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Film festival event at Sunset Theatre, Asheboro, NC (August 7-9, 2026)

Filmmakers & Their Teams Introduce Themselves 7:00pm-7:30pm DONNA HUGHES 7:30pm-8:00pm BRANDON SHEPHERD ​ 8:15pm-8:30pm Q&A/Panel With COUCH PARTY Director, Nachela Knox & castembers Jon Blaq & more. ​ 8:30pm-9:00pm BRITTON BUCHANAN ​ 9:00pm-9:15pm Q&A/Panel with CANNIBAL COMEDIAN Director Sean Haitz, Producer Ryan James, Lead Actress Austin Judd & Special Effects/Hair/Makeup artist Andrea Dovoren & TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) main actor, Allen "Chainsaw Jerry" Danziger. ​ 9:15pm-9:45pm ELLE

DAY TWO @ SUNSET THEATRE 234 SUNSET AVE. ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ​ 9:00am-10:00am PRE-FESTIVAL COFFEE ~Networking and Coffee at Nannie Mae’s Café & Bakery 108 Sunset Ave. Asheboro, NC 10:00am-12:00noon   SCREENING BLOCK 1 FILM: Millicent & Me and The Apple Tree (Musical) DIRECTOR: John Beaton Hill LENGTH: 10mins FILM: To Our Weakness No Stranger (Drama) DIRECTOR: Caleb Hatton LENGTH: 14mins FILM: Ave Cave’s Best (Experimental) DIRECTOR: Ty Brueilly LENGTH: 12mins FILM: Chrissy (Thriller) DIRECT

EXTRA DAY INTERNATIONAL & MUSIC BLOCKS 10:00am-12:00noon   AUDIO ONLY BLOCK Music submissions Albums, Songs, etc. 12:00noon-2:00pm SCREENING BLOCK 1 FILM: Wrath Of The Titans: Argos (Australia) DIRECTOR: Jonathan Nolan LENGTH: 27mins ​ FILM: Expose (Iran) DIRECTOR: Amir Mohtashami LENGTH: 28mins ​ FILM: The Game Of Doubt (Iran) DIRECTOR: Hamid Reza Mahmoudi Mehrizi LENGTH 24mins ​ FILM: Bay For Blood (USA) DIRECTOR: Harry Waldman LENGTH: 6mins ​ FILM: The Day (Iran) DIRECTOR: Noora Mohaghegh LEN