The 2023 Blackbird Film Festival features 95+ films organized into 11 unique SCREENING BLOCKS curated around themes, stories and styles. Each screening block is approximately 70 minutes and typically includes 6 - 8 short films ranging from 1 to 30 minutes. Each block will screen in the Brown Auditorium Theater on SUNY Cortland's campus.

Schedule:

Friday, April 28, 2023

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Ice Cream Check-In - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

4:00 PM: The Care We Give - Brown Auditorium Theater

This wonderful collection of short films focuses on those who give everything they have to support other people - their community, their partner, the planet and more.

-Counseling
-Real Heroes Can Wear Capes
-The Care Giver
-Bear Hug
-Lioness
-Put It Back!
-Take Care
-Hold Me, Don't Touch Me
-Hello, Muscles

6:00 PM: Friday Night Feels - Brown Auditorium Theater

-Aaron with 2 A's
-Anne
-Benighted
-My Dear Salvatore
-New York Conversations
-The Everlasting Club
-Once Upon A Time
-To Be Honest
-Daughter of the Sea
-Beauty Queen
-Georgia
-Under the Sun After the Wind

8:00 PM: Red Carpet Reception - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Semi-Formal Reception for Filmmakers and VIP Guests to kick off the 2023 Blackbird Film Festival with style! Passed Appetizers and a cash bar.

9:30 PM: Shorts Winners & Losers - Brown Auditorium Theater

Let's face it, everyone has their bad days and for many of the protagonists in this collection of short films the day is just getting worse...
-Beat
-Empathy
-Nostos
-One of those Good Lives
-We All Die Alone
-Lion's Cage

Saturday, April 29, 2023

8:00 AM: Café Meet Up - BRU64

Start your morning off right with some fresh coffee from BRU64 - Cortland's very best cafe - and get to know the visiting filmmakers!

9:00 AM: Filmmaker Adventure - BRU64

Filmmakers and VIP guests are invited on a Cortland adventure tour, covering all the sights and exploring some of the beauty central New York has to offer! Bus departs from BRU 64 promptly at 9:30am!

11:30 AM EDT: Film Trivia Lunchathon - Hollywood Restaurant

Whether you're a movie buff or just like lunch, join Blackbird for some Film Trivia at the Hollywood Restaurant! Full lunch menu and bar available for purchase.
Life, Animated1:30 PM: Life, Animated - Brown Auditorium Theater

-About a girl
-Fatherhood
-Lock the Gate
-Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant
-Misophonia
-Stages of Lost Freedom
-The Lobster
-The Old Young Crow
-The Snowman
-A trip to the moon

3:30 PM: My Body, My Choice - Brown Auditorium Theater

A powerful collection of films addressing important issues around abortion and the rights people have to choose what happens to their own body.

-Cold Summer
-Ivy Grace
-Hope You Feel Better
-Spectator Sport
-Mad/Woman
-Host Destination
-Contraband
-Paloma

5:30 PM: Shorts Love Me for Me! - Brown Auditorium Theater

-Love Me For Me
-Anaconda
-Couple of Guys - The Meet Up
-Embrace
-Jelly Bean
-Wendy
-Shelter

7:00 PM: Blackbird Paint + Sip - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Join Blackbird for a guided painting class and enjoy a glass of wine or beer while creating a unique film themed piece of art! Ticket Required ($25)

9:30 PM: Stranger Danger - Brown Auditorium Theater

Unfortunately, it seems many of the protagonists in this collection of twisty films missed that lesson in school about never trusting strangers... Whoops!

-A Little Tent
-Caregiver
-Nun With A Chainsaw
-The Errand
-The First
-Psycho Killer
-Mary Meet Grace
-The Last Lesson

Saturday, April 30, 2023

8:30 AM:  Sunrise Breakfast - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Filmmakers and VIP Guests are invited to a buffet style breakfast to start the day!

9:00 AM: Cinematography Workshop - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Jonathan Chekroune, master cinematographer for Vogue, Dolce Vita, Hill House, will host a workshop for directors interested in learning more about cinematography.

10:30 AM: Shorts Rising Stars Brown Auditorium Theater

This interesting mix of short films focuses on new voices entering the world of filmmaking as students studying the craft!

-Don't Forget Me
-Full Swap
-Impulse
-Liminal Worlds
-Musical Mayhem
-Nuts
-The Study Group

12:30 PM: Music of Life - Brown Auditorium Theater

-Broken Gargoyles
-Girl of My Dreams
-Homecoming
-Lakiko | A Hybrid Idea
-Ping Pong Parkinsons
-Robots Don't Tell Jokes
-Still Here
-Transmission: Lisa Stephen Friday

2:00 PM: Taco Timeout for Accessible Filmmaking - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Enjoy a "make your own" taco buffet while filmmaker and disability activist Carl Hansen discusses the many ways to make our films more accessible.

3:00 PM: Time To Escape - Brown Auditorium Theater

-Call Button
-Spark
-Tech Support
-Women and Elephants
-Artsanity
-Three Ninety Five
-Trapped
-Still Up There
-One More Day

5:00 PM: Til' Death Do Us Part - Brown Auditorium Theater

This interesting collection of drama/comedy short follows characters who find themselves struggling with the realities of married life.
-A man who loves me!
-Harold & Mary
-His, Ours, A
-Legit Married
-Medical Divorce
-Non Dimenticare
-Starving
-The Misanthrope
-Time Skipping

6:30 PM: Award Ceremony Reception - SUNY Cortland - Old Main

Join Blackbird for a Red Carpet Reception followed by the 2023 Award Ceremony with Passed Appetizers and a Cash Bar!

Virtual Festival

Monday, May 1, 10 AM - Saturday, May 6, 10 PM at Virtual Portal

-A Little Tent
-A man who loves me!
-A trip to the moon
-Aaron with 2 A's
-About a girl
-Anaconda
-Anne
-Artsanity
-Bear Hug
-Beat
-Beauty Queen
-Benighted
-Broken Gargoyles
-Call Button
-Caregiver
-Cold Summer
-Contraband
-Counseling
-Couple of Guys - The Meet Up
-Daughter of the Sea
-Don't Forget Me
-Embrace
-Empathy
-Fatherhood
-Full Swap
-Georgia
-Girl of My Dreams
-Harold & Mary
-Hello, Muscles
-His, Ours,
-Hold Me, Don't Touch Me
-Homecoming
-Hope You Feel Better
-Host Destination
-Impulse
-Ivy Grace
-Jelly Bean
-Lakiko | A Hybrid Idea
-Legit Married
-Liminal Worlds
-Lioness
-Lock the Gate
-Love Me For Me
-Mad/Woman
-Mary Meet Grace
-Me, Mahmoud and the Mint Plant
-Medical Divorce
-Misophonia
-Musical Mayhem
-My Dear Salvatore
-New York Conversations
-Non Dimenticare
-Nostos
-Nun With A Chainsaw
-Nuts
-One More Day
-One of those Good Lives
-Paloma
-Ping Pong Parkinsons
-Psycho Killer
-Put It Back!
-Real Heroes Can Wear Capes
-Robots Don't Tell Jokes
-Shelter
-Spark
-Spectator Sport
-Stages of Lost Freedom
-Starving
-Still Here
-Still Up There
-Take Care
-Tech Support
-The Care Giver
The Errand
-The Everlasting Club
-The First
-The Last Lesson
-Simon Porter
-The Lobster
-The Misanthrope
-The Old Young Crow
-The Snowman
-The Study Group
-Three Ninety Five
-Time Skipping
-To Be Honest
-Transmission: Lisa Stephen Friday
-Trapped
-Under the Sun After the Wind
-We All Die Alone
-Wendy
-Women and Elephants

Date: April 28 - 30, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Cortland, NY

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