A Gift for Ethan
Short | United States | 23 Minutes | English

Award-winning director, producer, and Tony-Nominated American actor Will Chase documents his childhood friend, Kentucky luthier T.J. Burch, as he builds a custom guitar for Ethan Hawke. The instrument was commissioned as a wrap gift by a producer on ‘Wildcat’, the film Hawke directed in Kentucky. As the process unfolds, the film moves beyond craftsmanship into a reflection on ego, artistry, connection, and legacy, suggesting that the meaning behind our work is shaped by the relationships that quietly link us all. Director: Will Chase (Alumni director at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Music Documentary Film Festival and winner of the 2025 Best Short for Coming Home: The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland; Actor in Dopestick, Stranger Things, Nashville, The Crowded Room and many more.) Theater A

North American Premiere
Where the Water Meets the Land
Short | Canada | 26 Minutes | English

Eschewing conventional music documentary tropes in favor of playful, Varda-esque experimentation, WHERE THE WATER MEETS THE LAND: AT HOME WITH MARK FRY is a richly textured multimedia portrait celebrating the rituals and routines of the reclusive English singer-songwriter and painter Mark Fry, who now resides in the Normandy countryside. The film unfolds as a thoughtful, contemplative journey through the landscapes of Fry's life, art, and present-day existence, revealing an intimate portrait of an enduring creative spirit. Directors: Carmen Cookson-Hills and Tim Ursuliak