Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce all remaining Official Selections, all Screenplay Finalists, and all Independent Filmmaker Spotlight Selections for the Imaginarium 2026 Independent Film Festival!
Official Selections
Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the rest of our Official Selections in this summer’s independent film festival!
These remaining Official Selections come out of our largest field of entries ever!
The following Official Selections will be screened at Imaginarium 2026 and juried for the determination of Film Festival Awards that will be presented at the Awards Banquet on the evening of Saturday, July 18th!
Congratulations to all of our Official Selections!
United States Official Selections
Black Gold: The Trail to Standing Rock
Director: Amy Leigh McCorkle
Documentary
Cherry Cola
Director: Andrew Dennis
Short Film
Dreams of a Dead God
Director: Jim Weter
Short Film
Heartstop
Director: Christopher Cook
Short Film
Kevlar Soul
Director: Sam K. Pittman
Feature Film
Limbo
Director: Robert Fowler
Short Film
Man Slapping
Director: Mike Stinnett
Short Film
Posers (Pilot Episode)
Director: Robert Tode
Web Series
Resilience
Director: Alex Young
Documentary
The Last Illusion
Director: Christopher W. Stevens
Short Film
Traction Park Massacre
Directors: Adam Dubin, Douglas diMonda
Feature Film
Transform
Director: David Badurina
Music Video
International Official Selections
Prayer of the Sea
Director: Martin Gerigk
Music Video
Imaginarium 2026 Screenplay Finalists
The following Screenplay Finalists will be juried for the determination of awards, with screenplay awards recognized both in the Film Festival and Imadjinn Awards! A category winner and three runner-up awards will be presented for both Long Format and Short Format Screenplays at the Awards Banquet on the evening of Saturday, July 18th!
Additionally, due to the large increase of entries for 2026, there will be three additional Honorable Mention recognitions added for both the Long Format and Short Format Screenplays!
Congratulations to all of our outstanding Screenplay Finalists!
Short Format Screenplay Finalists
Alienated – James Sabata
(Apex Alliance Season 1) Natural Souls – Dominque Da’Rell Miller, Natasha Stares, Maria Lizz Eidenback
Applause and Ashes – Bob Messinger
Awakening – Brian J Leitten
B Movie – Adam Poulos
Luma Was Here – Russell James Redl
Monster Movie – Dwan L. Hearn
Not Lisa – J.E. Ruiz
Polly – Tim Miller
Shesafella: A Fancy Tale – Felice Cohen
Sight Specific – Peter Hardy
Simon Says Caged – Michael Thomas Maultsby
Stalked – Carol Preflatish
The Eighth Seal – Brian Haas, Lindsay Hess
The Maddening – Joseph Ciapanna
The Warden – Korea Black, Gianna Rose
Visual Delights – Keshia Thomas
Worth – Devin Hylton
Long Format Screenplay Finalists
At the Mercy of Faith – Samuel Taylor
Cool Eyes Are Watching – Christine Makepeace
Fly Boy Fly – Bob Hiltermann
For the Birds – Sherry Louise Frasier
Hunter – Craig Urquhart
Karma Kat – Kat Bylska
Letters to Del – Amy Leigh McCorkle, Melissa Goodman
Meanwhile, In Downtown Vermont – Jonah David Charles Pishkin
Mission Black – Mick Williams
Not in the Stars – Sandford Galden-Stone
Off the Beaten Path – Lisa Romagnoli
Once Bitten – Alison Weaverdyck
Past Transgressions – Steve Farris
Prison Dogs – Tobi Solvang
Somewhere Else – David Mills
The Dead Man’s Flood – Tony Acree
The Last Baby – Logan Haynes Harris
The Poppet – Susan Eileen Jizba
The Sleeve – Geoff McCue
The Weight of Ash – Leonidas Stanescu
The Wellerman – Derrick Allen Huff, Daniel McMellen
Tybee Island H-Bomb – Stephanie Houtchen
Winnie & Clyde – Matthew David Rafferty
Projects Selected for the Imaginarium 2026 Independent Filmmaker Spotlight
These projects, while not chosen by our committee as Official Selections for awards consideration, display promising storytelling and filmmaking talent, and we want to recognize and spotlight these up-and-coming filmmakers and celebrate their work at Imaginarium 2026!
The Imaginarium 2026 Independent Filmmaker Spotlight screenings will take place on Sunday, July 19th, during the Imaginarium weekend!
Congratulations to all selected Filmmakers in our Independent Filmmaker Spotlight!
Imaginarium 2026 Independent Filmmaker Spotlight Selections
A Coffee Reunion
Director: Todd Padgett
Short Film
As You Wish
Director: Meghanne Dailey
Short Film
At the Mercy of Faith
Director: Andrew Arguello
Short Film
Game Day
Director: Rebekah McCauliffe
Short Film
Martha’s Notebook: Samuel & Jordan
Directors: AJ Bennett, Curt Fulster
Short Film
Nyarlathotep
Director: Kermet Merl Key
Short Film
Salt Lake Jake
Director: Andrew Huxley Miller
Short Film
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Director: Riley Scott
Short Film
She Couldn’t Put It Down
Director: Peter Hardy
Short Film
Tomahawk Holler
Director: Hunter Groves
Short Film
Zimmerman’s Telegram
Director: Chase Bishop Williams
Short Film
Be sure to get registered for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket so you can enjoy all of the great films and programming, and meet many of the filmmakers and screenwriters in person! Get your Advance Event Tickets at: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/
