First City Film Festival

The VIP Festival Pass gives festival goers the opportunity to attend screenings of as many films as they can fit into their schedule as well as access to the VIP/Filmmaker lounge and the VIP Soirée March 25. VIP passes will be available at the VIP/Filmmaker check in table.

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/vipfilmmaker-lounge

The VIP pass must be presented to gain entry to film screenings.

**Please Note: The VIP pass has YOUR NAME on it and is NON-TRANSFERABLE and non-refundable.

VIP Soirée Tickets are $30 and are for individuals who only want to attend the VIP Soirée, 6 p.m. March 24 at the Riverfront Community Center. The VIP Soirée includes the Red Carpet Reception, an awards ceremony and VIP party.

PLEASE NOTE - The Soiree pass has YOUR NAME on it and is NON-TRANSFERABLE and non-refundable.

The Saturday/Sunday Film Only discount Pass gives festival goers the opportunity to attend screenings of as many films as they can fit into their schedule on Saturday and Sunday. Passes can be picked up at the VIP/Filmmaker Lounge during Lounge Hours.

This pass DOES NOT access to the VIP/Filmmaker lounge or the VIP Soirée on Friday night.

Local Block I – Runtime 1:02:37

2 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

The first of three ‘local’ blocks, the films are all by filmmakers who have ties to either Kansas or Missouri.

Traffic Girl - 00:12:48
Giver Her What She Wants - 00:04:06
January Song - 00:03:49
The Bellman - 00:06:20
Guys - 00:13:00
Distance - 00:10:33
Jokes - 00:12:01

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/local1

Local Block II – Runtime 51:30

3:30 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

The second of three ‘local’ blocks, the films are all by filmmakers who have ties to either Kansas or Missouri.

Bird Lady - 00:17:00
Leavenworth - 00:03:29
Emerging Artists - 00:06:58
Leavenworth JROTC, First in the Nation - 00:06:48
Good Listener - 00:03:41
Bring it to the Mottainai - 00:10:11
Zeke and the Zombie - 00:03:23

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/local2

Local Films Block III – Runtime 44:55

5 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

The third of three ‘local’ blocks, the films are all by filmmakers who have ties to either Kansas or Missouri

Vegan Apocalypse - 00:05:12
The Siren Stratagem - 00:08:00
Residency - 00:03:34
Just One Voice - 00:14:00
Letter From Darla - 00:03:04
It’s Hell Getting Old - 00:11:05

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/local3

Reunion - Feature – Runtime 48:01

6:15 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

Two old friends decide to skip their high-school reunion to reunite in their own way.

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/festival-schedule

7:15 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center - ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

SciFi Block - Runtime 46:36 - A block of six short films that can be classified as science fiction. Please park your shuttles in the dock and buckle up, in case we have to eject the warp core during the flight.

Mirrorty - 00:10:59
Vegan Apocalypse - 00:05:12
Zeke and the Zombie - 00:03:23
Good Listener - 00:03:41
Traffic Girl - 00:12:48
Distance - 00:10:33

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/festival-schedule

8:30 p.m. March 25 - Screen 1 - Riverfront Community Center - ‘Women’s Waiting Room’

*Tragedy Block - Runtime 41:15 - A group of dramatic films that are just a bit more amped up than the normal drama. Most of them leave the ‘ending’ unseen, and it is left up to the viewer to imagine what happens next.

Strange Constellation - 00:12:48
Residency - 00:03:34
Leavenworth - 00:03:29
Distance - 00:10:33
Seeker - 00:10:51

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/festival-schedule

12:30 p.m. March 25 - Screen 2 - Riverfront Community Center - ‘Riverview Room'

12:30 p.m. - Int. 1 - runtime 1:06:43
The Death Ox - 00:01:00
Children of Wild Orchid - 00:15:00
The Librarian - 00:20:43
Silent Night - 00:30:00

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/festival-schedule

2 p.m. March 25 - Screen 2 - Riverfront Community Center - ‘Riverview Room'

2 p.m. - Int. II - runtime 1:11:49

Mirrorty - 00:10:59
On/Off - 00:17:54
Forgotten Song - 00:39:59
Resurrection under the Ocean - 00:02:57

https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/festival-schedule

3:30 p.m. March 25 - Animated - Screen 2 - Riverview Room - runtime 40:43
A block of two animated films included in the festival.

Operation Teak - 00:26:13
Inner Wound Real - 00:14:30

4:30 p.m. March 25 - Screen 2 - Riverview Room - Drama Block - Runtime 1:19:30

Drama - sometimes quite intense. We find that obsessively noshing popcorn helps - the popcorn is free so nosh away!

The Librarian - 00:20:43
Traffic Girl - 00:12:48
Letter From Darla - 00:03:04
Giver Her What She Wants - 00:04:06
January Song - 00:03:49
Guys - 00:13:00
Just One Voice - 00:14:00
The Siren Stratagem - 00:08:00

6:15 p.m. - Screen 2 - Riverview Room - You and What Army - Feature - Runtime 1:30:00

Brother filmmakers borrow money from a loan shark to shoot their first film.

8 p.m. March 25 - Screen 2 - Riverview Room - Eye Candy - Feature - Runtime 52:10

We know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder - but we believe that everyone will enjoy the beautiful cinematography of these films.

Resurrection under the Ocean - 00:02:57
Silent Night - 00:30:00
Tough Luck, Kiddo - 00:08:18
Call in the Creche - 00:10:55

1 p.m. March 25 - Screen 3 - Riverfront Community Center - ‘South Wing’

Everybody Wants to be Loved - Feature from Germany with English subtitles - Runtime 1:20:00

Psychotherapist Ina notices something is wrong with her. But she doesn't have time to worry about it.

2:30 p.m. March 25- Screen 3 - South Wing

Experimental Block - Runtime 1:03:03 - A block of films that kinda push the envelope of independent film.

Children of Wild Orchid - 00:15:00
Operation Teak - 00:26:13
The Death Ox - 00:01:00
The Bellman - 00:06:20
Inner Wound Real - 00:14:30

4 p.m. March 25 - Screen 3 - South Wing - Out and About - Feature - Runtime 1:23:00

Inside the mind of a middle aged man as he tries to come to terms with his life over the course of an afternoon walk through his hometown.

5:45 p.m. March 25 - Screen 3 - South Wing
*Neighbors Block - Runtime 51:59 - Films about - well, your neighbors and your neighborhood. Do you know your neighbors?

Gunpoint - 00:08:18
Leavenworth - 00:03:29
On/Off - 00:17:54
Rent a Neighbor - 00:08:47

12 p.m. March 26 - Screen 1 - Women’s Waiting Room

Documentary Block I - Runtime 1:05:11 - The first of two blocks of films in the Documentary category.

Emerging Artists - 00:06:58
Call in the Creche - 00:10:55
They Met Themselves - 00:34:35
White Rock - 00:12:43

1:30 p.m. - March 26 - Screen 1 - Women’s Waiting Room
Documentary Block II - runtime - 1:08:18
1:08:18 - The second of two blocks of films in the Documentary category.

Bird Lady - 00:17:00
Inner Wound Real - 00:14:30
Silent Night - 00:30:00
Leavenworth JROTC, First in the Nation - 00:06:48

3 p.m. March 26 - Screen 1 - Women’s Waiting Room
*Horror/Thriller/Suspense - Runtime 1:15:12 -

A little horror, a little thriller and a little suspense - are they the same thing? We don’t know, but we do know that this block will keep you on the edge of your seat - even though you paid for the whole thing.

Residency - 00:03:34
Country Club Crime - 00:17:34
The Bellman - 00:06:20
Guys - 00:13:00
Seeker - 00:10:51
Strange Constellation - 00:12:48
It’s Hell Getting Old - 00:11:05

12:30 p.m. March 26 - Screen 2 Riverfront Community Center - ‘Riverview Room’

Personal History - Feature - Runtime 1:17:42

While researching for a grant, a history major and her documentarian friend discover a man who has not physically aged in over 100 years. They set out to learn everything they can about his life and to meet the phenomenon himself.

2 p.m. March 26 - Screen 2 Riverfront Community Center - ‘Riverview Room’
Comedy Block - Runtime 47:14 - A group of comedy shorts.

Good Listener - 00:03:41
It’s Hell Getting Old - 00:11:05
Bring it to the Mottainai - 00:10:11
Gunpoint - 00:08:18
Rent a Neighbor - 00:08:47
Vegan Apocalypse - 00:05:12

3:15 p.m. March 26 - Screen 2 Riverfront Community Center - ‘Riverview Room’
Friendship block - runtime - 46:15*

A block of films exploring the good and bad of friendships.

Zeke and the Zombie - 00:03:23
Emerging Artists - 00:06:58
Just One Voice - 00:14:00
Bleeding Heart Routine - 00:09:53
Jokes - 00:12:01

1 p.m. March 26 - Screen 3 Riverfront Community Center - ‘South Wing’

Love and Loss Block - Runtime 1:22:46 - A block of films about navigating heartbreak and loss in many different forms.

Tough Luck, Kiddo - 00:08:18
The Siren Stratagem - 00:08:00
Jokes - 00:12:01
Give Her What She Wants - 00:04:06
January Song - 00:03:49
Forgotten Song - 00:39:59
Letter From Darla - 00:03:04