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Annapolis Film Festival 2025 Slate Announcement:

Discover the power of storytelling at the 2025 Annapolis Film Festival & Annapolis Film Society, presented by the Brian & Patricia Giese Foundation, where culture, community, and creativity converge in the heart of Maryland's historic capital. See Oscar winners and Sundance favorites!

The Opening Night evening will begin with a red carpet featuring filmmaker guests at 6:30 PM and culminate with an after-party beginning at 9:30 PM with a live band, a fusion menu from The Palate Pleasers and more. Opening Night Ticket Holders and Festival Pass Holders (limited quantity available). For four exciting days, festival-goers are treated to a curated selection of over 70+ films, including hot new releases, groundbreaking indie narratives, compelling documentaries, and bold shorts programs that challenge conventions and ignite dialogue. From established filmmakers to fresh new talent, this festival champions stories that resonate across generations, genres, and cultures.

The Annapolis Film Festival is proud to announce this year's slate:
(Additional films may be added)

FEATURE FILMS:

76 Days Adrift
(directed by Joe Wein)

Bad Shabbos
(directed by Daniel Robbins)

Been Here Stay Here
(directed by David Usui)

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
(directed by Jill Campbell)

Checkpoint Zoo
(directed by Joshua Zeman)

Lilly
(directed by Rachel Feldman)

Looking Up
(directed by Elena Neuman)

Love, Danielle
(directed by Marianna Palka)

Magic Hour
(directed by Jacqueline Christy)

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
(directed by Shoshannah Stern)

Midas Man
(directed by Joe Stephenson)

Mistress Dispeller
(directed by Elizabeth Lo)

Moses 13 Steps
(directed by Michael Wech)

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
(directed by Elegance Bratton)

Never Alone
(directed by Klaus Härö)

One to One: John & Yoko
(directed by Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards)

Rule Breakers
(directed by Bill Guttentag)

Sally
(directed by Cristina Costantini)

Sheepdog
(directed by Steven Grayhm)

Space Cowboy
(directed by Bryce Leavitt, Marah Strauch)

SPEAK.
(directed by Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman)

The Ballad of Wallis Island
(directed by James Griffiths)

The King of Kings
(directed by Seong-ho Jang)

The Marching Band
(directed by Emmanuel Courcol)

The Moon is Upside Down
(directed by Loren Taylor)

The Secret of Me
(directed by Grace Hughes-Hallett)

The Summer Book
(directed by Charlie McDowell)

The Threesome
(directed by Chad Hartigan)

What's Next
(directed by Taylor Taglianetti)

SHORT FILMS:

26,000 Days
(directed by Henry Charles Behel)

Azi
(directed by Montana Mann)

Back to the Sky
(directed by Amin El Siwi)

Beauty Queens
(directed by Eva Chaitman)

Bolour
(directed by Helia Behrooz)

Bowling, Alone
(directed by Casey Baum)

Broad Daylight
(directed by Alex Goldberg)

Broken Flight
(directed by Erika Valenciana, Mitchell Wenkus)

Buscando Alma
(directed by Melissa Fisher)

Complications
(directed by Ivar Aase)

Don't Bring Empanadas
(directed by Salvatore Sutera)

Failure to Prepare
(directed by Juda Goldstein)

Favourites
(directed by Nick Russell)

Finger Food
(directed by Jacob Dudman)

Fire F*cking Fire
(directed by Julia Eringer, Rachel Paulson)

Georgie
(directed by Jennie Butler)

Gratuity Not Included
(directed by Odin Bercu, Campbell Beattie)

Hiding Place
(directed by Jared Meyer)

How Did I Get Here
(directed by Kate Hamilton)

I'm Not a Robot
(directed by Victoria Warmerdam)

Invasion '53
(directed by Danielle Weinberg)

Jane Austen's Period Drama
(directed by Julia Aks, Steve Pinder)

Listen With Your Eyes
(directed by Sam Von Hagen)

Le Parrot
(directed by Rachael Sonnenberg)

Little Thief
(directed by Jason Hogan)

LoserDate Premium
(directed by Ethan Hislop)

Medicine
(directed by William Amos McKegg)

Out for Delivery
(directed by Chelsea Christer)

Portland is the New Portland
(directed by Christopher Scamurra)

PREVIEW
(directed by Quinlan Orear)

Princeton's In the Mix
(directed by Jonathan DiMaio)

Reservations
(directed by Ivar Aase)

Sandra
(directed by Jannah Levy, Jen Chuck)

Scratch-Off
(directed by Tara E. Sheffer)

SOKRANIA '59
(directed by Abdallah Alkhatib)

Squeegee Boy
(directed by Chung-Wei Huang)

Ten Times Better
(directed by Jennifer Lin)

The Bride's Curse
(directed by Alex Kavutskiy, Jerzy Rose)

The Folly of Paris, or, The Original Snub
(directed by Laura Lionetta)

The Ghost
(directed by Allyson Morgan)

The Magic Ticket
(directed by Yelena V. Krivosheyeva)

This is Not a Climate Film
(directed by Hana M. Beach)

Unspoken
(directed by Damian Walshe-Howling)

View from the Floor
(directed by Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind)

Wabi-Sabi
(directed by Josephine Green Zhang)

When the Smoke Clears
(directed by Misha Kaurin Kapany Schwarz, Maarya Asad Zafar)

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