In it’s 23rd year, the Heartland Film Festival boasts many fantastic movies in their lineup. Stay tuned, Jeremy will be reviewing and interviewing!
Complete Film Lineup
Festival Award Winners (in contention for the Grand Prize within each respective category)
- Narrative Features
- Cicada, directed by Dean Yamada (Japan)
- Drunktown’s Finest, directed by Sydney Freeland (USA)
- The Referee, directed by Paolo Zucca (Italy, Argentina)
- Siddharth, directed by Richie Mehta (India, Canada)
- Uzumasa Limelight, directed by Ken Ochiai (Japan)
- Documentary Features
- Gabor, directed by Sebastián Alfie (Spain)
- Happiness, directed by Thomas Balmés (France, Finland)
- Light Fly, Fly High, directed by Beathe Hofseth, Susann Østigaard (Norway)
- Marmato, directed by Mark Grieco (Columbia, USA)
- We Are the Giant, directed by Greg Barker (Bahrain, Lybia, Syria, USA)
- Narrative Shorts
- Grand Canal, directed by Johnny Ma (China)
- Houses with Small Windows, directed by Bülent Öztürk (Belgium)
- Keys of Heaven, directed by Hamy Ramezan (Finland)
- Record, directed by David Lyons (Australia)
- Yearbook, directed by Bernardo Britto (USA)
- Documentary Shorts
- German Shepherd, directed by Nils Bergendal (Sweden)
- Our Curse, directed by Tomasz Śliwiński (Poland)
- Ghosts on the Mountain, directed by Jared Jakins, Carly Jakins (USA)
- Showfolk, directed by Ned McNeilage (USA)
- White Earth, directed by J. Christian Jensen (USA)
Official Selections
- Narrative Features
- All-Stars, directed by Lance Kinsey
- Amira & Sam, directed by Sean Mullin
- Ben’s at Home, directed by Mars Horodoyski
- Beyond the Mat, directed by Van M. Pham
- East Side Sushi, directed by Anthony Lucero
- Finding Harmony, directed by Dagen Merril
- Frank vs. God, directed by Stewart Schill
- Handy, directed by Vincenzo Cosentino
- Highway to Dhampus, directed by Rick McFarland
- Lucky Stiff, directed by Christopher Ashley
- Objects in Mirror, directed by Narges Abyar
- Metalhead, directed by Ragnar Bragason
- Produce, directed by Chris Dowling
- The Sound and The Shadow, directed by Justin P. Miller
- Strangely in Love, directed by Amin Matalqa
- Sun Belt Express, directed by Evan Buxbaum
- Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind, directed by Richie Adams
- Violet, directed by Luiso Berdejo
- Where The Road Runs Out, directed by Rudolf Buitendach
- Documentary Features
- Above and Beyond, directed by Roberta Grossman
- American Real: The Forrest Lucas Story, directed by Brad Grimm
- An Honest Liar, directed by Tyler Measom & Justin Weinstein
- The Ballad of Shovels and Rope, directed by Jace Freeman
- Becoming Bulletproof, directed by Michael Barnett
- The Drop Box, directed by Brian Ivie
- Dukale’s Dream, directed by Josh Rothstein
- The Fix, directed by Laura Naylor
- Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me, directed by James Keach
- Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey, directed by Scott Teems
- I’m With Phil, directed by Andrew Reed
- Mistaken for Strangers, directed by Tom Berninger
- Off the Floor, directed by Matthew Celia & Katherine Celia
- Private Violence, directed by Cynthia Hill
- Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo, directed by Matt Livadary
- SlingShot, directed by Paul Lazarus
- Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic, directed by Frederic Lumiere
- Transcend, directed by Tad Munnings & Michael Del Monte
- Uranium Drive-In, directed by Suzan Beraza
- Narrative Shorts
- As It Used To Be, directed by Clément Gonzalez
- Audrey Makes A Mixtape, directed by James Mackenzie
- Bernard the Great, directed by Marie-Hélène Viens
- Bikini, directed by Óscar Bernàcer
- Citizen Torralba Redux, directed by Suso Hernández
- The Dam Keeper, directed by Megan Bartel
- Dirty Laundry, directed by Aaron Martinez
- Exposure, directed by Todd Kruger
- The First and Last, directed by Olivier Frigon
- Forever Over, directed by Erik Schmitt
- Helsinki, directed by Juan Beiro
- His New Hands, directed by Sudhanshu Saria
- How I Didn’t Become A Piano Player, directed by Tommaso Pitta
- Inertial Love, directed by César Esteban Alenda
- La Carnada, directed by Josh Soskin
- Little Kyota Errand Hood, directed by Satsuki Okawa
- Load, directed by Niv Shpigel
- Looms, directed by Funk Brothers
- Lovable, directed by Zachary Taylor
- Luminaris, directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella
- Molly, directed by Craig Elrod
- The Moped Diaries, directed by Tyler Nilson
- Moritz and the Woodwose, directed by Bryn Chainey
- My Circumcision, directed by Arne Ahrens
- Namnala, directed by Nacho Solana
- ON/OFF, directed by Thierry Lorenzi
- Payada pa’ Satan, directed by Carlos Balseiro
- The Phone Call, directed by Mat KirbyThey Came at Night, directed by Andrew Ellis
- Pitahaya, directed by Albert Espinosa
- Rabbit and Deer, directed by Péter Vácz
- Recently in the Woods, directed by Daniel van Westen
- Recursion, directed by Sam Buntrock
- Registered, directed by Sebastian Jansen
- Ross & Beth, directed by Hamish Bennett
- Taweez – The Talisman Writer, directed by Ali Hakim
- Till Then, directed by Benjamin Wolff
- Verbatim, directed by Brett Weiner
- We Keep On Dancing, directed by Jessica Barclay Lawton
- Wind, directed by Robert Löbel
- Documentary Shorts
- The Astronaut’s Secret, directed by Zach Jankovic
- The Chaperone, directed by Fraser Munden
- The Characteristics of C-Minor, directed by J.Ollie Lucks & Max Bellamy
- Frank, directed by Cassie Charlton
- Freak, directed by Siobhan Costigan
- Fred: The Town Dog, directed by Ava Lowrey
- Horrie, directed by Lucas Li
- I’m Not Leaving, directed by Kevin Ekvall
- Listening Is an Act of Love, directed by Mike Rauch & Tim Rauch
- The Man vs. The Machine, directed by Frank Marshall
- Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall, directed by Edgar Barens
- The Secret World of Foley, directed by Daniel Jewel
- Unfair Game: The Politics of Poaching, directed by John Antonelli
Special Presentations
- Indiana Spotlight
- The Healing Wall, directed by Christopher Kosinski
- Three Months, directed by Matt Spear
- We’ll Be All Right, directed by Barton Girdwood
- International Spotlight
- A Thousand Times Good Night, directed by Erik Poppe
Heartland High School Film Competition
- Grand Prize Winner
- Chris, directed by Zachary Oschin
- Finalists
- Black Rock Creek, directed by Malone Lumarda
- How Do You Pronounce Pho?, directed by Carol Nguyen
- It’s a Thing, directed by Meredith Morran
- Inside The Ring, directed by Darian Henry
- Honorable Mentions
- Antoinette, directed by Mackie Bryson-Bucci
- As Always, directed by Rodolfo Lissia
- Away, directed by Gus Leagre
- Carry Over, directed by Ryan Hopkinson
- Falling, directed by Miles Warren
- Gifts, directed by Morgana McKenzie
- It Sticks, directed by Charlie Wessel
- The Waiting Game, directed by Maria Alvarez
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