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- Huntsville, AL
- Southern Fried Film Festival
Schedule:
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
From acclaimed director Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai) and based on the bestselling novel by Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a heartfelt drama about the pains of growing up and the unlikely bonds that can bring people together.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Love her or hate her, almost everyone has a Barbie story. Even if they don’t have a story, there’s a story as to why they don’t have a story. In this film, we tell the story behind the first Black Barbie, because yes, she has a story too. It started with the filmmaker’s 83-year old aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell and a seemingly simple question, “Why not make a Barbie that looks like me?”
AN ELECTRIC SLEEP Preceded by THE SEVEN TWO EXPERIENCE
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
AN ELECTRIC SLEEP
Homeless orphan Margot presses a connected friend Kevin for help with a strange rash that won't go away and only seems to worsen. The mystery of the disease deepens as Kevin exhausts his medical network only to find no cure and no history of previous cases, except for the names of a scientist couple who may know more than Kevin. Margot is left with no other option than to hunt them down, especially after realizing she's being hunted down. Margot holds scientists Wallace and Amber hostage demanding a cure, willing to kill them since she doesn't have long either. As the bad night grows longer, the secrets of this disease become truly existential and troubling to everyone involved.
THE SEVEN TWO EXPERIENCE
The Seven Two Experience is a docuseries that unearths the history along the famed Highway 72, highlighting the past and future pioneers from the region. Episode 1 explores the “Valley of Soul, ” also known as the Tennessee Valley, covering William Hooper Council, the founder of Alabama A&M University and W.C. Handy, the father of the Blues.
This is our story. The Seven Two Experience is a mirror of our culture and what makes us…clearly defined. The Seven Two Experience influenced the world…they just don’t know that we did it.