October 9 - 11, 2025
Thursday, October 9
VIP Opening Reception
Vermillion Room 6:00pm - 7:00pm
BARREL ROOM
HORIZONS WEST
VIP Screening of
Documentary Shorts
7:00pm - 8:45pm
1:02:24
0:06:16
0:19:37
0:29:41
0:06:50
​​Filmmaker Q&A hosted by Karen Welch, Panhandle PBS
0:30:00
Friday, October 10
BARREL ROOM
HORIZONS WEST
Narrative Shorts 1
9:00am - 11:00am
1:38:50
Too Much Silence
0:18:55​​
0:05:37​​​​
0:13:37​​​​
0:29:22​​​​
Pigeon
0:12:21​​​
0:04:39​​​
0:14:19​​
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:00
Break
11:00am - 12:00pm
Narrative Shorts 2
12:00pm - 2:00pm
1:34:34
Undeniable
0:05:15
0:19:24
0:12:41
0:22:53
0:15:58
0:07:05
0:11:18
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:00
Break
11:15am - 12:00pm
Narrative Shorts 3
2:00pm - 4:00pm
1:39:15
The Crowd
0:05:10
0:05:57
0:12:56
0:15:08
0:24:56
0:12:34
0:10:36
0:11:58
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:00
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Join Director John Putch as he walks us through how to make a feature film on a micro-budget. Be sure to catch his film The Father and the Bear Saturday afternoon to see his theory put in practice!
Break
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Narrative Shorts 4
6:30pm - 8:00pm
1:09:41
Home Tea
0:11:08
0:08:19
0:20:25
Something Beautiful in the Daylight
0:12:37
0:10:25
0:06:47
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:000
Filmmakers' Social Hour
Vermillion Room
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, October 11
BARREL ROOM
Student Shorts 1
9:00am - 10:30am
1:07:29
Horseheads
0:13:54
0:13:50
0:06:35
0:14:42
0:14:28
0:04:00
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:000
HORIZONS WEST
Student Shorts 2
10:30am - 12:00pm
1:00:41
Kitty Bravo in Freefall Failure
0:00:55
0:13:48
0:13:09
0:08:32
0:08:34
0:15:43
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:000
Break
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Father and the Bear
3:30pm - 5:30pm
1:24:06
Filmmaker Q&A (follow up to Friday seminar)
0:20:00
Case study of Friday's seminar. Screened out of competition in cooperation with PutchFilms.
Break
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Omaha
6:30pm - 8:00pm
1:23:14
No Filmmaker Q&A
Screened out of competition in cooperation with
Greenwich Entertainment
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Join Texas Film Commissioner Stephanie Whallon and Texas Media Production Alliance Executive Director Fred Poston as they discuss filming in Texas. From newly increased incentives to resources for filmmakers, this is your opportunity to learn about film and media production in the Lone Star State!
Student Shorts 3
2:30pm - 4:00 pm
1:11:28
Life (Sofa)r
0:03:03
0:18:25
0:12:32
0:04:35
0:13:47
0:08:39
0:10:27
Filmmaker Q&A
0:20:000
Break
5:45pm - 6:30pm
Awards
8:00pm
