Peaberry Film Festival

The Annual Peaberry Film Festival is BACK

Peaberry Film Festival, back for its third year in 2025, is a continuation of the Etowah Film Festival, which ran for three years at the Historic Canton Theatre. Attendees can expect screenings of local and international films, connecting filmmakers and audiences. Sponsored by the City of Canton, the festival will also connect filmmakers to the government resources available to them – specifically as it pertains to location scouting.

Canton, Georgia is just north of Atlanta and is home to the Historic Canton Theatre. The Theatre dates back to 1911, when it was a popular scene for silent movies. Canton has since become a popular location for recent Hollywood productions like "The Family Plan" and "Hidden Figures". Today, the theatre still showcases movies and live theatrical productions.

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2025 SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 2 - Commencement

6 - 6:30PM: HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS & AWARDS

High School films (family friendly.)
Presented by Trilith Studios & Cherokee Office of Economic Development

7 - 9PM: THE GRADUATES

A short film based on last year’s winning Student Screenplay followed by two of the most entertaining movies you’ve ever seen... That were shot with Legos.

➢ "Joint Custody"

➢ "The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 7"

➢ "Spanish Moss"

Friday, October 3 - Lookin' Back

6 - 7PM: THE KICK-OFF

“Seal Team” star Judd Lormand joins us to look back on seven seasons of the hit show, followed three short films that are all about lookin’ back.

➢ "The Brain Bucket"

➢ "Next Show in 90 Minutes"

➢ "If the Creek Don't Rise"

7:30 - 9:30PM: OPENING NIGHT FEATURE - NATCHEZ

Canopy Atlanta joins us for the Metro-Atlanta premiere of this Tribeca-winning documentary, followed by a discussion about journalism, history, and how storytelling shapes the narratives of our lives.

➢ "Healing the Land"

➢ "Natchez"

9:30 - 11PM: OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY

Located at Menagerie on Main. Sponsored by Reformation Brewery and Engelheim Vineyards

Saturday, October 3 - Celebrate Each Other

11AM - NOON: TENSE LIVING ROOMS

Four short films where the living rooms aren’t very relaxing.

➢ "To the Window"

➢ "Five O'clock Somewhere"

➢ "The Departure"

➢ "Lifesaver"

NOON - 1PM: FILMMAKER MIXER

Located across the street, at the Jones Building. Sponsored by Brooklyn Joe's.

1 - 3PM: LATINE SHORTS

Latinas in Media ATL join us for a collection of beautiful Latine shorts by Latine filmmakers, with a live musical performance!

➢ "Castro Balbi & Nuevo Tango"

➢ "Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake"

➢ "Our Lita"

➢ "Collateral Breakup"

➢ "Latido Latino"

➢ "The Humming Grows"

➢ "Silver Waters"

➢ "ARRANCA"

➢ "El Alma De La Sed"

2:30 - 4:30PM: CREATIVE MIXER

Located at Menagerie on Main. Take a screen break by making art, looking at at art, or just hanging out! Everyone’s welcome!

4 - 6PM: BESTS OF THE FESTS

Atlanta Film Society For Locals Only & Mighty Shorts Comedy Film Slam join us to share some of their favorite short films, plus a few surpirse extras...

6 - 7:30PM: MOVIE TRIVIA @ QUEENIE'S

Take one more break with delicious food and fantastic trivia hosted by Josh Kell.

7:30 - 9:30PM: INSPIRED BY DAVID LYNCH

Join Sein Peaks’s Jesse Brooks as we serve delicious pie, drink coffee at night, and get weird with short films inspired by the late David Lynch.

➢ "PEDESTAL"

➢ "Red Room"

➢ "Half Life"

➢ "The Juggler"

➢ "Hello Hatch 102"

➢ "Shooting Star"

➢ "OSIRIS"

➢ "I Only Sleep When the Room is Pitch Black"

➢ "One Night on Dover St."

➢ "Tom Works Nights"

Sunday, October 4 - Get Immersed

10 - 11:30AM: GEORGIA GOTHIC

A little dark and morbid on a Sunday morning with these shorts made by Georgia filmmakers.

➢ "Dance with Death"

➢ "Part V "Say It""

➢ "Spiral"

➢ "Make It Out Alive"

➢ "When Bad Does Good"

➢ "Jelly Bean"

➢ "That Place You Hate"

➢ "Shoot"

NOON - 1:30PM: KICK THE LADDER - PEABERRY EDITION

We’ll be hosting Kick the Ladder and 1-minute short films made the week of the festival. Trust us, it’s a blast.

2 - 4PM: FOOD FIGHT!

A short action film and a horror comedy feature where the thrills take place around food.

➢ "Sakazuki"

➢ "We're So Dead"

4:30 - 6:30PM: CLOSING FEATURE - "WITHDRAWAL"

A powerful feature film where a passionate singer-songwriter and her rebellious boyfriend must withdrawal from heroin, to keep her conservative parents from sending her to rehab.