Program 1: What Words Can and Cannot Say
Friday, April 24 | 6 pm – 7:20 pm
My Body is a Lens I Can Look Through With My Mind, Ellery Bryan (US) – filmmaker in-person!
hiatus B, Jenelle Stafford (US)
The Next World, Grau Del Grau (US)
Assets, Christine Lucy Latimer (Canada)
(for once I dreamed of you), Kate Solar (Canada)
Shapeless Variations, Francisco Rojas (Chile)
You Do Not Exist, Dwayne LeBlanc (US)
The whitest of shadows, Damien Cattinari (France)
apocalipsis, Lauren Vick (US)
Panel Discussion: Is Avant-Garde Our Last Defense?
Friday, April 24 | 7:20 pm – 8 pm
A conversation about the political efficacy of experimental filmmaking and its connection to makers’ and audiences’ lived experiences.
Panelists: Ellery Bryan (Grand Valley State University), Jeremy Drummond (University of Richmond), Cali M. Banks (Abortion Clinic Film Collective)
Moderators: Billy Palumbo (WOEFF Director, Oklahoma City University) and Hannah Campbell (Oklahoma City University BFA On-Camera Acting / BA Film ‘26)
Program 2: Experience Tells Us
Friday, April 24 | 8:30 pm – 9:50 pm
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Program 3: You Are Here
Saturday, April 25 | 4 pm – 5:25 pm
Panel Discussion: Real Film Education
Saturday, April 25 | 5:25 pm – 6 pm
Film educators discuss approaches to teaching film that meaningfully impact learners’ lives.
Panelists: Bryan Cardinale-Powell (Oklahoma City University), Ingrid Stobbe (Lesley University), Lily Tucker (Director of Okie Women Film Festival, Oklahoma City University BFA Film Production ’24)
Moderators: Gabe Wyatt (Oklahoma City University BFA Film Production ’26) and Analise Rodriguez (Oklahoma City University BFA On-Camera Acting ’26)
Program 4: Creation Plays Itself
Saturday, April 25 | 7 pm – 8:25 pm
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Program 5: Living Through It
Sunday, April 26 | 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Panel Discussion: Drilling Underground: (Some of the) Grassroots, DIY, and Anti-Corporate Art in Oklahoma
Sunday, April 26 | 3:15 pm – 4 pm
Representatives from local organizations discuss the art scene outside the mainstream.
Panelists: Lauren Bumgarner (Picture Garden), Andrew Lee (Dissociation), River Lunsford (Oklahoma Film Exchange), Luke Thompson (Available Light Cinema)
Moderators: Julia Witcher (Oklahoma City University) and Kathryn Odum (Oklahoma City University BFA Film Production / BA English ’26)
Program 6: Last Words
Sunday, April 26 | 4:15 pm – 5:20 pm
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