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In January 2024, Asheboro area artist and visionary, Ty Brueilly brought Asheboro it's first ever International Film Festival and it extended so much life and culture to downtown, thanks to teamwork with the historic Sunset Theatre and the City Of Asheboro.
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It was well attended and well recieved by close to 1,000 attendees!
Brueilly is currently working on programming and directing the second year, again at the Sunset Theatre, slated for January 8-11, 2025, which includes two extra days of screenings scheduled which will give the opportunity for audiences to see a wide array of films from film-makers all around the world.
Our screening blocks are dedicated to finding films made in or around North Carolina, but will also include documentaries, music videos, shorts, and late night horror content and urban comedy from all over the world. With an estimated 75-100 films to watch during the festival span, mostly short films.
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There are Q&A panels scheduled, meet and greet sessions and even some filming to be done during the event on stage. We will also have an opening night reception, concert and networking event, which will be right at the Sunset Theatre this year.
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We will also have award presentations going on throughout the event, not only for films but also for music, photography, journalism and activism in the community that has been chosen by three distinct groups of judges.
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WEDNESDAY JAN 8, 2025
10:00am-4:00pm
HOMETOWN HONORS
Marigolds Bloom
[Directed by Timothy D. Walker]
(141 mins) DRAMA
followed by Q&A panel with actress Kimberly Hales Kime
The Crew
[Directed by Mike Leonard]
(142 mins) DOCUMENTARY
followed by Q&A panel with director, Mike Leonard
4:00pm-5:00pm
INTERNATIONAL BLOCK
Won Soen-Road To Completeness
[Directed by Maciej Szczukowski]
(25 mins) SWEDEN
Verflechtung
[Directed by Maciej Szczukowski]
(19 mins) SWITZERLAND
I Want To Leave Brussels
[Directed by Larry Collicott]
(2 mins) CANADA
Visitation
[Directed by Christian Skibinski]
(12 mins) GERMANY
5:00pm-7:00pm
DINNER & SOCIAL HOUR
OG'S SPORTS GRILL
132 Sunset Avenue
Asheboro, NC
7:00pm-9:00pm
RECEPTION CONCERT& FESTIVAL WELCOMING/INTRODUCTION
HOSTED BY
BUSTA BROWN of 'THE BRIDGE'
Donna Hughes
LG Hoover
King M Dot
Sean Haitz
Brandon Shepherd
Cosmic Panda
9:00pm-11:00pm
Big Top Evil
[Directed by Sean Haitz & Chris Potter]
(81 mins) HORROR/COMEDY
followed by Q&A panel with director, Sean Haitz & actor, David Vega
11:00pm-11:59pm
LATE NIGHT LAUGHS BLOCK
You Don't Know Jack [Pilot]
[Directed by Melissa Lozoff]
(18 mins) COMEDY-EPISODIC
Foot The Bill
[Directed by Lloyd Tunstill]
(10 mins) COMEDY
The Pinto Variety Hour
[Directed by R.J. Sullivan]
(23 mins) COMEDY-ANIMATION
THURSDAY JAN 9, 2025
10:00am-11:00am
ANIMATION & MORE BLOCK
Buried
[Directed by Blake Ellis]
(7 mins) DRAMA
Agrinoui
[Directed by Alexis Chaviaras]
(20 mins) ANIMATION
Echoes
[Directed by Christina Araujo]
(10 mins) ANIMATION
Down Home: The Magnolia 23 Story
[Directed by Ty Brueilly]
(20 mins) DOCUMENTARY
11:00am-1:00pm
WE ARE RANDOLPH BLOCK
You! Go! Truth Be Told
[Directed by Ty Brueilly]
(60 mins) DOCUMENTARY/EDUCATIONAL
with 60 minute open invitation community conversation with
Chip Foust & Chuck Egerton
1:00pm-2:00pm
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
with PAUL & LORI SUTTON
From Pen To Paper
[Directed by Paul Sutton & Lori Sutton]
(28 mins) DOCUMENTARY/EDUCATIONAL
with 30 minute open invitation community conversation with
Paul Sutton & Lori Sutton
2:00pm-5:00pm
NORTH CAROLINA BLOCK ONE
Premonition
[Directed by Ryan Camp]
(4 mins) HORROR
An Evening With The Tailor
[Directed by Jarvis Garvin]
(12 mins) ACTION
Falling Out
[Directed by Austan Brown & Chris Thomas]
(76 mins) DRAMA
Heart Cracked Open
[Directed by Emily Gibson Rhyne]
(18 mins) DOCUMENTARY
Refabricate
[Directed by Brielle Barozzini]
(28 mins) DOCUMENTARY
with Q&A panels after each film with attending representation
5:00pm-5:30pm
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT with CHUCK EGERTON & PHOTOSOPHIA
(LIGHT & WISDOM)
a supplemental activity with UNCG Professor Chuck Egerton, Ph.D. in Critical Peace and Conflict Studies
5:30-8:00pm
NORTH CAROLINA BLOCK TWO
The Essence Of Dissociation
[Directed by Jansyn Charlotte Davis]
(4 mins) STUDENT FILM
Sour Note
[Directed by Delaney Guidi]
(12 mins) STUDENT FILM
A Therapist
[Directed by Maegan Lynn]
(5 mins) COMEDY
Gift
[Directed by Vince Eisenson]
(9 mins) DRAMA
Carassius Auratus
[Directed by Maya Haston]
(14 mins) STUDENT FILM
Gentle Giant - Mr. Rozzi & D.R.U.G.S. Beats
[Directed by One Stop Shop Media]
(3 mins) MUSIC VIDEO
Dear Daughter
[Directed by Rob Underhill & Vanessa Neff]
(7 mins) DRAMA
A Swan's Song
[Directed by Rob Underhill & Jen Hogue]
(18 mins) DRAMA
Bixwad Begins
[Directed by Al Julian & Rob Underhill]
(28 mins) COMEDY-EPISODIC
Birthday Boy
[Directed by Dan Sellers]
(10 mins) DARK COMEDY
with Q&A panels after each film with attending representation
8:00-10:00pm
CORNERSTONE COMEDY
Doubting Tom
[Directed by Vanessa Roman]
(84 mins) COMEDY
followed by a Q&A panel with director, Vanessa Roman
10pm
LATE NIGHT SHORTS
Glaistig
[Directed by Cody Boesen]
(14 mins) HORROR
The Patricia Party
[Directed by Jonathan Frey]
(8 mins) HORROR
The BBQ
[Directed by Jonathan Frey & Daniel Breithaupt]
(11 mins) DARK COMEDY
The Red Market
[Directed by Christopher Matthew Spencer]
(9 mins) SCI-FI
Violence Of Action
[Directed by Benjamin Orisich]
(12 mins) ACTION
The Greater Good
[Directed by Tobias Elmore]
(18 mins) SCI-FI
The Encounter
[Directed by Shaun Rogers]
(14 mins) HORROR
A Real Life
[Directed by Quincy Moorer]
(13 mins) THRILLER
Bound By Bushwick
[Directed by Mark Montalbano]
(33 mins) DRAMA
FRIDAY JAN 10, 2025
[Supplemental Activity 4pm-10pm LEO'S WHISKEY BAR WILL HOST CIGAR NIGHT ONE BLOCK FROM THEATRE]
10:00am-12:00pm
STRENGTH IN SHORTS BLOCK ONE
For Love Or Rock
Left For Dead
Sinners
My Shadow
Late Sleeper
Down Home
Eleanor Sandy Torrey West
The One That Got Away
12:00-2:00pm
A CONVERSATION WITH THE ELFMANS
former Music Editor of Rolling Stone, Mark Kemp sits down on stage with Richard and Anastasia Elfman
2:00pm-5:00pm
STRENGTH IN SHORTS BLOCK TWO
Alien Abduction
Slasher Sessions
...And Then The Darkness
Cold Blood
With Tits
Tutu Grande
Enter The Room
Little Bird Song
It Had To Be You
Antisocial
Sister
You Don't Know Jack [Woman]
A Second Chance To Die
Q&A panel after each film if representation is in attendance
5:00pm-6:00pm
FIRST FRIDAY FILMMAKER DISCUSSION
6:00-7:00pm
MUSIC VIDEO BLOCK
Million And One - Shame Gang ft. Erick Lottary & Devn
Allah's Interlude - OC From NC ft. DJ Flash
2nd Placer - Illpo
How, Wow - Project 51
Bleeding Garden - Mama Doom
Hash - Crackle Kapone
Evergreen - Creatio
Me, Myself & My Microphone- D-Skills
Face Down - FAT
Heavy - FAT
Raptoons - B-Villainous
MORE TBA
7:00-7:50pm
BURLEY BLOCK
Rock And Roll Jesus (Take Me Home) - Creatio
Expert - Marshall Alexander, Ty Bru & Stitchy C
You're Loved Somewhere Else
with special introduction by Sonni Von T & followed by a Q&A panel
7:50pm-8:00pm
BELLEVUE BLOCK
Bellevue Bob
North Carolina Premiere
8:00pm-10:00
HORROR HEADLINER
THE ELFMAN EXPERIENCE PART ONE
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
Special Q&A with director, Richard Elfman
10:00pm-11:59pm
BUCK BLOCK
How To Save A Milestone
followed by a Q&A panel
SATURDAY JAN 11, 2025
10:00am-12:00pm
Rubber Bullets
Real As The Moon Landing
You Don't Know Jack [Tres Chicas]
You Don't Know Jack [Paid In Full]
MORE TBA
Q&A panel after each film if representation is in attendance
12:00pm-1:00pm
DISCUSSIONS & SPEAKERS
1:00pm-3:00pm
PENS AND POWER BLOCK
Doublewide
Who Would You Love Now
Left For Dead
From Pen To Paper
with special introduction by Paul Sutton & followed by a Q&A panel
Just Plowboys
followed by a Q&A panel
3:00pm-5:30pm
NORTH CAROLINA BLOCK THREE
DISTINCTIVE DIRECTOR FEATURE
In The Matchbox
Box Brown: A Box Marked Freedom
followed by a conversation with
Busta Brown's The Bridge and Rob Underhill
5:30pm-7:00pm
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD AWARDS
CEREMONY & SHOW
Hosted By Busta Brown
Randolph Jazz Band Combo
7:00pm-10:00pm
THE ELFMAN EXPERIENCE PART TWO (DOUBLE FEATURE)
Forbidden Zone
special 45th anniversaty screening
with introduction performance by director, Richard Elfman
and more
Bloody Bridget
with special introduction performance by leading actress, Anastasia Elfman and more
10:00pm-11:59pm
FINALE FILM
Cannibal Comedian
Our Story
Mightier Than The Sword Records was established in Boone, North Carolina in May of 2005 by Asheboro native, Tyler "Ty Bru" Brueilly. Since then it has expanded and branched off into MIghtier Than The Sword Records, Photography & Literature, eventually sprouting off Heart's Core Art Store & Film and Fashion by Brueilly.
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We are proud to have created countless international award winning pieces of art, both visual and performance that has most recently been showcased and awarded in major film festivals and gorgeous theaters all around the world.
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In 2023, one of Brueilly's works, 'A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty' was screened at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, and since that moment, Brueilly has been motivated to take what he has learned attending and being awarded at dozens of film festivals in 2023 and bring that to his own film festival, which just so happens to be in his own hometown at Sunset Theatre, donwtown Asheboro.
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