2024 New Bedford Film Festival Schedule
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE:
*Please note the order of films are not set in stone for each block, and may change. The final 20-30 minutes of each block is reserved for a Q&A with filmmakers.
**Panels/Workshops at Ground Floor Coffee will be announced soon.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION | NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSUEM | 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740
Presentation of Awards: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST WARDROBE, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, AND BEST PSA.
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM | OPENING NIGHT VIP AFTER PARTY | NEW BEDFORD HARBOR HOTEL | 222 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
FRIDAY, APRIL 19th
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | PANELS & WORKSHOPS | Ground Floor Coffee | 61 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
GROUNDWORK | SCREENING ROOM I | 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
BURNING THE MISHOON | Documentary Short
AMERICAN POT STORY: OAKSTERDAM | Documentary Feature
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | NARRATIVE SHORTS SHOWCASE
THROUGH THE LENS OF MOURNING | Narrative Short
REST | Narrative Short
THE THERAPIST | Narrative Short
ONSET | Narrative Short
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SHOWCASE
A VIDEO ESSAY ON BALLROOM | Documentary Short
BACKYARD PILOTS | Documentary Short
THE 29TH CONNECTICUT | Documentary Short
THE FALL OF 1985 | Student Short
CO-CREATIVE CENTER | SCREENING ROOM | 137 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CARVING | Narrative Short
MONSTERS WITHIN | Narrative Feature
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
AFTER THE BEEP | Narrative Short
FOUR SIDED | Narrative Short
BLUE SUNSHINE | Narrative Feature
GALLERY X | 1st FLOOR | 169 William St, New Bedford, MA 02740
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
THE BLACKENED CHARTE | TV Series
LUNA, THE WITCH | TV Series
SWAMPED | Student Short
STATUS: ADDICTED | Student Short
OSS GOOD NEWS | Student Short
VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF 'OPPRESSION' BY MARILYN FRYE | Animated Short
DR. TAMMY SILVA - MARINE ECOLOGIST | PSA
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
FORTUNE TELLER | TV Series
EYES | TV Series
THE REBIRTH | Documentary Short
FOREVER TWINS | Documentary Short
YOLKS | Narrative Short
THE MELTING HYMN | Narrative Short
MIMIC | Student Short
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | “FROM PAGE TO SCREEN: HONORING THE SCREENWRITER” | NETWORKING NIGHT | GROUND FLOOR COFFEE | 61 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
Presentation of Awards: BEST SCREENWRITER FOR A FEATURE FILM, BEST SCREENWRITER FOR A TV SERIES, BEST SCREENWRITER FOR A SHORT FILM,
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM - LATE NIGHT REELS | AFTER PARTY | NEW BEDFORD HARBOR HOTEL | 222 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | PANELS & WORKSHOPS | Ground Floor Coffee | 61 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
GROUNDWORK | SCREENING ROOM I | 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SAVING THE WORLD SHOWCASE
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL BREAK | PSA
THE GREY SPACE | PSA
WASH YOUR HANDS! | PSA
WE WERE WHALES | PSA
SOS SAVE OUR SEAWEED | Animated Short
WITH & WITHOUT: A CORAL STORY | Documentary Short
EARTH DAY | Narrative Short
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | LGBTQ+ SHOWCASE
BETTER THAN ME | Student Short
OUT: A SHORT FILM | Narrative Short
REVELATION | Narrative Short
OPEN TO IT | TV Series
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
BANANA TRIANGLE SIX | Narrative Short
MORSE CODE (PILOT) | TV Series
PICKLEBALL IS LIFE: DILL WITH IT! (PILOT) | TV Series
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
INVISIBLE | Narrative Short
THE MUSE | Student Short
PICKLE | Student Short
HER TIME | Student Short
WHAT NEXT? | Student Short
JOSIE | Student Short
GROUNDWORK | SCREENING ROOM II | 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | EMPOWERED WOMEN SHOWCASE
BARBETTE & FONTAINE I Documentary Short
WOMAN RISING I Documentary Short
PERPETUAL I Documentary Short
EVEN THE WOMEN MUST FIGHT I Documentary Short
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | ANIMATED SHORTS SHOWCASE
APPALACHIAN HORROR | Animated Short
ELECTRA WASP | Animated Short
FLOWER | Animated Short
THE DARK HORIZON | Animated Short
THE FAM | Animated Short
THE TOAD IN THE HOLE | Animated Short
TRUTH DETECTOR | Animated Short
WIDOW'S PEAK | Animated Short
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
QUIET | Narrative Short
THE PIECE | Narrative Short
NEVER HIKE ALONE 2 | Narrative Feature
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
DEMONS & DRAGANS: MARK PATINKIN’S CANCER JOURNEY | Documentary Short
SISTER | Narrative Short
THE PRINCIPAL'S ASSEMBLY | Narrative Short
CANARY | Narrative Short
THE UNIFORM | Narrative Short
FLUSH | Narrative Short
CO-CREATIVE CENTER | SCREENING ROOM | 137 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE
ALICE | Music Video
ASCENSION | Music Video
BACK IN TIME | Music Video
BETTER DAYS | Music Video
DAROW - FATHER'S DAY | Music Video
DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR | Music Video
EAST COAST AQUARELA | Music Video
FAMOUS | Music Video
HAUNTED | Music Video
IMA GROOVALOTTO (ASK YO' MAMA) | Music Video
LUNGS, HEAD, and HEART | Music Video
POLAROID DREAMS | Music Video
RATTLE | Music Video
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
DON’T FALL FROM GRACE | Narrative Short
TO DUST ALL RETURN | Narrative Short
PLAGA ZOMBIE: AMERICAN INVASION | Narrative Feature
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | “MUSIC OF THE SCREEN” | NETWORKING NIGHT | GROUND FLOOR COFFEE | 61 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
Presentation of Awards: BEST SONG OF A MUSIC VIDEO, BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A FILM,
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM - LATE NIGHT REELS | AFTER PARTY | NEW BEDFORD HARBOR HOTEL | 222 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | PANELS & WORKSHOPS | Ground Floor Coffee | 61 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
GROUNDWORK | SCREENING ROOM I | 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
THE CLUNKER | Narrative Short
MONOGAMISH | Narrative Short
CAST & CREW | Narrative Feature
GROUNDWORK | SCREENING ROOM II | 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
THE LOST WEEKEND | Student Short
ANTARCTICA | Narrative Feature
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
RIDESHARE | TV Series
A FISH STORY | Narrative Short
OR, THE WHALE | Narrative Short
COURAGE | Narrative Short
REMEMBER ME | Narrative Short
CO-CREATIVE CENTER | SCREENING ROOM | 137 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
ONE STEP AT A TIME | Documentary Short
SCRAP | Narrative Feature
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
IMPUNITY | Narrative Short
WHICH HUNT | Narrative Short
WHERE THE DEAD GO | Narrative Feature
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | VIP COCKTAIL HOUR | GALLERY X | 169 William St, New Bedford, MA 02740
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM | AWARD CEREMONY | STEEPLE PLAYHOUSE | 159 William St, New Bedford, MA 02740
10:30 PM - 12:00 AM | AWARD CEREMONY AFTER PARTY | NEW BEDFORD HARBOR HOTEL | 222 Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740