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Actor Turned Filmmaker
A discussion with actors who have gone behind the camera and what particular challenges they face.  With notable actors/filmmakers Vincent D'Onofrio, Joey Lauren Adams, KimberlyWilliams-Paisley and Robbie Benson.
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Alexandra
Narrative Feature
A beautiful, allegorical film by Russian master Alexander Sokurov (The Son, NaFF 2006) about a grandmotherly woman (played by opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya) who visits her grandson who is serving in the Russian army on the frontlines of the conflict with Chechnya. A moving film about the endlessness of war.  Preceded by the film "Water (Voda)."
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Alone in the Real World, Together
Documentary
A look at the making of the short Alone in the Real World by teens at the Preston Taylor YMCA and the inspiration and creative process behind the film.
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American Teen
Documentary
The 2005-2006 school year of seniors at Warsaw Community High School in Indiana. The film chronicles some of their hopes and lots of their fears as they navigate the tricky waters of small-town high school life and impending adulthood.
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Animated Expressions I
Shorts Program
Instructional films, unsolvable riddles, confessional letters and once-in-a lifetime interviews.  These animated stories will take you back in time, uncover secrets of the fairer sex, and, above all, entertain you with an assortment of imaginative animation styles.
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Animated Expressions II
Shorts Program
Ingenuity, self-discovery, and exploring a unique relationship with God are just some of the themes in our second animated program.  Includes Oscar-nominee Madame Tutli-Putli and the new thriller by Bill Plympton.
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Anita O'Day - The Life of a Jazz Singer
Documentary
This biographical documentary chronicles one of the most respected female vocalists in jazz, Anita O'Day (1919-2006), who died mere weeks after contributing interviews for the film. Full of great archival footage and interviews with her musical peers and collaborators.
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Art of Negative Thinking, The
Narrative Feature
A dark and hilarious story about a depressed but bitterly funny and articulate paraplegic who rejects the sympathy his injury generates and the fiasco that results when a "municipal positivity" group comes to their home.   Preceded by the film "Three Towers."
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Assassin, The
Narrative Feature
A modern film noir about a hit man in New York who must evade the cops and the gangsters who hired him after a job goes awry. Co-written, directed by and starring Nashville native/TSU grad Devin E. Haqq.
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At the Death House Door
Documentary
Terrific documentary about a chaplain in a Texas prison who spent 15 years accompanying prisoners on their last day on earth.  His belief in capital punishment changed when one excecuted prisoner appeared to be innocent.
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August the First
Narrative Feature
Award winning film about an African American family's party celebrating the youngest son's graduation that takes a turn when the Nigerian father, who left years ago, suddenly arrives.
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Bearing Light: A Journey to Sudan
Documentary
The journey of Big Kenny Alphin and others as they join members of the organization My Sister's Keeper to bring aid, hope, love and encouragement in support of a campaign to build a school for the girls of Akon Village, Sudan.
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Black List, The
Documentary
Film critic/writer Elvis Mitchell interviews twenty prominent African Americans of various professions, disciplines and backgrounds who offer their own stories and insights on the struggles, triumphs and joys of black life in this country.   Preceded by the film "A Child Shall Lead Them."
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Bunnyland
Documentary
A stranger-than-fiction story of ancient civilizations, bunny golf, pre-fab houses, deception, and scandal in and around Pigeon Forge -- and Johnny Tesar, who makes it difficult to discern all the facts of legal battles, spiritual alliances, and unexplained deaths.
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Colors of Memory, The
Narrative Feature
A successful Iranian surgeon living in Germany returns to his the earthquake-ravaged hometown Bam and slowly reconnects with his past.  A beautiful, touching story about re-connecting with one's roots.
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Conversation with Patricia Neal, A
An onstage conversation with the lovely Hollywood actress (Hud, A Face in the Crowd, The Day the Earth Stood Still, etc.), who will receive the President's Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Lyle Lovett. A screening of the film Hud follows.
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Cook County
Narrative Feature
An abused and alienated teenage boy and his absentee father attempt to re-establish their relationship while struggling to overcome addictions to crystal meth amidst a household of meth addicts.  Starring White Bluff native Anson Mount.
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Cornered
Documentary
In a 1983 boxing match at Madison Square Garden, the padding was removed from the gloves of Luis Resto and for 30 minutes he assaulted Nashville's Irish Billy Collins. The film not only investigates this brutal crime but follows Resto's quest for redemption.
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Covering Film
Are the critical voices getting heard, and how has the Internet changed film coverage? Join in on a discussion of distinguished film critics and writers as they discuss different ways to write about film, how to distinguish between a reviewer and a critic, and trends in film coverage.
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Crossing the Dust
Narrative Feature
Two Kurdish rebel army men find an abandoned five-year-old Iraqi boy in northern Iraq in 2003. They search for the boy's parents in this moving story that captures the climate of the early part of the Iraq war.
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