Schedule for Hard Faith Fest LA 2026

Schedule is Alive and May Change at Festival Organizers Discretion. Thank you.

Master Schedule HFF LA

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Thu, Jun 25

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
20 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 1”
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
speaker
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Altar"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "And, Light"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Life and Death"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Mourning Dove"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Palette of Dreams"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Shelter of the Reeds"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Student Film Block "Then I Heard"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
10:15 AM - 12:25 PM
2 hours 10 minutes
"The Hail Mary" Feature Film
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 1
screening
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
25 minutes
Musical Performance: Brian Hall "TENTS"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
music
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block: "At the Mercy of Faith"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screenplay
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Blood or Communion"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screenplay
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "The Deplorable"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screenplay
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Finding Hallie"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screenplay
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Harvey Skies"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screenplay
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Mark Joseph "Producing Reagan"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
speaker
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
50 minutes
"I Can Finally Breathe" Documentary Feature
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screening
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1 hour
"Mears: How One Woman Changed American Christianity" Documentary Feature
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
screening
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Documentary Short Block "In the Shadow of Grace"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screening
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Documentary Short Block "The Missionary"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screening
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1 hour
Documentary Short Block "The Potter"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
screening
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
"Learning You" Feature Film
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 1
screening
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
30 minutes
Student Filmmaker Panel: Official Selection Participants
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
panel
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Stevie Potter "Acting in Hard Faith Films"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
speaker
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
30 minutes
Documentary Film Panel: Rob Loos, Jim Adams, Jonathan Marrs, and Brian Hall
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
panel
4:50 PM - 5:35 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Geoffrey Ivan Whitt "The Value of Feedback"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
speaker
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Sean Gaffney "Redemptive Storytelling"
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 1
speaker
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
30 minutes
Actor Panel: Stevie Potter, Demetrios Troy, Nathan Clarkson, and Daniel Roebuck
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
panel
5:40 PM - 6:25 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Jennifer Wynne Farmer "Producing & Directing"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 1
speaker
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Jason Munden "Producing + People"
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 1
speaker
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
30 minutes
Filmmaker Panel: Official Selection Participants
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
panel
6:30 PM - 6:40 PM
10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Closing Remarks
Chapel (Theater One)
day 1
speaker

Fri, Jun 26

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
20 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 2”
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
speaker
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "The King and The Maiden"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "Died Twice"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "Defender"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "To Philemon"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "Saint Augustine and the Stolen Pears" (Animation)
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 hours
Short Film Block "The Conversation"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
screening
10:15 AM - 12:05 PM
1 hour 50 minutes
"Elijah Peel" Feature Film
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 2
screening
10:20 AM - 11:05 AM
45 minutes
Speaker: Demetrios Troy "Acting & Faith"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
speaker
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM
45 minutes
Speaker: Bill Farmer (Voice of Goofy) "Voice Acting & Storytelling"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
speaker
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
30 minutes
Director Panel: Spencer Folmar, Jason Munden, Jennifer Wynne Farmer, and Daniel Roebuck
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
panel
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Nathan Clarkson "Big Film for Small Budget"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
speaker
12:10 PM - 12:55 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Chris Covell "Screenwriting & Development"
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 2
speaker
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
25 minutes
Screenplay Block "Henry's House"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
screenplay
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
25 minutes
Screenplay Block 'Indentured"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
screenplay
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
25 minutes
Screenplay Block "Lower Than Angels"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
screenplay
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
25 minutes
Screenplay Block "One Simple Thing"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
screenplay
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
25 minutes
Screenplay Block "Paging Faith"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
screenplay
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Joseph Holmes "Understanding the Film Critic"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
speaker
2:30 PM - 3:55 PM
1 hour 25 minutes
"Problem Attic" Feature Film
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 2
screening
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Panel: Official Selection Participants
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
panel
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: To Be Announced
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
speaker
3:20 PM - 4:05 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Davy Liu "Animation & Faith"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 2
speaker
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
30 minutes
Screenwriter Panel: Dean Batali, Chris Covell, Sean Gaffney, and Joseph Holmes
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
panel
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Dean Batali "Screenwriting for Television"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
speaker
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
50 minutes
"Rescued - A Story of Redemption and Hope" Documentary Feature
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 2
screening
4:50 PM - 6:20 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
PITCH FEST 4.0
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
event
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM
10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Closing Remarks
Chapel (Theater One)
day 2
speaker

Sat, Jun 27

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
20 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 3 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 3”
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
speaker
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
45 minutes
Speaker: Kelry Kirschenmann "Honest Storytelling"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
speaker
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
1 hour 45 minutes
"Miracle on the Precipe" Feature Film
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
30 minutes
Musical Performance: John Reuben
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
music
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
30 minutes
Speaker: John Reuben "Greatest Chrisitan Rapper"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
speaker
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
30 minutes
Special Category Block "Set Free" Trailer
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
30 minutes
Special Category Block "True Liberty"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block "Beyond the Shadows"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block "Convicted"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block "Ecce Homo"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block "Onesimus"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block "Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
45 minutes
Special Category Block "Deliver Us" Original Song
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
45 minutes
Special Cateogry Block "I'm Not Myself" - Original Song
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
45 minutes
"Jordan: Blessing Arab" Documentary Short
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
30 minutes
"The Farthest We Fall" Documentary Short
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "The Portrait"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screenplay
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Seasons Change"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screenplay
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "There Will Come a Day"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screenplay
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Until We Climb"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screenplay
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
30 minutes
Screenplay Block "Wonder Horse"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screenplay
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Dave Mechem "Theatrical Distribution"
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
speaker
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
"Light of Cappadocia: Saints Arsenios & Paisios" Documentary Feature
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
"Illusion of Faith" Feature Film
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
3:15 PM - 5:05 PM
1 hour 50 minutes
"The One" Feature Film
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
screening
3:45 PM - 4:25 PM
40 minutes
"These Stones - Episode 103" Episodic
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
45 minutes
Speaker: Joy Villa "Overcoming Cults"
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
speaker
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM
35 minutes
"Center of Grace: Episode 1" Episodic
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
4:55 PM - 6:10 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
"Jim vs the Future" Feature Film
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 3
screening
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
"Bringing Dad Home" Feature (Special Category)
Sky Room (Theater Two)
day 3
screening
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
30 minutes
Awards Show Red Carpet
Rose Room - Vendor Hall
day 3
event
7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
2 hours 45 minutes
Awards Show Ceremony
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
event
9:45 PM - 9:55 PM
10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 3 Closing Remarks
Chapel (Theater One)
day 3
speaker

Sun, Jun 28

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
30 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 4 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 4”
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 4
speaker
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
30 minutes
Musical Performance: Lake Ave Worship Band with Tim & Kelry
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 4
music
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
15 minutes
Speaker: Spencer Folmar Closing Remarks Reflection
Rose Room (Theater Three)
day 4
speaker

Schedule for Hard Faith Fest LA 2026

Master Schedule HFF LA

Thu, Jun 25

Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 1”

Student Film Block "Altar"

Student Film Block "And, Light"

Student Film Block "Life and Death"

Student Film Block "Mourning Dove"

Student Film Block "Palette of Dreams"

Student Film Block "Shelter of the Reeds"

Student Film Block "Then I Heard"

"The Hail Mary" Feature Film

Musical Performance: Brian Hall "TENTS"

Screenplay Block: "At the Mercy of Faith"

Screenplay Block "Blood or Communion"

Screenplay Block "The Deplorable"

Screenplay Block "Finding Hallie"

Screenplay Block "Harvey Skies"

Speaker: Mark Joseph "Producing Reagan"

"I Can Finally Breathe" Documentary Feature

"Mears: How One Woman Changed American Christianity" Documentary Feature

Documentary Short Block "In the Shadow of Grace"

Documentary Short Block "The Missionary"

Documentary Short Block "The Potter"

"Learning You" Feature Film

Student Filmmaker Panel: Official Selection Participants

Speaker: Stevie Potter "Acting in Hard Faith Films"

Documentary Film Panel: Rob Loos, Jim Adams, Jonathan Marrs, and Brian Hall

Speaker: Geoffrey Ivan Whitt "The Value of Feedback"

Speaker: Sean Gaffney "Redemptive Storytelling"

Actor Panel: Stevie Potter, Demetrios Troy, Nathan Clarkson, and Daniel Roebuck

Speaker: Jennifer Wynne Farmer "Producing & Directing"

Speaker: Jason Munden "Producing + People"

Filmmaker Panel: Official Selection Participants

Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Closing Remarks

Fri, Jun 26

Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 2”

Short Film Block "The King and The Maiden"

Short Film Block "Died Twice"

Short Film Block "Defender"

Short Film Block "To Philemon"

Short Film Block "Saint Augustine and the Stolen Pears" (Animation)

Short Film Block "The Conversation"

"Elijah Peel" Feature Film

Speaker: Demetrios Troy "Acting & Faith"

Speaker: Bill Farmer (Voice of Goofy) "Voice Acting & Storytelling"

Director Panel: Spencer Folmar, Jason Munden, Jennifer Wynne Farmer, and Daniel Roebuck

Speaker: Nathan Clarkson "Big Film for Small Budget"

Speaker: Chris Covell "Screenwriting & Development"

Screenplay Block "Henry's House"

Screenplay Block 'Indentured"

Screenplay Block "Lower Than Angels"

Screenplay Block "One Simple Thing"

Screenplay Block "Paging Faith"

Speaker: Joseph Holmes "Understanding the Film Critic"

"Problem Attic" Feature Film

Screenplay Panel: Official Selection Participants

Speaker: To Be Announced

Speaker: Davy Liu "Animation & Faith"

Screenwriter Panel: Dean Batali, Chris Covell, Sean Gaffney, and Joseph Holmes

Speaker: Dean Batali "Screenwriting for Television"

"Rescued - A Story of Redemption and Hope" Documentary Feature

PITCH FEST 4.0

Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Closing Remarks

Sat, Jun 27

Spencer Folmar: Day 3 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 3”

Speaker: Kelry Kirschenmann "Honest Storytelling"

"Miracle on the Precipe" Feature Film

Musical Performance: John Reuben

Speaker: John Reuben "Greatest Chrisitan Rapper"

Special Category Block "Set Free" Trailer

Special Category Block "True Liberty"

Short Film Block "Beyond the Shadows"

Short Film Block "Convicted"

Short Film Block "Ecce Homo"

Short Film Block "Onesimus"

Short Film Block "Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)"

Special Category Block "Deliver Us" Original Song

Special Cateogry Block "I'm Not Myself" - Original Song

"Jordan: Blessing Arab" Documentary Short