Peaberry Film Festival

The Annual Peaberry Film Festival is BACK

Peaberry Film Festival, back for its second year in 2024, 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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2024 SCHEDULE

Friday, April 26

5PM: CANTON KICKOFF

High School films (family friendly)

➢ "Canton Abbey"

➢ "Perfect"

➢ "War Angel"

7PM: JUDGE & JOCKEY

Two amazing documentaries about grit and determination.

➢ "Sweetwater"

➢ "How to Sue the Klan"

9PM: AFTER PARTY

After party at The Holler (301 W. Main St, Canton)

Saturday, April 27

1PM: THE FILM LAB

Kodak and Kodak Film Lab Atlanta will give attendees the opportunity to learn and use Super 8mm and 16mm Motion Picture Film, followed by a short documentary shot experimentally on film.

➢ "Fallout"

3PM: ANIMATION!

Animated shorts that are fun, funny, and touching - often at the same time (Family friendly.)

➢ "Photo Story"

➢ "The Boy from Lookout Mountain"

➢ "Electra Wasp"

➢ "Jellyhead Goes on a Walk"

➢ "Worm"

➢ "Splash"

➢ "Goro Goro"

➢ "Turbo Treadmill"

4PM: COFFEE WITH CREATIVES

At Local Color Studio (85 North St, Canton). Free food, cheap drinks, art, mingling, and more. All festival ticket holders are invited! Show up any time between 4-6PM!

4:30PM: FILMMAKER MEETUP AND TRIVIA

At Queenie's (151 W. Main St, Canton)

6PM: ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT?

Phenomenally crafter short films that make you wonder about the kids. This one starts dark, but it ends light!

➢ "Nervous System"
➢ "Rough Patch"
➢ "Hosanna"
➢ "The Red Bike"
➢ "Wokman"

8PM: TIME TO LAUGH

A comedy power hour featuring the Mighty Shorts April Comedy winners, as well as;

➢ "Mermaid Bitch"
➢ "A Conversation in Passing"
➢ "Slow Dating"

Sunday, April 28

11AM: CANTON FILM SOCIETY FREE SCREENING

A free screening of the 1980 classic, "Used Cars"

1PM: GEORGIA GOTHIC

These Georgia shorts are a little dark, a little weird, and massively satisfying.

➢ "Off Road"

➢ "Road Rage"

➢ "The Road Agent"

➢ "Grandpa"

➢ "Cat Sitter"

➢ "The Cat"

➢ "The Algo"

➢ "The Cure"

➢ "FOODIE"

➢ "The Red Egg"

4PM: KSU STUDENT SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

A Celebration of screenwriting! The winner receives a live staged recording of their screenplay. A great way for audiences and filmmakers alike to visualize a film before it's filmed.

6PM: CLOSING FEATURE - "GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS" WITH Q&A!

Following a painful separation, a heartbroken women uses an experimental technology that allows her to revisit and manipulate her memories as a means to cope.

The film was shot in Georgia and the filmmakers will be present for a Q&A!