11 AM - Friday Morning Shorts

Screening @ the ROCC, 106 S Austin Street, Rockport, TX

**Contains adult language/profanity.

Featured

Gakyu

Directed by Mai Chouga | Documentary Short | Japan | 7 minutes

This documentary follows the unique journey of Miyamoto Gakyu of Kyoto, Japan, who studied clothing design for five years and then became a Buddhist sculptor. The film explores Gakyu's transition, the shock and fascination he experienced in Kyoto's artistic landscape, and the contrasting values in the art of creation between these two worlds.

You Can't Shrink Love

Directed by Veena Rao | Documentary Short | United States | 5 minutes

An artist gives life to the memories of our most beloved companions.

Peterson

Directed by Jimmy Willden | Documentary Short | United States | 5 minutes

A guitar-maker tells his story.

Black is Beautiful

Directed by Marco Ortega | Documentary Short | USA | 33 minutes

This short documentary film tells the story of a man who uses his talents to support and lift his community. When the "Black Lives Matter" movement grew in awareness, Marcus Baskerville head brewer of Weathered Souls Brewing Co. wanted to shed light on the growing problem of inequality and police brutality. This is where the "Black is Beautiful" project was born. We follow the impact of the initiative and where it is today.

Fire Fighter

Directed by Sean Manning | Documentary Short | United States | 22 minutes

A pro wrestler/ firefighter struggling through injuries and battling his real life struggles all under the impression of becoming a successful professional wrestler and good father.

It's Not the Critic Who Counts

Directed by Ridgley Curry and Nick Brumfield | Documentary Short | United States | 24 minutes

Bill Bradley, a nine-year veteran of the Arrowhead 135 Ultramarathon, makes his tenth attempt to achieve what has previously eluded him: An official finish. In his way lie sub-zero temperatures, blizzards, the threat of frostbite, and ominously, his inner doubts.

1:30PM - Brief Tender Light

Directed by Arthur Musah | Documentary Feature | USA, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe | 1 hour 33 minutes

Screening @ the ROCC, 106 S Austin Street, Rockport, TX

At America's elite MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students as they strive to graduate and become agents of change for their home countries Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over an intimate, decade-long journey spanning two continents, all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to reconcile teenage ideals with the truths they discover about the world and themselves.

4-6 PM - Explore Rockport Fulton

6 PM - Critic

Directed by Michael Allen Hennesy | Narrative Feature | United States | 1 hour 20 minutes

Screening @ the ROCC, 106 S Austin Street, Rockport, TX

After savaging a reclusive Director’s new film, a disenchanted Film Critic is surprised to find himself invited to dinner with them, where their match of wits soon turns into something far more sinister.

8:30 PM - Friday Night Shorts

Screening @ the ROCC, 106 S Austin Street, Rockport, TX

**Contains adult themes. Not suitable for young children.

Featured

Sleeping with Clouds

Directed by Collin Black | Narrative Short | United States | 12 minutes

After a one-night stand, two strangers wake up to find their bed floating miles high in the sky. In order to find a way back down to earth, they must set aside their differences and work together to find a solution.

In Tow

Directed by Sharon Arteaga | Narrative Short | United States | 21 minutes

A self-involved teen and her overworked single mom confront their differences as their mobile home is towed away … with them inside of it!

Raca

Directed by Drew Saplin | Narrative Short | United States | 15 minutes

Raca follows Nacho, a socially inept, katana-wielding weirdo in search of connection, as he treks across his small coastal town on the 4th of July on a quest to find ice for his “best friends” in time for the fireworks show.

Hero Complex

Directed by Matthew Thornton | Narrative Short | United States | 11 minutes

A man's night goes from bad to worse when he lunges at the opportunity to turn a quick buck.

I Walk With Ghosts

Directed by Grant Clover & Michael Metzler Jr. | Narrative Short | United States | 8 minutes

In this short poetic film, a man follows ghosts, witnessing the subtle beauty of their journeys and their desires. Through his wanderings with them, he comes to realize what they're looking for in their brief, inexplicable lives -- as the physical and supernatural worlds collide.