Nashville Film Festival reveals first 4 movies

Once again, big changes are afoot for the Nashville Film Festival.

The 52nd annual event – planned for Sept. 30 through Oct. 6 – is leaving its most recent home base at the Regal Hollywood 27 multiplex, and will instead take place at a number of venues throughout Nashville.

Participating venues include the Belcourt Theater, Rocketown, Marathon Music Works and the Belmont University Theater. Organizers aim to “spotlight the city’s vibrant cultural venues and bring the surrounding communities and creative industries back to central Nashville,” a release says.

Following 2020’s virtual event, this year’s festival will offer a mix of in-person and virtual screenings and events. A full list of films, panels, workshops and other events will be posted in August, but the festival has revealed four high-profile selections for this year. They are:

“7 Days,” the clever and intimate COVID-era romance written and directed by Roshan Sethi and produced by the Duplass brothers.

“The Return: Life After Isis,” Alba Sotorra’s compelling documentary about two young women who gave up everything to join extremists.

hh“Fanny: The Right to Rock,” directed by Bobbie Jo Hart, which reveals the untold story of the Filipina American garage band that almost became the female Beatles.

“We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” Jane Schoenbrun’s visually haunting thriller about a teenager who becomes immersed in an online roleplaying horror game.

Established in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival has evolved throughout its 52year-history. In 2019, organizers moved the festival from the spring to the fall.

Passes are now on sale www.nashvillefilmfestival.org.

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