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ATLANTA SPOTLIGHT FILM AWARDS
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schedule
  • 2025 Program
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  • Best Comedy
  • Best Documentary
  • Best Drama
  • Best Experimental
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  • Best Student Short
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    • 2025 Program
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    • Best Animation
    • Best Comedy
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    • Best Experimental
    • Best Horror
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    • Best Local Film
    • Best Micro Short
    • Best Music Video
    • Best Narrative
    • Best Student Short
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    • 2025 Program
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    • Best Animation
    • Best Comedy
    • Best Documentary
    • Best Drama
    • Best Experimental
    • Best Horror
    • Best Local Director
    • Best Local Film
    • Best Micro Short
    • Best Music Video
    • Best Narrative
    • Best Student Short
  • Tickets and Passes
  • Info
    • Nominees
    • Awards
    • FAQ
    • Georgia Film Festivals
    • Award Winning Docs
    • Award Winning Shorts
    • Filmmakers
    • Stream Films on Festflix
    • Spotlight IMDB
  • Atlanta Film Festivals
    • ATL Documentary
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    • ATL Shorts
    • ATL Underground
    • ATL Horror
    • ATL Experimental

Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival End of the Year Showdown

Join us Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Limelight Theater in Atlanta

Welcome to the official schedule for the Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival! 

On December 6, 2025, top independent filmmakers will gather in Atlanta for a night of celebration, competition, and recognition. Explore the event lineup, film screenings, and award presentations as we honor the best in indie cinema. 


2025 Films

Atlanta Spotlight Film Lineup

Best Drama Nominees

12:00 PM

Theater One 12:00 PM


BABY – Andrea Ramolo
BEE STING – George Segress
[b]REACH – Rachel Hendrix
STALKING THE BOGEYMAN – Markus Potter, Jack Dorfman
THE COST OF CONSIDERATION (ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION) – Tom Salvaggio
THE UNBEARING – ALSO Sisters
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY – Cherise Keown


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Best Music Video Nominees

1:00 PM

Theater Two 1:00 PM


AGORAPHOBIA – Ashley Wong
BLEED – Nico Van Den Berg, Ilana Armida Simone
CANDY APPLES – Justin Priluck
COPILOT – Jeremiah Hammerling, Robert Devine
DANCE – Brad Hammer
JOHNNYSTORM – Katie LeCluyse, Tarji J. Irby
KILLERS – August Falcon
MESSEDUP – James Jones
RAGE – ShawnKole
REGALJASON - I AM – Oliver Crawford
STAIRCASE STOMP – Aaron Louis  


This program screens with Best Student Short Nominess


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Best Student Short Nominees

1:00 PM

Theater Two 1:00 PM


IN YOUR DREAMS – Nathaniel Gary Henry
OFFAL – Lucia Menendez
PUG – Max Wilson
STARFISH – Ashlyn Mote
THE HAND OF DARKNESS – Rowan Kelley 


This program screens with Best Music Video Nominess


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Best Narrative Nominees

2:00 PM

Theater One 2:00 PM

ALOHA MEANS I LOVE YOU – Katy Dore
BIRTHDAY CAKE – Jesse Foy
BUG – Bryan Alfonso Berrios
DARLING – Finola Hughes
NOSOCOMEPHILIA – Michèle Kaye
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE APOCALYPSE – Tiago Pimentel
THE RE-EDUCATION OF JANE BROWN – MK McGehee 


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Best Experimental Nominees

3:00 PM

Theater Two 3:00 PM


ABERRATION – Shani Varner
FLAY – Gwyneth Johnson
MY WIFE – Aaron Garcia
SARI, NOT SORRY – Nikita Shah
STICKY BUNS, RAVIOLI, AND WHITE CAKE – Nicole Pouchet 


This program screens with Best Micro Short Nominess


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Best Micro Short Nominees

3:00 PM

Theater Two 3:00 PM


CLOSE THE DOOR – Michelle Ford
FINE – Channing Powell
IT DRAWS CLOSER – Joshua David Matthews
L'ANNIVERSAIRE – Thibault Mombellet
LIAR’S DEBT – Justin Sorvillo
LOADED INTERVENTION – Ron Fallica
NIGHT LIGHT – Luke Baker
SEWING MACHINE – Tyler Hagen
TAXI – Donal O'Dea
THE KITCHEN TABLE – Clifford L. Johnson
THE PICNIC – Cory DeMeyers
THE PUNT – Rob La Terra
WISTFUL SENTIMENTS – Jesse Foy


This program screens with Best Experimental Short Nominess


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Best Horror Nominees

4:00 PM

Theater One 4:00 PM

 

BODY WORN VIDEO – Tony Hipwell

DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND – Halle Sullivan, John Steele
LOCHIA – Adon Rackson
MONSTER MEDICINE – Veronica Felicity Johnson
OGUN ORU – Christopher Rucinski
THE WIDOWER – Michael Buran 

THEY’RE IN THE WATER – Bennett Kim


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Best Animated Nominees

5:00 PM

Theater Two 5:00 PM


A GUEST FROM ELSEWHERE – Ethan Anderson
DRAGFOX – Lisa Ott
HOLY HEAVÊNESS – Farnoosh Abedi, Negah Khezre Fardyardad, Mohammad Ghaffari

GOD DAM – Abigail Hill 

LANTERN WALKER – Jason Joel Lethcoe
LONELY ISLAND – Kristie Kish
NEXT SHOW IN 90 MINUTES – John T. Hill
NOSTRIL – Michael Dondero, Shengnan Dong
TEASER TRAILER – JJ Gibson
THE FLOCK OF FORGOTTEN FACES – A.B. Osborne, Emily McBrayer Hogue
THE GARDEN SEES FIRE – Kiera Faber, Benjamin Faber
¡TAXI! – Pamela Restrepo 


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Best Comedy Nominees

6:00 PM

Theater One 6:00 PM


1 IN THE CHAMBER – Annie Girard, Diana Wright
BAD TAT – Cole Kelley
BIDET – James Brylowski
DEATH PAYS FLORA A VISIT – Tanna Frederick
THE TRUNK – Craig Blair
TO HELL WITH YOU – Jason Sheedy
WATER BOTTLE – David F. Mewa
WE MEET AGAIN – Matthew Lucas
ZAPINOS – Matt Bruggeman  


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Filmmaker Mixer & First Round of Awards

7:00 PM

7:00 pm Filmmaker Mixer 

8:00 pm first round of awards for Best Drama, Narrative, Music Video, Student Film, Micro Short, Experimental, Animated, Comedy and Horror. We'll also be announcing awards for the Spotlight Documentary Awards


Theater Two at 7:00 PM 

Best Local Director Nominees

8:00 PM

Theater One 8:00 PM


A REALLY GOOD DEAL – Sarah Stephens
BURIED – Nicole Agostino
CEREAL – Lala Halsema
DALE – Catherine Dyer
THE FOURTH STAR – Carrie Anne Hunt

THE OVERNIGHT – Brody Wellmaker
THERE WILL BE WOMANLY WILES – Nicole Higgins


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Best Documentary Nominees

8:45 PM

Theater Two 8:30 PM


A BUTTERFLY HAS BEEN RELEASED – Jason Zamer, Barry Koch
DEATH: THE LIFE OF MIKE EGAN – Doug Helmick
LIVING UNDONE – Amanda Kasmira Cryer
TIPPI & BARB – Brad Burleson
WALKING WITH SHACKLETON – Roberto Serrini 


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Best Local Short Nominees

10:00 PM

Theater One 10:00 PM


BISHOP’S DAY – Christopher Kelly
FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE – Jonathan Milograno
NIGHT SHIFT AT NED’S – Hagen Mattingly

OTHERMIND – Diezie Ivan Sahn
SHIT HAPPENS – Matison LeBlanc, Ryan D'Souza
WHISKEY ROSE – Conrad Whitaker
WHISTLE IN THE DARK – Connor Alexander Preston Pannell 


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Awards Presentation & Closing Party

11:30 PM

We announce Best Documentary, Local Director, Local Short, Jury Award, Audience Choice, Best Director and Film of the Year followed by the Closing Party.

Theater One 11:30 PM

2025 Venue

Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival

Parking in the Pencil Factory Flats lot or street parking available. Be sure to validate parking in theater if parking in the Pencil Factory lot.

Held at Limelight Theater

349 Decatur Street Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia 30312, United States

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