Opening Night Party – Mix and mingle with the filmmakers, actors, and audience members. Complimentary Red Bull will be served to guests, and the evening will conclude with a performance by Knoxville’s Einstein Simplified Improv Group. Film screenings will resume immediately following the show.

Workshop – A Presentation of The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia with a Special Appearance by Producer Storm Taylor to discuss the film and the independent film industry.

Premiere – The premiere of Nashville Rises, a 2011 documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, followed by a Q&A by filmmakers Zac Adams, Bill Cornelius, and Luke Dye. Including an encore screening of the winners of the 2010 Gatlinburg Screenfest Film Festival: The Dirty Guv’nahs: From the Basement to Bonnaroo, Flesh of My Flesh, Lavorsia, and The Suffering.

Indicates Official Selection

2011 Films

8 or 9 – Drama – 7 mins.  A young boy discovers a malicious plot by the League of Planets to have the planet Pluto removed.

Black & White – Drama – 19 mins.  The tale of a man and his desire to leave the life he’s been living as a gun for hire.

D4 – Action/Sci-Fi – 98 mins.  A simple search and rescue for a team of Special Ops mercenaries turns into a fight for survival when they attempt to rescue a kidnapped child being held at an abandoned government facility.

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone – Documentary – 107 mins.  Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, Everyday Sunshine is the story of the musical pioneers Fishbone from their beginnings in South Central Los Angeles throughout 25 years in the music business.

Eye for an Eye – Drama – 19 mins.  A reporter, Eric, gets more than he bargained for when he interviews Harvey Boyle, a death-row inmate that committed a string of vigilante murders in the 1970's.

Hoops of Hope – Comedy – 4 mins.  A young boy with Down Syndrome loves to play basketball. When a group of bullies knock him down he dreams about playing basketball with the UT Vols and scoring the winning basket.

It Girl – Comedy – 9 mins.  A divorced mother of two navigates the perils of blind dating and online dating enduring many Mr. Wrongs until she realizes ultimately where her heart lies.

Knxvilgrl89 – Horror – 4 mins.  A sweet southern girl learns a lesson about internet dating and the predators who lurk therein.

Legend of Plainview Woods – Horror – 40 mins.  Two brothers must travel to a small town to claim an inheritance from an uncle, but the town’s folklore changes from legend to reality for the brothers.

Lenny Leibowitz – Comedy – 10 mins.  Poor Lenny is trapped in a job and marriage that he hates. Luckily his fantasies are the one outlet where he has some control.

Mamie – Drama – 21 mins.  Questions of love, family, and racism confront a young woman as she comes to terms with her dysfunctional, and at times violent, childhood

Once in 1000 Years – Documentary – 11 mins.  The story of the devastating effects of the May 2010 flood had on a small elementary school in Cheatham County, Tennessee.
Pitching Amber – Horror – 4 mins.  Dante’s obsession with Amber becomes all encompassing possession as his lust for her leads him to have her at any cost.

A Second Chance for Young Offenders – Documentary – 54 mins.  A Chattanooga, Tennessee program to assist juveniles in trouble chronicles some of the more than 1,400 children the project has helped since 1998.

Seize – Action – 8 mins.  Officer Eva Minors goes on a routine patrol that quickly becomes more than she bargained for.
The Sound of Slaughter – Horror – 8 mins. One of the most sought after foley artists of 1986 is unmatched in his work, especially in the horror genre.  An adoring fan offers to help and soon discovers there is a maniacal method to his madness.

The Way It Is – Comedy – 8 mins.  The daughter of a scientist tries her dad’s invention to help with her homework.  Unfortunately, the invention is intended for monkeys.

2010 Winners

The Dirty Guv’nahs: From the Basement to Bonnaroo - Official Selection - 22 mins. (Documentary)  The story of a Knoxville band that documents their formation through the beginning of their  success.

Flesh of My Flesh – Official Selection - 10 mins. (Horror) A young woman is hunted by a member of her cursed, cannibalistic family.

Lavorsia  – 19 mins. (Thriller)  A social outcast falls in love with a mysterious girl, but her dark secret leaves them both fighting for their lives.

The Suffering – 7 mins. (Drama)  When a terminally ill man is released from prison, his victim’s father plans an unexpected visit.

Special Presentations

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia – Documentary – 88 mins.  Shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing, drug dealing, pill popping, murders, and tap dancing – what do these all have in common?  These are just a few of the parts of being a member of the Wild and Wonderful White Family.  The legendary family is as known for their wild, excessive criminal ways as they are for their famous mountain dancing members, including Jesco White, the star of the cult classic documentary Dancing Outlaw.  Exploring both the comic and tragic sides of life on the other side of the law, this stylish, fast-paced family portrait exposes the powerful forces of corruption, poverty, and West Virginia’s environmentally and culturally devastating coal mining culture that helped shape the White family, a dying breed of outlaws preserving a dying form of dance.

Nashville Rises – Documentary – 28 mins. Skydive Films, in association with Lavorsia Pictures, and IGBA Productions present NASHVILLE RISES, a new short film documentary narrated by Academy Award Winner, Billy Bob Thornton.  Devastation, hopelessness, confusion, misery.  These are some of the emotions people go through when affected by a natural disaster.  On May 1st and 2nd, 2010, the citizens of Nashville, TN tested these emotions.  Also known as the 1000 year flood, this disaster is the worst in Tennessee history, with over 2 billion in damages.  Historic landmarks such as the Opry House and the Opryland Hotel were inundated in water.  Even going through the worst natural disaster in TN history, this didn't stop the citizens from rising up. This is the story about the power of the human spirit, and how neighbor helped neighbor to overcome this tragedy.