The Renegade Film Festival exists to embrace diverse filmmakers, honor their vision and elevate their voices to bring balance to independent cinema.

Schedule of Events:

Friday February 21, 2025

10:30 am: Curiouser and Curiouser 88min

- Short films that are outside the box, experimental, outside the horror genre, the cinematic misfits.
- The Ossan directed by Venita Ozols- Graham Georgia Premiere
- Stay directed by Gene Blair Jr. Georgia Premiere
- Today a film by Jessica Graham, Alexander Gutterman, Jenn Howd, Meghan Luck and Shay Nartker Georgia Premiere
- Saturday Ritual directed by sydne Horton Georgia Premiere
- Part V "Say It" directed by Brandon Mishawn
- Bottom Feeder directed by Vito Trabucco Georgia Premiere
- Black Girls and Fairytales directed by Kiara Barnes
- Poppy's Saturn directed by Nicole Tegelaar Georgia Premiere

12:15 pm: The Rebrand 82min

- The Rebrand -  Feature Film
- Georgia Premiere
- Directed by Kaye Adelaide
- With The Cramps: A Period Piece trailer directed by Brooke H. Cellars -  WORLD PREMIERE

1:45 pm: Creature Comforts 77min

- Films with a little more blood, a little more gore and sometimes monsters
- The Hunted directed by Anissa Matlock and Leonardo Leonie
- Don't Tell Your Mom directed by Topher Graham Georgia Premiere
- Kombucha! directed by Jake Myers
- I Could Just Die, and That Would be All Right directed by A.K. Espada
- Terror by Night directed by Dean Butler Georgia Premiere
- Inked directed by Kelsey Bolig Georgia Premiere

3:30 pm: The Protos Experiment 89min

- The Protos Experiment -  Feature Film
- Georgia Premiere
- directed by Lo and Brian Avenet- Bradley

5:15 pm Drawn This Way 40min

- Animated films
- Tormented directed by Liz Lugo
- Electra Wasp directed by Wasan Hayajneh
- Bride of the Snail God directed by Torey Haas WORLD PREMIERE
- Pocket Princess directed by Olivia Loccisano Georgia Premiere
- Close Friends directed by Ellie Propp Georgia Premiere
- Catch and Exterminate directed by Summer Purks Georgia Premiere
- Lure directed by Torey Haas

6:15 pm: Be Kind, Rewind 85min

- Time to discover those cinematic gems you might find from strolling the aisles at your favorite video rental store.
- My Scary Indian Wedding directed by Ramon Menon Georgia Premiere
- Nights directed by Laura Tunbridge Georgia Premiere
- Find You Here directed by Jo Smyth US PREMIERE
- Mimic directed by Thomas Hindy
- Night Feeding directed by Sarah K Reimers
- Sleep Tight directed by Lisa Ovies Georgia Premiere
- Strange Creatures directed by Nicholas Santos
- Sundowning directed by Faith Liu Georgia Premiere

8:00 pm: 40th anniversary screening Re- Animator double feature 185min

- Bloody Bridget -  Feature Film
- directed by Richard Elfman
- Georgia Premiere
- Re- Animator -  Feature Film
- directed by Stuart Gordon
- 40th Anniversary Screening

11:00 pm - 1:00 am: Lumiere Lounge

Join us to celebrate the end of day 1. Head upstairs at the Strand to the Lumiere Lounge!

Saturday, February 22, 2025

10:30 am: Southern Discomfort 85min

- Films by Southern Filmmakers or films shot in the South
- Cherry directed by Phi Phil Georgia Premiere
- Revival directed by Erin Day Georgia Premiere
- The House of Solomon directed by Samuel Benitez Georgia Premiere
- Endometriosis: A Period Piece directed by Brooke H. Cellars WORLD PREMIERE
- A Seat at the Table directed by Lanese Love
- The Many Worlds of George Goodman directed by Gregg Bishop

12:15 pm: Monstrous Feminine 92min

- Horror made by women, horror inflicted upon women, horror inflicted by women…women in horror
- Good Girls Get Fed directed by Kelly Lou Dennis Georgia Premiere
- You're Dirty Now directed by Christine Celozzi Georgia Premiere
- The Auteur directed by Bethany White Georgia Premiere
- Gaslighter directed by Virginia Powers Hendry Georgia Premiere
- I Broke Them directed by Lizzy Bryce Georgia Premiere
- Sorry directed by Nonie Shiverick WORLD PREMIERE
- It Came From Within directed by Queenie Zhang Georgia Premiere
- Dirty Bad Wrong directed by Erica Orofino Georgia Premiere
- Betty directed by Leticia Buchanan WORLD PREMIERE
- Izzy directed by Yfke van Berckelaer Georgia Premiere
- Pick Up Time directed by Alilson Star Locke Georgia Premiere

2:00 pm: Puppet Killer 88min

Puppet Killer -  Feature Film
Georgia Premiere

with spoof trailers That Doll Ain't Right! That Doll Ain't Right! Too! That Doll Ain't Right III directed by Brian W. Smith and Vincent Viñas Georgia Premiere

3:45 pm: Mind **** 78min

- Psychological horror films that **** with your head
- Fenwick directed by Rachel Thomas Georgia Premiere
- Belly Belly directed by Gabriel Carnick Georgia Premiere
- Cherry Pie directed by Jenny Leigh Reed US PREMIERE
- Donor directed by Wesley Boone WORLD PREMIERE
- HONK directed by Charles de Lauzirika

5:15 pm: House of Ashes 94min

House of Ashes -  Feature Film
Directed by Izzy Lee
GEORGIA PREMERE

7:00 pm: SEDAGIVE! 88min

- Horror comedies that will have you laughing so hard you'll split.
- Howl at the Dead directed by Gregg Bishop
- Daughters of Evil directed by Adam Taylor and Natasha Malone Georgia Premiere
- Lost Boys Pizza directed by Cassie Llanas Georgia Premiere
- Skeeter directed by Chris McInroy Georgia Premiere
- Do You See What I See? directed by Vance Osteen Georgia Premiere
- Quiet! Mom's Working! directed by Patrick Hogan Georgia Premiere
- Operation directed by bailey McDonald WORLD PREMIERE
- Spermicide directed by Scott Nunez- Peterman WORLD PREMIERE
- Sweaty Larry directed by Vanessa Ionta Wright (out of competition)

9:00 pm: Awards Ceremony

Find out who will walk away with the iconic LIZZIE award and the brand new REEL RENEGADE awards.

10:00 pm: After Party with Pizza

Join us at The Pub at The Hilton to celebrate everyone! Party hosted by Horror Pack.

Date: February 21 - 22, 2025

Location: Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square, Marietta, GA 30060

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