{"id":450541,"date":"2026-09-28T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450541\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:22:09","slug":"fort-worths-lone-star-film-festival-releases-2026-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450541\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth\u2019s Lone Star Film Festival releases 2026 slate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fort Worth<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nearly time for the Lone Star Film Festival.<\/a><\/p>\n

The annual Fort Worth event returns for its 20th edition this year from Nov. 4-11 in the Cultural District. Local film advocate Johnny Langdon and Fort Worth actor Bill Paxton created the festival in 2007.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, the festival released its full slate<\/a> of shorts, documentaries and feature films. Passes for the festival are on sale.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at what to expect.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n

Lone Star Film Festival\u2019s opening night and special screenings<\/p>\n

A new film about the life of Jimmy Stewart<\/a> will open the festival on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy\u201d follows Stewart\u2019s service in World War II and how it shaped his role as George Bailey in the 1946 holiday classic \u201cIt\u2019s A Wonderful Life.\u201d The biopic stars KJ Apa, Kara Killmer, Neal McDonough, Max Casella, Christopher McDonald, Sarah Drew, Rob Riggle, Julian Works and Jen Lilley.<\/p>\n

The cast and crew will attend the screening, which will be the world premiere of the film ahead of its wide release on Nov. 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy\u201d is one of six special screenings at the festival, meaning that they\u2019re out of competition. The others include:<\/p>\n

\u201cA Cowboy in London\u201d- Directed by Jared L. Christopher\u201cKeepsakes\u201d- Directed by Duncan Rice\u201cRadio Silent\u201d- Directed by Griffin Garcia\u201cThe Man with the Big Hat\u201d- Directed by Austin Lee Sayre\u201cThe Weight We Carry\u201d- Directed by Brooke Harris \"Attendees Attendees watch a movie at the 2024 Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth. Manny Pandya Lone Star Film Festival Feature films and documentaries at LSFF<\/p>\n

Narrative feature films at the festival include:<\/p>\n

\u201cAutofiction\u201d- Directed by Nick Paul White\u201cMurderous\u201d- Directed by Neil LaBute\u201cRumination\u201d- Directed by Dylan Snyder\u201cStages\u201d- Directed by Ryan Booth\u201cTest\u201d- Directed by Sam McConnell\u201cUnwinding\u201d- Directed by Reza Ghassemi<\/p>\n

Documentary feature films at the festival include:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Far Back As I Can Remember… The Story of Goodfellas\u201d- Directed by Lisa Downs and Ashley Pugh\u201cGrowing Up Slowly\u201d- Directed by Bennett Krishock\u201cHome From the Vietnam War\u201d- Directed by Mat Hames\u201cOur Dark Horse\u201d- Directed by Grace Oathout\u201cThe Highest Road\u201d- Directed by Allan Thompson\u201cWhat the Hell Happened\u201d- Directed by Matt Wilkins and Eliza Fox \"Filmmakers Filmmakers speak at the 2024 Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth. Manny Pandya Lone Star Film Festival Short films screenings at LSFF<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the short films screening at the festival:<\/p>\n

\u201c10th Floor Transformation\u201d- Directed by Katy McCarthy\u201cAnyone Lived In A Pretty How Town\u201d- Directed by Daniel Kreizberg\u201cArmadillo Man: The Trips of Jim Franklin\u201d- Directed by Emil Lozada\u201cArman\u201d- Directed by Farzad Kiyafar\u201cBound for the Last Continent\u201d- Directed by Joshua Carlon\u201cBreaking Rings\u201d- Directed by Joshiro Miura\u201cCharro 250\u201d- Directed by Diego Huerta\u201cChase Your Dreams\u201d- Directed by Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian\u201cCoal\u201d- Directed by Romano Natale\u201cCottonmouth\u201d- Directed by Cole Johnson\u201cCrush.exe\u201d- Directed by Victor Torres\u201cDecember, Day Zero\u201d- Directed by John Robert Hammerer\u201cDyeadd\u201d- Directed by Eric C. Miller\u201cEDGAR: Enhanced Data Gathering Analysis Robot\u201d- Directed by Virginia de Witt\u201cEscape from the Vault\u201d- Directed by Laura Mickel and Meghan Bossert\u201cFront Range\u201d- Directed by Ross Barron\u201cFugu (Cloth)\u201d- Directed by Prince Adablah\u201cGirl Scout Law\u201d- Directed by Miles Toriani\u201cGood Neighbours\u201d- Directed by Clem McIntosh\u201cHand In The Fire\u201d- Directed by Nathanael Amadi\u201cHelp!\u201d- Directed by Alex Chew\u201cHomebodies\u201d- Directed by Rachel Olson\u201cHope for the Guadalupe\u201d- Directed by Ben Masters\u201cI Should Be Go\u201d- Directed by Gemma Holdway\u201cI Take You To Be My Ex\u201d- Directed by Jenn Murray\u201cIdeal Figures\u201d- Directed by Mahtab Rezayi and Camilo Montoya\u201cIf Tears Were Gold\u201d- Directed by Adam Patrick Sweeney\u201cInternet Famous\u201d- Directed by Alex Marczewski and Jack Wilson\u201cJames Magee And The Hill\u201d- Directed by Quin Mathews\u201cLand of No Man\u201d- Directed by Olivia Lin and Muling Tzai\u201cLast Day on Earth\u201d- Directed by Savannah Sivert and Taylor Hinds\u201cLeave Me There\u201d- Directed by Shirit Gal Kedar\u201cLessons Learned In Cotulla\u201d- Directed by Oddett Garza\u201cLevels\u201d- Directed by Rishi Porwal\u201cLike Father\u201d- Directed by Jared Callahan\u201cLittle Dynamo\u201d- Directed by Rachel Kichler\u201cLittle Flower\u201d- Directed by Rodger Woodruff III\u201cLove You Well\u201d- Directed by Drew David Koch\u201cMeeting Your Maker\u201d- Directed by Gregory J.M. Kasunich\u201cMime\u201d- Directed by Gabri Blankson\u201cMorning Vigil\u201d- Directed by David M. Night Maire\u201cOlive\u201d- Directed by Tom Koch\u201cPicture Perfect\u201d- Directed by Brendan Giang\u201cPookems IV\u201d- Directed by Veronica Drescher and Gabrielle Ann Thomas\u201cRee\u2019s Destiny\u201d- Directed by Steven Mosley\u201cRoll It\u201d- Directed by Rochan Liu\u201cScars That Define Us\u201d- Directed by Edward Worthy\u201cSee Me\u201d- Directed by Cormac Fingeret\u201cSingularity\u201d- Directed by Jett Bell\u201cSkater Haters\u201d- Directed by Justice Nelson\u201cStop Signs\u201d- Directed by Yasmine Jade Raad\u201cSuch A Pretty Girl\u201d- Directed by Deborah Puette\u201cSunday Mornings at the Beach\u201d- Directed by Tim Reid and Aaron Hos\u00e9\u201cTasty Bones\u201d- Directed by Ronald Short\u201cThe Best Little Tiny Park in Texas\u201d- Directed by Margaret Barry\u201cThe Bris\u201d- Directed by Alex Bewkes\u201cThe Hour\u201d- Directed by Paige Henderson\u201cThe Inheritance\u201d- Directed by Destinee Stewart\u201cThe Last Roll\u201d- Directed by Trevor Galenski\u201cThe Streetlight Committee\u201d- Directed by Rahim Branch\u201cTill Death Does His Part\u201d- Directed by Nathan Fox\u201cTo-Go\u201d- Directed by Bryan Poyser\u201cTomorrow Will Be A Better Day\u201d- Directed by Ronnie Johnson\u201cTooth and Claw\u201d- Directed by Evangeline Joan Van Meter\u201cTrailblazers\u201d- Directed by Jonathan Stokx\u201cTwincredible!\u201d- Directed by John TerEick\u201cTwoFer\u201d- Directed by Shelly J. Hong and Mike Rinaldi\u201cWhoopin\u2019\u201d- Directed by Justin Arnold\u201cWill Revenge\u201d- Directed by William F. Reed\u201cWomen In Film\u201d- Directed by Elise Faurote, Emmy Malone and Rachel Astorino\u201cWonderful World with Clint Townsend\u201d- Directed by Michael Dean Marbach
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Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Worth It\u2019s nearly time for the Lone Star Film Festival. The annual Fort Worth event returns for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450542,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-450541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}