Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival - Undivide Us and Short Selections

Join us for the 14th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival this spring! The festival will exhibit over 30 films from around the globe that will compete for a variety of awards that range in genre, production, performance, and audience categories. Each film selected for exhibition and competition will be screened in one theater over the course of seven days. Judges will experience each film for the first time along with the audience and moderate Q&A’s with attending filmmakers.

Undivide Us + Short Selections:

Undivide Us:

Feature Documentary
Director: Kristi Kendall
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

America is at a crossroads where politicians, traditional media, and social media fan the flames of toxic partisanship that have led many Americans to question whether they can trust their fellow citizens. Through the intimate lens of six focus groups across three American cities, Undivide Us explores the twisted landscape of toxic polarization and uncovers the potential for healing conversation, local community, mutual respect, and democracy. Aiming to awaken the silenced majority that seeks solutions rather than strife, Undivide Us is not just a documentary; it’s a timely and urgent plea to reclaim the nation’s soul through open discourse, civic engagement, and self-governance.

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The Visit:

Short Narrative
Director: Sean Patrick Folster
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A man. A woman. An afternoon that could make all the difference.

Cottage Grove:

Short Narrative
Director: George Ellzey Jr.
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A young man struggles to communicate with his stroke-afflicted father, and at the same time, stay true to himself.

Seasalter Road:

Short Narrative
Director: Will Kenning
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English

Following the sudden death of their mother a pair of estranged siblings must revisit their family home and fractured relationship.

Unibrow:

Short Narrative
Director: Nedda Sarshar
Country of Origin: Canada
Languages: English, Persian (English Subtitles)

Leyla is an Irani-Canadian girl with a complicated relationship with the Irani part; she does not want to speak Farsi at home to her mother and grandmother, she does not have any Irani friends, and she hates her unibrow. In an attempt to get rid of her unibrow, Leyla accidentally makes things worst and now has to go to school with ruined brows.

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