8th ANNUAL ROCK CITY FILM FESTIVAL
May 15-17, 2026 CALS ROn robinson theater
ROCK CITY FILM FESTIVAL PROUDLY ANNOUNCES OUR OFFICIAL SELECTIONS FOR 2026
FEATURE FILMS
Good Time Charley, dir. Corbin Pitts
Inthralled, dir. Douglas Bankston
Ridge to the River: The Arkansas Traverse, dir. Allyson de la Houssaye
SHORT FILMS
25, dir. Walker Lawson Yarbrough
A Letter to my Husband, dir. Jules Taylor
Adagio, dir. Dustin Yoder
After, dir. Wesley Boone
Another Body, dir. Avrey Tyler Della Rosa
Bedtime Story, dir. Rachel Hansil
Bot, dir. Blair Skinner
Captain Cannon, dir. Brendan Czerwonka
Chlorophyll, dir. Matthew Sean Decker
Crystal Bluff, dir. Jonathan Childs
Curtain Call, dir. Tom Procida
Death of Twenties, dir. Essence Simone
Delusion, dir. Christopher Tran
Details Matter, dir. Theodore Richard Herold and Warren Alexander Herold
Doomscroller, dir. Wyndham Wyeth
Embryo, dir. Kristine Artymowski
For a Silver Dollar, dir. Josh Baxter
From State Lines, dir. Carlie Crabtree
Hollow, dir. Christina Kircher Waterman
I Came With Earrings, dir. Jonathan Caren
I Knew an Alien, dir. Joshua Charperrin Woodard
(I’m Not) Your Negroni, dir. Antonio Tarrell
JJ, dir. Mark Thiedeman
Killed the Pussy, dir. Johnathan Woodson
Last Minute, dir. Michael Cusumano
Life’s a Mitch, dirs. Terrell Case and Eric White
Mãe, dir. Laura Gaspar
Magic the Magician, dir. John F. Clorus III
Mother/Daughter2, dir. Mike Stutz
MRI (or, Michael Returns Indefinitely), dir. John F. Beach
My Little Sunrise, dir. Caleb Ferguson
Never Fingerbang a Wendigo, dir. John Brennan
Noriko, dir. CJ Mirch
Perfect Night, dir. David Michael Long
Prospero, dir. Tyler Orsak
Roomer, dir. Emmanuel Joel Rodriguez
Scratch-Off, dir. Tara E. Sheffer
Sofia, dir. Camila de Ilhéus
Sonder, dir. Aidan Kolokithas
Steak Out! dir. Max Neace
Supper, dir. Joshua Ryan Dietz
Surviving Child, dir. L. Tanner Smith
The Day Elvis Died, dir. Elizabeth Stuelke
The Eulogy, dir. Elijah Broughton
The Game Camera, dir. Emily Railsback
The Hard Way, dir. Sean Furey
The Hollow, dir. Raeden Greer
The Hub, dir. Al Topich
To Write the Ending, dir. Shaler Keenum
Two Percent, dir. Molly Wheat
Undying, dir. Zak Bandit
Where the Hounds Sleep, dir. Jacob Wayne McKellar
MICROSHORTS
Angel, dir. Benjamin Aaron
Alienated, dir. Andrew Erbskorn
Canker Sore, dir. Max Pearlman
Ku: A Love Story, dir. Anita George
Master Fisterz, dir. Victor Keas
Mom Walkers, dirs. Allison Salinger and Luke Baker
The Danger of Table Gum, dir. Emmanuel Joel Rodriguez
The Lizard Theory, dir. John D. Sullivan
Ya Hanouni, dirs. Lyna Tadount and Sofian Chouaib
RCFF TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
ALL glowED up.
Our mission is the same as it’s always been: supporting Arkansas film and filmmakers. So why did we change our name from Made in Arkansas Film Festival to Rock City Film Festival? A few reasons, actually.
We’re growing.
First, we’re growing. Our festival is growing, the film community in Arkansas is growing and becoming more unified, and Arkansas filmmakers are branching out, making movies all over the world. We didn’t want filmmakers considering submissions to festivals to feel limited by the borders of our state. Whether you made your film in El Dorado, or Conway, or L.A., or New York, or Louisiana, or Oklahoma, or Spain, you have a home here with us.
The festival landscape in Arkansas is evolving.
Our number one priority has always been to serve the film community here in the Natural State. For us, that has always included supporting other festivals - and Arkansas has many worth supporting. Everyone benefits from a robust festival calendar that allows filmmakers to screen their work, meet one another, watch each other’s films, and plan their next projects together. Changing our name is an acknowledgment that Arkansas film belongs to us all.
We’re gonna need a bigger table.
Finally, we’re a networking festival. That’s always been our strength, and it’s the reason we keep doing this. We love to see filmmakers having conversations with each other that may lead to new projects. Creativity has no borders. More and more Arkansas filmmakers are collaborating creatively with filmmakers in other states. We want to be intentional about facilitating new relationships between filmmakers in Arkansas and those in neighboring states and beyond.
Changing the name to Rock City Film Festival allows us to capitalize (see what we did there?) on our centralized location in the heart of our state. And our beautiful home at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater provides the perfect venue for us all to convene. It’s like a big film family reunion - where the table just gets bigger and bigger.
This festival is great because you make it great. It’s growing because you keep showing up. We’re planning some exciting things in the future, things we can’t wait to share. And in the meantime, we hope you’ll join us at the Ron Rob for our Made in Arkansas Monthly Screening Series.
KEEP MAKING MOVIES!