Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
Discover a weekend of bold storytelling, nonstop screenings, and conversations with the filmmakers redefining independent cinema.
Watch raw, unfiltered cinema up close at the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival, where micro-budget and no-budget films take center stage. Held each June inside the Parkway Theater’s 45-seat cinema, this highly-anticipated film festival screens 12-hours of indie films each day giving you a front-row seat to stories you won’t find anywhere else. Between screenings, join casual conversations with filmmakers in the onsite gathering space, where creative exchange happens naturally and often leads to lasting connections.
Festival Schedule
Friday, June 20, 2025
6:00 PM
- Opening ceremony and official plaque presentation.
7:30 PM
- DRIVE directed by Joe Chilcott (Music Video)
- Father Alphonse and the Fight Between Carnival and Lent directed by Diana Thorneycroft (Animation)
- Kushner Come Home: The Story of Our Cabin directed by Jason Kushner (Feature Documentary)
Saturday, June 21, 2025
9:57 AM
- Stalkers directed by Paul Thompson (Feature Narrative)
11:45 AM
- Changing the Film Landscape: The Garrett Brown Story directed by Andrew Blike (Documentary Short)
- No Russian directed by Jaromír Moravec (Narrative Short)
- TRIBE OF STEEL directed by Elizabeth Geiser (Documentary Short)
- The Circle Children directed by J. Cody Spellman (Narrative Short)
- Cold directed by Greg Poppa (Narrative Short)
1:10 PM
- ELEVATOR directed by Joe Chilcott (Music Video)
- Justin T Nick of Time directed by Mike Reeping (Animation)
- My Dead Mom directed by Chandler Levack and Wendy Litner (Webisode)
- Looking directed by Cameron Jacob Croston (Narrative Short)
- Slow Motions directed by Øivind Klungseth Zahlsen (Experimental)
- Country Couture directed by Dustin J Robison (Music Video)
- The Curse of the Undead King directed by Dominic Scott (Narrative Short)
2:25 PM
- Forked directed by Julia Sears and Carolyn Braver (Webisode)
- Unprofessional Consequences submitted by Michael Jasper (Narrative Short)
- The Lick directed by Michael Jasper (Narrative Short)
3:40 PM
- Angel by Emblem directed by David Schwartz (Music Video)
- A Diamond in the Holler directed by Rich Adams (Narrative Short)
- Trapped directed by Nicholas Ryon Joseph (Narrative Short)
- The World After directed by Wes Fisher and Kevin Kukler (Narrative Short)
4:55 PM
- The Deep Dive directed by Blair Murphy (Documentary Short)
- Fort Pitt Motel directed by Joseph G Bucci and Ian Altenbaugh (Webisode)
- Runner directed by Jenn E Murray (Narrative Short)
6:15 PM
- Scarpedicemente directed by John Vamvas (Feature Narrative)
7:45 PM
- A Little Displaced directed by Alex Knapp and Thomas Essig (Music Video)
- City of Bridges directed by Gregory Lynn (Webisode)
- Music of the Night directed by Evan Manion (Narrative Short)
- Until We Meet Again directed by Darrel Pullie (Narrative Short)
- Crowboy directed by Alexander S White and Cynthia N White (Animation)
8:45 PM
- Living with Television directed by Brenton J Malin (Documentary Short)
- I Love You, You Know? directed by Jayden Greening (Narrative Short)
- Lights Out directed by William Gleeson (Narrative Short)
- Cosmic Rhapsody - A Journey of Hope directed by Susan Mey Lee Lim and Christina Teenz Tan (Documentary Short)
- A Little Cloud/A Heavy Rain directed by Richie Lyons (Narrative Short)
- Whispers of Yesterday: Echoes of Today directed by Lucia Patricia Taylor (Narrative Short)
Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 AM
- Limerent Pittsburgh directed by Anne Ciecko (Experimental)
- Torch and Hammer directed by Rev. Samuel (Animation)
- BitterSweet directed by Steven Martini (Feature Narrative)
11:30 AM
- Before the Machine directed by Zoe FitzGerald Carter (Music Video)
- The Reckoning directed by Alex Breaux (Feature Narrative)
1:00 PM
- Velo Love directed by Sam Méndez and Carlos Cruz (Animation)
- Piggy Duster directed by Jesse Stewart (Feature Narrative)
2:45 PM
- Reboot directed by Tyra Pacheco (Animation)
- Chasing Zombies directed by Mike Ancas and Jesse Hutchins (Feature Documentary)
4:30 PM
- With Tits directed by Delia Morchesky (Animation)
- The Third Floor directed by George Francis (Narrative Short)
- Eide's Entertainment: Ken Kropf's Story directed by Ethan Newton and Austin Kelly (Documentary Short)
- We Ride directed by Dan Finegold (Feature Documentary)
6:10 PM
- Mysterious Origins submitted by Dena Miller (Music Video)
- White Ladybug directed by Simon Nigam (Feature Narrative)
7:50 PM
- Con Job directed by Ian Niles (Feature Narrative)
9:10 PM
- The Seed of Truth directed by Anne Geng (Narrative Short)
- INFINITESIMAL directed by Luis Costa (Narrative Short)
- The Trial directed by Agnieszka Preibisz (Narrative Short)
- Lek med mig directed by Sam Shaahin Razmdoost (Narrative Short)
Previous Winners
Winning or even screening at the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival can be a turning point for indie creators. In just the past two years, 20 films have gone on to secure distribution deals after appearing at the festival. Explore the archive of winners and see what kinds of projects are making an impact.
Submit a Film to the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
Submissions are now open for the 2026 Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival through FilmFreeway.com. Whether you're submitting a short, feature, or experimental film, the platform includes all key dates and deadlines to help you plan ahead. This is your chance to share your work with an engaged audience and connect with fellow indie creators.