31st Annual Twin Rivers Media Film Festival
Screening award-winning, independent films from local, national and international filmmakers and artists! Categories include Animation, Experimental, Short Drama, Documentary, Feature, Anti-war, AI, plus Experimental Music and a special Asheville category!
Kickoff begins Friday with a full-length feature film winner and continues Saturday and Sunday with back-to-back films and performances throughout the day.
Pre-buy tickets at https://filmfreeway.com/trmf/tickets or pay at the door. $10 per day or $30 for the whole weekend. Doors open half hour before start. Complimentary food & drink available.
Tentative Schedule:
- Friday – September 25, 2026
7:00 PM
Award-Winning Feature Film - Saturday – September 26, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Award-Winning Documentary, Animation, Short Drama, Category Films - Sunday – September 27, 2026
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Award-Winning Anti War, Animation, Experimental Films, AI, Experimental Music performance (Featuring Emily Hay, Mongo Sondo, and Taumi Johanson), Asheville Category Films - 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Awards, Speakers & Discussion TBA
Detailed schedule see below in images. Or visit the Flood Gallery Facebook page for updated schedule and details: https://www.facebook.com/FloodGallery
Are you a filmmaker? Enter your film by Sept. 17 at filmfreeway.com/trmf
Foreign Film Friday: “ Persepolis”
(2007, 1h36m, France, War/Drama/Animation by Marjane Satrapi)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
Persepolis balances the grim realities of the Islamic Revolution with dark comedy and humor, capturing Marji’s fiercely outspoken, rebellious childhood as she rocks out to smuggled Iron Maiden tapes. Even as the story shifts to the heartbreak of war and lonely European exile, it maintains a witty, energetic charm that highlights her resilient spirit before she ultimately chooses permanent freedom.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Friday: “Theatre of Mr. & Mrs. Kabal”
(1967, 1h20m, France, Animation/Comedy by Walerian Borowczyk)
Classic movies from around the world every Friday at 7!
A series of loosely connected vignettes structured much like a vaudeville show, this “feature-length animated film for mature adults” is about a grotesquely mismatched but strangely loving couple who perform absurd, surreal, and sometimes cruel acts in a desert full of strange flora and fauna.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)
Foreign Film Fridays: “Where the Green Ants Dream”
Classic movies from around the world!
“Where the Green Ants Dream” (1984, 1h 40m, West Germany/Australia, by Werner Herzog)
A surveying team led by Australian geologist Lance Hackett (Bruce Spence) is setting off subterranean explosions deep in the outback, searching for possible uranium mining sites. Hackett’s work is interrupted by Aboriginals Miliritbi (Wandjuk Marika) and Dayipu (Roy Marika), who claim that green ants dream underneath this land, and, if the insects’ slumbers are interrupted, the world will come to an end. The dispute between the two sides becomes both a court case and a philosophical debate.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Foreign Film Fridays: “The Cremator”
Classic movies from around the world!
“The Cremator” (1969, Horror/Comedy, 1h 42m, Czechoslovakia, by Juraj Herz)
In Prague, Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrusínský) enjoys his work at the crematorium perhaps a bit too much, having gained a perverse idea of reincarnation from his haphazard studies of Tibet. After World War II breaks out, there is a sudden need to be as Aryan as possible, and Kopfrkingl’s old friend Reinke (Ilja Prachar) points out that Kopfrkingl has some German heritage. But his wife is Jewish, which makes his children Jewish, which makes the now-Nazi Kopfrkingl’s blood boil.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Foreign Film Friday: “Ciao Professore!”
Classic movies from around the world!
“Ciao Professore!” (1992, 1h 40m, Italy, by Lina Wertmüller
An error puts a strict teacher (Paolo Villaggio) from northern Italy with street-smart third graders to the south.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.
Foreign Film Fridays: “My American Uncle”
“My American Uncle” (1980, 2h 5m, France, by Alain Resnais)
In this unconventional French film, renowned writer/philosopher Henri Laborit (portraying himself) presents three stories that illustrate the complexities of human behavior. René (Gérard Depardieu) is a man from humble farming roots who becomes manager at a textile factory and must contend with the pressures of the job. Meanwhile, Janine (Nicole Garcia), an actress turned stylist, is involved in an affair with Jean (Roger Pierre), a politician and aspiring writer who faces difficulties at home.
Donation-based admission. Light refreshments available.