Darren Hughes

American Regional Cinema Lineup and Competition Juries Announced

Five films will compete for cash prizes and an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run, courtesy of Regal.

Ava Cavasos’s documentary about a 314-mile journey across the state, along with two shorts by Tennessee filmmakers.

Brandon Vestal’s nostalgic love letter to a lost icon, along with two shorts by Tennessee filmmakers.

Paula Kay Hornick’s debut feature, shot in the Smokies, along with two shorts by Tennessee filmmakers.

Stories about love, family, and acceptance. Also … monsters, zombies, and the apocalypse?

New films by Nathan Swann and Janelle VanderKelen, along with the Southeast theatrical premiere of the latest feature by acclaimed artist Zhou Tao.

The green ones share stories of change in this travelogue from the vantage point of plants.

The quiet hum of varied streets gathers into a song of dust and light.

Fragmented coastal scenes: a security guard on duty at a Shenzhen beach, children playing in the shallows beneath a bridge, among others.