We have an amazing line-up.
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Enjoy learning all about the projects we are featuring at the 2024 Cindependent Film Festival.
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Queer and Here
Thursday, 10am
Opening Night Shorts
Thursday, 8pm
Earth, Wind and FILM
Friday, 3pm
Inside/Outside is Right
Saturday, 1pm
Right of Passage
Thursday, 1pm
L. Filmmaker Showcase
Friday, 10am
Date Night
Friday, 8pm
Lone Wolves
Saturday, 3pm
Ultimate Citizens
Thursday, 3pm
Eye of the Beholder
Friday, 1pm
Abracadabra!
Saturday, 10am
Cindependent After Dark
Saturday, 8pm
2024 Official Screenplays
A Chili Reception
Author: Olivia Johnson
5 pgs.
A satirical take about an out-of-towner who's unimpressed by a beloved local delicacy.
Aris
Author: V.P. Evans
62 pgs.
A man strives to build a utopian society on Mars while a fierce showdown between a revolutionary terrorist group and elitist forces threatens to sink Earth into darkness.
The Boneyard
Author: M.r. Fitzgerald
22 pgs.
After receiving numerous letters from a prison inmate, a renowned children's author agrees to meet him for a conjugal visit.
Career Day
Author: Devin Shane Hylton
31 pgs.
Two Men (A Detective and A Psychic) are at the end of their rope in their respective careers. Luckily, a pilot program allows people to remove the job that has become their identity. When a career criminal becomes a suspect in a murder and a robbery, both men question if you can remove a job that has become a part of you.
The First Day of School
Author: Shane Thompson
9 pgs.
As Olivia walks her little brother Hunter to his classroom, she must come to terms with the fact that not all is as it seems. an out-of-towner who's unimpressed by a beloved local delicacy.
Fish.Water
Authors: Matthew David Riffle and Zackary D Hill
32 pgs.
A young man (if you insist on labels), with the help of his therapist, emotional support lizard (iguana, actually), and friends, tries to cope with the absurd realities of existence (social media, climate change, sexual identity and dating apps, etc) upon moving to the big city (well, Cincinnati is technically a city).
Halfturn
Author: Brian Gregory
23 pgs.
In this apocalyptic coming-of-age tale, a boy who is half a zombie struggles between the forces of good and evil.
Hell on Hearth
Author: Lucy Byrd Wallace
41 pgs.
Under threat of eviction, a neurotic lesbian and her homicidal roommate summon a demon to get their rent paid, and get stuck with the biggest loser from hell.
I Met the Three Stooges
Author: Jeffrey Joseph Baker
119 pgs.
A middle aged toll booth operator who is also a Three Stooges aficionado rekindles his relationship with his high school sweetheart and, together, they attend the annual Three Stooges Convention.
In Loving Memory of Cecelia Rose
Author: Amelia Rose Wheeler
13 pgs.
Cecilia Rose has always beat to her own drummer and now that she is turning the BIG 1-3 she has chosen a very unique theme for her birthday party...A FUNERAL!
A Slip of Paper
Author: Peter Hardy
17 pgs.
A one night stand turns into a deadly cat and mouse game between a reclusive author and the woman who picked him up last night.
The Avon Lady
Authors: Guillermo Ortiz and Geena Karsama
10 pgs.
Two women on the fringes of 1950's American society collide in an inconspicuous Avon home visit where everything but the purchasing of lipstick occurs.
Lucy is Going to Hell
Author: Aline Andrade
110 pgs.
“Lucy is going to Hell” is a feature film that tells the story of 17-year-old Lucy, who runs away from her Utah polygamist home in 1992 after finding out that she will be forced to marry a much older man. When she accidentally wins tickets to see a famous piano-rock band play in Los Angeles, she knows it is a sign from God. On the road trip to LA she meets Billie, a lesbian girl hitchhiking to LA in search of a new beginning. Learning to face heartache and betrayal, Lucy ultimately becomes a more resilient version of herself while inadvertently uncovering a deep, dark family secret.
Lulu’s Revenge
Author: Lexi Jamieson Marsh
16 pgs.
Based on a true story: Raising chickens in the suburbs was supposed to help the Hammond girls learn hard work and responsibility. Who knew chickens could teach most important lesson; life is a battlefield.
Malicious Intent
Author: Mike Briock
100 pgs.
A female New York deputy parole officer and two DEA agents are assigned to apprehend an unhinged parole violator. He turns the tables on them and goes after them instead with unrelenting deadly vengeance.
Mia and the Muse
Authors: Christine Burright and Jeffrey Koterba
97 pgs.
When a YA author finds herself unable to complete the followup to her best-selling debut novel, she’s visited by her annoying muse-come-to-life and must learn to work alongside him or risk missing her deadline and losing her already-spent advance.
Permanent Disability
Authors: Gabriel J Lang and John Lucas
105 pgs.
The assassination of a U.S. Senator kicks off this dark comedy set in the world of insurance fraud, a Columbian cartel, and the FBI.
Propinquity
Author: Garin Pirnia
38 pgs.
A woman forms a close relationship with her landlord and neighbors only to find out things aren't what they seem. It's loosely based on a true story.
Reheated
Author: Jeffrey Howe
9 pgs.
Thirty-five years after their nasty break-up, a man seeking forgiveness at any price faces an ex who can't be bought--so naturally, they haggle.
$elf-Checkout
Author: Jonathan Riles
10 pgs.
A shopping trip leads to a life-altering transaction with a self-checkout machine.
The 17th Parallel
Author: Kelan McLain
101 pgs.
An infantry fireteam in the middle of the Vietnam War finds themselves facing a challenge that will change the course of their lives.
Slip
Author: Lara Hill
15 pgs.
A married couple's celebratory date night is derailed when the wife let's the wrong name slip out during sex - her husband's dead name.
Trad
Author: Jamie Alvey
30 pgs.
A tradwife content creator's life upends and her sanity slips when a malicious entity from her past returns with a vengeance.
Zoe on the Line
Author: Caitlin Burris
112 pgs.
A lonely tele-counselor's life gets upended when her old high school crush calls her helpline for dating advice. She conceals her identity over the phone while also trying to pursue him in real life—sparking a personal identity crisis along the way.