JUNE 24, 2026
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 24, 2026
BLOCK A - 6:30PM
RANDOM THOUGHTS
While on the set for "Echoes at the Lake," it was clear that no matter what is going on around you, everyone constantly is thinking about something.
LAST LOOK (TEASER TRAILER)
The first trailer for the found-footage/influencer post-style horror feature.
directed by AJ Bennett
ALL FOR TOMORROW (TEASER TRAILER)
What does the future hold? A germophobic man wakes up in a mysterious, sterile room with no memory of how he got there, only to embark on a surreal journey through fragmented memories, existential confrontations, and haunting revelations that force him to confront his deepest fears, regrets, and the fragile nature of life itself.
directed by Russ Emanuel
ENEMY HEROES
WWII, the heart-wrenching choices the protagonists are forced to make – and in so doing clarifies their own values. Animator: Joel Christopher Payne
Produced by Mark Diamond and Laura Lee Diamond
ALL-AMERICAN RUINS: UNIVERSAL ATLAS CEMENT PLANT
Follows multidisciplinary artist Blake Pfeil as he recounts the bittersweet end of a relationship while exploring the abandoned Universal Atlas Cement Plant that overlooks the banks of the Hudson River.
directed by Angel Gates Fonseca
SONNET 18
A man reflects on the summer he leaves behind.
directed by Sourabh Chakraborty
A.I. STARS
A virtual starlet traces her cinematic lineage and path to celebrity. Composed of archival footage and clips from Hollywood films depicting synthetic actors, A.I. Stars gives voice to an image discovering its own desire to be seen.
directed by Kamron Saniee
GAME ON // THE LOVE PROJECT
A romantic young man takes a chance with a futuristic video game dating-app in hopes to score the girl of his dreams.
directed by Jamie Kassler
A NEVER ENDING BEGINNING
Two strangers, one spark, one question — everything implodes. A Never Ending Beginning is a 5-minute tragic rom-com about how modern dating collapses under pride, politics, and the glow of the phone that replaces touch.
directed by Vivek Pranavamurthi
CRUEL POWER
A teenager struggles to move on to just being friends with his ex girlfriend, forcing him to confront his heartbreak, memories, and the emotions he tried to leave behind
directed by Riley Nolan
BAR THERAPY
At a local bar, a bartender becomes the unwilling therapist to a group of strangers venting about their problems.
directed by Larry Rosen
BRAND NEW
A tale of a young man's ambition and his journey to accomplish his goal.
directed by Zoë Lina Weinert
WHAT LIGHT REMAINS
A young man rehearsing a speech for his brother’s eighteenth birthday confronts the inherited silence of masculinity, until music drifting into an empty hall draws him toward an unexpected release.
directed by Remco Merbis
BACK TO YOU
When a zombie outbreak hits New York City, a timid orange tabby cat must face his fear of the outdoors to reunite with his beloved news anchor owner.
directed by Stephen Lewis
THE INHERITANCE
When an estranged son returns home to his father, in order to pack up his past, a confrontation over old failures escalates into a raw battle of wills.
directed by John Ross
BLOCK B - 6:30PM
THE ROAD TO GALENA (feature film)
The journey of a man in search of personal fulfillment rather than traditional success. Cole Baird (Ben Winchell) seemingly has it all—a beautiful wife, a thriving career, an expansive home, an array of lavish possessions. Yet beneath this veneer lies a man ensnared by his surroundings, falling ever behind in the pursuit of his life's true calling.
directed by Joe Hall
AWARDS 9:00pm
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
#Taliya (written by Angel Luis Perez Lebbink)
My Dear Dead Friend (written by Derrick N Spruill)
People Extinct (written by Rex Thomas)
Pieces to Peace (written by Christopher Curry)
GROVE FILM FESTIVAL
JUNE 24, 2026
BLOCK A - 6:30PM
RANDOM THOUGHTS
While on the set for "Echoes at the Lake," it was clear that no matter what is going on around you, everyone constantly is thinking about something.
LAST LOOK (TEASER TRAILER)
The first trailer for the found-footage/influencer post-style horror feature.
directed by AJ Bennett
ALL FOR TOMORROW (TEASER TRAILER)
What does the future hold? A germophobic man wakes up in a mysterious, sterile room with no memory of how he got there, only to embark on a surreal journey through fragmented memories, existential confrontations, and haunting revelations that force him to confront his deepest fears, regrets, and the fragile nature of life itself.
directed by Russ Emanuel
ENEMY HEROES
WWII, the heart-wrenching choices the protagonists are forced to make – and in so doing clarifies their own values. Animator: Joel Christopher Payne
Produced by Mark Diamond and Laura Lee Diamond
ALL-AMERICAN RUINS: UNIVERSAL ATLAS CEMENT PLANT
Follows multidisciplinary artist Blake Pfeil as he recounts the bittersweet end of a relationship while exploring the abandoned Universal Atlas Cement Plant that overlooks the banks of the Hudson River.
directed by Angel Gates Fonseca
SONNET 18
A man reflects on the summer he leaves behind.
directed by Sourabh Chakraborty
A.I. STARS
A virtual starlet traces her cinematic lineage and path to celebrity. Composed of archival footage and clips from Hollywood films depicting synthetic actors, A.I. Stars gives voice to an image discovering its own desire to be seen.
directed by Kamron Saniee
GAME ON // THE LOVE PROJECT
A romantic young man takes a chance with a futuristic video game dating-app in hopes to score the girl of his dreams.
directed by Jamie Kassler
A NEVER ENDING BEGINNING
Two strangers, one spark, one question — everything implodes. A Never Ending Beginning is a 5-minute tragic rom-com about how modern dating collapses under pride, politics, and the glow of the phone that replaces touch.
directed by Vivek Pranavamurthi
CRUEL POWER
A teenager struggles to move on to just being friends with his ex girlfriend, forcing him to confront his heartbreak, memories, and the emotions he tried to leave behind
directed by Riley Nolan
BAR THERAPY
At a local bar, a bartender becomes the unwilling therapist to a group of strangers venting about their problems.
directed by Larry Rosen
BRAND NEW
A tale of a young man's ambition and his journey to accomplish his goal.
directed by Zoë Lina Weinert
WHAT LIGHT REMAINS
A young man rehearsing a speech for his brother’s eighteenth birthday confronts the inherited silence of masculinity, until music drifting into an empty hall draws him toward an unexpected release.
directed by Remco Merbis
BACK TO YOU
When a zombie outbreak hits New York City, a timid orange tabby cat must face his fear of the outdoors to reunite with his beloved news anchor owner.
directed by Stephen Lewis
THE INHERITANCE
When an estranged son returns home to his father, in order to pack up his past, a confrontation over old failures escalates into a raw battle of wills.
directed by John Ross
BLOCK B - 6:30PM
THE ROAD TO GALENA (feature film)
The journey of a man in search of personal fulfillment rather than traditional success. Cole Baird (Ben Winchell) seemingly has it all—a beautiful wife, a thriving career, an expansive home, an array of lavish possessions. Yet beneath this veneer lies a man ensnared by his surroundings, falling ever behind in the pursuit of his life's true calling.
directed by Joe Hall
AWARDS 9:00pm
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
#Taliya (written by Angel Luis Perez Lebbink)
My Dear Dead Friend (written by Derrick N Spruill)
People Extinct (written by Rex Thomas)
Pieces to Peace (written by Christopher Curry)
