Schedule:

Thursday, November 7, 2024

6:30 pm - SLIFF33 Opening Night Party + A Real Pain
Runtime: 150 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

Friday, November 8, 2024

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 1
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 109 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 1 – The Artists
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 114 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:10 pm - Narrative Shorts 3
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 99 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Stampila
American Indie Spotlight
Human Rights Spotlight
International Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Runtime: 90 mins
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium

7:00 pm - The Brutalist (35mm)
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 215 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:15 pm - Paper Marriage
American Indie Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Runtime: 90 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:15 pm - Run
American Indie Spotlight
International Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Runtime: 96 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - Diane Warren: Relentless
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 91 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

Saturday, November 9, 2024

11:00 am - Masterclass – The Art of Documentary Film Production
Masterclasses
Runtime: 60 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

12:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 4 – Music
Free Films
Runtime: 79 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library

1:00 pm - Captain Avispa
Animation Spotlight
Cinema for Students Programs
International Spotlight
SLIFF/Kids Family Films
Spanish-Language Focus
Runtime: 95 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

1:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 19 – Women On The Verge
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 90 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 8
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 104 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 9 – Race In America
Free Films
Race in America
Runtime: 104 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

1:00 pm - BEST OF ST. LOUIS SHOWCASE SHORTS 1
Free Films
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 90 mins
Lindenwood University

1:10 pm - Documentary Shorts 13 – QFest Stories
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 97 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

2:00 pm - The Animal Thing
Free Films
International Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 89 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library

2:30 pm - African Giants
American Indie Spotlight
Free Films
International Spotlight
Race in America
Runtime: 106 mins
St. Louis Public Library's Julia Davis Library

4:00 pm - The Midway Point
American Indie Spotlight
Free Films
Human Ties
Runtime: 87 mins
Lindenwood University

4:00 pm - The Debutantes
Cinema for Students Programs
Free Films
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 96 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

4:00 pm - Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 109 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

4:00 pm - Sugarhouse
American Indie Spotlight
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 124 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

4:00 pm - Superboys of Malegaon
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 127 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

4:10 pm - Memoir of a Snail
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 94 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

6:30 pm - I’m Still Here
Oscar Submissions
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 137 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Without Arrows
Cinema for Students Programs
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Human Ties
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
SLIFF/Kids Family Films
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 92 mins
Lindenwood University

7:00 pm - The Cinema Within
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 93 mins
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium

7:00 pm - Nickel Boys (SLIFF Saturday Centrepiece Film)
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 140 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - Better Man
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 131 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

7:00 pm - Never Not Yours
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 82 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Gonzo
American Indie Spotlight
Free Films
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 150 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

Sunday, November 10, 2024

1:00 pm - The Umesh Chronicles
American Indie Spotlight
Asian Focus
International Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime- 124 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

1:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 4
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition?"
Runtime: 120 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

1:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 13 – Films For Kids And Tweens
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 83 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

1:00 pm -Narrative Shorts 14 – Adult Animation A
Runtime: 100 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts – Wildey
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 96 mins
Wildey Theatre

1:10 pm - Documentary Shorts 15
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runime: 122 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

2:00 pm - Songs from the Hole
Fine Arts Spotlight
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Human Ties
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 104 mins
St. Louis Public Library's Julia Davis Library

2:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 2 – Environmental A
Environmental Focus
Free Films
Runtime: 122 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library

3:00 pm - Saturn
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 100 mins
Wildey Theatre

4:00 pm - Where in the Hell
American Indie Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 87 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

4:00 pm - Concrete Jungle Gym
Cinema for Students Programs
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Show-Me Cinema
SLIFF/Kids Family Films
Runtime: 90 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

4:00 pm - My Missing Screw
Fine Arts Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 93 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

4:00 pm - Catching Bullets
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Race in America
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 84 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

4:10 pm - A Time Apart / 29 Palms
Runtime: 95 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - The Black Sea
Runtime: 93 mins
Wildey Theatre

6:45 pm - Poyyamozhi
American Indie Spotlight
Asian Focus
International Spotlight
Runtime: 99 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Single Car Crashes
American Indie Spotlight
Shorts Competition
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 97 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Oscar® Submissions
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 167 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - Meanwhile on Earth
Runtime: 89 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

7:00 pm - Lions of Mesopotamia
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Runtime: 86 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

Monday, November 11, 2024

1:00 pm - The Great Escape
Free Films
Runtime: 173 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 5
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runime: 114 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 6
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 116 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 16 – Veterans Day
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 94 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

5:10 pm - Documentary Shorts 12 – Women On The Verge B
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 82 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - White With Fear
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Runtime: 86 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:15 pm - To Die Alone
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 88 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - The Loved & Lost
American Indie Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 83 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

7:30 pm - Silent Synced Presents NOSFERATU featuring the music of Radiohead
Runtime: 94 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

5:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 7 – The Asian Experience
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 92 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - The Calling
American Indie Spotlight
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 97 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:10 pm - Narrative Shorts 7
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 85 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Wingwalker
American Indie Spotlight
International Spotlight
Spanish-Language Focus
Runtime: 117 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - The Fire Inside
Studio Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 109 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:10 pm - 23 Mile
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 78 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - Di Sarno / On My Way To Where
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 88 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 2
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 94 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 8
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 103 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:10 pm - Narrative Shorts 9
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 82 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

6:30 pm - Black Table
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Runtime: 91 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - The Kingdom
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 108 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:15 pm - Morningside
American Indie Spotlight
International Spotlight
Shorts Competition
Runtme: 90 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - What’s Next + David, Again
Runtime: 95 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

Thursday, November 14, 2024

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 10
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 97 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 18 – African-American Experiences
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 126 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:10 pm - Documentary Shorts 10
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 80 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Dancing On The Edge Of A Volcano
Fine Arts Spotlight
Human Rights Spotlight
International Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Robert French and French-Language Focus
Runtime: 87 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - The Room Next Door
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 107 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - RAWSTOCK
Runtime: 90 mins
Arkadin Cinema

7:00 pm - Contemporary Art Museum Shorts 1 – Communing With Art
Fine Arts Spotlight
Runtime: 85 mins
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM)

7:15 pm - Those Were the Good Days
American Indie Spotlight
Asian Focus
International Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 85 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - Unstoppable
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 116 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

Friday, November 15, 2024

5:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 11
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 106 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

5:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 6 – Centering The Middle East
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 105 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:10 pm - Narrative Shorts 12
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 83 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Supporting Actresses
American Indie Spotlight
International Spotlight
Spanish-Language Focus
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 80 mins
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium

7:00 pm - Laws of Man
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 91 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - All About My Mother
Archival Presentations: Watch Films Like it’s 1999
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 101 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:15 pm - Saturn
American Indie Spotlight
Runtime: 100 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:30 pm - Under the Volcano
Oscar® Submissions
Runtime: 102 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

9:30 pm - Narrative Shorts 15 – Adult Animation B
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 85 mins

Saturday, November 16, 2024

11:00 am - Masterclasses– Community Outreach Strategies for Filmmakers
Masterclasses
Runtime: 60 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

12:00 pm - The People’s Way
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Human Ties
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Rutime: 90 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library

12:00 pm - Family Tree
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Race in America
Runtime: 96 mins
St. Louis Public Library's Julia Davis Library

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 3 – Environmental B
Oscar Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 102 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 11 – Sports
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 122 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

1:00 pm - Documentary Shorts 14
Oscar® Qualifying Shorts Competition
Runtime: 108 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

1:00 pm - BEST OF ST. LOUIS SHOWCASE SHORTS 2
Free Films
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 79 mins
Lindenwood University

1:00 pm - Farming While Black
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Race in America
Runtime: 77 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

1:10 pm - Queen of the Ring
American Indie Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 130 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

2:30 pm - Searching for Amani
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Human Ties
International Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 82 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library
Environmental Focus

2:30 pm - Emergent City
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spanish-Language Focus
Runtime: 99 mins
St. Louis Public Library's Julia Davis Library

3:00 pm - The Strike
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 85 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

4:00 pm - Shari & Lamb Chop
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 88 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

4:00 pm - JUST A FARMER
Free Films
International Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 98 mins
Lindenwood University

4:00 pm - Dead Man’s Switch
American Indie Spotlight
International Spotlight
Spanish-Language Focus
Runtime: 147 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

4:00 pm - Clemente
Runtime: 101 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

4:10 pm - Quarter
American Indie Spotlight
Shorts Competition
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 98 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

5:30 pm - Narrative Shorts 16 – Iranian Stories
Free Films
Runtime: 80 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

6:30 pm - Lady Parts + Before You
Runtime: 114 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Porcelain War
American Indie Spotlight
Fine Arts Spotlight
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 87 mins
Webster University’s Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium

7:00 pm - Narrative Shorts 17 – Horror Shorts
Free Films
Runtime: 105 mins
Lindenwood University

7:00 pm - September 5 – (SLIFF Saturday Centrepiece Film)
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 91 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

7:00 pm - On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Studio Spotlight
Runtime: 98 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

7:00 pm - Contemporary Art Museum Shorts 2 – Media-Dance Shorts Program
Fine Arts Spotlight
Runtime: 54 mins
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM)

7:30 pm - Rising Hope
Cinema for Students Programs
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 101 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

7:30 pm - Santosh
Human Rights Spotlight
Oscar® Submissions
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 128 mins
B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 and Bowling

9:30 pm - Traumnovelle
International Spotlight
Runtime: 108 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

Sunday, November 17, 2024

1:00 pm - Ray of Hope
Free Films
Human Rights Spotlight
International Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 96 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

1:00 pm - Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Human Rights Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 89 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

1:00 pm - The Iron Giant
Archival Presentations: Watch Films Like it’s 1999
Runtime: 86 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

1:10 pm - Unearth
Environmental Focus
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
SLIFF/Kids Family Films
Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Competition
Runtime: 88 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

2:00 pm - Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea
Fine Arts Spotlight
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Runtime: 90 mins
St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library

4:00 pm - Forever Endeavor
Cinema for Students Programs
Human Ties
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 89 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

4:00 pm - Stone Feather
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
Race in America
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 47 mins
Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium

4:00 pm - TEN YEARS – Michael Brown, the Ferguson Uprising and The Impact on a Generation
Free Films
Race in America
Show-Me Cinema
Runtime: 90 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

4:10 pm - The Strangers’ Case
Asian Focus
International Spotlight
New Filmmakers Forum
Runtime: 103 mins
Chase Park Plaza Cinema

6:30 pm - Nightbitch
Studio Spotlight
Women in Film Spotlight
Runtime: 99 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

8:35 pm - Closing Night Awards Party
Runtime: 90 mins
Hi-Pointe Theatre

Ticket:
General Admission: $15
Student/Senior/Military: $12 (only In-Person with valid ID)

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