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15th Annual Pitch Fest Student Film Competitions
Join us for our student filmmaking competition that showcases the next generation of storytellers. Student filmmakers from a consortium of colleges and universities across the southeast present original film projects to a panel of industry professionals for feedback and evaluation. Cash awards of $1,000 (First Place) and $500 (Second Place) are presented to the outstanding pitches.
33rd & Clover
33rd & Clover is an animated short film about a stray kitten who is ousted by his colony and pushed to the brink of starvation. When a mysterious and ethereal cat appears and offers the kitten visions of sanctuary, he is encouraged to set out on a journey through the unknown city streets outside of his alleyway. Student Film – UNCSA.
A Life Illuminated
After a lifetime of unveiling the deep sea’s most elusive secrets, pioneering marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder descends 3,300 feet into the ocean’s depths on her most groundbreaking mission yet: to capture a bioluminescent phenomenon that could transform our understanding of life on Earth.Sponsored by Great Outdoor Provision Co., Kilpatrick, and Lani & Barry Seltzer.
A Night With Monkey Gino
Bedtime is more about fun and less about sleep for a monkey who wants to play. But when his show curtain opens at sunrise, will he shine or snooze?
Back on Track
After a random shooting left him paralyzed at age 18, Chris Rivera rediscovered life through his love of basketball. 20 years later, he leads the Triad Trackers, redefining success beyond wins and losses.
Beetle Summer
A young girl who lives in the countryside of Japan is raising a rhino beetle for beetle fights in order to gain friends. But before then she needs to train and nurture it.
Behind the Lens: BIPOC Voices in Documentary Film
What does it take to build a sustainable career as a BIPOC documentary filmmaker in the American South? In this dynamic panel conversation, three documentary filmmakers will share candid insights from their journeys working across the region.
Clay Bird
Mocked for her potter grandfather’s simplicity, a nine-year-old girl turns away from him, until heartbreak and memory gently guide her back to the hands that molded her heart.
Colors of Time
A group of strangers—each a descendant of a woman named Adèle Meunier—gathers in Normandy, where the town hopes to purchase her long-abandoned property. Their journey takes us back to Paris in 1895, as the City of Light stands at the edge of an industrial and artistic revolution.
Creede U.S.A.
Welcome to Creede: a remote mining town with no stoplight, a theater company, and 300+ folks at 9,000 feet. This unlikely setting—with its miners, ranchers, and theater people—offers an unexpected lens on divisions felt by Americans everywhere.
Disposable Humanity
A family investigates the history and memory of the Nazi Aktion T4 program that targeted over 300,000 disabled people and catalyzed the Holocaust. Through poignant discussions with memorial directors, advocates, and relatives of T4 victims, this film uncovers the haunting truth of a history that has long been obscured.
Fork in the Road
This documentary follows small farmers, visionary chefs, and innovators working to heal the land, improve our food systems, and transition to a regenerative future for people and the planet.
FruitHead
FruitHead explores the sinister backstory of Gushers commercial origins, uncovering a new side to the story that has never been seen before.
Gaslit
As the world teeters on the brink of irreversible climate disaster, actor and activist Jane Fonda ventures deep into oil and gas country to confront the fossil fuel industry’s deceptions with the people and communities living on the frontlines of the crisis.