A woman with depression struggles to keep up appearances in front of her chirpy and driven office colleagues. An encounter with a dying cockroach in the office toilet develops into an absurd friendship, becoming the comforting companion she needs until she realizes its destructive effects on her life.

J'ai Le Cafard

A woman struggles to make sense of her downhearted mood but a chance encounter with a cockroach becomes her saving grace and the source of her angst.

She’s a department store window designer, he’s a Nordic warrior trapped in the body of a mannequin. When her nosy co-workers disrupt our star-crossed lovers’ hushed romance, Kate and Leif must attempt a daring escape from their enchanted diorama. Can their magical bond survive the escape, or will the cynical gaze of the outside world reduce their romance to a pile of plastic?

Still Together

Kate and Leif's love is stronger then Odin’s curse in this season’s funniest, steamiest, bloodiest romantic comedy!

Struggling to fill the void left by her missing cat, a woman has a queer encounter with an unexpected visitor. When the cat returns, the visitor is abandoned to a life of profound invisibility, which prompts a macabre test of their social obscurity.

Heavy Petting

An eerie bifurcated character drama about a queer encounter between two lonely cat enthusiasts, and a macabre test of one’s social obscurity.

A woman reaching for love and connection surrenders everything in this blackly comic absurdist nightmare.

Her Release

A woman reaching for love and connection surrenders everything in this blackly comic absurdist nightmare.

In a secluded farming village in nineteenth century New England, a pair of sister-wives are pickling sweet potatoes in preparation for winter. When Mary threatens to report Elizabeth for speaking too fondly of a married man, Elizabeth counters with information that suggests Mary has committed an unspeakable sin.

Harvest Bowl

A salacious secret is uncovered in a nineteenth century New England village.

A teenage cutter in recovery and her overbearing mother are haunted by a ghost who seeks to keep them at odds.

Cutter

A teenage cutter in recovery and her overbearing mother are haunted by a ghost who seeks to keep them at odds.

Stuffed is a short musical about a taxidermist who dreams of stuffing a human and the man she meets online, so afraid of aging he volunteers to be her specimen. An unexpected romantic spark between them complicates their plans.

Stuffed

A musical about a taxidermist looking for a human to stuff and the man she meets online, so afraid of aging he volunteers to be her specimen.

While his girlfriend puts the cake for his surprise party in the oven, Chris (30) gets a stomach ache. He finds out there is a ticking time bomb in his belly, which he initially tries to conceal from his friends. But when Chris is about to explode, bomb expert Alim is rustled up to defuse the tension. The problem seems to be connected to the existential questions Chris has been asking himself: has he found his true love, is he who and where he wants to be?

When I Explode

Chris’ thirtieth Birthday party is turned upside down when he finds out there is a ticking bomb growing in his stomach. Bomb expert Alim is brought in to defuse both the bomb and the tension.

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Welcome! The 54th Nashville Film Festival includes films ranging in genres from narratives, documentaries, animation, horror and much more!

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