Smodcastle Film Festival 2025 - Block 25
B!tch I'm Early (B.I.E.) - In the corporate world, being FIRST is all that matters. Two women, a generation apart, find themselves locked in an absurd battle for a coveted promotion. Desperate to outshine each other, the ladies escalate their rivalry from petty arguments to an all-out race to the office.
Gen. Sex - Jared Gilman (Moonrise Kingdom) stars as Ben, an awkward college student searching for love on a dating app while navigating hook-up culture.
Be There - Nick, singer-songwriter, hits a crossroad when his beloved grandmother passes away. Entrusted with the responsibility of transporting her ashes to New Jersey for the funeral service, he is unexpectedly presented with a life-changing opportunity. Torn between his aspirations, Nick faces the ultimate decision on the day of the funeral: to stand by his family in their time of need or seize the moment that could define his career and shape his future.
The Prospect - When high school senior Jerry Vanetti gets rejected from every college he applied to, he hatches a scheme to pose as an elite baseball prospect in order to trick a school into giving him an athletic scholarship...despite the fact that he's never played a sport in his life. From bribing the AV Club to create fake highlight videos with special effects to getting the theatre department to perform a fake exhibition game for college scouts, this small-town kid will do whatever it takes to scam his way to the big leagues.
RUN TIME: 120 min