9th Annual Film Festival
August 17-20, 2023
Passes on Sale Soon!
*Thursday – Friday film screenings and filmmaker reception
*Saturday includes screenings ALL DAY
*Sunday includes festival screenings, brunch, and the Award Ceremony
Early Deadline is January 2nd! Head over to filmfreeway.com/BlackCatPictureShow to submit your film today!
The Black Cat Picture Show is an international adjudicated film festival (the only one in Augusta) that provides a platform for independent film artists to exhibit their work. Le Chat Noir theatre provides an intimate setting that facilitates the exchange of ideas in order to cultivate artistic growth.
2022 Black Cat Picture Show Winners
Best Documentary: Blurring the Color Line
Best Short Narrative: Apple Tree
Best Animation: Pox
Best Student Film: My Cat Lucy
Best Feature Narrative: Hideout
Viewer’s Choice Award: Blurring the Color Line
Staff Pick: Ringo
Wages of Cine Award: Captain
The festival awards trophies
(*- and cash prizes) in the following categories:
- Feature Narrative*
- Short Narrative*
- Documentary*
- Animation*
- Student*
- Viewer’s Choice Award*
- Staff Pick*
- Wages of Cine Award
Thurs & Fri • August 18-19
Thursday PM block
6:00p
Crazy Cat Lady (Doc, 102min, USA)
8:00p
Vlada Goes to London (Stu, 22min, Israel)
I, Object (Stu, 7min, USA)
First Week Out (Doc, 21min, USA)
Good Luck Kitty (Stu, 7min, USA)
Owe Joe (Stu, 18min, USA)
Below the Rise ( Stu, 24min, USA)
State of Flux (Sho, 3min, USA)
ALiEN (Stu, 13min, USA)
10:00p
Tidal Alert (Doc, 31min, USA)
Friday PM Block
6:00p
The Night Clubbers (Sho, 16min, USA)
Conflict (Sho, 12min, USA)
Souperman (Sho, 3min, USA)
Dollar Generals (Sho, 13min, USA)
Remembering Momma (Sho, 17min, USA)
Love, Carol (Sho, 15min, USA)
Apple Tree (Sho, 16min, Russia)
8:00p
A24 & Black Cat Picture Show presents:
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
9:30 pm Friday Night’s Menu:
Smothered Chicken Lollipops
Meatloaf Bao Buns
Devil Eggs – 3 Ways (Smoked Salmon, Jalapeno Bacon Jam, and Avocado)
Fried Macaroni & Cheese balls
Southern Style Egg Roll with Collard Greens
Saturday • August 20
Saturday AM Block
11:00a
The Makeover of Ashton Croyd (Fea, 80min, Germany)
Saturday PM Block
1:00p
From Mexico to Vietnam, a Chicano Story (Doc, 50min, USA)
2:00p
Ghost Girl (Sho, 12min, USA)
Birdwatching (Sho, 12min, USA)
3:00p
Hideout (Fea, 118min, Taiwan)
6:00p
We Want the Airwaves (Doc, 82min, USA)
8:00pm
Midnight Screams (Stu, 10min, USA)
Nursery Crimes Part 1: The Ominous Overture (Ani, 7min, USA)
The Overlook (Sho, 22min, USA)
Streamer Stalker (Sho, 13min, USA)
Nowhere to Escape (Stu, 11min, USA)
Pox (Ani, 4min, Austria)
Forest Giants (Sho, 21min, USA)
My Cat Lucy (Stu, 2min, USA)
1301 (Sho, 27min, USA)
Wages of Cine Pick – Captain (Stu, 8min, USA)
Sunday • August 21
Sunday AM
10a BRUNCH
Sunday’s Brunch Menu:
Cajun Shrimp & Grits (Jumbo Colossal Shrimp and Andouille Sausage w/Cheese Grits)
Fried Chicken Strips & Petite Belgium Waffles (Syrup, Butter & Fresh Fruit Topping)
Bourbon Pecan Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce
11:00am
Blurring the Color Line (Doc, 77min, USA)
Unwanted Photons (Ani, 3min, Canada)
Got Your Back (Sho, 18min, USA)
The Glove (Ani, 4min, USA)
Midnight Garden (Ani, 4min, USA)
Reverie (Sho, 5min, USA)
Sew Me a River (Ani, 4min, USA)
There is Exactly Enough Time (Ani, 2min, Austria)
2:00p
Ringo (Doc, 54min, USA)
3:30p
AWARDS CEREMONY
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR FILM FESTIVAL
