The 13th annual SouthSide Film Festival, starting Tuesday, June 14, will bring the power of independent film to Bethlehem.
The festival runs through Saturday, June 18, in SouthSide Bethlehem. Highlights include the 2015 independent comedic drama Growing Up Smith and the Martin Guitar documentary short The Ballad of the Dreadnought.
Tickets cost $10 for Tuesday's opening reception and screening, as well as the closing night party and for screenings at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. Screenings at Lehigh University's Sinclair Auditorium and Victory Firehouse cost $5 each. All-access passes cost $50, $40 for students and seniors.
Tickets can be purchased at Deja Brew, 101 W. Fourth St., and Cleo's, 21 E. Third St.
Here is the complete schedule of screenings and events:
Tuesday
- 8 p.m. Opening reception and screening of Growing Up Smith, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E. Third St.
Wednesday
Block 1
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Rainbow Kid, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Drama Block 1, Sinclair Lab Auditorium (Lehigh University), 420 E. Packer Ave.
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Adventures of a Secret Kidd: The Mass Hallucination of Ken Kweder, Victory Firehouse, 217 Broadway
Block 2
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Art Doc Block, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Animation Block, Sinclair Lab
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Doc Block, Victory Firehouse
Block 3
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Slash, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Drama Block 2, Sinclair Lab
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Drama Block 3, Victory Firehouse
Thursday
Block 1
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Rainbow Kid, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Echo Lake, Sinclair Lab Auditorium (Lehigh University)
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Misc. Block, Victory Firehouse
Block 2
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Art Doc Block, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Animation Block, Sinclair Lab
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Since: The Bombings of Pan Am Flight 103, Victory Firehouse
Block 3
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Slash, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Comedy Block, Sinclair Lab
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Lost Colony, Victory Firehouse
Friday
Block 1
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Lost Colony, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Echo Lake, Sinclair Lab Auditorium (Lehigh University)
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Misc. Block, Victory Firehouse
Block 2
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Growing Up Smith, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Opposite Field, Sinclair Lab
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Since: The Bombings of Pan Am Flight 103, Victory Firehouse
Block 3
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: It Had to Be You, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Comedy Block, Sinclair Lab
- 9:20 to 10:55 p.m.: Animation Block, Victory Firehouse
- 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Portal to Hell and K-Shop, Victory Firehouse
Musician Stephen Stills is featured in the Martin Guitar documentary, "The Ballad of the Dreadnought." (Courtesy Photo)
Saturday
Block 1
- 1:20 to 3 p.m.: Adventures of a Secret Kidd: The Mass Hallucination of Ken Kweder, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 1:20 to 3 p.m.: Drama Block 1, Sinclair Lab Auditorium (Lehigh University)
- 1:20 to 3 p.m.: Kids Workshop, Victory Firehouse (free admission)
Block 2
- 3:20 to 5 p.m.: It Had to Be You, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 3:20 to 5 p.m.: Drama Block 2, Sinclair Lab
- 3:20 to 5 p.m.: Doc Block, Victory Firehouse
Block 3
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: K-Shop, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Opposite Field, Sinclair Lab
- 5:20 to 6:50 p.m.: Drama Block 3, Victory Firehouse
Block 4
- 7:20 to 9 p.m.: Tower, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
Block Programming:
- Drama Block 1: Alibi, Breathe, Bunny, Canary, Fatum, American Girl
- Drama Block 2: Dive, Frail, Goodnight Sweetheart, Right Mind, Sunflowers
- Drama Block 3: Decomposition, The End of Blessings, The Mink Catcher, The Telegram Men, Time 2 Split, Trucker, We Sit. We Drink. No Guns, Where They Wander, Young Bull
- Documentary Block: malefemale, Out of Sight
- Art Doc Block: Made You Look, Ballad of the Dreadnought, The Soul of a Tree
- Miscellaneous Block: Walt Disney's Taxi Driver, Portal to Hell, The Mobile Stripper, The Life of Death, The Loneliest Stoplight, Denali, The Present, Tiny Town, Coffin Cruisin, My Mom's Motorcycle, One, if by Land
- Comedy Block: Added, Apprentice of the Year, Dad in Mum, Diagnostic, How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps, How to Survive a Breakup, Lunch Time, Opt Out, Pant Suits, Setting Them Straight, The King and I
- Animation Block: Accidents, Blunders and Calamities, Alex & Sylvia, Borrowed Time, Cat Killer, Daisy Chain, Detectives of Noir Town, Eggventure, Hobart, I Am a Pencil, Rosso Papavero, Sleepy Steve, TP, Taco Terror, Teacup
For more information on SouthSide Film Festival, visit the event's website.