The Chesapeake Film Festival (“CFF”) announced highlights of its 2025 line up of local and international films, including the Maryland premieres of stand-out feature length and short films. The new highlights follow the Festival’s recent announcement of its Opening Film, Loving Vincent, the world’s first animated fully painted feature film. The Oscar-nominated selection was created by a team of 125 artists from around the world.
Maryland Premiers will include the delightful new feature romantic comedy The Other You, directed by Shoshana Rosenbaum, an award-winning Washington, DC – based filmmaker and screenwriter. Her first feature length production follows a writer, wife, and mother who discovers a tiny door in her closet that leads to another version of her life.
Other Maryland Short Film Premiers include Now What?, a hilarious comedy directed by Maria Burton about a tightly wound 15-year-old daughter of diplomats who is shipped stateside to attend school and live with her larger-than-life, bohemian grandmother. The director has been Named by Variety as “talent to watch,” and has directed several successful independent feature films.
The Chesapeake Film Festival Line Up Highlights also include:
Invasion ’53, from director Danielle Weinberg, A man-eating alien crashes a suburban cocktail party (USA).
Just Be Awesome, an amusing new comedy about a trendy creative agency and a freelance writer desperate for work (United Kingdom);
Now What?, A tightly-wound 15-year old daughter of diplomats is shipped stateside to attend a proper school, but living with her larger-than-life bohemian grandmother might be her biggest challenge!
Spirit of Place, an exciting and whimsical short film directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson, a celebrated writer, director and environmental campaigner from South London. (United Kingdom);
The Pearl Comb, an award-winning film directed by Ali Cook (United Kingdom), about a mermaid with unearthly powers (United Kingdom);
The Reach, from Italian director Luca Caserta, a poignant journey through memory, love, and life’s final transition as told through the eyes of an elderly woman (Italy).
Save your seat and save money by purchasing early-bird tickets to the Chesapeake Film Festival, October 10-12 in historic downtown Easton. Enjoy 17% off the standard $150 ticket price and guarantee yourself a seat at the Festival’s top screenings at the beautifully renovated Ebenezer Theater, the Academy Art Museum, and the Talbot County Free Library. Tickets sold out online for the 2024 festival almost a month prior to opening night, so don’t hesitate to reserve your spot today.
