
"BEST LOCAL FESTIVAL!"

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Day 1: Sept 5th
Ninja: Attack! by Anthony Montoya
The Treachery of Images (of Dogs) by David Boffa
The Cormorant's Shadow by Barbara Peikert
La Petite Grenouille (The Little Frog) by Claudia Krogmeier
25 Movements by Mari Watson Walker
Girls Will Be Girls by Isabel Steuble-Johnson
Study Hall by Georgia Elise Didier
Coffee, Black by Bobby Schmidt
Gargalo (Bottleneck) by Carlos Segundo & Anna Zêpa










Filmmaker Panel
We'll have Q/A's featuring participating filmmakers of this year's festival discussing their work. That'll be up for free before and during festival weekend on our youtube channel.






Day 2: Sept 6th
In Person Filmmaker Panel
Filmmaker Pitfalls
Voices Heard is having its second annual panel, and taking place right after the films at the Avalon.
The topic of which is Filmmaker Pitfalls.
Featuring:
Executive Producer/Director, Erin McKenzie (Let Me Be), Award Winning filmmaker, Hisonni Mustafa (Legend Has It: The Remarkable Rise of Stephen McCain), and Filmmaker/Festival Director, Ross Bigley.
Moderated by Clarence Aumend
3:00PM in the Avalounge located in the Avalon's lobby.
Filmmaker Panel
This year's virtual panel will be on the importance of diversity in filmmaking. We'll be recording before the event and will have it ready in this spot.
Meanwhile, enjoy last years panel which examines why horror is a chosen genre with today's emerging filmmakers, with panelists who had films in last year's festival, Corey Benson Powers of Locksmith, Savanna Wrobel of Lurker, and Cassie Llanas of Lost Boys Pizza. Moderated by Michael Viers (The Shame List Picture Show).










A Brief Run by Ricardo Tenorio & Max Lambert
Tricked Out Tailspin by Mark G.E., Alexander Eberhage
Between the Ears by Timothy Lonsdale (Out of Competition)
The Blacksmith's Curse by Sam Sorenson
Sucky by Tommy Simms & Joe Ludwig
Bound In Rosemary by Reanna Madson
Awards handed out at the close of this block.
After Party on site at the Avalounge!
Day 3: Sept 7th
miff. 2025 block 1: Lavender Constellations
(Ages 16 & up)
Avalon Atmospheric Theater 3:30PM
Spotless [Acicalado] by Denise Umaschi
Horizon to Horizon by Gabriel Nerovčić
The Gaze by Magda El Bayoumi
MY HOROSCOPE SAYS I SHOULD GO AHEAD WITH WHAT I'M DOING
by Aderet Fishbane
GRANDESSIMO by Luca Perrin
Safe Space [Güvenli Alan] by Nurcan Çoban
Coffee & Lavender by Allie Morgan
Sisterhood by Jolee Mallmann
Good Intentions by Aubrey Laux
Anyone by Thao Tran
Daughters by Brittani Nightengale & Sharyon Culberson
Baba Yaga’s Beastiary by Tamara Finlay
My Gay Demon Girlfriend by Samantha Wyss
miff. 2025 block 2: Late Night Mother
(Ages 16 & up)
Avalon Atmospheric Theater 6:30PM
Your Favorite Late Night Show's Favorite Late Night Show
by Madds Dittmer
Without Flesh or Voice [Sans Chair ni voix] by. Louise Massis
My Monthly Struggle by Crystal Tai
Mother [NNE] by Thecla Chidimma Uzozie
Awicha by Belen Resnikowski
Mermaid Musings dir. Elizabeth McKenzie Gorney
The SS Minnow by Sophie D Hatton
A Model's Purpose Unveiled by Raquel Monique & Vinicius Burger
I don’t know if I’ll have to say everything again [Eu não sei se vou ter que falar tudo de novo] by Vitória Fallavena & Thassilo Weber
Miss Mix by Vir Zone
I Would Be the Bullet by Ricardo Bouyett
Smoke Break by Megan Lim En
Sultana's Reign by Hadi Moussally
God Breast America by Monica Bliss
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