2026 HUDSON VALLEY FILM FEST
We proudly support independent filmmaking and the local arts scene.
The HVFF seeks to unite community and celebrates all that is indie.
TUESDAY 8/18/26
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Sticky Notes
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Finger Bang!
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Diane De Niro
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Death of a Lovebug
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Confident
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Trash Day
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I Wish I Had Hands
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Funemployed - Gator Boys
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Implied Motion
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I Drive 25
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"It's Personal"
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A Fleeting Fugue
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10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
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But I'm Your Brother
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I Am Late!
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The Rift
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Melon Skin
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Sideblinded
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Safety
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Don't Take This The Wrong Way
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Grace Again
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Buddy Burger
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Last Night
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St. Vincent
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Vowels
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The Woodsman
WEDNESDAY 8/19/26
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Purgatory
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True Stories
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Nun's Beach
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Gold Hands
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Fish Eagles Of Madagascar
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Breakup On Wheels
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Fender Bender
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Ingrato Sureńo Invasor
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Raised Elbows
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Visionaries
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Fools of Nature
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10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
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Year of the Catfish
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Family Obscura
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Morning Vigil
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Commuting
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Sunrise in Person
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Lo Squardo
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Hooch
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Blunt Civility
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Patty Cake
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The Screaming Multitudes "Well Henry"
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Venusian Roulette
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This is Us
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Heaven's Escape
THURSDAY 8/20/26
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There's a Ray
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Desert Ed
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Anacortes, WA
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Paloma Dreams
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Conference of the Birds
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Secondes Non Dites
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Action Dog
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Clowning Around
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Old Fantasy
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Purgatory "The Mystery Lights"
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Four Days of Exams
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The Fates and the Holly King
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Leaf Peeper
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Home
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10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
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Cracked
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CVNT
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Monkeyshine!
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Blue, Like Green
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Harold and Maggie
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Crima
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Pizza Cutter
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The Wanderer
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The Forgotten Grate
Film Details
Tuesday, Part 1
Director: Natty Buff
Sticky Notes
A music video for the band '71 Super Creep for the song "Monsterlou" off of the EP A Night at the Drive In. Recorded at Nada Studios by John Naclerio. A Gratuitous Film Production.
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Director: Jonathan Oliver Stone
FINGER BANG!
After discovering the ability to shoot from his finger tips through a finger gun motion, Chris goes out to use his abilities to look as cool as possible, while also saving people I guess. When he finds out about the Evil Banana Shooter Robber, he uses the opportunity to challenge him!
Genre: Satire/Comedy/Action
Run Time: 6:32
City: Monroe, NY
Cast: Max Szpiro, Grace McCarthy, Colin Kirkpatrick, Pacey Mahar
Producer: Jonathon Oliver Stone
Cinematographer: Hunter Bruce
Writer: Jonathon Oliver Stone
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Music: N/A
Director: Laura Ornella
Diane De Niro
After failing to be seen for a big toe audition, all hope is lost for Diane — until inspiration strikes, and she opts to change her last name to a famous celebrity's. As opportunities roll in, Diane struggles to keep her charade alive, amidst her roommate's rise to stardom.
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 15:42
City: Beacon, NY
Cast: Laura Ornella, Noa Graham, Erica Diederich, Tessa Katherine Carnes Coleman, Erica Diederich Casting, Tiffany Springle, Brandy Burre, Colin Conrad , Carole Penner, Sanyamita Shrestha, David Björklund , Claire Nelson, Barry Nelson, Colin Conrad
Producer: Virgo/Virago Productions in partnership with Besties Make Movies Associate Producers: Erica Diederich and Tiffany Springle Assistant Director: Katherine Carnes Coleman
Cinemaphotographer: Alec Cohen
Writer: Laura Ornella
Editor: Maria Fernanda Flores
Music: John Jagos
Director: Shannon Miller
Death of a Lovebug: The Trailer
When Ladybug's long term boyfriend changes from Caterpillar to Butterfly, he abruptly breaks her heart, forcing Ladybug to rebuild the life she had previously centered around him. Stop motion intertwined with 2D animated characters.
Genre: Animation
Run Time: 1:00
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Cast: Karenna Foley, Shannon Hobby, Michael Malconian
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Writer: Shannon Miller
Music: Vivian Nguyen
Director: Jane Walsh
Confident
Two sisters embark on similar first dates, with very different outcomes.
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 5:13
City: Poughkeepsie, NY
Cast: Sarah Rubio, Gene Soo, Dara Weinstein, Jack Michael Wright
Producer: Caitlyn Letterii, Jane Walsh, Dara Weinstein, & Sourless Pictures
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Writer: Caitlyn Letterii & Dara Weinsteib
Editor: JT Tsuchiya
Music: “DYWKMON” Written by Alex Gomez, Lydia Eberling, & Siena Moran. Performed by Double Standard
Director: Cole Smith
Trash Day
Two college custodians must empty every trash can on campus in time to get to an Indian buffet before they close.
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 14:38
City: Poughkeepsie, NY
Cast: Miguel Gomez-Lara, Sam Rebuelta-Sanchez
Producer: Madeleine Case
Cinemaphotographer: Jae Young Nigalye
Writer: Cole Smith
Editor: Cole Smith, Jae Young Nigalye
Music: Riley Scott, Jolyn Prescott
Director: Milo Nelson
I Wish I Had Hands
Wouldn't it be great to have hands!
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Director: Michael McGoldrick and Marcello Laudato
Funemployed
Devin and Preston are tasked with luring an alligator out of their new client’s pool.
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Run Time: 5:07
City: Hudson Valley
Cast: Marcello Laudato, Michael McGoldrick, Hayley Nelson, Matthew Nunez
Producer: Michael McGoldrick
Writer: Michael McGoldrick
Editor: Michael McGoldrick
Music: Eddie EWI, Haden Herbert, Michael Picher, Patrick Tracy
Director: Chris May
Implied Motion
Implied Motion is a documentary about Daniel Carello, an artist and unicyclist. It looks into his past and toward his future as he finds balance in art, family, and the lines that connect it all.
Genre: Chris May
Run Time: 15:09
City: Wassaic
Cast: Daniel Carello
Director of Photography: Chris May
Writer: Chris May
Music: Max Gude
Director: Kurt Roland Blake
I Drive 25
A man and his car drive slowly and defiantly through a fast-paced world.
Genre: Music video
Run time: 2:05
City: Rock Tavern New York
Cast: Jimmy Galante, Kurt Roland Blake
Producer: Kurt Roland Blake
Director of Photography: Daniel Petrilak
Writer: Kurt Roland Blake
Editor: Kurt Roland Blake
Music: Rolando Magic
Director: Mike Pirillo
"It's Personal"
A disgruntled criminal seeks vengeance on a man from his past.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Run Time: 15:00
City: Newburgh, NY
Cast: Damien Hughes, Matt Arbolino
Producer: Mikee Pirillo, Spencer Conti, and Damien Hughes
Cinematographer: Mike Pirillo/ Ronnie Forman
Writer: Mike Pirillo
Editor: Mike Pirillo
Music: Mike Nevin
Director: Devon Reed
A Fleeting Fugue
A songwriter desperately tries to hold on to a new melody as they navigate through the sounds of the big city.
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 4:11
City: NYC
Cast: Edward Barbini, Michael Castro, Rohan Butani, Becca Erdenebulgan, Elisabeth O'Neill, Nicholas Patrella
Producer: Devon Reed
Director of Photography: Kevin Parada
Writer: Devon Reed
Editor: Devon Reed
Music: The Dirty Mops
Intermission
Tuesday, Part 2
Director: Noah Morse
But I'm Your Brother
n a small town in Montana, Simon struggles under the pressure of working in his family’s grocery store under the management of his younger brother, Dev.
Genre: Family Drama
Run Time: 14:52
Cast: Mark Blane, Jeremy Roth-Rose
City: Clyde Park, MT via Los Angeles
Producer: Jake Rotger, Dylan Trupiano, Aaron Murtagh, Jeri Rafter
Cinemaphotographer: Cece Chan
Writer: Noah Morse
Editor: William Lancaster
Music: Robert Burger, Mia Riggins
Director: Talia Frank-Stempel, Annie Martino
I Am Late!
When two friends find themselves running late to the same destination, their separate paths through New York City unfold into a vibrant portrait of the unexpected people, places, and chance encounters that shape their journeys.
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 9:27
City: NYC
Cast: Talia Frank-Stempel, Annie Martino
Producer: Talia Frank-Stempel, Annie Martino
Cinematographer: Morgan Hadley
Writer: Talia Frank-Stempel, Annie Martino
Editor: Joe Zappulla
Music: : N?A
Director: Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Narciscus
The Rift
A group of adventurers finish a history changing mission but lose a member during the process. They are now tasked with a decision to either go back and save him or to move on.
Genre: Sci-fi
Run Time: 5:25
City: Beacon via Warwick, NY
Cast: Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Mary Akinmola, Jared Michael, Ellis Richardson Jr, Elgin Ravenell
Producer: Narciscus
Direct;or of Photography: Narciscus
Writer: Narciscus & Jasmine Aiyana Garvin
Music: Epidemic Sound
Director: Serena Ladouceur
Melon Skin
When an iconic fashion designer becomes insecure about her skin, how will her creative partner help drag her back to a place of confidence? Melon Skin explores the space in between embracing bodily differences and feeling shame and insecurities for bodily differences. This 2D animated story portrays an everchanging part of the human experience while being a display of femininity
Genre: Animation
Run Time: 2:37
City: NYC vis Conn.
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Director:Tony John Carpinelli
Sideblinded
After a significantly intense incident involving alcohol, a young man must learn to find peace from outside the bottle.
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Run Time: 13:34
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Cast: Angelo Acevedo, Daniel McConnell
Producer: Anthony Terracciano, Tony John Carpinelli
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Director: Beatrix Herriott O'Gorman, Jack Warren
Safety
Music video for the song 'Safety' by the band The Amniotics
Genre: Music video
Run Time: 3:29
City: Ireland
Cast: N/A
Producer: N/A
Cinemaphotographer: Beatrix Herriott O'Gorman
Editor: Jack Warren
Music: : The Amniotics
Director: Rachel Handler, Crystal Arnette
DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY
Beaten down by constant ableist microaggressions and a devastating breakup, Darcy begins to unravel.
Genre:Thriller
Run Time: 5:52
City: Beacon, NY
Cast: Rachel Handler, Twinkle Burke, Lorena Monagas, Dean Temple, Kit Colbourn, Francis Pace-Nunez
Producer: Rachel Handler, Tara Latorre
Cinemaphotographer: Robert Featherstone
Writer: Rachel Handler
Editor: Crystal Arnette
Music: : Julian Blackmore
Director: Nathan Barbour
Grace Again
A troubled college freshman desperate for a new beginning, discovers a seductive and chaotic world of strange friendships and late-night parties—only to find herself caught in a spiral of surreal visions and violence that threaten to consume her.
Genre: Thriller
Run Time: 15:33
City: Oswego
Cast: Jessi Phillippe, Mallie Rae
Producer: Jessi Phillippe, Dylan Verde, Nathan Barbour
Director of Photography: Noah Manglapus
Writer: Nathan Barbour
Editor: Nathan Barbour
Music: Andrew Rockefeller, Brian Maguda, The Anti-Bodies
Director: Bill Ludlum
Buddy Burger
A man is poisoned by advertising, fast food and social media.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 4:12
City: Ossining NY
Cast: eland Morris, Mason Russo
Producer: Bill Ludlum
Director of Photography: Bill Ludlum
Writer: Bill Ludlum
Editor: Bill Ludlum
Music: Izzy Ponte
Director: Will Fox, Harrison Bardel
Last Hunt
This hunter and journeyed to far into nature...
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Director: Edmund McCarthy
St. Vincent
After staying the night at an old nunnery, a man loses track of where he is, as fast as his grip on reality. Trapped in an endless, ever changing maze-like dimension of long white hallways and infinite open doors, he searches for an exit in isolation. Although he is not as alone as he thinks.
Genre: Horror, Surreal
Run Time: 4:00
City: LBI, NJ via Warwick, NY
Cast: Michael McCarthy, Sarah Martin, Maureen McCarthy, Tommy Martin, Ally Dwyer, Eileen McCarthy
Producer: Edmund McCarthy
Director of Photography: Edmund McCarthy
Writer: Edmund McCarthy
Editor: Edmund McCarthy
Music: N/A
Director: Rafael De Leon Jr.
Vowels
Ava needs to record a self-tape but her speech impediment keeps getting in the way.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 5:26
City: Bronx, NY
Cast: Alexa Smith, Sunny Makwana, Chelsea Carpenter
Producer: Rafael De Leon Jr.
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Writer: Rafael De Leon Jr.
Editor: Rafael De Leon Jr.
Music: Rafael De Leon Jr.
Director:Emily Rusinko
The Woodsman
In the deep wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains, a skilled woodsman loses touch with reality. The Woodsman depicts in claymation what happens when nature claims the mind of a man.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 3:32
City: Oswego, NY
Cast: Sean Campbell
Producer: Amy Shore
Director of Photography: Emily Rusinko
Writer: Julien DeBiase
Editor: Emily Rusinko
Music: N/A
Wednesday, Part 1
Director: Breezy Corker
illustrabamus
A short, experimental film that utilizes mixed-media to explore the concept of growth and developing maturity: especially of that in young-adults.
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Run time: 3:20
City: Rochester, NY
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Music Composer: Mario Brown
Director: Jaime Schwarz
The Sandwich Line
The Sandwich Line: A young woman whose given up on finding love stumbles upon a magical sandwich line where every time she buys a sandwich, she gets a date.
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run Time: 12:00
City: NYC
Cast: Jaime Schwarz, Tessa Albertson, Kaya Rosenthal, Jane Park
Cinemaphotographer: Terrence Hayes
Writer: Jaime Schwarz
Producer: Jeremy Jacobowitz, Christina Leonardi, Talia Light Rake, Jaime Schwarz
Editor: Kate Pedatella
Music: : Alexander Arntzen
Director: Fei Yu
Statue of Liberty
Little Kiki has always holds a dream about the Statue of Liberty, but it drifts near and far, real and unreal..
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 8:12
City: NYC
Cast: CHLOE KUO & Milo Uhrmacher
Producer: Jasmine Zhang
Cinemaphotographer: Jack Foster, Natalia ten Wolde
Writer: Fei Yu
Editor: Fei Yu
Music: :
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This Hate Hurts
Music video of Pinc Louds’ third single from their upcoming album You Can’t Eat the Moon and Be a Werewolf Too.
Genre: Music video
Run Time: 4:09
City: New York City
Producer: Christian Huguenot
Cinemaphotographer: Christian Huguenot
Writer: Christian Huguenot
Editor: Christian Huguenot
Music: : Pinc Louds
Director: Lena Kaminsky
Last Hope
Douglas a well-meaning rule breaker gets a second shot to return home.
Genre: Dramedy
Run Time: 9:57
City: Hudson, NY via NYC
Cast: Patrick Kerr, Marcia DeBonis
Producer: Eva Kaminsky, Lena Kaminsky
Cinemaphotographer: Nada Stjepanovic
Writer: Lena Kaminsky
Editor: Zack Boger
Music: Andrea Wittgens (composer), Sgt. Splendor (featured)
Director: Searit Kahsay Huluf
Bark
After a breakup, an obsessive woman steals her ex’s dog in a desperate attempt to reconnect. Bark twists love, revenge, and grief into a visually striking exploration of emotional chaos.
Genre: Dark Comedy, Animation
Run Time: 16:35
City: Los Angeles
Cast: Jennifer Sherer, Alfonso Caballero, Monica Potter
Producer: Jennifer Sherer
Director of Photography: Joshua Ladd
Writer: Tristen Tarp
Editor: Lindsay Armstrong
Music: : Jon Ong
Director: Ryan George Kittleman
Beefy: Portrait of a Lake Monster
Beefy isn’t the world’s most famous lake monster. In fact, he’s not famous at all, but one man hopes to change that.
Genre: Animation
Run Time: 5:40
City: Richmond, CA
Cast: Tim Stephenson, Frank Gerard
Producer: Half A Library
Director Of Photography: Roger Grange
Writer: Ryan George Kittleman
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Music: : Franco Beceiro
Director: Friday Anderson, Kylee C. Roberts
Winner: Best Actor Award
I'M SO SORRY BABY
Mars, a black and trans person, experiments with their nonbinary identity within a monogamous, "straight", relationship. In the devastation of heartbreak, they see themself in the mirror for the first time.
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Run Time: 22:00
City: Brooklyn
Cast: Si Boudoin, Caleb Eberhardt, Miles Nelson, Patrick Johnson, Amamah Sadar
Producer: Kylee C Roberts, Jules Rach, Terran Scott, Richie Greene
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Writer: Friday Anderson, Si Boudoin
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Director: Luke Kreger
The Print in the Woods
A cryptozoology enthusiast stumbles upon a mysterious footprint in the woods and sets off to hunt the elusive creature that left it.
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 11:56
City: Oakland, CA
Cast: David Brown, Skinner, Travis Wesley
Producer: Sam Hyatt
Cinemaphotographer: Brian Lee
Writer: Luke Kreger
Editor: Luke Kreger
Music: Marcus Leitner
Director: Alex Spott
There's No Crying in Baseball
A young girl bowling league is greatly underestimated by their older male rivals.
Genre: Music Video, Comedy
Run Time: 3:00
City: Brooklyn
Cast: Krystal Grow, Naomi Scott, Indigo Vorrasi,
Polly Juergens, Riley Abato, Saige Fairweather, Brett Keyser, Jeremy Burrell, Mike Vorrasi, T. Martin Higgins
Producer: Jared Leong, Tomo Hiratsuka
Cinemaphotographer: Olaa Olabi
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Editor: Jenna Yonker
Music: : Basic Bitches
Wednesday, Part 2
Director: V. Leigh
Holy Moly Meteorite!
A meteorite is headed to earth and Patty and Bobby are on their first (and last) official date. What could go wrong?
Genre: Sci-fi/Comedy
Run Time: 2:58
City: Los Angeles via Pleasant Valley, NY
Cast: Ava DeVoe, Yony Marian
Producer: Dana DeVoe, Kacie Newport
Director of Photography: Omri Marian
Writer: V. Leigh
Editor: Kacie Newport
Music: Michael R. Newport
Director: Danielle Goldwert
waterlogged
A climate scholar grapples with surreal environmental disasters, as his personal despair merges with the broader human crisis.
Genre: Animation
Run Time: 6:09
City: NYC
Cast:
Producer: Alex Berenfeld
Cinemaphotographer: Danielle Goldwert
Writer: Danielle Goldwert
Editor: Danielle Goldwert
Music: Isaac Diskin
Director: Joey Rizzolo
Hot Idiot
Two office besties deconstruct a date with an unexpectedly eligible suitor.
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 10:58
City: NYC/CT via Beacon, NY
Cast: Rachel Caplan, Katharine Chin, Christopher F Costa, Matthew DeCapua
Producer: Katharine Chin
Cinemaphotographer: Alba Robledo Diaz
Writer: Katharine Chin
Editor: Emily Chao
Music: Olivia Robledo Diazsic
Director: Ria May
What Makes Us Girls
What Makes Us Girls follows 17-year-old Arlo as she struggles to act as a role model to her little sister, Millie, while rebelling against the pair’s boy crazy mom.
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 15:00
City: Boston
Cast: Isabel Couceiro, Rose Mallick, Marybeth Paul, Felipe Albors
Producer: Lydia Evans
Cinemaphotographer: Tristan Womach
Writer: Ria May
Editor: Ash Costa
Music: Emory Smith
Director: Joshua Guillaume
Limbo
Under the eye of surveillance, an uninsured convenience store worker experiences chest pains, setting her scrambling through a healthcare obstacle course, and gambling on drastic measures she hopes will save her life.
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
Run Time: 11:00
City: Kansas City, MO
Cast: Mary L Wilkens, Nicole Hall, Shardae "Sean" Crabtree, Ric Averill, Jamie Morrow, Josh Guillaume
Producer: Amber Sammet
Cinemaphotographer: Christopher C. Commons
Editor: Josh Guillaume
Writer: Josh Guillaume
Music: Alkis Livathinos
Director: Jacklyn Brickman, Sharon Gill
Speculative Speciation: Passenger Pigeon
Since the 1600s, over 160 bird species have gone extinct—each a loss of life and potential. Speculative Speciation uses AI to imagine the birds that might have evolved from these vanished species.
Genre: Experimental
Run Time: 5:29
City: Kalamazoo
Cast: N/A
Producer: N/A
Cinemaphotographer: N/A
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Music: : N/A
Director: Ryan Patrick Kelley
RUNNING OZ
With Ozwald's last breath, a secret is shattered, leaving Kaycanne to fend for her life..
Genre: Animation, Experimental, Video Art
Run Time: 7:02
Cast: Charrell Mack, Benjamin Paul Birmingham
Producer: Ryan Patrick Kelley
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Writer: Ryan Patrick Kelley
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Director: Tate Cozza
Christmas Guts
On a quiet Christmas Eve, Joe, a rugged loner, receives an unexpected gift: a tin of festive cookies. The holiday spirit turns deadly when one bite unleashes a horrifying transformation.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 6:00
City: Chatham, NY
Cast: Tate Cozza
Producer: TCtheRipper
Cinemaphotographer: Tate Cozza
Writer: Tate Cozza
Editor: Tate Cozza
Music: Oh Christmas Tree - EdoKey
Director: Noah Manglapus
LIVE.com
Late at night, two girls discover a voyeuristic website with horrifying consequences.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Run Time: 10:09
City: Oswego
Cast: Mallie Rae, Camila Rodriguez, Sean Hurley
Producer: Antonina Manglapus
Cinemaphotographer: Emmet Jenson
Writer: Noah Manglapus
Editor: Noah Manglapus
Music: : Siamese Goldfish
Director: Frank Theodore
Winner: Small But Mighty
Collision
When Jonathan confesses to his best friend Isaac that he may have killed someone in a hit-and-run, Isaac's world is turned upside down.
Genre:
Run Time: 10:52
City: New Windsor, NY
Cast: Connor Bond, Gabriel Pages
Producer: HUDSY
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Writer: Frank Theodore
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Music: :
Thursday, Part 1
Director: Shannon R Miller, Gianna Bravaco
Winner: Nectar of The Projector Award
Breaking Pointe
A ballerina stuck to a music box dreams of breaking free.
Genre: N/A
Run Time: 1:17
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Writer: Shannon R Miller, Gianna Bravaco
Editing & Animation: N/A
Music: : N/A
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Winner: Firefly Freakout Award
Too Short To Slug Film Festival
Left by their mother to fend for themselves, two siblings in Iowa learn to live by their own code, until a choice becomes a secret that tests their trust in each other.
Genre: N/A
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Director: Ethan Knecht
Discarded T-Shirts
A comedic essay film that parallels the search for love with sorting through a closet of old shirts—each representing past identities and relationships. As the protagonist sifts through them, they confront what to keep and what to leave behind.
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Run Time: 9:54
City: Pleasantville, NY
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Writer: Ethan Knecht
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Music: : N/A
Director: Sarah Lasley
Climate Control
A director making a documentary about the perils of fossil fuel extraction is consistently subverted by an AI agent that wants to tell a generic love story.
Genre: Experimental
Run Time: 15:00
City: Arcata, CA
Cast: Hannah Huber, Branden Brown, Andres Barajas, and Sarah Lasley
Producer: Nicola Waugh
Cinematographer: Tava Lawrence, Hannah Huber, Wren Kosinski, Bella Boljonis
Writer: Sarah Lasley
Editor: Sarah Lasley
Music: Christian Ruggiero, Yannis Panos
Director:
Apple Crumble
Apple crumble from Pinc Louds.
Genre: Music video
Run Time: 2:25
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Producer: N/A
Director of Photography: N/A
Writer: N/A
Editing & Animation: N/A
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Director: Max C Tullio
All Beauty Queens Have Broken Bones
Marlo believes God wants her to win Miss Teen Indiana—by breaking her legs for the pity vote. Her sister Rose, a heavy drinker, is skeptical but increasingly unsure of what to believe.
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Run Time: 7:36
Cast: Betsey Brown, Gigi Grace,
Producer: Imani Nyla Cook-Gist, Courtney DeVita, Aureole Ribes
Cinem
Writer: Madeline Cash, Max C Tullio
Editor: Anna La Roche
Music: : Derek Zeoli
Director: Andrew Motte
Tarantula Land
A Texas brown tarantula navigates its changing landscape through touch and vibration in the grasslands of southern Colorado.
Genre: Experimental documentary
Run Time: 3:18
City: La Junta, CO via Bozeman, MT.
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Cinematographer: Andrew Motte
Writer: N/A
Editor: Andrew Motte
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Director: Pierre Guillet
SoulTron the traveler: An intergalactic being arrives on planet Earth.
Genre: Experimental/Sci-Fi
Run Time: 11:43
City: NYC
Cast: Soultron the traveler
Producer: Michael Cuomo, Pierre Guillet
Director of Photography: Pierre Guillet
Writer: Based on a character created by Michael Cuomo
Editing & Animation:
Music: : Michael Cuomo
Director: Filippo Di Franco
Everything In This World Is Exactly What It Is
As her memories begin to fade, a woman in the autumn of her life spends her days with a teenage girl, whose profound presence forces her to confront her memories and, ultimately, her sense of self.
Genre: Drama
Run Time: 14:00
City: Elizaville, NY/Filmmaker from Brazil
Cast: Barbara Suter and Carola Di Franco
Producer: Miles Cohen
Cinematographer: Chloe Smith
Writer: Filippo Di Franco
Editor: Miles Cohen
Music: : Avelino Jorge
Director: Danielle Nicole
The Greenhouse
In The Greenhouse, a woman’s relationship takes a dark turn when she goes to her plants for... comfort. What blooms next is part love story, part revenge fantasy, and entirely uninhibited.
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Run Time: 4:55
City: Los Angeles (CalArts) via San Antiono, TX
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Director: Elle Rinaldi
Sister in Red
On her first solo road trip, a young woman hears a chilling sound in her motel room and must choose: face her fear alone, or trust an eccentric ex-circus star with a strange, otherworldly explanation.
Genre: Horror/Fantasy
Run Time: 14:16
City: Nyack, NY via Durham, CT.
Cast: Geffen Aviva, Maude Mitchell
Executive Producers: Roya Alidjani, Ana Fangayen; Producers: Ana Fangayen, Allegra Licci
Cinematographer: Kyra Isabella Chen
Writer: Elle Rinaldi
Editor: Victoria Barbarito, Payton McCarty-Simas
Music: : Victoria Barbarito, Payton McCarty-Simas
Director: Kevin V. Doan
LAST BREATH ON EARTH
Clara embraces thoughts of spirituality, the afterlife, and loneliness in the aftermath of her mother’s death.
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Run Time: 3:30
City: NYC
Cast: Lynn Kim Do
Producer: Devon Tayman
Director of Photography: Jake Vriezelaar
Writer: Kevin V. Doan
Music: :
Intermission
Thursday, Part 2
Director: Alisa Stern, Scott Ampleford
VHX
A collection of home movies languish on a shelf, longing to be watched again. Little do they know, there's a fate far worse than being forgotten.
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Run Time: 4:54
City: Brooklyn, NY & Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Cast: Erin Natal, Scott Ampleford, Henry Thompson
Producer: Alisa Stern, Scott Ampleford
Director of Photography: Alisa Stern
Writer: Alisa Stern, Scott Ampleford
Editing: Alisa Stern
Music: Scott Ampleford
Directors: Dante Russo, Marjorie Lewit
OH, DEER
When a couple's explosive argument is interrupted by a tragic accident, the night takes a turn they never saw coming.
Genre: Dark comedy
Run Time: 3:00
City: Wallkill, NY
Cast: Artem Agafonov, Jessie Zarrelli
Producer: Marjorie Lewit, Dante Russo, Tara Latorre
Director of Photography: Christopher Orrico
Writer: Marjorie Lewit and Dante Russo
Editor: Marjorie Lewit
Director: Lees Duggan
chimera
A child is transformed into a chimera and must learn how to use their new body while navigating a strange world.
Genre:
Run Time: 9:42
Cast: Sophia Shaw
Producer:
Director of Photography: N/A
Writer: Lees Duggan
Editing:
Composer: Bruno Medeiros
Director: Priscilla Zanni Bertran
Cast & Brew
Disaster brews on a chaotic film set when a worldwide coffee collapse leaves the diva lead actor in a frenzy, because apparently, the scene can wait, but his coffee can’t.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Run Time: 9:54
City: Made in Spain (Shot in California)
Cast: Jackie Shearn, George Vagujhelyi, Luca Antonio, Caitrin Walsh, Chayanika Baishya, Rakhir Bharat, Dorna Baghaeiamri, Alex Hernandez, Amanda Kang
Producer: Priscilla Zanni
Director of Photography: Salman Alam Khan
Writer: Priscilla Zanni
Editor: Priscilla Zanni
Music: : Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons "Winter"
Director: Greta Guthrie, Jacob Lazarow
Winner: Best of Fest Award
Housewife
When a woman accidentally cuts herself on her forgotten dollhouse, she’ll unwittingly awaken Housewife, a primordial monster with strange ideas about how to care for her children.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 4:34
City: Shot in Guilford, CT-from Brooklyn, NY
Cast: Shannon Collis, Colleen Grate, Miranda Parkin, Andrei Dolezal
Producer: Andrei Dolezal, Greta Guthrie, Jake Lazarow, James Russin, Miranda Parkin, Shannon Collis
Director of Photography: James Russin
Writer: Greta Guthrie & Jake Lazarow
Editor: Nick Sivak
Music: Greta Guthrie
Director: Kevin Ralston
The Warmest Color is Blue
Rebecca comes home from work one day to find her TV is missing. Detective JW Bond arrives on the scene to find out what happened to Rebecca’s TV. Together, they find more than what they bargained for.
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Run Time: 5:53
City: NYC
Cast: Shan Fahey & Ian Faria
Producer: Kevin Ralston, Joe Carleton
Director of Photography: Kevin Ralston
Writer: Kevin Ralston
Editing: Kevin Ralston
Music:
Directed by Anne Hickey
Mama Doom – Morning Son
Mama Doom in collaboration with Gratuitous Productions created a video for the song Morning Son off of the upcoming album "Eminent Womb".
Genre: Music video
Run Time: 2:55
City: Chester, NY
Cast: Heather Salamone, Anne Hickey, Chuck Salamone, Ryan Doty, Gina Cimeno, Cheyenne Cole, Krystal Ancona
Producer: Anne Hickey,
Director of Photography: N/A
Writer: Anne Hickey, David Mayer, Chuck Salamone, Heather Salamone,
Editing & Animation: N/A
Director: Catya Plate
Las Nogas
Five hundred years from now, Earth is a dry wasteland. Doctor Alma, a brilliant Vulkeet (half parakeet, half vulture) on a Vespa, must cure the strange, lovable Homeys—humanity’s last hope to bring back the rain.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Dramedy, Stop-motion Animation
Run Time: 19:32
City: Brooklyn
Cast: Misty Lee, Phil Miler, Clarissa Jacobson, Alessandra Levy, John McBride
Producer: Catya Plate
Director of Photography: Catya Plate
Writer: Catya Plate
Editing: Todd Aven
Music: : Antoni Mairata
Director: Nicholas Marchetti
Winner: Dare To Be An Artist Award
The Fencer
Gabbie, a rising star in fencing, has been shaped by years of training under her relentless father and coach, Enzo. But after a critical injury, she must choose between protecting her future—or chasing the legacy he never achieved.
Genre:
Run Time: 13:30
City: NYC
Cast: Bear D'Angelo, Ray Abruzzo
Producer: Angela Wong Carbone, George N. Makrinos, Alanah Rafferty
Writer: Nicholas Marchetti
Director of Photography: Emily Kordovich
Director: Sally Eckhoff
Harpo's Blues
A tribute to the singer Phoebe Snow
Genre: N/A
Run Time: 6:33
City: Stuyvesant Falls, NY
Cast: Sally Eckhoff
Producer: Sally Eckhoff
Director of Photography: N/A
Writer: Sally Eckhoff
Editing N/A
Music: : N/A
Director: Allegra Leguizamo
Flash Warning
A young woman must learn to trust her gut after an unsettling incident with her boyfriend's father sends her into a spiral of self-doubt and confusion.
Genre: Thriller
Run Time: 9:24
City: Rosendale via NYC
Cast: Allegra Leguizamo, August Blanco, Alex Veadov, Jenny Maguire
Producer: Monica Greig, Katie Song, Louisa Oreskes
Director of Photography: Sharon Pulwer
Writer: Allegra Leguizamo
Editor: Simone Woronoff
Music: BLKMKT
You would be hard pressed to find a festival that shows more passion and support towards their filmmakers. I've exhibited films through HVFF for the past three years, and each time the organizers have shown an incredible degree of consideration in communicating with me and promoting my work. The festival itself is awesome; The Warwick Drive-In is a fantastic venue and the projection is impeccable. Excellent goody bags and a great tent filled with cool merch, cute photo-ops, and helpful volunteers. Makes you feel very well taken care of. One of my fave festival going experiences. I have felt championed through HVFF and I am happy to champion them right back--they deserve it! ~ Jack Warren
Hudson Valley Film Fest forever. An awesome program of shorts + the most fun possible way to see the films. Everyone from the festival was lovely. I see no reason not to make this a summer staple.
~ Babe Howard
The Hudson Valley Film Fest is a fantastic festival. They value the artists in their local community as well as in the NYC community and exceptional work from around the world. Seeing your film at a drive-in is also a unique and fun experience. They bring everyone together for an outdoor event prior to the screenings where you can meet other filmmakers. You can tell that there's a lot of heart and passion put into this festival and it is well-curated. Their awards are also beautiful handmade sculptures. As someone from the Hudson Valley, I have to say that this festival also captures something of the culture of the region. ~ Francesco Cordaro
