2021 Hobnobben Film Festival Schedule

An experimental, introspective short about the passion for swimming.

Indianapolis youth football coach Donnell Hamilton started the Indy Steelers 15 years ago. His goal: Mute the echoes of gun violence so kids can learn a better way.

A daydreamer gives up his dreams to please his father. But a new challenge could change his life. Subtitled, from Chile.

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Wes Doty endured years of extreme heroin use before running across the solution to his recovery.

Pol decides to go on a trip, but first, he must say a difficult goodbye to his sister, who disagrees with his decision. Subtitled, from Spain.

A woman caring for her father is given a chance to emigrate from Iran. When she tries to get the money needed, she is forced to do something drastic. Subtitled, from Iran.

Lea is Mieke’s planned child — a wish come true. Living in a cozy home with a supportive partner, Mieke is truly blessed. Yet she begins to doubt her luck. When she meets herself, she finds out the reason for her despair. Subtitled, from Germany.

The story of a father/son relationship built through flying.

Siblings meet to receive their father's inheritance. What they do not expect is one last test to discover if they are worthy heirs.

A young woman inherits a once-prized farmhouse. Afraid to pursue the life she wants, she decides to restore it, unknowingly embarking on a hopeless pursuit that will keep her hooked in her present situation.

After losing her family in an earthquake, a 9-year-old girl menstruates and thinks she has been wounded. Subtitled, from Iran.

This documentary follows Scottish students creating change while meeting inspirational leaders at home and in Uganda, where access to period products can be life-changing. Some subtitles, from the UK.

A glorious, fantastical, modern retelling of the story of Narcissus, the beautiful hunter who fell in love with his own reflection.

Kyle, a socially awkward office worker, wears headphones to help him get through the day. But his overreliance on them begins to affect his relationship with others.

Welcome to the world's most mentally unwell metropolis! An animated response to the current cultural desert. From Canada.

As the Disdress Dolls shimmy, shake and strip their way across stage, they push the limits of art, vulnerability and radical acceptance in this film about a South Bend-based burlesque troupe.

Live on the Embassy stage, Hobnobben presents the DisDress Dolls! A burlesque troupe from South Bend, Indiana, (and the subject of Welcome to the Dollhouse), these amazing women challenge society’s expectations of female power, femininity and beauty. Starring Veda DeVille, Poppy Lane, Robin Rapscallion, River Thong and more.

This charming short follows a depressed young man named Walter. Left by his fiancée, he finds happiness, purpose and friendship with an unexpected companion.

This charming short follows a depressed young man named Walter. Left by his fiancée, he finds happiness, purpose and friendship with an unexpected companion.

A buffalo preserve in northern Indiana is home to over 250 wild bison ("buffalo"). Their human caretakers share their passion for our national animal and its importance to the nation’s history and future.

A young monkey looks forward to eating a giant peach, but a panda makes it a challenging task in this animated short.

A shepherdess erects a burial for a drowned woman, trapped in solitude in the depths of a lake. A white horse will guide her. Animated and wordless, from France.

Forgiving and forgetting are two different things in this riveting short film from down under.

Aydin is going to play outside of the home, but his mother prevents him from going out because of air pollution. From Iran, with minimal subtitles.

After suffering a trauma that takes her memory away, a teenage girl must explore intense methods to reconnect with herself, go past her memory block, and gain her identity back.

A quiet evening road trip becomes a clash between two drivers' desires, one of them who enjoys the ride, and the other who is trying to get to his destination as fast as possible. Subtitled, from Israel.

The role of caregiver switches between a mother and son throughout their lifetime.

Wai and Ingyinn, two Burmese girls, have a chance encounter and are pulled together by mutual attraction. But Ingyinn is confused and already engaged to a man, leading to life-changing decisions. Subtitled, from Myanmar.

A doomer discovers freedom through despair one fateful night in self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis. Shot with zero budget entirely in quarantine.

A teenage girl seeking a divorce tries to have her husband's name legally removed from her birth certificate. But her traditional mother objects to interns attending her daughter's virginity examination. Subtitled, from Iran.

Myrtle, a trailer park mom, cooks dinner for her son. But something's not right. This kitchen is industrial, and Myrtle's working to a deadline. As her composure unravels, we realize that 21 grams is all that separates life from death.

As curfew approaches, an everyday heroine risks it all in a smuggling operation from Nazi-occupied Poland.

A compelling documentary account of the events in Scandinavia and Hungary during WWII and the heroic actions of those who saved thousands of Jewish lives.

A young Mexican smuggler and a little girl travel illegally on top of a cargo train, called La Bestia, to get to the USA. An injury transforms his perception of the journey.

This film is a collaboration with José Orozco, one of the over 300,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained by the U.S. Government since 2008. Jose’s testimony is juxtaposed with images of a community ceremony at the site of his detention, a facility hidden in plain sight in a middle-class residential neighborhood.

Vauhxx Booker is a black man camping with friends at Lake Monroe, Bloomington, Indiana, on the 4th of July. Instead of fireworks, they are there to view the lunar eclipse. But fireworks cannot be avoided as Vauhxx is racially attacked, pinned against a tree and threatened to be lynched.

What do public housing repair issues, COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter have in common? Low income minority communities have had to battle them all.

Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in NYC while dreaming of a better life.

On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student encounters a mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a path to an American nightmare.

This experimental poetry film sheds light on the harsh realities that African-Americans face in the U.S. and pays tribute to the many who have died due to an inherently racist justice system.

Freya wants to participate in a BLM protest but her mother continues to stress the potential danger.

A father seeks revenge on the white supremacist who murdered his only son. An eye for an eye.