32°This short documentary reveals the economic impact of climate change on the Appalachian ski industry and offers insight into what the future holds for a sport threatened by global warming. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, C

A Cure for LonelinessTechnology has connected us more than ever before; yet, many of us struggle to have meaningful human interactions. Only behind closed doors do we admit to therapists and doctors the truths about our social anxieties and loneliness. North Carolina premiereSATURDAY: LONGLEAF, A

A PiacereA violin student wrestles with her motivations for studying what she loves. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, B

All of This!!!A group of artists faces rejection and failure in the moments before a natural disaster in Oakland, California. North Carolina premiereFRIDAY: DANIELS, A

All Skate, Everybody SkateNear the southern tip of Topsail Island, you’ll find a typical small-town post office; but, climb the stairs to the second floor and you’ll also find a roller skating rink that is more than 50 years old. And, behind the counter of both, you’ll find Miss Doris. SATURDAY: DANIELS, C

BelovedLife as a herder is hard and solitary, but 82-year-old Iranian Firouzeh loves her hard life, the changing seasons, and her faithful cows. This striking portrait captures one of the last female herders still working in the traditional way—an indomitable woman who ultimately chooses independence. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, A

BenevolenceThis is the story of five women who move onto Benevolence Farm, a work-ing farm in Alamance County that is a transitional home for women coming out of prison. We see how the women ended up in prison, as well as the gender- specific issues women face when they get out. Public premiereSATURDAY: LONGLEAF, B

Black Gate*A teen is abducted by a pedophile after being discovered on a web application. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Blue and Gold Marching MachineFollow along, from band camp to the

“Greatest Homecoming on Earth,” as 200 musicians and dancers celebrate the 100th year of North Carolina A&T State University’s marching band. World premiereFRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

Bum PromisesDeep in the Smoky Mountains, a beaten-down drifter, unsure of his own humanity, manipulates his way into the home of two grieving siblings. SATURDAY: DANIELS, C

Burning Cradle of LibertyMembers of the radical group MOVE were flushed from their home on May 13, 1985, when Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on their house. Of the 13 people inside, only two survived. World premiereSATURDAY: DOGWOOD, C

Cheat-ProofA man and woman try to stave off an affair by confessing their deepest, darkest secrets. FRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

CravingOn the surface, Beau and Lena have a seemingly perfect relationship. But then, Beau’s disturbing craving for something more in life begins to emerge. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Cultish BehaviorHannah can’t shake the guilt of a past mistake. Joseph is lost in his religious ideals. Esther is caught in the middle. Can God save them or is all innocence lost? World premiereSATURDAY: LONGLEAF, B

CurlsA young mixed-race girl comes to find and accept herself by reconnecting with her late mother through Irish dance. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

D.O.G. Days of SummerJoin us in the Smoky Mountains as we visit a Dutch Oven Gathering (D.O.G) with the Southeast Camper chapter. Learn why exchanging modern luxuries for cast iron makes for some fantastic cooking—and even better fellowship! World premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, C

Dear VeronicaA lonely man finds joy in a romantic relationship with a pen-pal, though the situation may be darker than it seems.SATURDAY: LONGLEAF, B

Donny and Clive* Two dim-witted criminals decide to rob a house. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

Don’t Get Trouble in Your MindFollow the journey of three African American singers from the hip-hop generation who found their mentor in an 87-year-old fiddler, then embraced and revived a nearly lost black string-band tradition and took music to new heights—and won a Grammy in 2010 as the Carolina Chocolate Drops. FRIDAY: DANIELS, A

Fall of the MatadorA young matador struggles with his craft as bullfighting threatens not only his life but his emotional and spiritual existence. World premiereFRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

FrontierAfter two days of camping alone in the woods, a 10-year-old girl’s reality begins to blend with her favorite comic book. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

GillWhen a teleportation suit malfunc-tions, the test pilot—a headstrong scientist—bickers with her only lifeline. Festival premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, D

HopeBased on a true story, Hope features a widow with mental illness who attempts suicide and survives only to find herself homeless and unable to reconnect with her son—until a chance encounter changes her life. SATURDAY: LONGLEAF, B

“I Want to Be with You in the Darkness”One relationship. One love. One life. Two angles. SATURDAY: DANIELS, C

Jegna Trapped in a terrible foster home, a young boy secretly meets up with his older brother for a day of therapeutic relief. World premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, D

JuskatlaFrom industrial loggers, who harvest trees from ancient forests, to Sphenia Jones, a Haida matriarch who bears an intimate knowledge of her people and the ancestral territories of the Haida Nation, Juskatla weaves together the perspectives and divergent ways found on the islands of Haida Gwaii, an archi-pelago on Canada’s northwest coast. North Carolina premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, B

Katie’s DogAfter their daughter Katie dies in an accident on the eve of her wedding, her parents plunge into depression, and Katie’s grief-stricken fiancé assumes care of her dog. Now, two years later, he’s moving and cannot take the dog with him. SATURDAY: LONGLEAF, A

Knightdale KingsTwo best friends meld the imaginary and the real to battle dragons and confront the eternal challenges of childhood. World premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Long Lost*When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend a long weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself. SATURDAY: LONGLEAF, C

love, intergalacticProduced as part of the 2018 Hamp-ton Roads 48 Hour Film Project, this short follows a popular intergalactic match-making show—as it checks up on a previous season’s winning couple. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

Martin Hill: Camera ManHill is an unlikely curator of iconic Hol-lywood film cameras and production equipment that he stores in a leaking, dilapidated, former bowling alley located in his backyard, near Midland (Cabarrus County). Hock’s film is a 10-year journey that tells a story of passion and preservation, obsession, and compulsion, sacrifice and disap-pointment, and unmet expectations. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, A

Merit BadgesA misfit band of girl scouts faces off with a hardened criminal while trying to hustle enough cookies to get to their national jamboree. World premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, A

No Good DeedA father and son must reconcile a frac-tured relationship—but during a time of ever-present danger, imposed by an unpredictable and unstable antagonist. Festival premiereSATURDAY: DOGWOOD, B

No SanctuaryThrough a collection of interviews, trial footage, home videos, and personal testimonies, No Sanctuary explores the lives of the “Emanuel 9”—those killed in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015—and their families, in search of answers only those with such experi-ences can provide. SATURDAY: DANIELS, B

Nothing but Love in God’s WaterWhite Rock Baptist Church has been and continues to be home to many of Durham’s black leaders, including the key figures that once established Durham’s Black Wall Street and North Carolina Central University. Produced by the Bull City Doc Squad, a student- teacher collaborative team at NCCU, this film provides a rich understanding of the profound significance of the black church to African Africans and, more generally, American society. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, C

“Pray Me Over”A college boy returns to his mountain home in 1960s Appalachia to claim his estranged father’s land. But he quickly learns that he’s inherited more than he bargained for when he must prove himself to his outlaw kin. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Reeves: A Home for MusicFollow the people of Elkin (Surry County), a former tobacco and textile town, as they transform an abandoned 1940s movie theater into a new music venue that celebrates the area’s rich Appalachian folk and music scene in a whole new way. SATURDAY: DANIELS, C

RenaldoA plucky camp director named Renaldo has big plans: to build a climbing tower in an attempt to impress his father. One thing stands in his way: at night he lurks around the camp dressed as the cryptic Deer Man, a local legend in the area. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

RestitutionSome people never learn from their mistakes. And for those people, there’s this old cabin in the woods . . . North Carolina premiereSATURDAY: LONGLEAF, C

SantuarioJuana Luz Tobar Ortega immigrated to the United States over 25 years ago as an asylum seeker from Guatemala, but in 2017 she was told she had 30 days to leave the country or be deported. Refusing to leave her family and home, Juana took sanctuary at an unfamiliar church in Greensboro. By May 2019, Juana will have been in sanctuary for two years. SATURDAY: DANIELS, B

Soul BonesA man in the Deep South must con-front his prejudices when a young boy moves into the neighborhood and tries to befriend him. World premiereSATURDAY: DOGWOOD, A

Sound and SoleBorn and raised in the Appalachian Mountains, Arthur Grimes is the only professionally working, African Ameri-can buck dancer in Boone. In this short film, he recounts some of his dance journey, from eager youth to profes-sional master, and offers a glimpse into his performance experience while demonstrating his deep love for Appa-lachian music, dance, and history. FRIDAY: DANIELS, A

Split EndsLilah tries to get rid of any sign of her ex-girlfriend after their sudden breakup. Unfortunately, she can’t get untangled. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

StargazerA man gets tired of the same repet-itive job of being a teacher and gets caught up in the idea of what could have been. East Coast premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Stepping OutWhere is that cat of yours going? The Cat Tracker Project uses citizen scien-tists to track the whereabouts of their outdoor cats. SATURDAY: DANIELS, B

“Stir Fry with Orange Sauce,” by Jackson HoneycuttWe had several ideas for this music video, so we made them all. FRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

TanglefootA young and fragile dancer attends a prestigious dance audition, prepared to do whatever it will take to achieve her long-term goal of becoming a professional choreographer. SATURDAY: DANIELS, C

Team River Runner: Beyond PaddlingA group of Raleigh veterans finds healing for their wounds in the rivers of North Carolina—and in the support of fellow veterans and volunteer white- water paddlers who are grateful for their service. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

Temptation of Saint FrancisTwo ill-matched garden statues fall in love in this animated exploration of the battle between spiritual enlighten-ment and physical desires. (This might be what happens in your garden when you’re not looking!) FRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

The American South as We Know ItExplore the lives and experiences of African Americans who lived through the Jim Crow era. This film depicts a time when racial tension was at its peak. SATURDAY: DOGWOOD, C

The Big QuestionThis coming-of-age comedy follows the journey of Emma, a sixth grader, as she embarks on a mission to under-stand the greatest mystery of life: the

“birds and the bees.” SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

The Grey ZoneExplore the complexities and absur-dities that revolve around unresolved border conflicts by learning about the last land dispute between the US and Canada, a 20-acre island in the Gulf of Maine. The film will encourage you to reflect on our incessant preoccupation with borders. SATURDAY: DANIELS, D

The Hammocks In the 1950s, African Americans could not gain access to beaches along our coast. The Hammocks tells the story of a defiant friendship between Dr. William Sharpe and African American outdoorsman John Hurst. The friend-ship itself was an act of resistance for the time, and the subsequent story of a coastal barrier island’s journey to its place as a pristine jewel on North Carolina’s coast is surely inspiring. This is a story of how African Americans asserted their rights not only to open lunch counters and public spaces but also recreational wild places. SATURDAY: DANIELS, B

The Mountain MinorLife-worn Charlie Abner struggles with leaving his present life in Ohio to return to the mountain home and musical heritage that once defined him. The film’s principal actors are traditional musicians who perform all of the music—largely, traditional Appalachian old-time and bluegrass—in the film. This is an overlooked story about the people and cultures behind the resurgence of American Roots mu-sic and artful responses to the difficult circumstances of human migration. North Carolina premiereSATURDAY: DOGWOOD, B

The Neighorhood TappersA tap dance group meets weekly in the Five Points neighborhood of Raleigh. World premiereFRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

The Taxi Drivers (Los Taxistas)Ride along with four Mexican taxi drivers and learn their intimate, often poignant, thoughts about their lives and profession. World premiereSATURDAY: DANIELS, B

Voyager PEN-15*This underdog story features Alex, a young space station janitor who longs to become an astronaut, and his pessimistic custodial partner—an odd couple whose sheer dumb luck has landed them aboard the Voyager PEN-15, a ship that has accidentally launched into space. Or so they think. SATURDAY: DANIELS, A

When All That’s Left Is LoveWith unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, this film tells the story of a wife’s determination to care for her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband in their home. Along the film’s journey, we see the toll on families coping with Alzheimer’s, as well as the power of love that sustains both patients and caregivers. World premiereSATURDAY: LONGLEAF, A

Wild (Indomptable)Something is living in the corn field. Young Ida doesn’t know what it is, but it seems to understand her better than anyone else on her uncle’s farm. North Carolina premiereFRIDAY: MOONLIGHT

Longleaf Film Festival 2019 Official SelectionsSILENCE YOUR DEVICES! First Come, First Seated. Location follows description.

While these independent films are not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), most would fall within the PG-13 range. Films that may fall outside the PG-13 range are noted with an * in this program. Festival tickets do not guarantee seating in any particular venue or for any particular film block or film; ALL seating is on a first-available basis.

While these independent films are not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), most would fall within the PG-13 range. Films that may fall outside the PG-13 range are noted with an * in this program. Festival tickets do not guarantee seating in any particular venue or for any particular film block or film; ALL seating is on a first-available basis.

Daniels Auditorium Lobby LevelMaximum Occupancy: 300 seats

4:15 to 6:15 p.m.: Film Block ACara Hagan: Sound and Sole (Documentary Short, 7 minutes)

John Whitehead: Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind (Documentary Feature, 83 minutes)

Darryl Jones: All of This!!! (Narrative Short, 15 minutes)

Bicentennial PlazaOutside Front EntranceSome seating provided; or, bring your own! In case of inclement weather, Movies-N-Moonlight films, Film Block B, will be screened in Daniels Auditorium (Maximum Occupancy: 300 seats).

8:30 to 10 p.m.: Film Block B, Movies-N-MoonlightJohnnie Semerad: Temptation of Saint Francis (Animation, 6 minutes)

Jay Capers: Blue and Gold Marching Machine (Documentary Short, 18 minutes)

Evan Kidd: “Stir Fry with Orange Sauce,” by Jackson Honeycutt (Music Video, 4 minutes)

Edith Snow: Cheat-Proof (Narrative Short, 19 minutes)

Bill Notarnicola, Ellen Sabin: The Neighborhood Tappers (Documentary Short, 5 minutes)

Morgana McKenzie: Wild (Indomptable) (Narrative Short, 17 minutes)

Griffin Hart Davis: Fall of the Matador (Narrative Short, 10 minutes)

While these independent films are not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), most would fall within the PG-13 range. Films that may fall outside the PG-13 range are noted with an * in this program. Festival tickets do not guarantee seating in any particular venue or for any particular film block or film; ALL seating is on a first-available basis.

Daniels Auditorium Lobby LevelMaximum Occupancy: 300 seats

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Film Block A*Kateryna Czartorysky: Voyager PEN-15 (Narrative Short, 18 minutes)

Stuart Parks II: love, intergalactic (Narrative Short, 7 minutes)

*Chris and Lowe McKee: Donny and Clive (Narrative Short, 13 minutes)

Daniel Smith: Renaldo (Narrative Short, 21 minutes)

Bryan Reklis: Split Ends (Narrative Short, 15 minutes)

Michelle DeGrace: Curls (Narrative Short, 12 minutes)

N. C. Jones: Merit Badges (Narrative Short, 6 minutes)

Estes Tarver: The Big Question (Narrative Short, 15 minutes)

1 to 3 p.m.: Film Block BKimberly K. Best: Stepping Out (Documentary Short, 7 minutes)

Alan Young: The Taxi Drivers (Los Taxistas) (Documentary Short, 16 minutes)

Pilar R. Timpane, Christine Delp: Santuario (Documentary Short, 26 minutes)

Georg Koszulinski: Juskatla (Documentary Short, 14 minutes)

Michael O’Connell: The Hammocks (Documentary Short, 26 minutes)

Nathan Knox: No Sanctuary (Documentary Short, 17 minutes)

3 to 5 p.m.: Film Block CGermain Choffart: “I Want to Be with You in the Darkness” (Music Video, 5 minutes)

Nicole Triche: All Skate, Everybody Skate (Documentary Short, 19 minutes)

Rebecca Walters: Tanglefoot (Narrative Short, 7 minutes)

Marc Rosenzweig: Bum Promises (Narrative Short, 30 minutes)

Dan Gamber: D.O.G. Days of Summer (Documentary Short, 6 minutes)

Michael Lippert: Reeves: A Home for Music (Documentary Short, 40 minutes)

5 to 7:30 p.m.: Film Block DKat Garrido: Stargazer (Middle and High School Student Film, 3 minutes)

Clark Ivers: Knightdale Kings (Narrative Short, 12 minutes)

Kirk Hewitt, Takayuki Yamato: Team River Runner: Beyond Paddling (Documentary Short, 30 minutes)

Daniel Judson: “Pray Me Over” (Music Video, 6 minutes)

*Dylan Powers: Black Gate (Narrative Short, 13 minutes)

Amadio: Jegna (Narrative Short, 7 minutes)

Kieran Moreira: Gill (Narrative Short, 9 minutes)

Brian Gersten: The Grey Zone (Documentary Short, 16 minutes)

Chuck Kleven: Frontier (Narrative Short, 16 minutes)

Lance Johnson: Craving (Narrative Short, 11 minutes)

Dogwood ClassroomSECU Education Center, Level RMaximum Occupancy: 35 seats

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Film Block AJoanne Hock: Martin Hill: Camera Man (Documentary Short, 33 minutes)

Andrew Huggins: Soul Bones (Narrative Short, 11 minutes)

Yaser Talebi: Beloved (Documentary Feature, 63 minutes)

1 to 3 p.m.: Film Block BAndy Brewster: A Piacere (Narrative Short, 7 minutes)

Dale Farmer: The Mountain Minor (Narrative Feature, 79 minutes)

Grant Lafferty: No Good Deed (Narrative Short, 23 minutes)

3 to 5 p.m.: Film Block CAndre Taylor: Burning Cradle of Liberty (Documentary Short, 14 minutes)

Bridget Fitzgerald, Dustin Foote: 32° (Documentary Short, 13 minutes)

Daniel K. Hargrove: Nothing but Love in God’s Water (Documentary Short, 25 minutes)

Frederick Murphy: The American South as We Know It (Documentary Feature, 56 minutes)

Longleaf ClassroomSECU Education Center, Level RMaximum Occupancy: 100 seats

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Film Block ATom White: A Cure for Loneliness (Narrative Short, 11 minutes)

Eric Gordon: When All That’s Left Is Love (Documentary Feature, 78 minutes)

Jim McQuaid: Katie’s Dog (Narrative Short, 17 minutes)

1 to 3 p.m.: Film Block BSamuel Coppage: Cultish Behavior (Narrative Short, 14 minutes)

Wende Whitus: Dear Veronica (Narrative Short, 8 minutes)

Katie Damien: Hope (Narrative Short, 15 minutes)

Joanne Hershfield: Benevolence (Documentary Feature, 68 minutes)

3 to 5 p.m.: Film Block CW. Jarvis Rooker: Restitution (Narrative Short, 10 minutes)

*Erik Bloomquist: Long Lost (Narrative Feature, 95 minutes)

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Welcome to Year 5! Thanks so much for joining us in this community of filmmakers and film fans. We believe making films is making history and think these 59 independent films, all with a North Carolina or Longleaf connection, demonstrate that history is being made all around us. The North Carolina Museum of History, your museum, is a fitting place to share this form of storytelling that connects us all. As always, we include in our credits museum director Ken Howard; the Associates membership group; the Longleaf crew who subsists mostly on popcorn; an outstanding team of volunteers, as well as insightful judges; and our supportive sponsors. Now, turn off your phone, grab your popcorn, and allow yourself to be transported by these amazing films.

—Sally Bloom and Jerry Taylor, Stephen Evans, Chelsea Weger, Hannah Aastad, and all Longleaf Festival Folk

Panel Discussions #Free to AttendDemonstration Gallery, Lobby LevelSeating is limited. Bring your questions!Saturday, May 11

11 a.m. to noonWide-Angle Lens—a panel discussion on diversity and opportunity in filmmaking, with Chris Everett, Aby Rao, Charlene Regester, and Mo-nique Velasquez; moderated by Lana Garland—will explore the “state of the state” for filmmakers of color. What opportunities exist for the many diverse people working to make movies in North Carolina today? And, what challenges remain? Explore the history and current times of filmmaking through a “wide-angle lens.”

2 to 3 p.m.Legal Insights for Filmmakers—a panel discussion on current legal issues affecting the film industry, with filmmaker Jameka Autry and legal insights from Ashley Felton, Shelia Huggins, and Mike Tadych; moderated by Beth Yerxa—will help answer questions related to copyright? fair use? distribution? contracts? privacy/trespass? employees? drones?

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Reception for Filmmakers and FriendsDemonstration Gallery and Atrium, Lobby LevelFriday, May 10, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.

Join us in honoring Longleaf 2019 Official Selection filmmakers and their supporters—and all friends of Longleaf. For the second year in a row, you’ll enjoy music by the North Carolina Film Orches-tra as you meet other like-minded individuals. Chat one-on-one while enjoying appetizers and drinks—remember: Film, Fun, and Community!

Awards Ceremony #Free to Attend Daniels Auditorium, Lobby LevelSeating is Limited; Maximum Occupancy: 300 seatsSaturday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for presentation of awards for Longleaf 2019 categories, Judges’ Choice winners, History+, and best student-made films.

Wrap Party #Free to AttendSaturday, May 11, 8 to 10 p.m.

After the awards, meet us in the Voodoo Room event space at The Big Easy (222 Fayetteville Street), an “easy” walk from the festival. #Free to attend; Longleaf provides some munchies, your favorite beverage is on you. Donations support Longleaf 2020!

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