DECEMBER 17, 2025
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 17, 2025
BLOCK 1A - 4:00pm
TBA
BLOCK 2A - 5:30pm
FOLLOW THE DOG (Trailer)
A documentary focusing on the wrongful conviction of former pro hockey player Thomas Clayton, in his wife's homicide in 2015.
directed by Cayce Mell
LOVE
Some feelings transcend even the veil of this mortal world.
directed by Olga Polukhina
VIV + EDDIE
As she faces terminal illness and a bitter divorce, a mother sets out to find a new wife for her unreliable husband, hoping to secure a stable future for their young twin daughters, only to discover that true redemption lies in healing their broken family in the time they have left.
directed by Andi Watson
WARD D
Centers around a state run psychiatric hospital, and the lives of both the residents and the staff that care for them. It is a reserved, dark look at the places no one wishes to believe exist.
A place where good people do bad things for the right reasons.
directed by Peter Galipeau
BLOCK 3A - 7:00pm
I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU
A romantic mummy falls in love with the archaeologist who unearthed her, only to realize quickly that the feelings might be one-sided. A music video for Jemily Rime's song of the same title.
directed by Jemily Rime
RAIN WAS NOT IN THE FORECAST
P.I. Cole Front gets a visit from his old spy client and lover, Gail Storm. Does she plan to save the climate, or to catch her old flame in a weather trap?
directed by Brian Russell
TINY PENCILS
The outcome of a one night stand is up in the air. Can a tiny gift make you this happy?
directed by Brian Russell
STILL WAITING
A group of friends sit down for a fun dinner out, only to find that the real challenge isn’t the menu—it’s the chaos, flirting, and judgment that erupts around the table.
directed by Robert Cunniff
THE AUDITION
A couple recording a video audition for a reality television show unearths more reality than they anticipated.
directed by Devon Reed
WHAM!
A woman becomes suspicious that something is wrong with her roommate's charming and intensely obsessive boyfriend, while she also stalks her roommate to protect her.
directed by George Carrillo
RENTAL RETURN
Early morning car rental return doesn't go as planned, when a bizarre coincidence plays a game with two stranded drivers
directed by Martin Slayne
SAVE THE SHIP
Tells the tale of a young Steven Spielberg; his daily creative battle within himself and the ever changing currents of the film world. Set in the summer of 1974 on Martha’s Vineyard.
directed by Michael Robert Anderson
BLOCK 4A - 8:30pm
RANDOM THOUGHTS
While on the set for "Among the Silence," it was clear that no matter what is going on around you, everyone constantly is thinking about something.
directed by Larry Rosen
THE CHRONICLES OF AMY & JOEL: VOLUME I
Two souls attempt to navigate life together. One through prayer, the other through drugs and alcohol.
directed by Megan Caulfield and Jane Coulter
YELLOW ROSES
On each side of one Manhattan-shaped coin, two women explore a love story unknowingly paralleled with the other. As their paths cross, bringing them together for one night, a single flower reveals the truth of the love they've been clinging onto.
directed by Imani Fuentes and Analiese Bradshaw
FADING AT DAWN
A recent art graduate has trouble pursuing her passions.
directed by Anshul Mahakud
A NICE LADY
A tightly wound New Yorker in her mid-30s impulsively invites a savvy, streetwise young couple to live with her—igniting a seductive and combustible mix that threatens to consume them all.
directed by Jessica Weber Kass
SIT WITH ME WHILE I DIE
A priest must reconcile his lifelong dogmatic views on suffering with real life pain, examining how we will die, the intersection of faith and death, and specifically with how we may, or may not, be called to suffer at the inevitable end. Set against the backdrop of medical aid in dying, and death with dignity.
directed by Brian Russell
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Born With Hiroshima (written by Seiji J. Konno)
By Some Chance (written by Vincent Marano)
The Last Brownstone in Manhattan "All IN" (written by Breana Harvey Rath and Colin Rath)
Vitruvian Woman (written by L. Petruska)
Voodoo Valentinos (written by Michael Gould)
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
DECEMBER 17, 2025
BLOCK 1A - 4:00pm
TBA
BLOCK 2A - 5:30pm
FOLLOW THE DOG (Trailer)
A documentary focusing on the wrongful conviction of former pro hockey player Thomas Clayton, in his wife's homicide in 2015.
directed by Cayce Mell
LOVE
Some feelings transcend even the veil of this mortal world.
directed by Olga Polukhina
VIV + EDDIE
As she faces terminal illness and a bitter divorce, a mother sets out to find a new wife for her unreliable husband, hoping to secure a stable future for their young twin daughters, only to discover that true redemption lies in healing their broken family in the time they have left.
directed by Andi Watson
WARD D
Centers around a state run psychiatric hospital, and the lives of both the residents and the staff that care for them. It is a reserved, dark look at the places no one wishes to believe exist.
A place where good people do bad things for the right reasons.
directed by Peter Galipeau
BLOCK 3A - 7:00pm
I DON'T THINK ABOUT YOU
A romantic mummy falls in love with the archaeologist who unearthed her, only to realize quickly that the feelings might be one-sided. A music video for Jemily Rime's song of the same title.
directed by Jemily Rime
RAIN WAS NOT IN THE FORECAST
P.I. Cole Front gets a visit from his old spy client and lover, Gail Storm. Does she plan to save the climate, or to catch her old flame in a weather trap?
directed by Brian Russell
TINY PENCILS
The outcome of a one night stand is up in the air. Can a tiny gift make you this happy?
directed by Brian Russell
STILL WAITING
A group of friends sit down for a fun dinner out, only to find that the real challenge isn’t the menu—it’s the chaos, flirting, and judgment that erupts around the table.
directed by Robert Cunniff
THE AUDITION
A couple recording a video audition for a reality television show unearths more reality than they anticipated.
directed by Devon Reed
WHAM!
A woman becomes suspicious that something is wrong with her roommate's charming and intensely obsessive boyfriend, while she also stalks her roommate to protect her.
directed by George Carrillo
RENTAL RETURN
Early morning car rental return doesn't go as planned, when a bizarre coincidence plays a game with two stranded drivers
directed by Martin Slayne
SAVE THE SHIP
Tells the tale of a young Steven Spielberg; his daily creative battle within himself and the ever changing currents of the film world. Set in the summer of 1974 on Martha’s Vineyard.
directed by Michael Robert Anderson
BLOCK 4A - 8:30pm
RANDOM THOUGHTS
While on the set for "Among the Silence," it was clear that no matter what is going on around you, everyone constantly is thinking about something.
directed by Larry Rosen
THE CHRONICLES OF AMY & JOEL: VOLUME I
Two souls attempt to navigate life together. One through prayer, the other through drugs and alcohol.
directed by Megan Caulfield and Jane Coulter
YELLOW ROSES
On each side of one Manhattan-shaped coin, two women explore a love story unknowingly paralleled with the other. As their paths cross, bringing them together for one night, a single flower reveals the truth of the love they've been clinging onto.
directed by Imani Fuentes and Analiese Bradshaw
FADING AT DAWN
A recent art graduate has trouble pursuing her passions.
directed by Anshul Mahakud
A NICE LADY
A tightly wound New Yorker in her mid-30s impulsively invites a savvy, streetwise young couple to live with her—igniting a seductive and combustible mix that threatens to consume them all.
directed by Jessica Weber Kass
SIT WITH ME WHILE I DIE
A priest must reconcile his lifelong dogmatic views on suffering with real life pain, examining how we will die, the intersection of faith and death, and specifically with how we may, or may not, be called to suffer at the inevitable end. Set against the backdrop of medical aid in dying, and death with dignity.
directed by Brian Russell
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Born With Hiroshima (written by Seiji J. Konno)
By Some Chance (written by Vincent Marano)
The Last Brownstone in Manhattan "All IN" (written by Breana Harvey Rath and Colin Rath)
Vitruvian Woman (written by L. Petruska)
Voodoo Valentinos (written by Michael Gould)
