Festival Forecast | Thursday, February 12, 2026

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The following films will have Filmmaker Q&A’s on Thursday, February 12th:

NARRATIVE SHORTS 5 – LIVING YOUR TRUTH – 8:20am @ Film Center 2
UNTETHERED: A WILDLY DIFFERENT NORMAL – 8:40am @ Film Center 3 with Director Aymie Majerski, Subject Ellen Bradley, Producer Marijke Woodruff, Cinematographer Shannon St. George, Associate Editor Ellie Myers
IMBALANCE – 9:20am @ Film Center 5 with Writer/Director Dale Griffiths Stamos, Cast Members Sharon Lawrence, Karin dela Pena Collison
ETERNAL STOKE – 11:20am @ Film Center 2 with Producer Sean Maurer and Subject Chloe Brown
WHAT WE CARRY – 11:40am @ Film Center 3 with Subject Kat McDermott, Director Jessie Anthony, Subject Katrinka Scott
PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN – 2:00pm @ Film Center 1 with Directors Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller, Composers/Musicians Laurence Juber & Jeff Alan Ross
NARRATIVE SHORTS 3 – PERILOUS JOURNEYS – 2:40pm @ Film Center 3
ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION – 3:00pm @ Film Center 4 with Director Travis Gutiérrez Senger
VERSAILLES – 3:00pm @ Riviera Theatre with Writer/Director Andres Clariond
ALL OF THE ABOVE – 3:20pm @ Film Center 5 with Director Allison Walsh, Producer Lily Qi, Subjects Lily Kaya, Theresa Sheridan, Gretchen Cozine, John Camardella
THE COST OF HEAVEN – 5:00pm @ Film Center 1 with Writer Director Mathieu Denis
FATHER’S DAY – 5:20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director Ayana O’Shun
SELL YOUR HOUSE – 5:40pm @ Film Center 3 with Producer Deborah Lee Smith
NARRATIVE SHORTS 7 – FESTIVAL CIRCUIT FAVORTIES – 6:00pm @ Film Center 4
NATURE SHORTS – ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY – 6:00pm @ Riviera Theatre
A WOMAN’S WORK – 6:20pm @ Film Center 5 with Writer/Director A.R. Ephraim
IN THE ROOM – 8:00pm @ Film Center 1 with Director Brishkay Ahmed, Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Vida Samadzai, Sahar Parniyan”
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 1 – FALLOUTS & FRAILTIES – 8:20pm @ Film Center 2
ON THE END – 9:00pm @ Film Center 4 with Writer/Director Ari Selinger
TWO UGLY PEOPLE – 9:00pm @ Riviera Theatre with Writer/Director Peter Skinner