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Updated Festival Event Schedule 2023

All Events for the 20th Annual 168 Film Festival

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Updated Festival Event Schedule 2023

168 Film Festival 2023 Events Schedule (Subject to Change)

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THURSDAY, NOV 2 

1:30 PM Registration Opens 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: NETWORKING

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM SCREENING BLOCK 1  "HARD TIMES"

  • 23u015 Keeping Time – Brown (8:34)
  • 23t002 The Father’s Heir - Bamulanzeki (10:54)
  • 23p040 The Basketball Short - De Vince (9:03)
  • 23s006 Chicken Coop for the Soul - Barnes (11:13)
  • 23s052 Horizons of the Heart - Thiel (11:11)
  • 23t033 Excavate - Chavez (3:14)
  • 23p050 “I” - Gordillo (7:18)
  • 23s016 Unwritten - Solomon (10:12)
  • 23p047 Ohana - Whitehead (9:09)
  • 23p029 Walking in the Light - Betti (8:59)

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM DINNER BREAK (Walk to Trilith restaurants)

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM SCREENING BLOCK 2  "FAMILY TIME (for kids and families)

  • 23s017 Roar - Whitehill (2:39)
  • 23p009 Timeless - Whitehill (8:04)
  • 23s025 Thyme and Seasons - Smith (6:43)
  • 23o061 Carded A Film by Susan Shearer - 2016 (5:00)
  • 23o058 I.D. - A Mark Fincannon Film (12:00)
  • 23u004 Dumplings - Moe (10:07)
  • 23s039 Just Deserts - Pauley (8:03)
  • 23k043 Shades of Hope - Owens (4:59)
  • 23o057 Made With Love - A David Hughens Film (8:00)
  • 23p046 Little Daryl – Reed (8:53)

7:45 PM – 8:00 PM BREAK 

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM 168 20th Retrospective – The Best Films of our Early Years!

  • Intro to the 1st 168 Film Project 2003 (2:13)
  • New Best Friend 2003 (Written by John David Ware) (10:52)
  • Max - 2004 (13:01)
  • Lucky Day - 2006 (9:55)
  • Day of Reckoning - 2006 (11:22)
  • No "i" in Security - 2006 (11:18)
  • The Wondering Kind - 2007 (11:00)

FRIDAY NOV 3 

9:30 AM Registration Open

10:00 AM –11:15 AM SCREENING BLOCK 3  "A MOMENT IN TIME"

  • 23s018 The Circle – Johnson (8:56)
  • 23s030 Held Still – Main (8:58)
  • 23u049 A Sign for This Time – Dow (11:11)
  • 23u034 It’s Not About You - Armstrong (12:11)
  • 23u044 A Life of Service - Dow (9:14)
  • 23d019 Loc’d in with Jesus – Davis (6:30)
  • 23p051 Project Restore – Manor (9:04)

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM NETWORKING

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK (Walk to Trilith Restaurants)

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PANEL – “Filmmaker Stories: What God Did on My Set!”
Hear the war stories from the set including, including actual war in Ethiopia. Guests: Michael Mauldin, producer of Superspreader and YOU, the 168 Filmmakers of 2023!

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM BREAK

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM SCREENING BLOCK 4  "TIME IS FLEETING"

  • 23d012 Redeeming the Time - Hylton (Norway) ((7:10)
  • 23s035 Scars of an Angel – Merritt (11:14)
  • 23u007 Church Girl – Betti (11:59)
  • 23p055 In Between Silence – Renay (9:03)
  • 23s048 In a Mountain’s Shadow – Robbins (9:42)
  • 23u056 A Fool Undone – Bashore (8:48)
  • 23p036 The Last Truth – Martin (9:09)
  • 23o060 Curb Your Evangelism – A film featuring Ron Pearson 

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM BREAK

4:00 PM –  5:20 PM Fri, Nov. 3, 2023 - Actor & Creative's Purpose Driven Marketing Workshop
Your mission drives AND elevates every aspect of your life and career. Discover your life’s mission and true calling, which will be the foundation from which you create your life-changing, 1-year personalized marketing plan. GUEST: Dave Pileggi, actor, producer, improvisor and stand-up comedian.

5:20 PM – 6:40 PM DINNER BREAK & NETWORKING (Walk to Trilith restaurants)

6:45 PM – 8:45 PM FEATURE FILM – THE SHIFT - ANGEL STUDIOS  


SATURDAY, NOV 4

9:00 AM –9:45 AM 168 TEAM NETWORKING / PRODUCER'S ROUNDTABLE

9:30 AM - REGISTRATION OPENS 

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM SCREENING BLOCK 5 "THE END TIMES"

  • 23s011 It’s About Time – Butts (10:52)
  • 23p041 S.I.S. (9:26) - Egan
  • 23s003 You Can’t Walk Backwards Into the Future – Dickson (10:58)
  • 23s027 The Opportune Time – Gates (7:24)
  • 23s022 Grace in the Garden - Clift (9:23)
  • 23s045 Jonas Awakens - Falcher (11:26)
  • 23o059 If You’re Gone – A Craig Scott Film (7:19);
  • 23s010 Grandfather Time – May (11:24)
  • 23s032 The Tree's Hollow – Vodvarka (8:08)

11:30 AM – 11:45AM BREAK 

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM SCREENING BLOCK 6  "A TIME TO LAUGH "

  • 23p023 Three Times a Lady – Kerr-Condon (9:01) 
  • 23s039 Just Deserts – Pauley (8:03) 
  • 23u004 Dumplings – Moe (10:07) 
  • 23s053 Family Therapy – Shelfo (11:09) 
  • 23p046 Little Daryl – Reed (8:53) 
  • 23s005 Christian Hitmen – Moe (11:04)

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM INTERVIEW WITH LITTLE DARYL (A Big Star)

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM LUNCH BREAK 

 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM PANEL – Talent & Talent Management in 2024: What Does the Future Hold? Representation in LA vs. Atlanta. Staying productive during the strike. 
GUESTS: Mystie Buice, Talent Agent, Houghton Talent; Mark Fincannon, Casting Director, The Resident, Genius; The Wonder Years and The Blind Side; and Charlene Amoia, How I Met Your Mother, American Reunion, Grey's Anatomy. Beth Hall Talent Agent Helen Wells Agency. She is also a skilled acting coach for both kids and adults. Moderator: John David Ware, Writer-Director Unbridled and Producer, Final Frequency.

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM BREAK 

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM SCREENING BLOCK 7 "A TIME TO MEND"

  • 23s020 The Likes of You – Manntai (10:36) 
  • 23t026 The Art of Kindness – Ray (6:14) 
  • 23s037 Waves of Grace – Giret (9:48) 
  • 23p031 Hard Side of Miracles – Manntai (8:54) 
  • 23p038 Brother of the King – Kamp (9:04)
  • 23s028 Planted – Weske (11:08) 
  • 23w024 Flatline – Beeler (12:07)
  • 23u001 Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy - Shearer (12:06) 

4:45 PM – 6:00 PM DINNER BREAK (Walk to Trilith restaurants)

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM RED CARPET

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AWARDS SHOW featuring Ron Pearson

8:30 PM – 9:00 BREAK

9:00 PM – 12:00 AM VIP AFTER PARTY Presented by CT Cantina & Taqueria

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