2026 Nashville Film Festival

Tennessee Shorts

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KPOP Smoothie
A broke Korean American student walks into a KPOP themed smoothie store and unknowingly orders a overpriced smoothie.
My $3,500 Jacket
After finding a $3,500 jacket for $100, a man expects ample praise for his discovery. Yet it never comes. All he wants is for someone, anyone, to acknowledge the quiet splendor of his jacket—a desire that may ultimately ruin him.
Now Then Forward
A man and his ailing father are forced to confront their strained past.
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Dying for Love
In 1991 Miami, a young Latina secretly dying of HIV finally finds the man of her dreams, and risks the only thing scarier than her diagnosis... telling the fatal truth to the man she loves.
Mexican Delight
When Luz, a deeply religious woman, is plagued by unsettling dreams, she becomes desperate to stay awake at all cost.
MiMic
On an isolated rural farm, a struggling couple fighting to keep their relationship alive faces a terrifying creature that can flawlessly mimic any living organism.
The Anchoress
In the wilds of medieval England, a devout recluse faces a nightmarish trespasser that emerges from the forest.
the apple interviews: apple one
While eating an apple, people answer only one question: What is the American Dream?
Come On, Boy
A newly single trans dad must relearn how to sing post transition, to continue his music and reclaim his life.
Oye, We're from Here Too
A chorus of Latino voices in the U.S. South weaves intimate anecdotes into a collective portrait of place, identity, and everyday struggle.
Railroaded
Disasters don't end when the storm passes...that's when the story begins.
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In honor of the United States of America’s 250th year, the apple interviews is a study on what Middle Tennesseans think the American Dream is in 2026. Filmed during the first half of 2026, every interview was conducted the same way. Each person was given an apple and was asked only one question: What is the American Dream? This is only one apple from a larger group. There are more perspectives, more ideas, thoughts, dreams, but this apple feels the most relevant to right now.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    21 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Director
    Erik Sharpnack
  • Screenwriter
    n/a
  • Producer
    Erik Sharpnack
  • Cast
    Isabel, Owen, Karim, Larissa, Alicia, Jack
  • Cinematographer
    Mike White, Molly Trunnell, Mika Matinazad, Tom Dyer
  • Editor
    Erik Sharpnack
  • Sound Design
    Erik Sharpnack
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