UCA Film

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Congratulations to the filmmakers of 2026!

Today is the day!!! Don't miss an incredible night celebrating passionate student filmmakers at the 22nd Annual UCA Film Festival at Reynolds Performance Hall! Free and Open to the public! Come one, come all. 5:30 Doors Open | Pre-party: DJ Dr. Corson, Student Raffle, Food, Reels of Student Work from Film Electives 6:00 Community Partners Upstairs in Reynolds (elevator accessible) don't miss a quick pitch from our community partners! Learn what Women In Film Arkansas, El Dorado Film Festival, and Arkansas Cinema Society have coming up! 6:30 Welcome President Houston Davis & UCAFF Executive Director Emily Railsback 6:35 Film Screening 16 student short films curated by the UCA Film Faculty & Staff: Dr. Bruce Hutchinson, Dr. Keith Corson, Prof. Chris Churchill, Prof. Emily Railsback, Prof. Mark Thiedeman, Prof. Kyusik Gam, Prof. Casey Floyd, Film Program Specialist Matt Rogers 9:00 Awards Judges: Philip Martin, Stephanie Steed, Paula Blanco Pérez Distributed by Professors: Emily Railsback, Mark Thiedeman, & Dr. Keith Corson #ucafilm @ucafilm @ucafilm @ucabears @uca_cahss #arkansasfilm #filmschool #southernfilm #filmschoolofthesouth @eldoradofilmfest @arkansascinema

Meet the Judges for the 22nd Annual UCA Film Festival: Philip Martin (Film Critic @ Arkansas Democrat Gazette), Stephanie Steed (Women in Film Arkansas & Actor / Vocalist), and Paula Blanco Peréz (Film Producer @ CJRW). Don't miss the awards ceremony tonight at 9am! Reynolds Performance Hall: 5:30 | Pre-Party with Food, Music, and Student Reels 6:00 | Network with Community Partners 6:30 | Welcome & Films 9:00 | Awards A huge thanks to our judges for your thoughtful consideration and care when evaluating our student's work to determine our top award winners.

Set in rural Arkansas, an older brother is tormented with guilt when his brother is sent to prison. WHERE THE HOUNDS SLEEP is directed by Jacob McKellar and produced by Walker Yarbrough. Don't miss this film at the UCA Film Festival this Friday night!

After his father dies, a man embarks on a road trip with no destination in mind, leaving behind his family, the woman he still loves, and the only home he has ever known. WAYWARD is directed by Xander Hill and produced by Skylar Nelsen and Sam Forst. Don't miss this premiere at the 22nd Annual UCA FIlm Festival this Friday night @ucareynolds !

After an awkward first date, two college students hope to lose their virginity, and a cult of spooky hot people arrives to help them out. THE SCORE is directed by Cooper Milliken. Don't miss the premiere at the 22nd Annual UCA Film Festival this Friday night, April 24th @ 5:30 (pre-party), 6:30 (films), 9:00 (awards)!

An antisocial young man entertains himself by eavesdropping on his neighbors with a stethoscope in SOCIAL CREATURES, directed by Justin Arendt.

A lady of the night lures a man into her hotel room before strange events begin to unfold in SNUG AS A BUG, directed by Ally Minor. Don't miss this film at the UCA FILM FESTIVAL this Friday night! 5:30 Pre-Party, 6:30 Films! @ucareynolds

When a cardiac arrest leaves a man unconscious, his family gathers at his bedside, where one daughter’s refusal to pull the plug exposes years of buried secrets and unresolved pain. PULL is directed by Aidan Eslinger. Don't miss the premiere at the 22nd Annual UCA Film Festival this Friday night at Reynolds Performance Hall!

MY LITTLE SUNRISE is set in 1943 Arkansas. A Japanese father and his young daughter escape an internment camp and hide in the woods, clinging to hope of finding safety and reuniting with their family. Directed by Caleb Ferguson, Produced by Riley Bart. Don't miss the UCA FIlm Festival this Friday night at Reynolds Performance Hall!

MOTHER//DAUGHTER is an experimental film exploring the likeness and relationship of a mother and her daughter. Directed by Skylar Nelsen.