A group of interconnected characters—a low level drug dealer, an expectant mother, an outreach worker, a young unhoused couple—struggle to outrun the cycles of addiction that bind them as they lean on one another to keep hope alive. Writer/director Daniel Blake Schwartz draws from his real-life experiences to immerse us in the uncertainty and frustration of addiction and recovery, and Kyle Gallner and Sosie Bacon deliver terrific performances as the expectant couple trying to claw their way to a more stable life. Set in Chelsea, Massachusetts, COTTON FEVER is a hard-hitting, deeply personal film with resonance for so many.Director Daniel Blake Schwartz and Producer Philip Keefe are scheduled to attend on Thursday, June 11.
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Edie Arnold is a Loser
Timid dork Edie accidentally takes the spotlight when she starts a punk band with her fellow “turds,” becoming an icon to the rest of the losers at her all-girls Catholic school while managing to piss off the hot girls, the nuns, and the horniest altar boy you’ve ever seen. Directors Megan Rico and Kade Atwood have created a vivid, fresh and fun musical ode to weirdos and outsiders. Young lead Adi Madden Cabrera delivers a terrific performance in a wonderfully unique coming-of-age film that is as full of heart as it is of laughs.“A sensational, hilarious buddy comedy that will make you want to embrace your inner loser.” — Mashable”Co-directors Kade Atwood and Megan Rico are scheduled to attend.
Family Movie (Closing Night Film)
A filmmaking family’s low-budget horror movie turns into a real-life slasher when an actual dead body lands on their film set. Chaos ensues on the family’s farm in Texas as the Smiths fight to keep their production on track when everything around them starts to go wrong. After all—the show must go on! Beloved actors/directors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick—working alongside their adult children Sosie Bacon and Travis Bacon—have created a wildly entertaining love letter to horror, to independent film, and, most of all, to family, while veteran actors John Carroll Lynch and Scoot McNairy infuse even more humor into the raucous fun. “… plays like gangbusters… having brought a family together—in laughter.” — VarietyFilmmakers Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Sosie Bacon, and Travis Bacon are scheduled to attend.
When A Witness Recants
In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case decades later, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted, ultimately spending 36 years in prison.
Acclaimed documentarian Dawn Porter (Luther: Never Too Much) investigates the confluence of media frenzy and corruption that allowed this miscarriage of justice, facilitated by the coercion of black children to testify against their peers. The riveting film goes on to explore the impact on not only these innocent incarcerated men but also their accusers and the community at large, culminatingâfollowing their long-delayed exonerationâin a tremendously insightful sense of reflection on the consequences for all that can never be undone.
âWrenching, illuminating and full of heart.â â The Hollywood Reporter
Uncle Roy
Built from nine decades of personal and professional archives, UNCLE ROY traces the remarkable life of globe-trotting skater-turned-photographer Roy Blakey through the eyes of his niece, filmmaker Keri Pickett. Growing up, Keri barely knew her enigmatic uncle until she followed him to New York to pursue photography—where an unexpected friendship took shape. As their lives intertwine, she discovers his groundbreaking 1972 book He, long hidden from her, and his legacy as a pioneer of gay photography. When Roy’s health declines, Keri is faced with an urgent, intimate challenge: to care for him while preserving the story he kept so carefully guarded.Director Keri Pickett is scheduled to attend.
Summer Tour
This charming, intimate documentary follows a group of young Deadheads who are driving across the country to catch every show of Dead & Company’s 2023 goodbye tour. Directed by Provincetown native and self-proclaimed Deadhead Mischa Richter, SUMMER TOUR offers a surprisingly complex and nuanced portrait of this music-loving nomadic commune, defying stereotypes and offering real insight into the appeal of their way of life. Shot in 16mm and echoing the Dead’s surprising, unconventional sense of form in the edit, the filmmaker’s affection for and understanding of this ragtag group of devotees is present in every frame. Produced by Chloë Sevigny.Director Mischa Richter. producer Chloë Sevigny and editor Jay Rabinowitz are scheduled to attend.Mason’s Children will be playing a free concert after the screening at 6:30pm at Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum, 1 High Pole Hill Road.
Soul Patrol
From deep behind enemy lines, a hidden chapter of American military history is uncovered, prompting the question of whether reckoning with the past can bring peace to those who lived it. The Vietnam War’s first Black special operations team reunites for one last time to tell their incredible story. As SOUL PATROL delves into the identity crises and racial tension these young soldiers faced in Vietnam, director J.M. Harper combines striking footage filmed by the soldiers themselves along with excellent recreations and astonishing first-person accounts of survival, harrowing escapes, and the shared experiences that have kept this troop bonded for life. Winner of the US Documentary Directing Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.“… haunting, revelatory…” — Variety
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Mary Oliver: best-selling poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, queer and out, but intensely private. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites. America’s unlikely, contemporary mystic stalked the ponds and forests of Provincetown for nearly fifty years with her partner Molly Malone Cook in order to open herself—and us, her readers—to the known and unknowable world. Featuring John Waters, Maria Shriver, Jason Reynolds, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Jesse Welles, and Oprah Winfrey.Director Sasha Waters is scheduled to attend on Thursday, June 11.
Seized
SEIZED is a gripping, stranger-than-fiction investigative thriller that plunges audiences inside the troubling police raid on the Marion County Record. What begins as a shocking small-town incident quickly spirals into a national story, exposing how corruption, politics, and decades-long tensions turned a quaint Kansas community into a battleground over the First and Fourth Amendments. The film unfolds in real time through police body-cam and surveillance footage, revealing the raid’s chaos, the bombshells that followed, and the devastating personal toll on the newsroom, including the tragic death of its 98-year-old co-owner. Blending the juicy intrigue of a classic muckraking narrative with a clear-eyed exploration of power, politics, and the fragility of a free press, SEIZED transforms a headline-grabbing event into a deeply human story that is urgent, unsettling, and impossible to ignore.“… a perfect First Amendment argument.” — The Hollywood ReporterProducer Sasha Alpert is scheduled to attend.
The Last Critic
THE LAST CRITIC explores the life and legacy of Robert Christgau, the self-proclaimed “Dean of American Rock Critics.” Christgau helped invent modern music criticism in 1967 while covering the Monterey Pop Festival for Esquire, then redefined the form with his iconic Consumer Guide at The Village Voice. Over five decades, he produced 18,000 letter-graded capsule reviews—a prolific output that continues today on Substack. Beyond his sharp-witted writing, Christgau was a transformative writer and editor who championed not just the punk of CBGB, but the funk of George Clinton and the soul of Al Green. Now in his eighties, Bob remains a vital force, writing with undiminished vigor from the NYC apartment he shares with his wife and fellow writer Carola Dibbell. Director Matty Wishnow reveals the legendary critic’s continuing desire to connect the music to the people.Winner of a Special Jury Award at SXSW 2026.“… inspirational beyond belief.” — Rolling StoneDirector Matty Wishnow is scheduled to attend on Wednesday, June 10.