52th Nashville Film Festival 2021
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- DirectorThomas RobsahmAslaug HolmStarsa-haMorten HarketPål WaaktaarFollows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
- DirectorEdson JeanStarsShein MompremierAlan Myles HeymanMadelin MarchantLudi, a hardworking and exhausted nurse, battles coworkers, clients and one impatient bus driver to learn her self worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.
- DirectorKier-La JanisseStarsLinda HaydenIan OgilvyKevin KölschA thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
- DirectorWilliam BagleyStarsCooper BuchaLevi BurdickBrian EmondTwo amateur podcasters start investigating a murder in their hometown only to become wrapped up in a terrifying adventure full of supernatural threats.
- DirectorNoah DixonOri SegevStarsSylvie MixBobbi KittenAujolie BakerAs Lennon fuels her desire for entree into a podcast featuring live music and conversations with the artists she so fervently admires, Lennon finds inspiration for her own musical ambitions...and a growing sense of misdirected identity.
- DirectorJared CallahanStarsCassidy DetmerJoshua LittonTwo friends in a Southern drug recovery program struggle to come to terms with their addiction and mental illness by making a short film about the pain they've caused their families.
- DirectorAngeliki AntoniouStarsAngeliki PapouliaGiannis TsortekisTasos PalatzidisA woman who has lost her memory struggles to reconstruct her past while cooking simple yet delicious food for workers at a working-class seaside tavern.
- DirectorRoshan SethiStarsKaran SoniGeraldine ViswanathanGita ReddyAs if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn't uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19's reach intensifies.
- DirectorMari WalkerStarsPooya MohseniLynn ChenDanny JacobsA decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris' transition.
- DirectorAlex CamilleriStarsJesmark SciclunaMarlene SchranzDavid SciclunaA man risks everything to provide for his wife and newborn son by entering Malta's black-market fishing industry.
- DirectorP.S. VinothrajStarsChellapandiKaruththadaiyaanPhilip ArulodssA young boy travels with his violent and alcoholic father to bring back his mother, who has run away from home due to his abuse.
- DirectorAlex PipernoStarsDaniel QuirogaInés BortagarayNoli TobolAboard a cruise ship out at sea, a young sailor discovers a door mysteriously leading to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, a group of Asian farmers find an abandoned shed in the valley, attributing it supernatural powers.
- DirectorM. CahillStarsJena MaloneRobert Hunger-BühlerEmily KurodaAn adult woman puts herself up for adoption and forms a bond with the misanthropic patriarch of her adoptive family. Based on a true story.
- DirectorJustin CorsbieStarsMichael DormanSophia BushDermot MulroneyA gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions.
- DirectorJay BuimStarsKhan BaykalAsia Lee BoostaniDrew FreedA sex-cult settles in the Catskills to build community and spread knowledge, led by their mystical female founder. Their mission is to prioritize pleasure through a ritual called Jilling Off, which they believe will heal Mother Earth.
- DirectorFloyd RussStarsAriana Ron PedriqueVilma VegaHenry Foster BrownAyar, a first-generation American Latina, returns home to reunite with her daughter. But when her mother, Renata, refuses to let her see her due to Covid, Ayar is confronted by the many roles she's been forced to play.
- DirectorWes HurleyStarsJonathan BennettLauren TewesLea DeLariaAn autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.
- DirectorCJ HuntStarsCJ HuntMr. HuntMitch LandrieuIn December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues.
- DirectorBrandon KramerStarsKaren BassCory BookerBonnie Watson ColemanIn a divided America, Van Jones attempts to pass a landmark criminal justice bill - and finds himself under fire from all sides.
- DirectorNira BursteinStarsUri BursteinRaya BursteinJudy BursteinA glimpse into the lives of an eccentric New York family at the brink of estrangement when the youngest daughter announces her upcoming polyamorous wedding.
- DirectorAlba SotorraStarsShamima BegumHoda MuthanaShamima Begum and Hoda Muthana made it into worldwide headlines when they left their countries as teenagers to join ISIS. Now they want to return but their countries don't want them back.
- DirectorBo McGuireStarsCarron ClarkChuck DuckBo McGuireA poet composes a cinematic love letter to his grandmother as his homophobic aunt and drag queen uncle wage war over her estate in Hokes Bluff, Alabama.
- DirectorMatthew WalkerStarsWanita BahtiyarIn a last ditch effort at fame, an Australian Country Music singer with autism saves hard, grabs her friend Archer, ropes in an unsuspecting "manager" in Gleny Rae and heads to Nashville to record an album.
- DirectorBobbi Jo HartStarsFannyJune MillingtonJean MillingtonFANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles. Features Bonnie Raitt, Joe Elliott.
- DirectorAndy StrohlStarsMitch DaneDean FieldsPatryk LarneyIn May of 2017, a Nashville based duo named The Young Fables embarked on a content experiment to film the songwriting process. A heart wrenching journey begins to unfold when unexpected deaths begin to transform the lyrics of the mysterious song. Laurel Wright and Wesley Lunsford of the award winning Americana duo, The Young Fables, unveil a timeless story that offers a spiritually unique perspective of the human experience.
- DirectorTed RoachLagan SebertStarsRodney CrowellJerry DouglasJeff HannaTwo Nashville music icons, John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas, combine their talents during the pandemic to record the album "Leftover Feelings" in Elvis's favorite studio, RCA's fabled Studio B. Walking in the footsteps of Elvis, Dolly, and Waylon through the house that Chet Atkins built, John and Jerry attempt to revive and capture the magical sounds of this iconic room where so many early hit songs were made. They set the bar high for their first-ever collaboration, chasing a special album that exceeds their own high expectations after two lifetimes full of musical accomplishment. Featuring commentary along the journey from their friends Lyle Lovett, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, and Jeff Hanna, this film spotlights the legacy of Music City's most significant studio through the lens of two godfathers of Americana music.