The Abita Springs International Film Festival is located in beautiful and historic Abita Springs, Louisiana,USA. A town rich with artists from all backgrounds, it is the perfect setting to inspire and nurture the independent film culture. ASIFF welcomes entries from around the world along with highlighting entries from Louisiana. Our goal is to provide local, national, and international films a platform to express that unique artistic voice that showcases the wonder and exuberance of the world or simply tells a story about the human experience.

Schedule

January 12, 2024

6:30 pm : Opening Reception

7:00 pm : Magician

7:30 pm : 7 in 7 Winner:  "I Wish" - Be careful what you wish for!

8:00 pm : Monologue Contest Winners Perform

8:30 pm : Feature: "A Touch of Magic" -  After his wife suffers a stroke, an elderly magician recalls how he and his wife first met and fell in love. With bills piling up and his home about to be foreclosed, he's given one last shot to prove that love is the only magic one needs.

9:00 pm : After Party with musical guest "The Abita Stumps"

January 13, 2024

9:30am Doors Open

10:00 am - 12:30 pm Block One

One Shot - Louisiana.

Runtime 2:00

Drama/Sports.

No matter how many shots Joe takes to prepare for his big shot, it will only take one shot to ensure that he misses it. By David Bush.

Just When U Thought - Louisiana.

Runtime 8:50

Comedy.

In a world of Internet dating, 2 souls discover they got dumped by their blind dates via text message, only 2 have a chance encounter on Independence Day. By Stanley Gill.

The BOXer - Louisiana.

Runtime 7:49

Horror.

By Felix Matos and Carlos Jimenez.

Measure Twice Cut Once - Louisiana.

Runtime 7:31.

Drama/Western.

By Santiago Rodriguez.

Naji - Iran.

Runtime 14:52

Drama.

By Hosein Torkjoosh.

Dead Duck Militia IV: Shadows of Resurrection - Louisiana.

Runtime 11:35

Drama/puppets

Detective Christ wakes from yet another resurrection as he tries to solve the mystery of his partner's death in a world filled with killer rabbits that only come out at night. By Matthew Waranius.

Old Crows - Louisiana.

Runtime 23:00.

Drama.

Old Crows tells the story of Chuck, a cranky Vietnam veteran content to drink the days away until he meets a young writer named Roxanne who gives new purpose to his meager existence.

By Jason Affolder

Andrew After Angola - New Mexico.

Runtime 39:54

Documentary.

This Louisiana selection, follows a re-entry program created to help former prisoners rebuild their lives in Louisiana and explores the complex background of the program's founder, Andrew Hundley.

By Will LaCalle.

Strangers In Common - Georgia.

Runtime 13:13

Drama.

Two strangers, bonded by a shared betrayal, meet after finding out their spouses cheated on them. In their search for understanding, they role-play the events they believe led to their spouses straying and in the process, they discover what they really want. By Carlos Jimenez and Matthew E Judd.

Four On The Mantle - Louisiana.

Runtime 19:51.

Drama.

Two couples in the same family face a new pregnancy, one for the first time, the other with a sorrowful past. After a miscarriage, the family dynamics change and they must learn to deal with

tragedy in a whole new way. By Rachel Jacob

Lunch 12:30 - 1:30

1:30 pm - 4:10 pm Block Two

Unicorn Poop - Louisiana.

Runtime 12:24

Dramedy/fantasy/horror

A young woman is forced to re-evaluate a deal she made with the monster in her closet. By Lorna S. Dopson

The Golden Years - Mississippi.

Runtime 10:00

Drama.

Mabel and Norman have been together for so long that they know everything there is to know about each other. Or do they? By Brian Whisenant and Joe Starzyk

No War - Iran.

Runtime 1:40

Drama

The story of a girl who painted all her dreams.

By Mostafa Zabet

Dreamy Fragrance of Spring Blossoms - Iran

Runtime 12:48

Experimental

A dead family lives in a house for a long time. A mother, a father, and a son. War's taken the son, the heart of this family. By Hera Khanmirzaei

Preservation

Runtime 13:00

Drama

A young man returns to his hometown only to discover the reason for his brother's estrangement from the family. By Benjamin Connell

The Rault Center Fire - Louisiana

Runtime 44:03

Documentary

On November 29, 1972, a nation watched in horror as five women fell from a burning building in New Orleans. This documentary examines the tragedy of the Rault Center fire. Included are

interviews with eyewitnesses, a fire lieutenant called to the scene, relatives of the victims, and a scientist whose entrepreneurial family business impacted fire safety worldwide. By Royd Anderson

Never Come Back, Kid - China

Runtime 28:27

Student film/environmental

This is a story of a young man swinging between urban and rural areas. After Zhang Tao graduated from college, he found a job in the county where his hometown is located but the village is disappearing, and his father's traditional craftsmanship is also dying under the blow of machinery and occupational diseases.

By Lei Shi and Qingjie Xu

Get Bingles - Louisiana.

Runtime 18:19

Comedy.

The Sopranos walk into a Lebanese poker game looking for Mistuh Bingles. By Stanley Gill Hotell - Louisiana.

Runtime 7:35

Drama/Crime.

During a murder investigation in a mysterious hotel, a seasoned detective finds herself in the hot seat when a suspect she’s interrogating uses supernatural powers to dredge up secrets from her personal life. By David Bush

Remember - Louisiana.

Runtime 8:05

Drama/time travel

A woman struggles with time traveling between her past and present and the conflicts with her family as she battles Alzheimer’s By Hunter McGregor.

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Block Three

Celebrity Panel

(15 minute break)

5:45 PM - 7:30 PM FEATURE

The Man In The Red Beret - Louisiana.

Runtime 01:33:23

Documentary.

Chess Master Jude Acers has set up his "World Chess Table" on Decatur Street in the New Orleans French Quarter since 1981, where he continues to play all comers for $5 a game. This is his story By Derek Bridges

VIP Party 8:00 PM

January 14, 2024

9:30am Doors Open

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM BLOCK ONE

Hold Your Breath

Runtime 6:23

Thriller

A man must traverse a dangerous world to reach his lover, and he only has the breath in his lungs to get there. By Carlos Jimenez and Matthew E Judd.

Gladiators - Iran

Runtime 9:35

Drama

To avoid early marriage of his sister Narghes, Ali has to pay a debt.

By Maryam Rahimi

Phony - Louisiana

Runtime 01:31:45.

Comedy/Documentary.

A struggling filmmaker, unlucky in love, enlists the aid of a womanizing friend to create an exploitative documentary about online dating, but he doesn’t expect that the subjects of his

project will turn against him and seize control of his chauvinistic charade transforming it into a hilarious meta-mockery of his self-serving worldview and the system that empowers it. By David Bush.

INTERMISSION

The Role - Turkey

Runtime 18:43

Student Film

Ismail is fired from the company where he works as an accountant for not evading taxes. He hesitates to share this situation with his wife (Hale), and throws himself into the streets. By Berkant Ege Erdem

Masked - Louisiana

Runtime 9:00

Horror

“We all wear masks”. By Felix Matos.

Mireyita - Venezuela

Runtime 10:00

Student Film

Mireyita lives alone in her parent's house. She and her siblings need to sign an inheritance declaration at the notary, but none of the siblings show up. By Orangel Lugo

Fringe Fallen - Iran

Runtime 30:00

Documentary

In Tehran, the number of drug addicts has skyrocketed, leading to the establishment of a prison on the outskirts of the city for treatment and skill training. Four men - Mohsen, Mohammad, Vahid, and Hadi - are sent there after being arrested for drug use. By Milad Khaleghimanesh

Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM BLOCK TWO

Whack Job - Louisiana.

Runtime 12:08

Comedy

An online job posting attracts a cavalcade of kooky characters. So, what's the job? By Stanley Gill.

Say it Out Loud - Georgia

Runtime 7:45

Thriller/Romance/Crime

Unlikely allies have come together to take down a crime boss, but they may have to sort out their feelings for each other first.

By Matthew E. Judd and Carlos Jimenez

Fatih The Conqueror - Turkey

Runtime 15:00

This Saturday is a Turkish wedding day at Espace Venise (France). Huddled in a car in the parking lot, Fatih (21) wants to get married. He has set his sights on Ipek, Recep’s sister. But neither Murat, his best friend, nor Recep, nor even Ipek are aware of this yet. By Onur Yagiz

Zero Coordinates - Iran

Runtime 18:01

Experimental/Thriller/War

Two German army generals meet in an underground bunker to exchange canes of power during World War II. As he is about to exchange canes, the phone rings and announces Hitler's death.

By Nima Valibeigi

Pod Encounter! - California

Runtime 22:00

Sci-Fi/Comedy

A hunter who’s part of a secret hunter organization hunts down extra terrestrial beings known as Pods. One day while doing a routine job he finds unusual trespassers, two UFO watchers and

their dog. By Lincoln Ohlerking

Sunday Afternoon Feature

Castigation

Runtime 01:15:00

Supernatural

Family members try to outdo one another by each sharing their own stories about good vs evil. The tales become progressively sinister and have a supernatural tie that binds them all. By Chris Veade

Awards and Closing Ceremonies 4:30 pm - 5:30pm

Date : January 12 - 14, 2024

Time :

January 12, 2024 : 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
January 13, 2024 : 9:30 am - 10:00 pm
January 14, 2024 : 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Location : Abita Springs Town Hall - 22161 Level St, Abita Springs, LA 70420.

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