20th Annual Lone Star Film Festival Day 6

Short Films Block 9
3:45–5:15 pm
Various short films

Growing Up Slowly
5:45–7:15 pm
Play is the number one enabler of children’s social, mental, physical, and emotional health. But over the past 75 years play has been phased out of children’s lives. We are in the midst of a play deprivation pandemic that if left unchecked, will lead to generations of maladjusted, anxious, and ill-prepared children. Growing Up Slowly aims to remind anyone who touches children’s lives of the importance of play in classrooms, in communities, and in our daily lives. Play is the way, seriously.

Director Bennett Krishock and Producer Elizabeth Westwood will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

Rumination
8–9:30 pm
A group of strangers accept an invitation from a mutual friend to a desert retreat to witness a passing comet. Reality bends and they begin encountering house guests from the past, present, and future. Tension builds as they begin to realize none of them know their host all that well and this trip might be their last.

Director Dylan Snyder, Screenwriter Allisyn Snyder, Actors: Eric Nelsen, Katie Sarife, Ashley Nicole Williams, Brandon Mychal Smith, Kennedy Tucker, Cinematographer Joey Luthman, Editor Bryan Morrison, Composer: Pistol For RIngo (Steve Arm, Ben Arnold, Matty Muir, Brian Murphy, and Shane Smith) and Executive Producers: Bob Morrison, Collin Henderson.

See the full schedule, all film details, and buy tickets in-person or online here. In-person tickets are available at the festival booth in the Modern's lobby. Please note that cash is not accepted.

Modern members get 25% off individual film tickets. Members can visit the Modern's information desk in-person or call the desk at 817.738.9215 to receive the discount code.

The 20th annual Lone Star Film Festival is November 4–10, 2026. See the full schedule and all film details here.

Since its founding nineteen years ago by local film advocate Johnny Langdon, and legendary actor and Fort Worth native Bill Paxton, the Lone Star Film Society has provided film education programs for hundreds of students interested in filmmaking in the Fort Worth area. The society accomplishes this mission through year-round screenings, film education workshops, and community collaboration that includes the annual Lone Star Film Festival. The Lone Star Film Festival has grown into a premier destination for filmmakers, producers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts, with the honor of being ranked as a “Top 50 Film Festival” by MovieMaker Magazine.