L5P: Atlanta Underground Film Festival
The 23rd annual event returns to 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points, August 6-9
Your pass includes filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, mixers, after parties, and four days of independent cinema. The Four Day Pass is $50; Day Pass, $25; and Single Screening, $15. AUFF is held at 7 Stages Theatre in Little 5 Points Atlanta, 1105 Euclid Ave. Ne ATL 30307.
Thursday, Aug. 6 — Sunday, Aug. 10
Thursday, Aug. 6
9:10 PM SHORTS 1
AMA-gi - Hannah Lee Ballard
Flowersite - Hannah Poon, Kelly Olchawa
Misfits - Matthew Montgomery
Nefarious - Jacob Tolano
Solitaire - Aaron McLaughlin
The Day Off - Ryan Perich
The Quitter - Harper Suggs
Time, Pt 1 - Music Video - Robyn Hicks
Waiting - Logan Porter
Why Me - Xinran Gu
Words Unspoken - Kelsey Elizabeth Blevins
Friday, Aug. 7
9:00 PM SHORTS 2
37 Dollars - Ashish Sharma
Aberth - Jesse Scales
Fantomet - Rob Tiffin, Mitchell Hardage
Forces From Beyond - Hagen Mattingly
I'll Wait for you Honeybee - Andres Felipe Hermida
La Mala - Knial Saunders
Lather Rinse Repeat - Melanie McCoy
Nowhere - Aidan Landrum
Nutmeg the Evil Elf - Max Steele
Plant Moms - Kayla Lane Freeman
Saturday, August. 8
12:00 PM: FEATURE: Tight & Nerdy
Directors - Jeff Nucera, Jonathan Ruane
Tight & Nerdy follows the world’s first burlesque troupe devoted to “Weird Al” Yankovic. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary celebrates the unique friendship of four women as they bare it all to food-based song parodies.
2:00 PM: FEATURE: You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story
Director - Tommy Nickoloff
Conjure the spirit of indie-rock icon Jason Molina (1973-2013) with Ohio insiders who illuminate Truth about his coming of age on Lake Erie, escaping artless steel town indifference, and manifesting the legendary band, Songs: Ohia, as they celebrate contradictions that tether Jason’s raunchy humor, propensity to lie, refusal to interpret lyrics, and untimely death into a haunting legacy unconfined by the record vault.
4:20 PM: FEATURE: Friday The 69th
Director - Alex Montilla
Friday the 69th, the first-ever period piece feature shot entirely on an iPhone (probably...don't Google it), is a microbudget slasher-comedy paying tribute to the bottom-shelf horror films of the early ’80s.
6:15 PM: Shorts 3
Crickets - Cooper Hardin
Fine Black Frame - Leah Doz
In the Palm of Her Hand - Greta Guthrie, Jake Lazarow
Juice - Rachel Williamson
Keep On Truckin’ - Omar Derby
Light Trespassing - Christian Alston
Medium Close - Richard Martin
Open Door - James Crawford
The Shot - Samantha J McDonald
Who's waiting for you? - YUCA
8:15 PM: Shorts 4
Devil's Advocate - Ava Watson
Hair Care - Jason Bartholomew
It's Hard Not to be Romantic About Time Travel - Michael Charron
Jamba-Liar - Miriam Pinedo
Narrated By - Khaya Fraites
Not a Hero by Accident - Adam Ansorge
Psychic Connection - Kathy Graivier
Shrimp Fried Rice - Dylan Pun
Sorry, Clancy Miller - Haynes Brooke
The Self Starter - Ben Heller, Daniel Calcagne
10:15 PM: Shorts 5
A Good Death - Kaz PS
A Long Night: The Getaway - Michael Lindsey
Breeder - Sapphire Sandalo
Doll House - Erin Zellers, Jason Bartholomew
For Jamie - BreAnna Romero
Inebriated - Max r Lincoln
Knifeman - MP Hayes
Little Deaths - Derek Bensonhaver
Nature Crawls - Vseant Nath
These Colors Don't Run - Chris Ethridge
Sunday, Aug. 9
2:00 PM: FEATURE: We Put the World to Sleep
Director - Adrian Țofei
Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. What follows goes beyond their wildest imagination.
4:20 PM: FEATURE: Edie Arnold Is A Loser
Directors - Megan Rico, Kade Atwood
Edie Arnold, a timid Catholic school dork, is unexpectedly thrust behind the drums at a punk show and discovers a hidden talent. She secretly forms a band called The NunDead, but after getting suspended, she risks losing everything before her bandmates rescue her for the Battle of the Bands. When she faces expulsion, footage of her performance changes everything.
6:15 PM: Shorts 6
(0,∞) - Mar Sudac
88.6 - Brian Patrick Cloutier
Bound - James Jones
Fishy - Milo Blaec Richards
Fleeting Moments - Kasey L. Martin
Message to Jacob - Thomas Kennedy Pope
Out of Order - Matthew Buttafuoco, Nina Mallery
The Ripper - Harrison Ellis
8:15 PM: Shorts
A Hand to Hold - Philip Clyde-Smith
Borglesque - G. Wilson
Crowded Out - Brian Lederman
Hamish - Bedtime Interlude - Oliver Crawford
Love, Mike! - Isaac Ingle
Mantis Stream! Like and Subscribe - Lincoln Robisch, Sarah Maerten
Monstrous Me - Ariel Baska
Opalescent - Liz Mealey
The Cause of Water - Steven Chabre
When Mountains Speak - Cole Frederick
10:15 PM: Awards Show
See who takes home the awards! Nominees announced Soon.
For complete festival information, to purchase tickets, to find out about pre- and afterparties, check out auff.org