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Schedule for Hard Faith Fest LA 2026
Schedule is Alive and May Change at Festival Organizers Discretion. Thank you.
- 1 hour
Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Opening Remarks “Do Not Fear - Part 1”
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 2 hours 15 minutes
Screening: "The Hail Mary" Feature Film
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 1 hour 40 minutes
Student Block: "Altar""And, Light""Life and Death""Mourning Dove""Palette of Dreams""Shelter of the Reeds""Then I Heard"
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 25 minutes
Musical Performance: Brian Hall "TENTS"
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Karen Covell "Hard Faith in Hollywood"
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 30 minutes
Screenplays: "At the Mercy of Faith""Blood or Communion""The Deplorable""Finding Hallie""Seasons Change"
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 50 minutes
Screening: "I Can Finally Breathe" Documentary Feature
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 1 hour
Screening: "To The Ends" Documentary Feature
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Scott A Magie “Editors Know Everything”
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 1 hour 30 minutes
LUNCH BREAK
- 1 hour 15 minutes
Screening: "Rescued - A Story of Redemption and Hope" Documentary Feature
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 1 hour 20 minutes
Screening: "Mears: How One Woman Changed American Christianity" Documentary Feature
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 1 hour 40 minutes
Screening: "Illusion of Faith" Feature Film
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 30 minutes
Student Filmmaker Panel: Official Selection Participants
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Sean Gaffney "Redemptive Storytelling"
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 30 minutes
Documentary Film Panel: Rob Loos, Jim Adams, Jonathan Marrs, and Brian Hall
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Josh Murray "Producing Your First Feature"
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Geoffrey Ivan Whitt "Podcast Guesting"
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Jim Covell "Music Makes the Moment"
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 15 minutes
Musical Performance: Brittany Benjamin "Feel Good" from "I'm Not Myself"
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 40 minutes
Actor Panel: Stevie Potter, Demetrios Troy, Timothy Goodwin and Nathan Gamble
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Jennifer Wynne Farmer "Going for Your Dreams While Growing with Christ"
Theatre 3Thursday Day One - 45 minutes
Speaker: Jason Munden "Producing + People"
Theatre 2Thursday Day One - 10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 1 Closing Remarks
Theatre 1 - ChapelThursday Day One - 2 hours
THURSDAY AFTER PARTY (ADD ON TICKET)
Thursday Day One
- 20 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 2”
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 2 hours 10 minutes
Short Film Block: "King & The Maiden"“Died Twice” “Defender”“To Philemon”“The Conversation”“Saint Augustine & the Pear"
Theatre 3Friday Day Two - 1 hour 50 minutes
Screening: "Elijah Peel" Feature Film
Theatre 2Friday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Demetrios Troy "Fear and Forgetfulness"
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 30 minutes
Screenwriter Panel: Chris Covell, Sean Gaffney, Scott Magie, and Joseph Holmes
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Bill Farmer (Voice of Goofy) "Voice Acting & Storytelling"
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Stevie Potter "Faithful Over Successful"
Theatre 2Friday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Chris Covell "Screenwriting & Development"
Theatre 3Friday Day Two - 30 minutes
Director Panel: Spencer Folmar, Jason Munden, Jennifer Wynne Farmer, and Daniel Roebuck
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 1 hour 30 minutes
LUNCH BREAK
- 30 minutes
Screenplays: "Henry's House"“Indentured”“Lower Than Angels”“One Simple Thing”“Paging Faith”
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Joseph Holmes "Understanding the Film Critic"
Theatre 3Friday Day Two - 1 hour 25 minutes
Screening: "Problem Attic" Feature Film
Theatre 2Friday Day Two - 30 minutes
Producer Panel: Karen Covell, Mark Joseph, Dave Mechem
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Timothy Goodwin "A Career in Acting"
Theatre 3Friday Day Two - 45 minutes
Speaker: Mark Joseph "Producing Reagan"
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 1 hour
Documentary Short Block: "The Potter" "The Missionary" "In the Shadow of Grace" "
Theatre 2Friday Day Two - 2 hours
PITCH FEST!
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 2 Closing Remarks
Theatre 1 - ChapelFriday Day Two - 2 hours
FRIDAY AFTER PARTY (ADD ON TICKET)
Friday Day Two
- 10 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 3 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 3”
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 1 hour
Musical Performance: John Reuben "Greatest Christian Rapper"
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 45 minutes
Speaker: Kelry Kirschenmann "Honest Storytelling"
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 45 minutes
Screening: "Miracle on the Precipice" Feature Film
Theatre 2Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 15 minutes
Short Film Block: "Beyond the Shadows" “Convicted” “ECCE HOMO”“Onesimus” “Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)”
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 1 hour 15 minutes
Category Block: "Set Free Trailer" “Remembering Trailer” “True Liberty” “Deliver Us” “I’m Not Myself” “Sanguine”
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 45 minutes
Screening: "Jordan: Blessing Arab" Documentary Short
Theatre 2Saturday Day Three - 30 minutes
Screening: "The Farthest We Fall" Documentary Short
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 30 minutes
Screenplay Block: "The Portrait" “Harvest Skies” “There Will Come a Day” “Until We Climb” “Wonder Horse”
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 1 hour 30 minutes
LUNCH BREAK
- 30 minutes
Speaker: Dave Mechem "Theatrical Distribution"
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 1 hour 15 minutes
Screening: “Jim vs the Future” Feature Film
Theatre 2Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 30 minutes
Screening: "Learning You" Feature Film
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 55 minutes
Screening: "The One" Feature Film
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 40 minutes
Screening: "These Stones - Episode 103" Episodic
Theatre 2Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 25 minutes
Screening: "Bringing Dad Home" Feature (Special Category)
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 1 hour 35 minutes
Screening: “Light of Cappadocia: Saints Arsenios & Paisios” Documentary Feature
Theatre 2Saturday Day Three - 30 minutes
"Center of Grace: Episode 1" Episodic
Theatre 3Saturday Day Three - 30 minutes
Awards Show Red Carpet
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 2 hours 55 minutes
Awards Show Ceremony
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 5 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 3 Closing Remarks
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three - 1 hour 59 minutes
SATURDAY AFTER PARTY AWARDS GALA (Sponsored by Hollywood Prayer Network) (ADD ON TICKET)
Theatre 1 - ChapelSaturday Day Three
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Worship Together at Lake Avenue Church
Sunday Day Four - 30 minutes
Sunday Opening Coffee & Pastries
Theatre 3Sunday Day Four - 30 minutes
Spencer Folmar: Day 4 Opening Remarks — “Do Not Fear - Part 4”
Theatre 3Sunday Day Four - 1 hour 15 minutes
Screening: Creative Icons Presentation - Intro & Episode 3: "Soil & Roots"
Theatre 3Sunday Day Four - 30 minutes
Prayer Over Hard Faith Fest & Artists
Theatre 3Sunday Day Four - 15 minutes
Speaker: Spencer Folmar Closing Remarks Reflection
Theatre 3Sunday Day Four
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