2026
The NB48: Filmmaking Challenge we had seven teams that took over seven New Bedford businesses to craft unique stories for designated spaces March 27-29, 2026.
Team: Sack Chasers Media
Location: New Bedford Unitarian Church
Title: “The Burden and The Mountains of God”
A battle of good and evil plays out in the confines of a church
Director - Will Wheaton
Writers - Will Wheaton , Ian Vincent , Michael Cabral, David Bacdayan, Palmer Biddle
Cast: Ian Vincent, Palmer Biddle, Michael Cabral, Will Wheaton
Team: Turtle Tales
Location: Nativity Preparatory School, Inc.
Title of Film: “The Library Game Showdown”
Seven contestants. One life-changing opportunity. Who will reign supreme after the Library Game Showdown?
Producer/Actor - Curtis Reid
Writer/Director/Editor - Seth Chitwood
Co-Director/DP - Dan Goldsmith
Assistant/Gaffer - Tommy Reilly
Boom Operator - Garry Medeiros
Script Supervisor - Alicia Radcliffe
Cast: Patti Mendes, Shalini Jayarama, Curtis Reid, Aidan Hupper, Paul Noonan, Harshil Patel, Garry Medeiros, Alicia Radcliffe
Team: Take Shape Films
Location: Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum
Title of Film: “Now Now Now”
Three estranged sisters, stranded at their father's latest wedding, excavate the myth of their mother and the distances between them.
Written, Directed, and Produced by: Nick Bernat
Director of Photography: Kyle Barton
Editor and Sound Mixer: Jason Miller
Original Music by: Jeffrey Penn Johnson
Gaffer: Joshua Flanagan
Assistant Camera: Ruby Toolan
Production Assistant: Liam Sivertsen
Cast: Dhanya Lott, Sonya Richards, Nicole Ann Walsh, Andrew Secker, Ean Davis, Victoria Lockard, Ivy Jane Bernat
Team: Safe Sets
Location: The Harbor Hotel
Title: “Water(color)gate”
When the democratic process hangs in the balance, three people come together in secret to right a wrong before it can take place.
Director Julien Elliot
Director of Photography Julien Elliot
Producer Julien Elliot
Written by Mike Pratt & Meghan Tate
Editor Jonathan LaMothe
Sound Recordist Jonathan LaMothe
Cast: Mike Pratt, Bri Bagley, Meghan Tate, Jonathan LaMothe
Team: Moontank Studios
Location: Star Store
Title of Film: “In Memoriam”
The last known footage of an actor lost too soon.
Written and Directed by Ando Sarchastic
Produced by Nicholas Guido
Edited By Ando Sarchastic
Sound Editing Nicholas Guido
Principal Photography Nicholas Guido
Cast: Eli, Greta, Olivia, Nicholas Guid, Ando Sarchastic
Team: Acorn Productions
Location: Mass Escape
Title of Film: “Intelligent Life”
We are not alone
Director Tim Ryan
Cinematographer/Editor Katie Souto
Costume Design Jillian Santiago
Story Gil Santiago and Tim Ryan
Screenplay Gil Santiago
Producers Tim Ryan, Gil Santiago and Katie Souto
Cast: Scott Mandeville, Gil Santiago, Greg Blanchard, Derky Soto
Team: StudioGleicher
Location: NB Port Society: Seamen’s Bethel
Title of Film: “This I Love”
A teen hides in a chapel and confronts the messy truth about love and heartbreak.
Director - Mark Gleicher - Director
Cast: Lily Gleicher