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9th Annual  Twin  Falls  Film  Festival

Selections

Many films are more adult-oriented (rated P-13 or R​​​)

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"L i OVE"

Director - Sergey Hamilton

Love on the Internet — is it real? The story of "L i OVE" is about two halves of the same whole, separated by the "I" - the Internet. He's open, she's a mystery. OVE runs away, L wants her back. Actions will change everything. L and OVE will meet and find their love.

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Director  - Kody Newton

Mason (a christian), Kailee (a non-believer) and Desta (a witch) try to expel a demonic presence that haunts their families in the middle of the night. Inspired by a true story in Portland in 2012.

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A Hearse and a Hymn

Director - Mason Dodson

A Bootlegger confronts his own mortality as his health declines, and Death lurks in the darkness.

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A Refuge of Scouting

Directors - Pat Clark, Ross Taylor

A Refuge of Scouting is a documentary film about the reshaping of a traditional American identity through the lens of an all-refugee scouting troop. Based in Aurora, Colorado, this unique troop is a rarity of scouting and provides a safe space for some of the most vulnerable populations - refugees.

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A Shared Table

Director - Vince Li

A western mom who expects her son to return home realizes that he is not what she’d hoped for and comes to accept her son's Chinese acupuncturist girlfriend during a Thanksgiving visit in NYC.

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A Silent Scream

Director - Isabelle Kalkwarf

A short film following the perspective of a young girl, going through an anxiety attack.

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Alaska Rescue Story

Director - Mark D Rose

This Alaska Bush Pilot makes an all out effort to save the last Caribou in Alaska, but nearly pays the ultimate price in the process.

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Artificially Artificial

Director - Bee Vasquez Quintero

When all the writing jobs are taken by artificial intelligence, aspiring screenwriter Paula Strolep pretends to be an AI writing expert while doing all the writing herself to make a career doing what she loves. But her morals are tested when she is faced with the fact that she is legitimizing the idea of AI being capable of writing better than a human.

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At the Mercy of Faith

Director - Andrew Arguello

When a devout young preacher's faith is shattered by a traumatic childhood tragedy, his attempts to rebuild his life as an adult are upended by haunting visions, supernatural warnings, and the reemergence of unresolved guilt, forcing him to confront the demons of his past... before they destroy his family.

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At Your Convenience

Director - Levi Gunderson

In this nonlinear comedy short, an aspiring rapper in the late 90's finds himself on the wrong end of a couple shotguns.

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Barby Q

Director - Mattias Gordon

Our friend aches for romance. He uses social platforms, ‘optimal packages’ and other fast solutions to achieve it, while the world is going to shambles and there’s a growing gap between his dreams and reality.

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But We Still Love Him

Director - Amanda Woods

Love is not the problem for the family as they navigate maintaining happiness while struggling with the consequences of choice.

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Cheer Dreams

Director - Jason Turner

An all-girl college cheer team pursues a historic third national title in a season marked by fierce competition, personal struggles, and deep camaraderie. Cheer Dreams moves beyond the mat and into everyday life, revealing the intimate bonds behind the routines. Experience the unfiltered drama of athletes pushing limits in pursuit of something greater than themselves.

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Daughter of the Plains

Director - Douglas A. Cunningham

World-renowned film actress Alison Fox returns to her rural hometown in Montana hoping to reconnect with the son she abandoned for fame 20 years earlier.

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Down and Out

Director - Levi Gunderson

An acoustic 70's blues duo racers the clock to pay back their Meemaw, but find themselves in the middle of some shady business.

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Downstream

Director - Kai Hansen

In 1903, a trading expedition descends into madness when one of the porters becomes suspicious of the cargo.

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Emmanuel

Director - JA Williams

A man's fate is determined at a crossroad, where mercy and revenge are in the hands of another.

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Hope

Director - Ahmed Zayani

In the aftermath of a global pandemic, two grieving souls find solace in one another and attempt to recover what was once lost.

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Illuminate

Director - Rochelle L Smith

Stories of life, family, and anglerfish.

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In Between The Lines

Director - Kira L. Wilson

A reclusive writer retreats to a remote cabin to complete her novel, but her solitude is interrupted when two mysterious hikers arrive seeking help. As the days unfold, their presence becomes increasingly unsettling, forcing her to confront the darkest corners of her mind. A haunting and lyrical exploration of grief, isolation, and the blurred line between reality and the beyond.

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Inevitable Change

Director - Masoud Ghotbi

Shot on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Mattew Green is concerned about his job's future but he finds out that AI not only takes his job but also his career as A photographer will be at risk and ...

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Jack Jack the Pumpkin Smasher

Director  - Alexander Hall

Jack gets dare to smash the wrong pumpkin, and finds out whats happen.

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Love Me Or Die

Director - Elizabeth Jane Findley

A stylish psychological horror short exploring toxic loyalty, emotional conditioning, and the terrifying price of devotion.

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Maji

Directors - jimi Hall

In the time it takes to watch this film (2 minutes) a child will die…
"Maji" is the Swahili word for water. Every day, 1000 children perish because they do not have access to clean and safe water due to climate change and human indifference to suffering.

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Onion Dog

Director - Michelle Pozen

The story of an ordinary American dog.
Struggling to find his place in the modern world, he points his beak toward the Old West in search of purpose and meaning.

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Pinky Promise

Director - Amanda Woods

After ditching her friends for a guy and getting caught, a teenager discovers that her grandma's wild past holds the key to understanding the importance of friendship, loyalty, and promises that last a lifetime.

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Prism

Director - Taylor Hildebrand

A desperate couple reach out to a mysterious spiritual cleanser, deep in the woods, to give one last try at treating his cancer.

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Radio Silence

Director - Taylor Hildebrand

A married couple struggles with a mother in law that creates problems when ever she can, leading to an explosive finale.

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Requiem for a Hornet

Director - Greg Martin, Nat Saenz, Randy R.LaBarge

ecades after hanging up the mantle of the Green Hornet, an aging Britt Reid finds himself questioning whether his fight against crime ever truly made a difference. 

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Return to Sender

Director - Lee Vander Boegh

When her soon to be ex-husband accuses her of trying to kill him, Prisoner Ella Muguerza vows to seek revenge. This film was made as part of the Idaho 13 Stories Film Showcase. Teams are assigned a prisoner who served time at the Old Idaho Pen and are tasked with making a seven minute short film "inspired" by the life of that inmate.

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Ride Share

Director - Will Ahrens

A ride share driver gets a fare, which turns out to be his ex and her new man. She takes the opportunity to address unresolved issues.

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Sheltered

Director - Bill Baber

A bullied puppy's dreams come true when he saves his animal shelter from fire. This is a universal drama of sibling rivalry and forgiveness.

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Stories of Regeneration: Retired Dairy Cows

Director - Evan Harrison

Stories of Regeneration: Retired Dairy Cows explores a radical yet deeply traditional idea: that dairy cows, after their years of providing milk, can also provide some of the most flavorful, ecologically responsible beef on earth.

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Storyboard: The Musical

Director - Jordan Gibbs

After hearing about a local film competition, Everly Easton, fresh out of high school, takes a leap of faith and makes her first animated short film with the help of her friends.

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The Rabbit

Director - Dylan Hamar

In the desolate wilderness, a desperate hunter steals a freshly killed rabbit to feed his starving family, only to be stalked by a vengeful Native American spirit demanding retribution for his theft.

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The Snake and The Whale

Director - John Carlos Frey

Over the past fifty years, four federal dams impounding the Lower Snake River in Washington State have been identified as the root cause for the demise of all of Idaho’s anadromous fish. "The Snake and the Whale" reveals the corrupt deals behind the dams' construction and the subsequent campaigns to hide their role in this ongoing ecological disaster.

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To Make a Sandwich in Silence

Director - Brian Lorenzo Morgan

In this dark comedy horror, a hungry man finds a simple solution to stop his abusive girlfriend and her dog from interrupting his lunch.

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Together Apart

Director - Claire Seckler

An eight-year-old kid navigates her life as a child of divorced parents.

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Vessel

Director - Jennie Chen

This animation aims to explore and express how an individual uses “the body as a container” to preserve, swallow, and reconstruct the emotional traces established with others based on memories, and to accept the seed of sadness growing in the heart. 

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VNSKA - Walking on beats

Director - Leevi Heino Einari Oramo

Venska, a Finnish rap artist, finds himself stranded after getting trapped in a film reel.

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Willie and His Pigs

Director - Emily Cooper

Every 9 months, rural Kentucky-based regenerative farmer Willie Houston brings home a small group of piglets. He raises them, names them, cares for them, and has to say goodbye. "Willie & his Pigs" is about grief, joy, and bacon.

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