 5 min
Die Spitz – Punishers Director: Justin Wilson, Music Video, USA, 5 min
The Tooth Fairy Director: Nathania Rubin, Music Video, USA, 3 min
Nostalgia; the Mixtape Director: Jacob Midkiff, Music Video, USA, 4 min
Clown Song Director: Brady Dowad, Narrative, USA, 7 min
Alone Times Infinity Director: Charlie Touvell, Music Video, USA, 5 min
Biosphere Directors: Jen Poland, Emerson Santuomo, Music Video, USA, 4 min
Qamajai Director: Yerkezhan (Kei) Sabitbekova, Animation, Germany, Kazakhstan, 3 min
Mediterranean Director: Alessandro Rak, Animation, Italy, 5 min
En el Cuarto de Nico Directors: Julita Conde, Magaly, Music Video, Argentina, 5 min
Matti Like by Francesco e i Passabanda Director: Federico Cavallini, Music Video, Italy, 5 min
Tic Tac Director: David Perreard, Music Video, Belgium, 4 min
Dobrina Director: Hannes Rall, Animation, Germany, Singapore, 5 min
Flower Keester Cops Director: John Akre, Animation, USA, 4 min
Flooded Realms Director: Virginie Bluzat, Music Video, France, 4 min
Oh Yeah! Director: Nick Canfield, Documentary, Switzerland, UK, USA, 17 min
Iradoh – 3 Acts of Brotherhood Directors: Kaique Alves, Thiago Eva, Music Video, Brazil, 18 min
Thursday, April 16
1:00 PM In My Bones
Pressing Director: Stephanie Barber, Experimental, USA, 3 minEssay No. 2 Director: Dani Wasserman, Experimental, USA, 7 minMonster in Me Director: Cecelia Condit, Experimental, USA, 8 minPlaceholder Director: Jesse McLean, Experimental, USA, 12 minAs I Belong to my Life Director: Sarah Bliss, Documentary, USA, 4 minOnce in a Body Director: María Cristina Pérez González, Animation, Colombia, 10 minAll of This Must Be Paid For Director: Gabi Rudin, Experimental, USA, 12 minPhoenix Director: Marylène Houle, Experimental, Canada, 7 minKoki, Ciao Director: Quenton Miller, Documentary, Croatia, 11 minAs Told by a Corpse Director: Yace Sula, Experimental, USA, 5 min
Pin Director: MJ Golzari, Experimental, USA, 5 minThick & Sweet Director: Yinan Wang, Experimental, USA, 15 min
3:00 PM Perceptions
The Fly of Theseus Director: Zinn Rogers, Experimental, USA, 3 min
Animal Eye Director: Carlo Nasisse, Documentary, Costa Rica, USA, 14 minBraided Sand Director: Tracy Abbott Szatan, Experimental, USA, 17 min
9,192,631,770 Hz Director: Todd Chandler, Documentary, USA, 14 minThere’s a Hole in the World Where You Used to Be Director: Mariam Ghani, Experimental, Afghanistan, Italy, Lebanon, Turkey, USA, 16 min
Into the Dark Director: Fiona Otway, Documentary, USA, 18 min
The Stars Watch From Long Ago Director: Stacey Steers, Experimental, USA, 24 min
3:15 PM Lost Cause
Climate Control Director: Sarah Lasley, Experimental, Germany, USA, 15 min
The Shape of Things to Come Director: Tommy Becker, Experimental, USA, 20 min
Lost Cause Director: Adam Kritzer, Experimental, USA, 74 min
5:00 PM Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far Director: Jem Cohen, Documentary, Austria, USA, 122 min
5:15 PM XOXO
Wish You Were Ear Director: Mirjana Balogh, Animation, Hungary, 10 min
Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy Director: Adrian Maganza, Narrative, UK, 7 min
Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town Director: Daniel Kreizberg, Animation, Lithuania, USA, 9 min
Like Other People Director: Luisa Nöllke, Leo Dzhyshyashvili, Narrative, Germany, 17 min
Remember Me Director: Claire Titelman, Narrative, USA, 9 min
Purebred Director: Caleb J. Roberts, Narrative, Ireland, UK, 15 min
Tourists Director: Maria Kralovič, Animation, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 15 min
It’ll Be Fun. I Promise Director: Courtney Hope Therond, Narrative, USA, 12 min
Disc Director: Blake Rice, Narrative, USA, 14 min
5:30 PM Room Temperature
Room Temperature Directors: Dennis Cooper, Zac Farley, Experimental, Narrative, USA, 93 min
7:15 PM You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story
You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story Director: Tommy Nickoloff, Documentary, USA, 91 min
7:30 PM WTO/99
WTO/99 Director: Ian Bell, Documentary, USA, 100 min
7:45 PM So Far All Good
Rage Directors: Fran Moreno Blanco, Santi Pujol Amat, Narrative, Spain, 19 min
So Far All Good Director: $ECK, Narrative, USA, 72 min
9:00 PM O-Hi-O
Moonwalking On The Clock Director: Nick Tyler Butkowski, Experimental, USA, 4 min
Origins Directors: Maria Gian, Miranda Salvia, Experimental, USA, 2 min
Cut From A Different Cloth Director: David Oyuke, Documentary, USA, 5 min
To Be Pretty Director: Faith Louise Jackson, Experimental, USA, 6 min
Malvin Director: Benvindo Pereira, Documentary, USA, 13 min
The Nocturnal Horse Director: Elisabeth Ross, Animation, USA, 8 min
Body of Water Director: Jules Biller, Experimental, USA, 3 min
Emma’s World! Director: Megan Riley Young, Narrative, USA, 10 min
Open Mic Director: Caden Layne, Experimental, USA, 6 min
Lucas + Claire Director: Elliot V Lanzer, Narrative, USA, 13 min
La Esperanza Director: Javier Cruz-Ginez, Documentary, Mexico, USA, 16 min
Grace Director: Sydney Swihart, Narrative, USA, 30 min
Friday, April 17
1:00 PM Fountain of Youth
The Kiss Director: Salome Sulaberidze, Narrative, USA, 23 min
How to Live Together Director: Tim Nicholas, Narrative, USA, 17 min
Mermaids Directors: Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti, Narrative, Greece, 15 min
As It All Burns Directors: Anna Ostasenko Bogdanoff, Tessa De Baudinière, Documentary, France, 18 min
+10k Director: Gala Hernández López, Documentary, France, Spain, 30 min
3:00 PM A Better World
Remote Views Director: Alexis McCrimmon, Experimental, USA, 15 min
Happiness Director: Firat Yücel, Experimental, Netherlands, 18 min
Adas Falasteen Directors: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu, Documentary, Palestine, 8 min
Dear Beloved Director: Jared Callahan, Documentary, USA, 12 min
Survival Without Rent Directors: Elana Meyers, Katie Heiserman, Documentary, USA, 22 min
At Night Director: Pooya Afzali, Animation, Iran, 5 min
Grape Maestro Director: Alla Kovgan, Narrative, Italy, 20 min
3:15 PM It Comes in Waves
It Comes in Waves Director: Fitch Jean, Narrative, Canada, 105 min
5:00 PM The Fisherman
The Fisherman Director: Zoey Martinson, Narrative, Ghana, 105 min
5:15 PM Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon Director: Khoa Ha, Victor Velle, Documentary, USA, Viet Nam, 92 min
5:15 PM Whistle
Whistle Director: Christopher Nelius, Documentary, USA, 90 min
7:15 PM Boots Riley – In Person
I Love Boosters Director: Boots Riley, Narrative, USA, 105 min
9:30 PM Q-Pop Experimental
Bootstrapping for the Boobied Director: Stella Chen, Animation, USA, 13 min
Resurrect Me as a Parasite Directors: Lou Lou Sainsbury, Gabi Dao, Experimental, France, Netherlands, 10 min
The Rabbit Always Dies Director: Oona Taper, Documentary, USA, 9 min
If You’re Gonna Kill Yourself Please Just Tell Me First Director: Audrey Vincent Weber, Experimental, USA, 5 min
Steal My Life Director: Annie Wren, Narrative, Canada, 11 min
An Alphabet for Grant Wood Director: Jean-Francois Charles, Narrative, USA, 9 min
Christ Complex Director: Constanze Brodbeck, Experimental, USA, 5 min
Simulacrumbs Director: Joanie Wind, Experimental, USA, 6 min
Augmented Director: Raymond Rea, Documentary, USA, 9 min
Patron Saint Buffalo Bill Director: Lily McCauley, Experimental, USA, 5 min
The Crown with a Shadow & The Search for Self! Director: JB Ghuman, Jr., Animation, USA, 15 min
Saturday, April 18
10:30 AM Saturday Morning Cartoons
Dance Film Director: Kelly Gallagher, Animation, USA, 1 min
The Sky Was Candy Director: Anh Tú Nguyen, Animation, Germany, 3 min
Our Hero, Cadet Director: Kam Smith, Narrative, USA, 9 min
Patch Director: Meg Cook, Experimental, USA, 2 min
Satomi Director: Rayner Wang, Narrative, Japan, 12 min
Latent Horizon Director: Julie Orser, Experimental, USA, 6 min
The Apricot Directors: Alex Z. Avila, Animation, Mexico, 10 min
There Once Was a Tiger Directors: Dmitry Mosyagin, Marina Verik, Animation, Russia, 13 min
35 Days Director: Heidi Kumao, Animation, USA, 7 min
Beefy! Director: Ryan George Kittleman, Animation, USA, 6 min
Turbulence Directors: Christopher Rutledge, Magnus Igland Møller, Animation, Denmark, 4 min
Beast of the Seine Director: Jon Portman, Animation, USA, 13 min
1:00 PM Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far Director: Jem Cohen, Documentary, Austria, USA, 122 min
1:15 PM Land With No Rider
Land With No Rider Director: Tamar Lando, Documentary, USA, 80 min
3:00 PM Whistle
Whistle Director: Christopher Nelius, Documentary, USA, 90 min
3:15 PM Dead or Dying
Dead or Dying Directors: John Purcell, Malin von Euler-Hogan, Narrative, USA, 96 min
3:30 PM Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon Director: Khoa Ha, Victor Velle, Documentary, USA, Viet Nam, 92 min
5:00 PM You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story
You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story
Director: Tommy Nickoloff, Documentary, USA, 91 min
5:15 PM Spacetime Chronicles
Carcassone-Acapulco Director: Marjorie Caup, Olivier Héraud, Animation, France, 14 min
Spacetime Chronicles Director: Stefano Bertelli, Animation, Italy, 70 min
5:30 PM Room Temperature
Room Temperature Directors: Dennis Cooper, Zac Farley, Experimental, Narrative, USA, 93 min
7:00 PM WTO/99
WTO/99 Director: Ian Bell, Documentary, USA, 100 min
7:30 PM Honeyjoon
Honeyjoon Director: Lilian T. Mehrel, Narrative, Portugal, 75 min
9:15 PM Animation Night
Happy to See You Again Director: Laura Nicolas, Animation, Belgium, 6 min
So Many Different Things Director: Sakshi Jain, Animation, USA, 3 min
Ordinary Life Director: Yoriko Mizushiri, Animation, France, Japan, 10 min
A Kite Killed A Plane Director: Daniel Sharoni, Animation, Israel, 5 min
Venezia Diorama Director: Nicolas Piret, Animation, Belgium, 7 min
Swipe Director: Patrick Smith, Animation, USA, 5 min
Just One Peek Director: Mulan Fu, Animation, USA, 5 min
MRI Director: Dougal Vecqueray, Animation, UK, 4 min
Rest Director: Ryotaro Miyajima, Animation, Japan, 5 min
The Man Cave Director: Sarah Legow, Experimental, Portugal, 2 min
Mis-Angel Director: Wyatt Carson, Animation, UK, 6 min
Disturbia Director: Mira Yankova, Animation, Bulgaria, 6 min
The 12 Inch Pianist Director: Lucas Ansel, Animation, USA, 8 min
Evacuations Director: Lilli Carré, Animation, USA, 7 min
Dollhouse Elephant Director: Jenny Jokela, Animation, Finland, 11 min
Sunday, April 19
5:00 PM Best of the Fest Shorts Program 1
The Best of the Fest Shorts program will be announced on Sunday, April 19 by 1 PM on our website and our social media.
5:00 PM Best of the Fest Feature Program 1
The Best of the Fest Feature Program will be announced on Sunday, April 19 by 1 PM on our website and our social media.
7:00 PM Best of the Fest Shorts Program 2
The Best of the Fest Shorts program will be announced on Sunday, April 19 by 1 PM on our website and our social media.
7:00 PM Best of the Fest Feature Program 2
The Best of the Fest Feature Program will be announced on Sunday, April 19 by 1 PM on our website and our social media.