baltimore next media web festival
April 16th thru 19th, 2026
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Hotel information and Schedule
Hotels:
We have been working with both hotels - Hyatt Place Hotel and Courtyard by Marriott / Baltimore Downtown/ Inner Harbor at $149 per night from both hotels. Both hotels are within 1-2 blocks away from our Screening Theatre - Harbor East Cinemas. All projects will be screening in the theatre!
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The Deadlines for both hotels have passed. But you might still be able to get a room at our rate. Please reach out to our Contacts to be part of our Block:
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Address: 511 S Central Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 558-1840
** Reach out to: Jabahri Seymore at: 443-552-7254
or email him at: jabahri.seymore@hyatt.com
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Our BNM Webfest Reservation Link:
https://go.hyatt.com/link/v2/eae__sOXUtHwnFO8LmgLSLAwAfFNVQqiHjE59
​​​Courtyard by Marriott / Baltimore Downtown/ Inner Harbor:
Address: 1000 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (443) 923-4000
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Contact Tina for reservations at Courtyard Marriott
Tina Comma at tina.comma@crestlinehotels.com
or call her at 443-923-4028 and mention that you're with the Baltimore Next Media
Webfest.
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Day 1 - thursday - april 16th, 2026
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 - Opening Day
4pm - 6:30pm
Welcome Party - The Bistro at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel / Baltimore Downtown/ Inner Harbor (Lobby)
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Address: 1000 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (443) 923-4000
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6:30pm: Move to Theatre Location:
Harbor East Cinemas
645 S President Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
7pm - Block 1: FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
Maryland Day at the BNM Webfest 2026!!​​
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Family Secrets- 18:32
A film by M.D. Singleton and Marc Lotus
Presented by Cinema Dweller Productions
A forgotten book.
A childhood buried in silence.
A night that refuses to stay in the past.
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When Cindy brings home an antique book with no title, she thinks she’s found an old curiosity. But the deeper she reads, the more the pages seem to know about her — and the darkness her family tried to hide. Whispers in the night turn to screams. Ghosts of her mother and sister return, not for closure… but for blood.
Family Secrets is a chilling descent into generational trauma, memory, and the monsters we inherit.
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Guilt Trip - 9:20
Directed by Jacob Greene
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After a break-in goes wrong, Josiah and Brock's friendship is put to the test as they attempt to cover up the crime's evidence.
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​Sip - 15:58
Written and Directed by Rachel Chelsea Foster
After finding herself living in a reality far different than the one she once imagined, a young woman reflects on her journey to motherhood and grieves the life she lost along the way.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35591779/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Screening Block Time: 43:52
** There will be a panel with the filmmakers after this block.
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8pm - Block 2: FEATURE FILM!!
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Spinsters - starring Sasha Carrera and Rain Pryor
Written by Sasha Carrera, Directed by Rahel Grunder, Produced by Kimberly Montini
A bittersweet comedy about two middle-aged, estranged besties who find themselves back in their hometown, struggling with aging parents, paths not taken and each other as they give up the traditional idea of "happily ever after" to embrace their own.
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https://www.sashacarrera.com/spinsters-feature-film
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Screening Block Time: 90 mins
** There will be a panel with the Cast / Crew after this block.
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10pm - After Party: James Joyce Pub
Day 2 - friday - april 17th, 2026
Friday - April 17th, 2026
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Harbor East Cinemas
645 S. President St. Baltimore, MD 21202
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1pm - Block 3A FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
🎥 Commandments Of A Female Hustler Episode 3
Directed by Stacey Blackwell
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Commandments of a Female Hustler follows three ambitious women—Lala, Binky, and Jay—who grew up together in the streets and are determined to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Using their beauty, intelligence, and street savvy, they manipulate the dangerous world of drug dealers and fast money to fund their lifestyles.
But as loyalty is tested and betrayal creeps in, their once-unbreakable bond begins to crumble. Love, jealousy, and power struggles threaten to destroy everything they’ve built. In a world where trust is rare and survival is everything, each woman must face the consequences of breaking the very commandments they once lived by.
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Block Screening time: 34:48
Panel after Screening
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2pm: Block 3B FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
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Homecoming - 6:51 (Maryland Filmmaker)
Written and Directed by Juan Morales
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When a pair of Neo-Nazis attempt to terrorize their community, they awaken an ancient hunger with a centuries old grudge
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Quorum (fiction podcast) - 29:00 (Virginia Audio Fiction)
By the Jabberwocky Audio Theater Players
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In this noir-tinged hardboiled-crime anthology series, an assortment of people living on the fringes of respectable society, in locations across the world, find themselves caught up in nefarious plots far beyond their experience, caught in the nexus of history-making events. From a professional poker player trying to make up for past choices, to a bicycle messenger hoping to finish one last job, to a seasoned navigator piloting a ship through treacherous waters, and more, each must grapple with rapidly escalating peril, little realizing they are mere pawns in the grand schemes of an ominous council manipulating events behind the scenes: the omnipresent Quorum.
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Block Screening time: 35:51
** Panel after block
3pm: Panel - Art of Marketing & Pitching - Includes a Pitchfest
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Panelists:
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Paul Chitlik (Screenwriter, Author, Producer)
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Tray Chaney (Actor, Author, Musician)
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Tressa Azarel (Founder of Megamind Media)
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Roderick McCarthy (Actor, Filmmaker, Founder of QuickFlick TV)
Hosted by Sabrina Taylor-Smith, Marlena Neal and Al Sotto
Panelists will talk about marketing, and the art of pitching your project to networks, sponsors, etc. There will also be a Pitchfest with 1st and 2nd place winners winning CASH PRIZES. Winners will be announced at Awards Ceremony.
To Pitch - Send email to: bnmwebfest@gmail.com
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5pm: Block 4 - FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
Burned - 18:38 (New York Short Film)
Directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
After a tragic accident costs an actor his career, a chance encounter with his former stunt-man leads to unexpected, painful revelations.
The Contract Trailer - 1:23 (New York Trailer)
Directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
Joshua is currently in post-production on his third feature film, The Contract, based on his short story "Under Contract."
Illuminagents - 17:33 (Canada Series)
Directed by Herman Wang
As enemy organization 113 closes in, Agent Nasmith Jones is ordered to keep tabs on his partner Agent Nara Mason in case she switches sides.
Episode 2: The agents get some unexpected help when a critical system fails
Episode 4: An old friend of Agent Jones asks for his help when she goes on the run
Episode 5: As 113 makes its final moves, Martin is counting on Nara to betray the Organization
The Artisan Who Made Me - 27:00 (New York Audio Fiction)
Directed by Sydney Roslin, Written by Remy Davison
After their parents died, it’s like Morgan and Evie forgot how to be family. While Evie vanished for days on end, Morgan focused on leading a quiet, predictable life. Years later, Grace, Evie’s coworker and friend, drags Morgan back into her life. Evie’s disappeared again, and this time, she hasn't come back.
Their search for Evie leads Morgan and Grace to Evie's other life. There’s a hidden world of magic living in secret communities in Brooklyn, kept alive by mutual aid and community solidarity. Why did Evie disappear? Where did she go? Can her friends find her before it’s too late?
Artisan explores grief, spirituality, and what it takes to build community. It combines centuries-old Jewish folklore with the present-day queer community in Brooklyn.
https://www.bottledstarproductions.com/
Block Screening time: 1:04:34
** Panel after Block
6:30: Block 5 - FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
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🎥 Reminisce - 11:36
Directed by Leslie Morris
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Logline: 25 years younger than her husband, a woman's world is turned upside down when her husband's college classmates come to visit.
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Synopsis: As Monica gets ready to host her older husband's college classmates, a phone call from her estranged sister puts her mind at unease. With the age gap and her questioning the one sacrifice she made for love, she feels like an outsider in her own home. As the evening continues, tensions run hot as truths come to light. After the friends leave, she questions the perfection of her marriage and the power imbalance as her loving husband struggles to rein her in.
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Plant Based - 28:07 (Maryland Pilot)
Directed by Jennifer M Kay
A character-driven dramedy set in a small Connecticut town that finds itself divided when a proposed marijuana dispensary—Plant Based—sparks an unexpected civic uproar.
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Inspired by the tensions that arise when modern policies meet long-standing local identities, the series explores community, change, and the surprising alliances that form when a town must confront what it really values.
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Black Rose - 6:45
Directed by Merridith Allen
A former MMA fighter gets a second shot at her dream career, but she must choose between her family and her destiny.
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Command S2 "Far From Superheroes" - 28:20 (Maryland Series)
Directed by Tyler Jennings, Jon Kemmerer
A couple months after receiving his new abilities, Ronnie has completely embraced being the super hero of Baltimore. Though when people in the city start turning up dead he must face the dark realities of his "super power"
Block Screening time: 1:03:12
** Panel after Block
8pm - Block 6 - FEATURE FILM!!
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Incubation - 1:31 (Maryland Film)
Directed by Joshua Land, Victor Fink
In an isolated cabin amidst a devastating pandemic, Helen takes every precaution to protect her children Ethan and Lily. But when a mysterious stranger named Gideon arrives, the family's fragile reality shatters. As secrets unravel and a deadly confrontation ensues, Ethan must make a harrowing choice to protect his sister and mother.
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Block Screening time: 1:31:00
** Panel after Block
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Friday After Party - TBD
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Day 3 - Saturday - april 18th, 2026
SATURDAY - APRIL 18TH, 206 - HARBOR EAST CINEMA SCHEDULE:
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Location: Harbor East Cinemas
645 S. President St. Baltimore, MD 21202.
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10am: Block 7 - Feature Documentary
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🎥Not In Service - 48:16
Directed by David Sebastiao
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In cities across the U.S., public transit is an afterthought - consistently stuck behind the needs of roads and cars. Using Baltimore and its Red Line project as an example, Not in Service unwinds the realities of an urban-suburban culture war that seems to permanently stand in the way of American public transit. The film highlights the perspectives of residents, activists, and local leaders, and examines how decades of neglect created the disappointing system that exists today.
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Block Screening time: 48:16
** Panel with filmmaker right after.
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11am: Block 8
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🎥Turtleastic - 15:00
Directed by Rae Leonovich
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It's 2025. Stone Scriven is dealing with his future (or lack thereof), his minimum wage job (haunted), and the return of his imaginary stuffed turtle friend from college. What could go wrong?
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🎥Forgotten - 6:50
Directed by Herb Cremer, Joe Cremer
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A young man's long-lost sister returns, bringing with her a lifetime of forgotten memories.
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🎥 World's Worst Thanksgiving Series - 24:51
Directed by Seth Chitwood
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After severing ties with her former boss Moses, Katie embarks on a secret mission to film a TV pilot inspired by her tumultuous experiences working for him. However, as chaos erupts on set and things quickly spiral out of control, Katie finds herself forced to seek help from Moses—the very person who inspired the show—in a last-ditch effort to save the production before it completely falls apart.
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🎥Davina, The Delivery Witch (Season 2) - 15:13
Directed by Seth Chitwood
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After joining the Mister Witch Delivery Service, a magical organization run by imprisoned witches who deliver messages across the boundaries of time, Davina Ashwood becomes the first-ever female mail carrier. As she navigates the complex politics of this supernatural mailroom, Davina soon faces a new challenge: when her male colleagues discover a way to take control, she must find a way to convince the others to use their newfound power for good rather than mischief.
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🎥 The Neon Testament - 18:00
Directed by JOHNNY GALVAN 3
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The final days before judgment, an angelic advocate named David visits the condemned to confront the truth of their lives—unearthing buried sins, lost hopes, and the choices that will decide their eternal fate.
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🎥 Havana Syndrome - 40:23
Directed by Lisette Alvarez
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For fans of The Diplomat, The X-Files, and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? HAVANA SYNDROME is a groundbreaking new audio drama which follows the story of two siblings pulled unwillingly into the realm of global espionage when their sister goes AWOL from the CIA to track down the source of a mysterious sound which has plagued spies, diplomats, and military officers around the world.
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Block Screening Time: 1:48:54
** The will be a Panel after this block
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1:30pm - Block 9
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🎥 There is Something in my House - 6:15
Directed by Jason Labuda, Anne Laurie Joseph
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A family defends their home from an ancient supernatural entity.
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🎥 Demon Doctor - 20:00
Directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
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Inspired by 90s genre shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, Demon Doctor is an LGBT story about a portly demonologist and a detective who believes in the beyond teaming up to confront the mysteries lurking beneath the surface…
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🎥 Detoxification - 12:25
Directed by Joe Cremer, Herb Cremer
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Blinded by rage, a man sets out on a rampage, killing everybody he blames for the death of his daughter.
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🎥 Wish in One Hand - 6:25
Directed by Cosimo Raffaele Solazzo
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Facing the encroaching effects of an incurable disease, Julia decides to take control of her own destiny.
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🎥 The Clockwork Wizard and the Foundry of Souls Trailer - :58
Directed by Jamie Lockhart
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A unique anthology film mixing fantasy, drama, horror, and animation. Coming in 2026
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🎥 The Monkey Claw - 9:50
Directed by Jamie Lockhart
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A group of bikers infiltrate a bar in search of a magical monkey claw.
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🎥 Tomorrow's Bandits - 8:54
Directed by David Ambrose
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After two rookie criminals recruit a "friend of a friend" for a heist, the three men find themselves stranded, anxiously waiting for their driver to pick them up.
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🎥 The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora - 4:47
Directed by Christopher (Sean) S. Fox (Basinger)
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Just a fox in a fedora going on adventures. Ya know, every day stuff.
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🎥 Best of Fest - 6:00
Directed by Theresa Labreglio
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Dom, Luke and Trish run one of the most important independent film festivals in town (if you ask them). When Dom posts an announcement to the festival's social media, the team has to buckle down and do months worth of work in one night.
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🎥 Moose Highway - 8:24
Directed by Diann Gogerty
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Moose on a Highway is based on a true story of a moose encounter...on a highway. It was conceived over drinks at an awards ceremony at the New Jersey Webfest in 2024. This group of creatives upon hearing the story decided it would be great idea for a podcast. And so it is.
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Block Screening Time: 1:23:58
** There will be a panel after this block with the Filmmakers & Podcasters
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3:30pm: Block 10
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🎥 Weenie Todd: The Demon Hot Dog Guy of Meat Street - 2:11
Directed by Michael Jonathan Gellis
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Poor Todd, doesn’t know what to do now that his wife left him. So he sings about it. And sings and sings.
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🎥 U R Already Dead (Music Video) - 3:00
Directed by Jason Labuda
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This is a music video made in collaboration with Krime Slugs from Baltimore, Maryland.
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🎥 FEAR NOT - 6:01
Directed by Marlena Neal
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Join Bret Lane and The Celebration Choir as they grace our screens with a song from their new EP. They will also perform live right after their music video.
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Block Screening Time: 11:12
** After Screenings, there will be a panel plus a Live Performance.
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4:30pm: Block 11 - “Surviving a Tornada”
A talk and Documentary Teaser by Actor Tray Chaney and Special Guest.
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5pm: Panel B: “Multi-tasking in the Film Industry”
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VIP Panelists include:
Paul Chitlik (Screenwriter, Author, Producer)
Tray Chaney (Actor, Author, Musician)
Reece Odum (Actress, Producer, Director)
Johnny Alonso (Actor, Producer, Musician)
Hosted by Al Sotto, Marlena Neal, and Sabrina Taylor-Smith
The Panelists will talk about the need to venture out into various roles in the film industry, rather than concentrating on just one. How one goes from acting to producing to directing, etc.
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6:30pm: Block 12
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🎥 Re-Vamped With Juliet Landau III - 19:00 (California Podcast)
Directed by Juliet Landau, Deverill Weekes
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RE-VAMPED with Juliet Landau is the First BUFFY Podcast with a cast member as your guide!
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Buffy’s posse was called the Scooby Gang. Juliet’s character Drusilla was also known as Dru. RE-VAMPED co-hosts include “Scooby Dru” with her extremely, singular POV and hijinks, “Sire Rebecca” and “Watcher Dev.”
RE-VAMPED is rife with never-heard-before behind-the-scenes tales, the definitive in-depth interviews with cast & crew, sequential rewatches, what’s new in the BUFFY-verse, the ultimate fan interactions and showcasing NEW content with the beloved characters.
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Filled with belly laughs and poignant emotion, listeners rollick, probe and reflect. RE-VAMPED With Juliet Landau takes the idea of the traditional podcast and evolves it! It’s not only like hanging out with your best friends, but Juliet’s producing what people think of for a weekly TV show or radio show. The team are doing this within the podcast genre.
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🎥 Push - 9:25
Directed by Caris Vujcec
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In this multi-segment Female Filmmaker interview-style docuseries, we celebrate women creators from around the globe. The challenges, the joy and the stories behind the story.
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🎥 Trailer - Los Aspirantes- The Applicants- 1:33
Directed by Kevin Ramos Fernández, María Yolanda Brown Melián
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Fiction comedy set in a disaster recruitment office called Holliwood. All the people there are stereotypes of modern life styles.
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🎥 Line Rider - 24:00
Directed by Simon Intihar
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Like any mad genius, Boštjan ÄŒadež lives life on his own creative terms. Art. Music. Robotics. There’s nothing his mind can’t conquer – except perhaps the legacy of his globally famous, generation-defining video game “Line Rider”…and his tendency to self-destruct.
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🎥 The Cardboard Boating World Championships (teaser trailer) - 1:00
Directed by Sam Frazier, jr.
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The greatest cardboard boaters the world has to offer compete in this 6-part series to determine who is the 1st world champion.
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🎥 The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest of Jefferson County - 9:30
Directed by Sam Frazier, jr.
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Successful and intelligent people from different walks of life compete in a ghost pepper (aka the hottest pepper in the world) contest and unwittingly attempt to break the Guinness Record.
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🎥 Slightly Cracked THE TRILOGY - 14:34
Directed by Jennifer Monk
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Slightly Cracked: The Trilogy reimagines this story across three distinct worlds — each reflecting how society defines and controls female wellness through the ages. In one reality, women are silenced and locked away in Breakher Asylum, where treatment is punishment disguised as care. In another, the futuristic Head to Heath offers limitless compassion through self-care culture, where wellness is commodified and endlessly performed — yet the pressure to be “healed” remains suffocating. Finally, in The Family Dinner, Nadia returns home to a world of holistic podcasts, moon cycles, and empowerment slogans — but does the pressure to be “healed” remain suffocating, or can honesty and connection with her loved ones help her begin to truly heal?
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Block Screening time: 1:19:20
** Panel after Block
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8:30pm: Block 13 - FEATURE FILM BLOCK
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🎥 Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film -
Directed by Cody Faulk and Katie Knotts
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He doesn't know why he was chosen. He only knows that he has returned from the dead to seek vengeance on the officers who murdered his wife.
Features a cast led by Cody Faulk as Thorn Gray/The Crow and Vernon Wells as Mayor Minos. The film also stars former WWE wrestler Mickie James as Tara Dawson, Robert Allen Mukes as Virgil, and Maven Huffman as Dante, and also features Johnny Alonso (Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill) and Paula Black (We Own This City) from Rosemary Street Series!!
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Block Screening time: 2 and a half hours.
** Panel after Block
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Saturday After Party location - James Joyce Pub
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Day 4 - Sunday - april 19th, 2026
10am to 1pm - Filmmaker's Brunch
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Location: Hyatt Place Hotel
511 S Central Ave, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
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11am (During Brunch) - Women's Panel
Hosted by Marlena Neal and Sabrina Taylor-Smith
​** Panelists Coming Soon
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5pm - Awards Ceremony at Bayside Cantina
2809 Boston St. Baltimore, MD 21224
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** Party Bus will meet at both hotels starting at 4pm. Please keep up with us on our Whatapp Channel for exact times and details.
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Music by Johnny Alonso and Callum starts at 5:30
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Taco Bar by Bayside Cantina starts at 6pm
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Awards Start at 7pm
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** For the LIVE Broadcast of our Awards - please see our social media accounts.
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