Stranger Than Fiction Film Festival

Overview

Presented by the nonprofit Mississippi Film Society, featuring seven feature-length films curated by Film Society Executive Director Ryan Parker.

Schedule

Thursday, April 10
7:00 PM: "Secret Mall Apartment" (Opening Night) - Sponsored by The City With Soul followed by pre-recorded conversation with director Jeremy Workman and subject Michael Townsend

Friday, April 11
7:00 PM: "Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted" - Sponsored by OffBeat preceded by short film "Country Punk Black" directed by Christopher C. Fisher

9:00 PM: Afterparty at Fondren Yard featuring DJ Young Venom live scoring a black-and-white classic film

Saturday, April 12
10:00 AM: "The Legend of Ochi" (Family-Friendly Screening with Breakfast Cereal Buffet)

1:00 PM: Introduction to the Film Industry Workshop - Co-sponsored by Mississippi Film Office conducted by Sarah Hennigan, Assistant Professor of Film Production at University of Mississippi

3:00 PM: "23 Mile" followed by pre-recorded conversation with director Mitch McCabe and panel discussion convened by the Mississippi Humanities Council

6:00 PM: "Kim's Video" - Part of South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers followed by in-person Q&A with director Ashley Sabin

8:00 PM: Movie Trivia Afterparty at Fondren Yard

Sunday, April 13
1:30 PM: "Eudora" - Co-hosted by the Two Mississippi Museums, Mississippi Humanities Council, and Mississippi Film Office preceded by documentary short "Jason Bouldin: Corporeal Nature" followed by conversation with director Anthony Thaxton and subject matter experts

4:00 PM: "Cajita" followed by in-person Q&A with writer Rick Negron, Chair and Professor of Film Production at Belhaven University

Partners & Sponsors

• Mississippi Film Society
• Visit Mississippi
• Volunteer Mississippi
• Mississippi Humanities Council
• Mississippi Film Office
• The City With Soul
• OffBeat
• South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
• Two Mississippi Museums