2018 Footcandle Film Festival

2018 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Footcandle Film Festival!  The awards were announced at the Closing Ceremony and Dinner on Sunday, September 30th at 6:30pm.

Best Narrative Feature Film

IN BLUE

Directed by Jaap van Heusden (Netherlands)

Best Documentary Feature Film

SILAS

Directed by Anjali Nayar (Canada)

Best Narrative Short Film

CHUCHOTAGE

Directed by Barnabás Tóth (Hungary)

Best Documentary Short Film

THE LIKES AND DISLIKES OF MARJ BAGLEY

Directed by Taylor Stanton (United States)

Audience Favorite Feature Film

IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE

Directed by Gregg Jamback (United States)

Audience Favorite Short Film

GAME

Directed by Jeannie Donohoe (United States)

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2018 Footcandle Film Festival:  Complete List of Films

Adnan’s Father

(Narrative, Denmark, Subtitled)
A refugee doctor from Syria has just received a Danish residence permit and is about to embark on establishing a new life in rural Denmark together with his son.

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Alone in the Game

12:00pm Sunday, Sept. 30th
(Documentary, United States)
Homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination affect not only closeted athletes, but also their teams and the very institution of sport in America.

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American Animals

7:00pm, Saturday, Sept. 29th
(Narrative, United States / United Kingdom)
Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.

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Apart

(Narrative, United States)
After suffering a devastating breakup, Ashton is living as a shut-in and plotting to win back his ex. His roommate has other plans.

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Arlo Alone

(Narrative, Canada)
A young woman comes to terms with her own loneliness in a futuristic world where in-person contact has become a rarity.

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Chuchotage

(Narrative, Hungary, Subtitled)
Two simultanous interpreters in the Hungarian booth during a conference realize that only one person is listening to them.

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Don’t Talk to Irene

2:00pm Sunday, Sept. 30th
(Narrative, Canada)
Irene must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home while following her passion for cheerleading.

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Fort Maria

1:00pm Friday, Sept. 28th
(Narrative, United States)
An immigrant and adoptive mother of a black daughter, Maria finds herself suddenly stricken with debilitating anxiety following a break-in at her home in Kentucky.

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Game

(Narrative, United States)
A new kid shows up at the high school boys’ basketball tryouts and makes an impression while trying to keep a secret.

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Grand Dragon

(Narrative, United States)
Maria gets her favorite toy stuck on the roof and must confront the sinister, sickly old man who lives upstairs to get it back.

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I Am Bisha

(Documentary, United States, Subtitled)
A civil war in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and a government chokehold on media fuels the creation of a satirical puppet show to spread news of the conflict.

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In Blue

9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 29th
(Narrative, Netherlands, Subtitled)
A stewardess meets a fifteen year old boy who lives in the tunnels underneath the city and gets tangled up in a confusing relationship.

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In Pursuit of Justice

4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 30th
(Documentary, United States)
For seventeen years, Greg Taylor and his family fought to undo his wrongful conviction through the North Carolina criminal justice system.

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Lemon

(Narrative, United States)
Seconds after the wedding, a bride is stunned to learn that her new husband fudged nearly everything about his past.

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Manspreading

(Narrative, Subtitled, Spain)
One hundred and sixteen seats on a crowded subway and a long distance to travel leads to a confrontation.

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Nevada

(Narrative, Subtitled, Spain)
Las Vegas. A hotel’s room. Two women. For Mrs. Taylor, the secret is to turn to those who are never sure if they are aware of their own evil.

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No Sanctuary

(Documentary, United States)
Family members of victims of the historic church shooting in South Carolina discuss how their lives were unexpected and indefinitely changed forever.

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Poles Apart

(Narrative, Animated, United Kingdom)
In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve grizzly bear is her food or her friend.

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Saints Rest

2:30pm Saturday, Sept. 29th
(Narrative, United States)
A musical drama about two estranged sisters who form a connection through their shared love of music as they grieve the recent death of their mother.

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Say the Sins

(Narrative, United States)
A young Catholic Priest hears his first confessional. The woman confessing has a strange obsession with Simon Cowell from American Idol.

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Silas

10:00am Friday, Sept. 28th
(Documentary, Canada, Subtitled)
Liberian activist Silas Siakor is a tireless crusader against illegal logging and corruption.

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Soufra

3:00pm Friday, Sept. 28th
(Documentary, United States, Subtitled)
A refugee sets out against all odds to change her fate by launching a successful catering company.

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Strange Kid

(Documentary, United States)
The founder of a company that converts old film projectors into guitar amps describes what makes his craft so unique and the love that goes into each piece of work.

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That Smell

(Narrative, United States) An awkward man is pulled into the secretive and persecuted world of book sniffing by the underground movement’s leader.

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The Best of All Worlds

10:00am Saturday, Sept. 29th
(Narrative, Austria, Subtitled)
A child’s true story of his life in the unusual world of his heroin addict mother and their love of each other.

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The Maestro

(Documentary, United States)
Professional wrestler Rob Kellum prepares for and competes in a highly anticipated wrestling match, offering a unique look into his creative process.

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2018 Sponsors

Thank you to all of our 2018 Footcandle Film Festival sponsors!  Please click on the icon for the sponsors to visit their web site and learn more about their organization

This project was supported by the United Arts Council of Catawba County through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.