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THURS OCT. 15 ROXY SHORT FILM FEST-FEATURE FILM FEST

CLOWN COLLEGE
Directed by Wendy Keeling

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12:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Horror, Dark Comedy

About a coed overcoming the memories of an overbearing father.

BEQUEATHED
Directed by MICHAEL MCCALLUM

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12:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Horror, Sci-Fi

A man is given a package that his recently deceased father wanted him to have.

FINAL STOP
Directed by CAMERON TUCKER

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12:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Supernatural Drama

Homeless veteran discovers the abandoned train car he sleeps in is haunted by the spirit of a woman who passed away on her trip to a Japanese American WW2 interment camp.

CROSS PURPOSES
Directed by DAVID ALFORD

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12:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Faith-Based Drama

An ambitious young medical professional with aspirations of becoming a surgeon encounters a teenage boy with terminal cancer. The two quickly find themselves at odds with each other and must learn from each other how to find purpose in life.

IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
Directed by CHRIS OZ MCINTOSH

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12:30 PM
SAT. OCT. 17
MUSKOGEE CIVIC CENTER

SHORTS-SHORTS SHORT FILM FEST
Romance Drama

When a woman is given the worst news of her life, she is faced with a decision: tell her family, or spare them and carry the burden herself.

LOVE IS MAGIC
Directed by DANIEL ROSALES

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1:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Animation

"Mago" the magician is struggling to make ends meet. After an extremely disappointing evening, he comes home to find his assistant is not exactly faithful. What happens next is pure magic

MASON AND JAY SAVE THE WORLD
Directed by JOHN WOOSLEY

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2:00 PM
SAT. OCT. 17
MUSKOGEE CIVIC CENTER

SHORTS-SHORTS SHORT FILM FEST
Comedy

When two young brothers swipe their father's drone and take it for a joy ride, they make a surprising discovery.

SAFELIGHT
Directed by JOE VAN AUKEN

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1:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Comedy

Romania 1970, An unlikely pair are smuggling valuable contraband from the west, but after an accident in their secret lab, they're going to have to improvise.

THE INITIATION
Directed by AMIR YOUSSEF

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1:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Drama, Art

In an abandoned place where violence rules, only graffiti walls show compassion. Latino Graffiti writer, Pedro tags are the only source of light in the homeless man's empty world

FREAK
Directed by HENRY VANDERHILL

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1:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Drama

Tobi struggles to put his life together while haunted by a childhood trauma. He tries to get close to a woman he cares about, but his OCD gets in the way. His students ridicule him for his inability to show up to class on time. Tobi is forced to face his fear of opening up when his best friend, Noah, discovers what is wrong.

LOW ROAD
Directed by MICHAEL MCCALLUM

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1:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Road Trip Drama

A man seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and goes to great lengths to even the score.

ALL ALONE
Directed by AARON BORDERS AND DESIREE JONES

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2:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Drama

Melissa Arnold never expected her life to turn out this way. At 32 years old and a waitress at a small Oklahoma diner, her life is going nowhere fast. After a string of failed relationships and raising two children all alone, she has hit rock bottom. Searching for any escape she can find a needle seems to be the quickest way out.

WOLFE'S HOUSE OF WEED
Directed by MATT JENKINS

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3:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Music, Family Drama
TV DOC

Father and son converting a charity bingo hall into a legal medical marijuana facility that will grow, process and dispense in the same building in Lawton, OK.

DOWNTOWN
Directed by DEWAYNE AUSTIN

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3:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Experimental

Time Lapse of downtown San Francisco

I AM HE WHO CREATED HIMSELF
Directed by EMMA PENAZ EISNER

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3:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Experimental Animation

Joining with his shadow, the first God creates himself, the progenitor of humanity.

AMARYLLIS
Directed by DEWAYNE AUSTIN

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3:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Experimental

Crafted time lapse of birth and death of an amaryllis.

CAPTAIN TRAER SMILES AT THE STARS
Directed by DAMIAN LAHEY

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3:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Sci-fi

A fearless captain finds herself adrift in space.

PLIGHT
Directed by ETHAN GRAY

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3:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Sci-Fi Drama

Captain Jones and Tess Maydalen have been in their spaceship for months. they are on a mission to find a new home for earth. Tension rises when Jones reveals a disturbing and violent truth about their mission.

THE NOT SO GOOD PILOT
Directed by RUSS FRY

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3:30 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Experimental

It is taking a greater collaborated effort from more and more financial backers and studios to produce a movie of epic proportions. Furthermore, in order to insure financial success, a movie needs to use the multi-talents of a super star, who can direct and write as well as act. The Not So Good Pilot is what is in store for movie goers if this trend continues.

MAX BISHOP
Directed by JACK BERANEK

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6:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Comedy, Crime

An unemployed hitman finds work as a janitor at the local elementary school.

THE ROXY THEATER STORY
Directed by OSCAR D. RAY

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7:45 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Short Documentary

The history and legacy of the Roxy Theater.

DIGGING FOR WELDON IRVINE
Directed by VICTORIOUS DE COSTA

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8:00 PM
THURS. OCT 15
ROXY THEATER

ROXY THEATER'S SHORT FILM FEST
Music, Jazz Composer

Digging For Weldon Irvine explores the enduring legacy of a man deeply vital to the culture of black freedom expression, yet is somehow overlooked within that very lexicon.

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