That Hits Different Film Block

Love short films and documentaries? Want to support local and regional filmmakers? The Asheville Film Festival has film blocks and feature screenings that you don't want to miss! Tickets are $12/ person, drinks will be available for purchase, and all ticket sales go to supporting the Asheville Film Festival 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Films to be Screened:

“UN-DEAD”

Directed by: Bo Webb

A zombie outbreak is ruining Jane's first day at her new job, but she does something desperate and crazy that changes everything in funny and unexpected ways.

“Fairy Tale”

Directed by: Ann Heatherington

A hard-living stripper is mistaken for a fairy by a grieving little girl. Will she shatter the girl’s impossible dream with a cold shock of reality - or meet her destiny as the Big Fairy who can magically bring mom back?

Fairy Tale takes is a poignant, dark comedy about a magical connection between two strangers - a girl desperate for her mom and a woman desperate for hope - who choose to believe in each other.

“The Border at Tolstoi”

Directed by: Bob Kotyk

A border guard at the US-Canada crossing of Tolstoi, Manitoba falls victim to the effects of a strange weapon that separates her mind from her body.

“For Your Future Wife”

Directed by: Megan Peterson

After leaving an aggressive voicemail post-breakup, a young man moves on to find the beauty in a new relationship with great promise, but his ex-girlfriend struggles to find a new path after his abuse.

“Temporia”

Directed by: Eugene Rocco Utley

A woman visits a botanist with the power to bend nature itself, and with her enchanted herb she journeys through space and time to reach her husband, only to learn that saving him may unleash a dangerous new future.

"Toxic Tampons"

Directed by: Elaina Penn

This PSA/Commercial-style spoof highlights all the dangers of using Toxic Tampons. The producer discovered that most of them have toxic levels of arsenic and metals. She is the writer, producer, videographer, and actor in the piece.

"The Bauk"

Directed by: Will Backer

Fleeing from her abusive husband to her religious mother, a woman must decide whether to keep her pregnancy.

"Crazy B!*#h"

Directed by: Katie Harbin

This crime scene just got crazy.

"Thickly Settled"

Directed by: Brian D. Jones & Jordan Brooks

When a lost man in a crumbling marriage discovers through a chance encounter that traveling back in time may actually be possible, he’s faced with a choice: to change the past risking an uncertain future, or reclaim the path he’s already on.

Get tickets to this screening here: https://theashevillefilmfestival.as.me/?appointmentType=81063838

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