Cinematic Arts Student Showcase

Cinematic Arts invites you to attend our annual Student Showcase, where we feature screenings of our current senior thesis films, present Q&A with directors, and award outstanding work! Come join us at the Cinema Theater located inside the same building as Get Air Trampoline Park (3700 Candler’s Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502). Sessions are free! Doors open daily at 4:30 p.m. EST.
Read carefully. Showtimes are subject to change.
Monday, May 11, 2026
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Short Stop” James Hale
- “The Ugly Phase” Gracie Chey
- “Pages of Yesterday” Aiden Thomas
- “Doggy Dog World” Stratton Fischer
- 6:00 p.m. – dinner break
Block Two – 7:05 p.m.
- “My Sister” Cali Doleshal
- “Day Job” Karina Marolf
- “Eternal Future” Abigail Harner
Block Three – 8:16 p.m.
- “Beyond the Oval” Andre True
- “Tarnation City” Olivia Jiles
- “The Ballad of Max Thunderfist” Carter Gavin
Block Four – 9:31 p.m.
- “Heart to Heart” Joseph Banch
- “SPRINT” Luke Williams
- “Talos” Robin Curry
- “Your Little Secrets” AJ Macaro
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Hey Beautiful” John Austin Brown
- “We Interrupt This Program” Mirabelle Bishaw
- “Hen Night” Addison Johns
- 6:17 p.m. – dinner break
Block Two – 7:22 p.m.
- “Gerard the Giraffe, Prince of Zoolandia” Jack Marcom
- “Windings” Josiah Kubit
- “Molder Man” David Maroni
- “Am I Not?” Jonathan Mitchell
Block Three – 8:48 p.m.
- “The Job” Sarah Thacker
- “Watched Tower” Daniel Murray
- “The Flap of a Hummingbird’s Wings” Elina O’Hare
- “Delirium” Andrew Butte
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Block One – 5:00 p.m.
- “Learning to Listen” Cora Roman
- “Intellectual Property” Carlie Dobbins
- “Eden” Gretel Hau Yan Lam
Block Two – 6:16 p.m.
- “Breakout” Drew Belcher
- “Hell Rising” Aidan Lowery
- “The Untamed Dreamers” Brandon Paz
- 7:22 p.m. – dinner break
Block Three – 8:27 p.m.
- “SOLIDARITY” Jai Morgan Smith
- “Low Battery” Gavin Anderson
- “M.I.A.” Kailyn Schaberg
- “LIKE MILK” Henry Cobe
Block Four – 9:55 p.m.
- “SINSLAYER” David Kennedy
- “Jared Lives” Isaac Hicks
- “Fluffy Paws” Carter Hughes
Block Five – 11:10 p.m.
- “Ambition’s Folly” Trinity Henry
- “The World is Mostly Empty” Kate Perlot
- “Umbrella Man” Ryan Poss
- “Assailant” Ava Stevens
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Red Carpet & Award Ceremony
Semi-formal attire (optional)
- 4:30 p.m. – Red carpet
- 5:30 p.m. – approx. 7:30 p.m. – Thesis film awards ceremony
- 7:30 p.m. (approx.) — dinner break
- 8:30 p.m. – encore screening of winning films begins