Find Your Next Inspiration at Awareness Film Festival
Answer these questions to get a recommendation on which films from our festival line up best match your mood, curiosity, and the kind of story that will resonate most right now.
What are you most in the mood for right now?
Which theme feels most personally relevant today?
Pick a takeaway you want from the film.
If you could ask the filmmaker one question, what would it be?
What pacing do you prefer?
What would make you feel like the watch was 'worth it'?
Mental Health, Wellness & Healing
Films you may connect with:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
Meeting Your Maker — 7:00 PM, Laemmle Monica
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Crown with a Shadow and Sense of Self — 6:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
The Energy That Heals — 6:45 PM, Miles Playhouse
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
12 HOURS — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Building Home — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Still Here — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Talk To Somebody — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Unashamed — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
What's Remembered — 4:10 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Nurse: Empathy Heals — 5:45 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Focal Point — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Instrument — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
WELL(NESS) — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Jordan Just Needs to Relax — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Vision Quest — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MISTAKE — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Materializing Dog — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Bigfoot Woods — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
More Than What You See — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Into the Light of a Dark Black Night — 3:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Talking to Myself — 3:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
One More Breath: Horses Helping Veterans Heal — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Other Space — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Art Chose Me — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Say Her — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Ordinary Greatness — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Spam Risk — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Unalive. — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Be kind to yourself — 8:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Dance Of The Wild — 8:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
U S M S T — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
SOLITARY — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Be the Explorer — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
PRETTY UGLY — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Quiet Between — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Shape of Her Smile — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
IV: Our Lives — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Nadima and The Spirit of The Horse Fiddle — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SAVERIO — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
AMERICAN SOLITAIRE — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Face To Face — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
The Edge of Silence — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
The Mental Match — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Tamarkoz® Meditation, The Documentary — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Social Justice & Human Rights
Films you may connect with:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
Crowning Achievement — 4:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
The Crown with a Shadow and Sense of Self — 6:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Mary Kelly: From Stone to Cloud — 6:45 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Nothing to See Here: Watts — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Before We Croak — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Jam Boy — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Life Sentence — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
No Return — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
[Trans] Texan — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
I am not afraid — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MISTAKE — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Lady — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
A Gender Fluid Film — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Bigfoot Woods — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
NADIE SABE / NO ONE KNOWS — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Opalescent — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
No Longer Afraid: Elina Fomina's Story — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Say Her — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
BUBBLES — 8:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
It's Not Just a Ride Home — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Stop Asking — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
U S M S T — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
W.T.F. – Wait, That’s Fair? — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
While You Watched — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
What Feeds Us — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
PRETTY UGLY — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Shall We Gather — 3:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Sabr Dolls — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SAVERIO — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
AMERICAN SOLITAIRE — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
"Simon" by Sunday Artist — 7:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Environment & Animal Advocacy
Films you may connect with:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Crown with a Shadow and Sense of Self — 6:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Love in the Time of Plastic — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Eden Trials — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Focal Point — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
JAKE — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Lady — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Solidarity — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Rescue — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Tree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Dance Of The Wild — 8:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Medicine of the Herd — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
What Feeds Us — 4:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Bears in Hot Tubs — 4:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
In Earth We Trust — 4:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Poisoned Skies — 4:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
The Giving Trees — 4:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
4. Politics, Society & Change
Films you may connect with:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Before We Croak — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Jam Boy — 8:30 PM , Caberet
No Return — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
[Trans] Texan — 7:00 PM , Caberet
Focal Point — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
I am not afraid — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MISTAKE — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Bigfoot Woods — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
AMERICA — 3:00 PM , Caberet
Sabr Dolls — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
In Earth We Trust — 4:30 PM , Caberet
What Feeds Us — 4:30 PM , Caberet
"Simon" by Sunday Artist — 7:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Politics, Society & Change
Films you may connect with:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Before We Croak — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Jam Boy — 8:30 PM , Caberet
No Return — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
[Trans] Texan — 7:00 PM , Caberet
Focal Point — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
I am not afraid — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MISTAKE — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Bigfoot Woods — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
AMERICA — 3:00 PM , Caberet
Sabr Dolls — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
In Earth We Trust — 4:30 PM , Caberet
What Feeds Us — 4:30 PM , Caberet
"Simon" by Sunday Artist — 7:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Spirituality, Self-Discovery & Connection
Films you may connect with:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
By the Fire — 7:00 PM, Laemmle Monica
The Cycle of Love — 4:00 PM, Laemmle Monica
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Energy That Heals — 6:45 PM, Miles Playhouse
Mother Medicine — 8:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Focal Point — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Instrument — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
WELL(NESS) — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Vision Quest — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theaterree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience • Vision Quest • WELL(NESS)
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Disability, Veterans & Resilience
Films you may connect with:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Energy That Heals — 6:45 PM, Miles Playhouse
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Before We Croak — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Don’t Stop — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Materializing Dog — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
A Cure Can't Wait — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
One More Breath: Horses Helping Veterans Heal — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Other Space — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
U S M S T — 9:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
AMERICAN SOLITAIRE — 5:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Be the Explorer — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
IV: Our Lives — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Nadima and The Spirit of The Horse Fiddle — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SAVERIO — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Science, Technology & Discovery
Films you may connect with:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution — 5:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
A Gender Fluid Film — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
“Simon” by Sunday Artist — 7:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets
Physical Health & Medical Stories
Films you may connect with:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
Mother Medicine — 8:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
The Energy That Heals — 8:00 PM, Miles Playhouse
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution — 5:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
12 HOURS — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Building Home — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Still Here — 8:30 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Nurse: Empathy Heals — 5:15 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Instrument — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MISTAKE — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Materializing Dog — 12:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
More Than What You See — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
A Cure Can't Wait — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Other Space — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Waiting — 7:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Cabaret Theater
Be kind to yourself — 8:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
SOLITARY — 10:00 AM, Laemmle Monica
Be the Explorer — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
PRETTY UGLY — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
The Shape of Her Smile — 2:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
IV: Our Lives — 4:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
Enneagram in Movement — 6:00 PM, Illusion Magic Lounge, Main Theater
*Purchase tickets at: awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets