INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
HARD FAITH FEST - NYC
Regional Hard Faith Fest | New York City | December 6, 2025
Live & Interactive Program
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Official Selections & Screenings
HFF NYC SCHEDULE
THEATRE ONE
10 AM - 10:30 AM Spencer Folmar “Telling Stories That Liberate” Workshop
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Screenplay Block One
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“CHUZA” by Mary Therese Driscoll-Ingraham, Jennifer Ristine*
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“Who is Zarrah” by Jaclyn Whitt *
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“It Is Well With My Soul” by Rachel Soland, David Maegraith
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“Indentured” by Autumn Libengood *
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“Wonderful” by Drew Broadhurst *
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Jennifer Porrata "Crafting Your Acting Career" Workshop
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Short Film Block
- “The Penitent” (12:26) by Luke Mancari *
- “Bereavement” (13:03) by Jesse Hutchins *
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sponsorship Presentation
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Jaclyn Whitt “Podcast Guesting” Workshop
~ 2 HOUR LUNCH BREAK ~
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Screenplay Block Two
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“Citadel Lost” by Ernie Rivera
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“Nickel On The Grass” by Marty Richard *
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“Faith, Hope, & Grace” by Wayne D. Burdette Jr., Christan van Slyke *
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“Have You Seen Her?” by Desiree Monae *
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Jospeh Holmes “Critic Proof Your Film” Workshop
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Short Film Block
- “The Chosen Ones” (1:45) by Robert John Rivera Jr. *
- “The Chapel Door” (9:11) by Aleksa Ristovic *
- “Daisy” (12:48) by Stephanie Danielle Haff *
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Chris Covell “Rewriting & Development” Workshop
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Television “Bible College” (30:00) by Jason Munden *
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Nathan Clarkson “Being Honest In Your Art” Workshop
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PITCH FEST NYC!!!
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM AWARDS SHOW
THEATRE TWO
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Welcome Message & Hard Faith Workshop (40 Minutes)
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Music Video “Daughter of God” (5:00) by Warren Fast *
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Student Film “The Crow” (14:57) by Jenna Snow Grant
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Documentary “A Faith Under Seige” (58:52) by Yaroslav Lodygin
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Feature Film “One More Time” (1:03:31) by Peter James Lengo *
~ 1 HOUR LUNCH BREAK FOR THEATRE TWO~
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Experimental Films Block
- “Echoes of Truth” (6:19) by Ashford Anthony Menezes
- “Sunday Mourning” (5:32) by Riccardo Vincenzi
- “Vessel of Love: A Prelude” (30:39) by Michaiah Smoots, Deborah Smoots
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Short Film Block
- “Life After” (14:58) by Autumn Libengood *
- “At the Mercy of Faith” (19:19) by Andrew Arguello
- “Unexpected” (9:45) by Steve Shermet *
- “Away” (17:07) by William Allen Jones
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Documentary Film “Mercy at the Gates” (45:57) by Dan Tarrant *
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Documentary Film “Our Forever Home” (29:59) by Kalen Cheng *
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Television Block
- “In The Paint Pilot” (29:31) by Jonathan Cipiti
- “This is Bushwick” (30:00) by Rose Gutierrez *
~ HALF HOUR BREAK BEFORE AWARDS SHOW ~
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM AWARDS SHOW
* Filmmakers In Attendance With Remarks Given
SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP TO & ON DAY OF EVENT
Congratulations to All Our Official Selections
Please Consider Attending Screenings at Both Theatres 1 & 2