South Carolina’s Children’s Theatre, Augusta St. Greenville
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Celebrate opening night of the 2025 Reedy Reels Film Festival with our reception and VIP Party to kick off this year’s festival. Our kick-off party will have cocktails & hors d’oerves available at SC Children’s Theatre Lobby.
Q&A at 9:15 am
Runtime: 00:08:00
Two sets neighbors in a suburban neighborhood find an unexpected connection after separate experiences with loss. inspired by Mending Wall by Robert frost, Mending wall explores the importance of connection through metaphorical and physical walls created by people following trauma.
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Runtime: 00:17:30
A performer in an abusive relationship must heal his inner child as his musical daydreams grow darker.
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Runtime: 00:08:37
An aging salesman struggles with his memory as people around him navigate a complicated situation, ending in a way that no one saw coming.
Runtime: 00:11:13
Paranormal investigator Charlotte Springs assembles a rag-tag group of has-beens, amateurs, and charlatans to battle supernatural forces.
Runtime: 00:22:00
When a federal agent who worked on stopping the opioid epidemic loses his wife to an overdose, he and his family must learn to live in her absence.
Runtime: 00:15:30
When the friend she not long ago rejected unexpectedly captures her heart, Janay's longing for him causes a literal hole in her chest. Now she must confess her feelings and finally heal or watch him marry someone else.
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Runtime: 00:06:58
In this workplace comedy, Aaron, an easygoing intern, and Jayden, his arrogant and overly competitive coworker, are wrapping up their final week at a marketing firm. With only one full-time position up for grabs, tension between the two escalates. When Aaron is tasked with getting the boss's birthday cake, Jayden seizes the opportunity to sabotage him. Their fierce rivalry spirals into a series of chaotic and hilarious office mishaps as both interns scramble to outdo each other in a last-ditch effort to secure the job.
Runtime: 00:21:28
Audio recordings from beyond the grave help a grieving family reconnect.
Runtime: 00:05:56
A short vignette of a life lived on the beach. Well into his 70s, a long-time Folly Beach local has no plans to quit kiteboarding.
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Runtime: 00:19:50
While traveling for work, Ms. Rossi gets picked up by the wrong driver at the airport.
Q&A at 11:30 am
| Trapped | Director: Raegan Elizabeth Gandy | Run Time 00:00:54 |
| Fangs Of Love | Director: Sophia Cyan Parriott | Run Time: 00:00:37 |
| Eve and the Apple | Director: AB Bridget Flaherty | Run Time: 00:00:29 |
| Runaway | Director: Emma Claire Johnson | Run Time: 00:00:28 |
| Cinderella | Director: Aiden Sewell | Run Time: 00:00:21 |
| Wrath of The Kraken | Director: Maddie Elizabeth Yausm | Run Time: 00:00:16 |
| Laundry Day | Director: Melanie Stogner | Run Time: 00:00:10 |
| Tiger | Director: Willie Sara Katherine Tozzi | Run Time: 00:00:09 |
| Do Not Slam The Door or do? | Director: Brianna Fay Hudgens | Run Time: 00:00:08 |
| How to Make a Painting | Director: Tegan Madelyn Rae McAlister | Run Time: 00:00:07 |
| Moral Thesis | Director: Drew Youngblood, Allegra Novikov | Run Time: 00:07:25 |
| Let Them Eat Cake | Director: Mary Frances Miller | Run Time: 00:06:34 |
| Hidden Messages – A Christian Short Film | Director: Ethan Lopez | Run Time: 00:05:03 |
| The Language of Flowers | Director: Lily Allison | Run Time: 00:05:01 |
| MISSING: Aurelia O’Brien | Director: Kami L’le | Run Time: 00:04:51 |
| Bloom | Director: Paige Nicole Dayton | Run Time: 00:01:45 |
| Wide Eyes | Director: Jay Hallman | Run Time: 00:01:37 |
| RedScale | Director: Kendall Pressley Fulton | Run Time: 00:01:06 |
Runtime: 01:23:21
The bestselling book is now a movie! The story of a girl in search of a lake monster.... Lucy and the Lake Monster is a family-friendly movie about an 8-year-old orphan girl named Lucy who believes in the legendary sea serpent "Champ" of Lake Champlain. Lucy and her grandfather, "Papa Jerry", search for Champ despite mockery and opposition from mercenary forces. The story is based on over 300 real-life accounts and legends of a large, horned monster that has lived in Lake Champlain since before the time of indigenous Abenaki and Iroquois people. The movie stars Emma Pearson as Lucy and Richard Rossi as Papa Jerry. The film is co-written by director Richard Rossi and by Greenville Public Schools "Teacher of the Year" Kelly Tabor, loosely based on her childhood.
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Q&A Following at 3:15pm
Indie Films to be shown, will be listed later. Stay tuned.
This session will feature an in person interview with Matthew Settle. He will share some of his key career moments and insights on taking your filmmaking to the next level. This will be an interactive event and your questions are encouraged.
Looking for a chance to socialize with Film Makers and Film Lovers over cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres? Join us between film blocks on Saturday in the lobby of the SC Children’s Theatre for the Reedy Reels Film Festival Happy Hour. Admission is free to festival ticket holders and participating Filmmakers. This event is sponsored by Constellation Brands.
Q&A Following at 7:15pm
Runtime: 00:14:43
A raunchy comedian charged with tax fraud takes a job at her dad’s mortuary to pay off her debt and develops a supernatural gift.
Runtime: 00:05:55
A guy discovers that sometimes the movie doesn't end with the credits when he makes an instant connection with a girl in a movie theater.
Runtime: 00:05:16
An injured dancer talks to God. He’s not who she thought he was.
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Runtime: 00:03:14
A woman gains an unexpected roommate.
Runtime: 00:04:05
A newly hired phone salesman struggles to make his first sale due to his horrible anxiety around making phone calls.
Runtime: 00:08:00
A door-to-door salesman stumbles across a household dealing with a dead body in the pool and is mistaken as the private investigator they called.
Runtime: 00:10:00
A young accountant is convinced his bosses are involved in a dark web of crime. But is paranoia getting the better of him?
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Runtime: 00:05:35
An imaginary friend named Abby is left lost and alone when her kid outgrows her. However, with the help of a support group for imaginary friends, she finds there may be more to her story.
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Runtime: 00:13:43
Gus embarks on a chilling quest for vengeance against those who wronged him, but when betrayal strikes, he becomes the infamous "Million Dollar Man" as his former partner faces the consequences.
Runtime: 00:11:18
"Violence Of Action" is a thrilling short film that follows a group of retired Green Berets who reunite to rescue the kidnapped daughter of one of their own. Scott Hunter, also known as "Boy Scout," hears his daughter being abducted during a phone call and immediately springs into action, despite his retirement. He reaches out to his former team, brothers forged by the fires of war, who unhesitatingly come to his aid. As they execute a daring rescue mission, they discover that the kidnapping was not a random act but a targeted attack against Scott's family. The team grapples with their instincts and the legal ramifications of the laws they are breaking, realizing they miss the action more than they anticipated.
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Runtime: 00:08:47
Anna, recently widowed, navigates the complexity of grief. On a day that starts better than most, she finds brief comfort in small but meaningful accomplishments. Her fragile peace is disrupted when a call from a friend reopens wounds, reminding her of her isolation. Determined to reclaim her day, Anna refocuses on household tasks. She battles to maintain control, but the day has other plans.
Runtime: 00:06:47
This is a short, silent narrative of a man getting his house painted after his wife has passed. The painter hired for the task reverentially executes his project, honoring the man's grief, and his own.
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Runtime: 00:06:15
Two brothers discuss their relationship while one is behind bars.
Runtime: 00:06:02
Clara and Bertie have been friends for nearly 60 years, but when Clara wants to add a new man into the mix, Bertie's devotion to her friend is tested.
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Q & A 9:25
Runtime: 00:20:00
When Sarah's dreams drive her to revisit her family home, she is stalked by the ghosts of her past and forced to relive her most traumatic night.
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Runtime: 00:12:25
Tunde, a Nigerian craftsman at a mannequin shop, finds solace in creating mannequin art but faces discrimination from his boss, Jane, who steals his designs. Frustrated, he confronts her and is given a demeaning diversity commission. Tunde completes it with his unique Afro-inspired touch, but Jane forces him to destroy it. Devastated, Tunde repaints his mannequins plain and transforms himself into a mannequin as a final artistic statement. Jane finds his act compelling and uses it as the shop's marquee display.
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Runtime: 00:18:59
Two college students, who on the outside couldn't be more different from each other, happen to meet at a party and form a deep connection where they find self-discovery, forgiveness and hope for the future.
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Runtime: 00:07:43
After being missing for several months, a woman's husband suddenly returns home with no memory of where he's been.
Runtime: 00:13:58
An early morning phone call propels a mother and daughter on a path toward connection and the mysteries held in the act of letting go.
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Runtime: 00:07:19
A woman home alone trying to enjoy Christmas is haunted by her painful past when mysterious and increasingly disturbing packages start appearing on her doorstep.
Runtime: 00:30:00
Heartbroken and despondent, an unhinged woman makes a rash decision to nurse an otherworldly intruder she shot back to health.
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Coffee and Pastries Breakfast
Lobby SC Children’s Theater before the show
Q&A Following at 11:30 am
Runtime: 00:18:46
Maggie Plank, a divisive politician, is the target of an AI prank. The biggest surprise? American likes this new version of her and now she has a choice to make.
Runtime: 00:16:41
Peter goes through life avoiding all of his problems, confiding only in his imaginary puppet friends. But when his past comes knocking, he must decide if he will hold onto his make-believe buddies, or finally let them go.
Runtime: 00:14:32
Stuck in a dead-end job, Charlie imagines whatever it takes to win the girl of his dreams.
Runtime: 00:13:32
After trying out for the all-boys high-school hockey team, Rhea, a young goalie, must navigate her place in the sport amidst her mother and coach.
Runtime: 00:11:36
Two strangers exchange romantic notes at a record shop, but a jealous employee is out to stop them.
Runtime: 00:09:49
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Runtime: 00:09:05
After the death of their beloved dog Ruff, a father (John) and daughter (Beth) must confess their secrets and brace for the future.
Runtime: 00:07:05
After the death of their beloved dog Ruff, a father (John) and daughter (Beth) must confess their secrets and brace for the future.
Runtime: 00:06:00
When a young couple loses their unborn daughter, the grief threatens to tear them apart as they attempt to heal separately. The father faces the challenge of whether dealing with grief in isolation will aid his healing or further separate him from his wife. Is true healing found in sharing their grief, or in handling it alone?
Runtime: 00:05:19
Larry is your everyday, happy-go-lucky worker. Life is good, and he has a nice & stable job as a security guard at [REDACTED] co. His main job is to guard the macguffin of the film. But, not everything is as it seems. There's a heist about to go down to steal the macguffin! The crew -- Fifone, Cadere Mori, Unustav, and their leader, Boss -- are hellbent on stealing the macguffin, and nothing is going to stop them. The crew is about to escape victoriously, but they are stopped by none other than LARRY! Larry gets honored and promoted for saving the macguffin, and the crew goes to jail.
Runtime: 00:00:42
Life seems to repeat over and over becoming an endless cycle. As life gets more stressful something pulls Emma out of that hole.
Q&A Following at 2:00 pm
Runtime: 00:31:00
In Licking, Missouri, a quilting group in a men's maximum security prison sews birthday quilts for every foster child in the county. Through this process and the powerful relationships forged, these men transform. Their self-perception shifts and they redefine their relationship with the community outside which has long forgotten them.
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Runtime: 01:05:29
A musician goes from the stage to the cage in a compelling piece of star-studded reality journalism. Joining forces with a pair of UFC fighters—a recording artist dives head first into the world of professional MMA to answer the question: what would happen if you took an average guy off the street and put him in the cage with one of the best fighters on the planet?
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Runtime: 00:02:23
In “Tides of Change”, a brief 2 minute short documentary, viewers are taken on a breathtaking journey beneath the waves, guided by an experienced underwater photographer who is deeply passionate about marine conservation. Through stunning visuals and intimate encounters with marine life, the film showcases the hidden beauty of the ocean and the devastating impact of human pollution. The photographer shares personal insights, highlighting the importance of keeping our oceans clean. Through her lens, we witness both the fragility and resilience of marine ecosystems and are inspired to take action to protect our planet’s most precious resource. This short documentary serves as a poignant reminder that every piece of trash removed from the ocean can make a significant difference in preserving its beauty and health for future generations.
Runtime: 00:07:07
A couple displays what nurturing feels like on a daily basis, because actions always speak louder than words.
Q&A 4:40 pm
Runtime: 01:02:03
An aviator's dream to build the most authentic, flying replica of The Spirit of St. Louis comes to life.
Runtime: 00:30:00
A look at the future of mixed martial arts as kids from around the world compete in youth MMA on their way to becoming the next big star.
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Runtime: 00:08:00
After finding out his dad has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, Matt and his mom plan one last family trip to the beach.
Q&A 7:10 pm
Runtime: 01:38:3251
Jeremy Avery is vying for a college golf scholarship, but his preparation and game are affected by family pressures related to his younger autistic brother Ethan. Jeremy’s path leads him on a journey of discovery both internal and of his brother’s savant like gifts, that if embraced can create an unstoppable pair.
Q&A 8:30 pm
Runtime: 00:07:20
"Vita Nova," a short film by Dmytro Zavora, is a moving animated drama based on a story by German author Josef Reding. Set in post-war Germany, the film follows a man who visits a pharmacy with the intent to buy poison to end his life. As he stands at the counter, his indecision leads him to reflect on his circumstances and the potential reasons to continue living. Through this 7-minute narrative, the film explores themes of despair, resilience, and the search for hope amid adversity
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Runtime: 00:03:51
Seeking answers, Yasmin Lee and her mother interpret a poetic quote to further understand one another and the world around them.
Runtime: 00:02:45
Crawfish dance themselves in and out of trouble.
Runtime: 00:18:10
Successful poet and professor Dr. Michelle Nichols, pushes her daughter Jordan, a star athlete and A student, to a place of no return.
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Runtime: 00:24:21
As life spirals out of control, Mute the Noise follows Will on an emotional journey to confront his struggles, navigate the challenges of his mother’s addiction, and rediscover a sense of hope and healing among the chaotic nature of life.
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Runtime: 00:06:50
Jaime, a middle-aged Hispanic immigrant, spends another day heading off to work early and coming home late to provide for a family who loves and cares for him.
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Awards Ceremony. And the winners are…?
Networking and autographs, photos in the lobby immediately after awards