2026
festival
lineup
Stay tuned for the 2026 Magnolia Film Festival Selections
thursday selections
music video
Walk With Me Through the Fire - The Curse of KK Hammond - Dir. KK Hammond
shorts
Short Film - Battle of LA - Dir. Patrick Pizzolorusso
Documentary - The Strength of Silence - Dir. Samuel Vela
Short Film - Crossroads - Dir. Horane Henry
Mississippi Doc - Asking the Forest for a Flute - Dir. Robbie Fisher
Mississippi Short - Waiting in the Wings - Dir. Kaitlyn Marie File
Mississippi Doc - The Color of Conservation - Dir. Rex Jones
Short Film - The Other Side - Dir. Nikita Hattangady
Documentary feature
Ali Eats America - Dir. Roush Niaghi, Greg Norris
Friday selections
music video
Mother Mary - Dir. Playdoh Kolo
shorts
Queer Short - …And Release - Dir. Stuart Parkins
Documentary - Where’s My Coffee Cup? - Dir. Yuhuda Sharim
48 Hr Film Competition - Garry the Marshmallow - Dir. Zachary Calhoun
48 Hr Film Competition - The Keys to Betterman - Max Buehler
48 Hr Film Competition - MiMiC - Dir. Jake Cockrell, Zack Mena, and Sam Graef
48 Hr Film Competition - Stott’s Got It - Dir. J. Hun-En Joswick
Short Film - The Lord of All Future Space and Time - Dir. Chris Paul Russell
Family-Friendly selections
shorts
Documentary - Lessons We Learn From: Sports - Dir. Christopher Moreland
Animated Short - Dobrina - Dir. Hannes Rall
Animated Short - Mirage - Dir. Kira Narog, Aliya Rafei
Mississippi Short - Interlude - Dr. Jesaiah Burnett
Animated Short - Cat-Tastrophe - Dir. Morgan Seigler
Narrative Short - Firecracker - Dir. Jovan Brooks
Animated Short - Honse - Dir. Nathan Robinson
Short Film - Notes From a Poet - Dir. Simon Garez
SATURDAY NIGHT selections
music video
Digging My Own Grave - Dir. J.B. Lawrence
shorts
Short Film - Ancestral Whispers - Dir. Lukas Ladner
Mississippi Doc - (I’m not) Your Negroni - Dir. Antonio Tarrell
Short Film - Inciting Incident - Dir. William Pace
Queer Short - The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge - Dir. Michele Noble
Short Film - Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up - Dir. Tràn Hoàng Calvin
feature
Anywhere - Dir. Adam Seidel
