November 7th - 8th 2015

River Terrace Resort and Convention Center, Gatlinburg, TN

Our debut season of The Smoky Mountain Film Festival brought many amazing films to the screen and honors to several stand outs!  The event was hosted at the River Terrace Resort and Convention Center in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee!  Many thanks to those who submitted and attended our very first season!

Saturday

11:00AM Doors Open

11:30AM It Is What It Is 1h25m

12:55PM Intermission 15m

01:10PM The Root of Evil 1h40m

02:50PM Intermission 10m

03:00PM The End 55m

03:55PM Intermission 10m

04:05PM DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmett Till 1h10m

05:15PM Intermission 15m

05:30PM SHORT FILM BLOCK 1h

• Bounty Momma 15m
• Stage3 23m
• The Watch 23m

06:30PM Intermission 15m

06:45PM Dorchester’s Revenge: The Return of Crinoline Head 1h35m

08:15PM Intermission 15m

08:30PM SHORT FILM BLOCK 1h15m

• Dance of the People 10m
• What Do I Say? 10m
• Space Cadet 7m
• Dig 7m
• Boy Wonder 18m
• Somebody’s Darlin 15m
• Anxiety 6m
• Pink Elephant 3m

09:45PM End of Day 1 Films

10:00PM Close of Festival

Sunday

11:00AM Doors Open

11:30AM Johnny Diggity 1h20m

12:50PM Intermission 15m

01:05PM LowerTown Paducah 1h15m

02:20PM Intermission 10m

02:30PM SHORT FILM BLOCK 1hr45m

• The Cabin 30m
• Oh Crappy Day 18m
• Dimes A Turn 14m
• Static 7m
• Self Offense 15m
• Seven and Six 7m
• Glory Days 7m
• Are You Listening 10m

04:30PM Intermission 15m

04:45PM Doctor Spine 1h45m

06:30PM intermission 15m

06:45PM Empirica 1h25m

08:10PM Intermission 20m

08:30PM Awards Ceremony 1h30m

10:00PM Close of Festival

BEST FEATURE NOMINEES

• IS WHAT IT IS
• DOCTOR SPINE
• DORCHESTER’S REVENGE

BEST SHORT NOMINEES

• THE WATCH
• SPACE CADET
• STATIC

BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES

• SAM SISKE – STATIC
• ROB UNDERHILL – DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMET TILL
• JOHN WESLEY NORTON – DOCTOR SPINE

BEST ACTOR NOMINEES

• RYAN WELCH – IT IS WHAT IT IS
• MIKE WILEY – DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMET TILL
• MICHAEL WEXLER – DOCTOR SPINE

BEST ACTRESS NOMINEES

• MORGAN MONNIG – THE CABIN
• IZZY FENECH – SPACE CADET
• WENDY KEELING – SELF OFFENSE

BEST WRITER NOMINEES

• ARE YOU LISTENING
• STATIC
• DIG

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES

• STATIC
• DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMET TILL
• THE WATCH

BEST EDITING NOMINEES

• IT IS WHAT IT IS
• DOCTOR SPINE
• THE WATCH

BEST SOUND NOMINEES

• STATIC
• DORCHESTER’S REVENGE
• ANXIETY

BEST MUSIC NOMINEES

• DOCTOR SPINE
• STATIC
• OH CRAPPY DAY

DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES

• PINK ELEPHANT
• BOUNTY MOMMA
• THE END