Year III · Program archive

Schedule

September 17–19, 2026 · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona. This is the completed Year III programme, kept online as the archive of record.

The Venue

Pollack Tempe Cinemas

1825 East Elliot Road, Tempe, AZ 85284

Southeast corner of Elliot Road & McClintock Drive in South Tempe, a short drive from Loop 101. Free parking on site.

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Doors 4:00 p.m.

Thursday · September 17

Two auditoriums screen in parallel all evening. Move freely between them.

4:00 p.m.
Opening comments
Auditorium 1
4:10 – 5:15 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Welcome & film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 2
5:20 – 5:45 p.m.
AR into a New Experience
Rob McCarty
Auditorium 1
5:50 – 6:20 p.m.
Entertainment in the Las Vegas Scene
Mike Wilson and the Nevada Crew
Auditorium 2
6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 2
7:20 – 7:45 p.m.
Traditional Filmmaking and the Opportunity
Kwinn Mitchell
Auditorium 1
8:00 – 9:05 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
9:15 p.m.
Closing remarks
Auditorium 1

✦ Afterparty from 10:00 p.m. Venue announced at the event.

Doors 1:00 p.m.

Friday · September 18

Screenings on both screens, culture and director sessions, and the Red Carpet before the evening block.

1:10 p.m.
Opening comments
Auditorium 1
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 2
2:45 p.m.
DigeDags: Reviving a Community
Bernd Haber & Carolin Gey
Auditorium 1
3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 2
4:20 – 4:45 p.m.
The Director's Experience
Jonathan Perry
Auditorium 1
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Red Carpet
Hosted by Lexy Romano, Mrs. Arizona America 2026
Pollack Tempe Cinemas
7:30 p.m.
Evening comments
Auditorium 1
7:45 – 9:05 p.m.
Evening film blockView posters ↓Auditorium 1
9:05 p.m.
Evening remarks
Auditorium 1

✦ Afterparty from 10:00 p.m. Venue announced at the event.

Doors 10:00 a.m.

Saturday · September 19

A single track of talks and panels in Auditorium 1, closing with the awards ceremony.

10:10 – 10:40 a.m.
Democratization and Advocacy of Independence
Shelton Beascochea, Nico, Eric Shedeler
Auditorium 1
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.
Fitting the Tools for the Producer and the Actor
Pati Lauren & Jimmy James
Auditorium 1
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
The Growth of Tech and Application
Zoey Zhao & Alaina Phan, Dreamina
Auditorium 1
11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Lunch
Great local eats nearby
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
The Director's Experience
Jonathan Perry
Auditorium 1
1:20 – 2:10 p.m.
Higher Education and the Student Perspective
Pavan Turaga (ASU) with students Kolten Hesser, Vanshika Srivastava, Dhruv Patel, Sparrow Dineen, Vincenzo Caggiula & Jialong Xu
Auditorium 1
2:15 – 2:50 p.m.
Entertainment and AI Roundtable
Matthew Earl Jones, Mark Ollila & Gabriel Bey
Auditorium 1
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony & Close
Auditorium 1

Saturday · 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

The Awards

Eight judges evaluate the Year III official slate. Seven awards are presented at the closing ceremony.

Best AI Long Film
Best AI Short Film
Best AI Documentary
Best AI Music Video
Best AI Experimental
The Bailey Award
Judges Award

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This year's official slate

Every film from Year III, grouped by auditorium and showtime in the exact order it screened at Pollack Tempe Cinemas. Search a title or artist, or load more to browse the full wall.

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Thursday, Sept 17

Auditorium 14:00 – 5:15 p.m.in play order · ~ approx. showtimes

Hashtag Notorious

1~4:00

Hashtag Notorious

Michael Cline

~ 4:00 p.m.

Reverb poster — Reverb
Robert Rosenbaum
~ 4:03 p.m.

The City Speaks
Hema Seth, Alok Seth
~ 4:05 p.m.

The City Speaks poster — The City Speaks
Hema Seth, Alok Seth
~ 4:05 p.m.

For the Love of Reggae

4~4:07

For the Love of Reggae

~ 4:07 p.m.

Midnight in Jerusalem

5~4:12

Midnight in Jerusalem

Rachel Zaitsev

~ 4:12 p.m.

The City Between Them
Talya Lotan
~ 4:15 p.m.

The City Between Them poster — The City Between Them
Talya Lotan
~ 4:15 p.m.

Jabberwocky poster — Jabberwocky
Luc Leclerc
~ 4:18 p.m.

Don't Forget About Me
Brando Corcino
~ 4:21 p.m.

Don't Forget About Me poster — Don't Forget About Me
Brando Corcino
~ 4:21 p.m.

The First Day
Anton Dubrovin
~ 4:36 p.m.

The First Day poster — The First Day
Anton Dubrovin
~ 4:36 p.m.

Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign
Jeff Zavala
~ 4:41 p.m.

Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign poster — Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign
Jeff Zavala
~ 4:41 p.m.

The Patient poster — The Patient
Luc Leclerc
~ 4:46 p.m.

Calling 2 poster — Calling 2
~ 5:11 p.m.

Auditorium 24:30 – 5:45 p.m.in play order · ~ approx. showtimes

VASA Sank to Endure
Chaouki Lajnef
~ 4:30 p.m.

VASA Sank to Endure poster — VASA Sank to Endure
Chaouki Lajnef
~ 4:30 p.m.

The Glow on the Ridge
Cale Frombach
~ 4:37 p.m.

The Glow on the Ridge poster — The Glow on the Ridge
Cale Frombach
~ 4:37 p.m.

Belle Epoque
Piergiorgio Montrucchio
~ 4:41 p.m.

Belle Epoque poster — Belle Epoque
Piergiorgio Montrucchio
~ 4:41 p.m.

Power Off poster — Power Off
Raül Torres Cobos
~ 4:44 p.m.

Shadow of the Wasteland
Márk Pelikán
~ 4:46 p.m.

Shadow of the Wasteland poster — Shadow of the Wasteland
Márk Pelikán
~ 4:46 p.m.

The Shape of Sound
Sarit Ranjan Roy
~ 4:49 p.m.

The Shape of Sound poster — The Shape of Sound
Sarit Ranjan Roy
~ 4:49 p.m.

Showing 18 of 127 films

Full text listing: all 127 films with artists and showtimes

Every film in the Year III slate, grouped by day, auditorium and block, in screening order. Start times are approximate: they are derived from each film’s runtime plus changeovers within its block.

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Hashtag Notorious by Michael Cline, approximately 4:00 p.m. (2:29)
Reverb by Robert Rosenbaum, approximately 4:03 p.m. (2:00)
The City Speaks by Hema Seth, Alok Seth, approximately 4:05 p.m. (1:57)
For the Love of Reggae, approximately 4:07 p.m. (5:22)
Midnight in Jerusalem by Rachel Zaitsev, approximately 4:12 p.m. (2:41)
The City Between Them by Talya Lotan, approximately 4:15 p.m. (3:40)
Jabberwocky by Luc Leclerc, approximately 4:18 p.m. (2:38)
Don't Forget About Me by Brando Corcino, approximately 4:21 p.m. (15:00)
The First Day by Anton Dubrovin, approximately 4:36 p.m. (4:57)
Crystal Sovereigns: Gaia The Earth Sovereign by Jeff Zavala, approximately 4:41 p.m. (4:52)
The Patient by Luc Leclerc, approximately 4:46 p.m. (25:10)
Calling 2, approximately 5:11 p.m. (5:00)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 2 · 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

VASA Sank to Endure by Chaouki Lajnef, approximately 4:30 p.m. (6:40)
The Glow on the Ridge by Cale Frombach, approximately 4:37 p.m. (3:52)
Belle Epoque by Piergiorgio Montrucchio, approximately 4:41 p.m. (2:55)
Power Off by Raül Torres Cobos, approximately 4:44 p.m. (2:00)
Shadow of the Wasteland by Márk Pelikán, approximately 4:46 p.m. (3:40)
The Shape of Sound by Sarit Ranjan Roy, approximately 4:49 p.m. (5:04)
Nothing Happened by Oranguerillatan Ai, approximately 4:54 p.m. (3:51)
KHARMA by Luigi Raso, approximately 4:58 p.m. (14:18)
Plastic Erosion by Yifei Li, Zheng Bao, approximately 5:13 p.m. (1:06)
Down In Mexico by Isi Sarfati, approximately 5:14 p.m. (3:14)
Closed Waters by Sharon Ritossa, approximately 5:17 p.m. (8:34)
Nevada 1969 by Andre Batista, approximately 5:26 p.m. (5:00)
Between Two Breaths by Manuel Vittorio Ottoboni, approximately 5:31 p.m. (4:12)
An Unsent Letter of Apology by Simon David Wilkinson, approximately 5:35 p.m. (6:51)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

My Name is Xia by Daqian Wu, approximately 6:00 p.m. (2:19)
EXISTENCE by Raphael Perrollier, approximately 6:02 p.m. (2:20)
Love at first AI redux by Publio César De La Vega García, approximately 6:05 p.m. (5:00)
Mind It by Shafayet Mansoor, approximately 6:10 p.m. (2:51)
Grandma's Assets by Alex Artukovich, approximately 6:13 p.m. (7:11)
Altered State by Melody Bossan, Dina Lockamy, approximately 6:20 p.m. (21:07)
Otherwise by Çağatay Dörtyıldız, approximately 6:41 p.m. (4:59)
Elsewhere by Roxanne Ducharme, approximately 6:46 p.m. (2:10)
Sliver of Light by Calvin Herbst, approximately 6:48 p.m. (2:05)
D'ombre et de lumière by Fabien Loïacono, approximately 6:50 p.m. (8:13)
The Last Version by David M. Teos, approximately 6:59 p.m. (10:00)
The Interview by Mark Wachholz, approximately 7:09 p.m. (4:37)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 2 · 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Christina the Astonishing by Alex Lang, approximately 6:30 p.m. (5:57)
The Candy Heist by Falling Knife Films, approximately 6:36 p.m. (3:23)
An Impossible Life: The Unseen Journey of a Sea Turtle by Chris M Scott, approximately 6:39 p.m. (2:28)
The Shoe by Eyal Padan, approximately 6:42 p.m. (2:02)
Worthy of Heroes, approximately 6:44 p.m. (2:39)
Legend by Ryan Patterson, approximately 6:47 p.m. (19:00)
Racetrack by Xin Cangyuan, Xin Hongyu, approximately 7:06 p.m. (2:57)
Baby Carriage by Aisha Selime Kundakçı, approximately 7:09 p.m. (3:02)
Phoebe and Her 404 Fears by Siyi Chen, Chujun Zhou, approximately 7:12 p.m. (8:17)
Fangs: The Veggie Vamp by Ivan Barretta, approximately 7:20 p.m. (5:00)
Broccoligeddon 2: Glazed & Confused by Rosa Aranzazu Lykiardopoulos, approximately 7:25 p.m. (4:17)
Farmageddon by Jan Willem Blom, approximately 7:29 p.m. (2:30)
The Egg Thief by Felipe Irigon Galvão, approximately 7:32 p.m. (1:30)
Further from the Ground by Jacky Wong, approximately 7:33 p.m. (3:27)
Generate by Denis Ivanov, approximately 7:37 p.m. (4:05)

Thursday, Sept 17 · Auditorium 1 · 8:00 – 9:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Tiny Little Life by Jasper Van Blerk, approximately 8:00 p.m. (4:39)
Inside the Quiet by Anton Livshits, approximately 8:05 p.m. (2:28)
PsychoPsypher by Eddie Jacobson, approximately 8:07 p.m. (2:58)
Grandmere by Martin Haerlin, approximately 8:10 p.m. (7:04)
PAPERNAUGHT by Glenn Robert Triggs, approximately 8:17 p.m. (11:00)
Changing (NOW) by Melita Radočaj, approximately 8:28 p.m. (5:12)
Under the Same Rain by Sarit Roy, approximately 8:34 p.m. (1:40)
Red Dot by Mark Krol, approximately 8:35 p.m. (2:00)
Money Magnet by Dmitry Shulgin, approximately 8:37 p.m. (2:24)
Organising Principles of Experience by Gabriela Tropia, approximately 8:40 p.m. (13:00)
The Return by John Semper, approximately 8:53 p.m. (8:00)
Orion by Steffin Flickinger, approximately 9:01 p.m. (8:51)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Lucky Guess by Laura Michelle Powers, approximately 1:00 p.m. (1:05)
Be an Adult by Devang Nandkishor Shah, approximately 1:01 p.m. (1:00)
WCNSF by Antonio Cortés, approximately 1:02 p.m. (7:50)
The Missing Segment by Sam Lavy, approximately 1:10 p.m. (3:00)
Sultana: The Forgotten Toll by Dejan Marjanovic, approximately 1:13 p.m. (5:15)
Warped Memories by Pedro Bayeux, approximately 1:18 p.m. (8:15)
The Only Toy You'll Ever Need by Jeff Thomas Alu, approximately 1:27 p.m. (1:07)
Duck by Jose Alvarez, approximately 1:28 p.m. (34:00)
Dirty Soda by Emi Davidson, approximately 2:02 p.m. (2:23)
I Confessed Today, and the World Ended by Taejin Nam, approximately 2:04 p.m. (5:15)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 2 · 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Don't Die by Lluis Mundet, approximately 1:45 p.m. (4:21)
Mistake by Do Young Jung, approximately 1:49 p.m. (3:29)
Lazarite by James Bromley, approximately 1:53 p.m. (6:48)
Enough by Tonya Vinogradova, Alena Zhalkevich, approximately 2:00 p.m. (3:00)
Suspenders by George Felner, approximately 2:03 p.m. (1:00)
Mollie's Amazing Vacation by Clement Vallos, approximately 2:04 p.m. (1:44)
The Call of Cthulhu by John Semper, approximately 2:06 p.m. (2:08)
Rogue by Robin Warren, approximately 2:08 p.m. (5:00)
Washing Dreams by Cédric Bensoussan, approximately 2:13 p.m. (19:00)
Nomorobot by Long He, approximately 2:32 p.m. (4:21)
Mr. Rossi by Laurent Cliquet, approximately 2:36 p.m. (5:50)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Dreams of Moondust by Selime Kundakçı, approximately 3:00 p.m. (3:20)
Scars by Olga Moroz, approximately 3:03 p.m. (3:01)
Rabbit by Franck Yannick Gueye, approximately 3:06 p.m. (1:06)
LIBERTAÇÃO by Marcelo Presotto, approximately 3:08 p.m. (3:30)
The Retroverse: The Origin Story of Bruce Ryder, approximately 3:11 p.m. (5:00)
Ceremony by Mark Wachholz, approximately 3:16 p.m. (10:18)
The Ark by Anastasia Yangar, approximately 3:26 p.m. (3:04)
Unshelved by Bryan Ratliff, approximately 3:30 p.m. (3:45)
By Means Unknown by Luc Leclerc, approximately 3:33 p.m. (15:00)
Blurred Horizon – Echo Chamber by Eike Swoboda, approximately 3:48 p.m. (18:53)
Dominant by Nik Kleverov, approximately 4:07 p.m. (3:08)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 2 · 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Where the River Remembers by Deanna L Leonard, approximately 3:30 p.m. (3:25)
The Father by Zhao Tian, approximately 3:33 p.m. (4:35)
Boss Level by Robin Warren, approximately 3:38 p.m. (2:00)
Blue Buddha by Syam Manohar, approximately 3:40 p.m. (4:57)
LUVINA by Shan Shang Li, approximately 3:45 p.m. (6:42)
Le Drip by Alex Naghavi, Ezra Li, approximately 3:52 p.m. (4:39)
Every Broken Piece by Tarek Fahmy, approximately 3:56 p.m. (4:25)
The Well by Daniel Titz, Dorian Lebherz, approximately 4:01 p.m. (5:29)
Burn the Nights by Çağrı Erdoğdu, approximately 4:06 p.m. (3:30)
The Brothel on Maple Street by Falling Knife Films, approximately 4:10 p.m. (2:26)
Homing by Henry Chao, approximately 4:12 p.m. (10:48)
Wuthering Heights by Antonia Kim, approximately 4:23 p.m. (18:47)

Friday, Sept 18 · Auditorium 1 · 7:30 – 9:15 p.m. · Pollack Tempe Cinemas, Tempe, Arizona

Tsunami Surf by Hideharu Ueki, approximately 7:30 p.m. (3:04)
The Last Pip by Tunc Akyuz, approximately 7:33 p.m. (4:39)
Make a Wish by Hakan Kemixiz, approximately 7:38 p.m. (4:55)
Before Me by Andrew Boer, Jessica Boer, approximately 7:43 p.m. (3:00)
Stonewall, The Making of by Talya Lotan, approximately 7:46 p.m. (10:00)
The Bothy by Andrew Shaw, approximately 7:56 p.m. (3:42)
SPLAT by Andrew Shaw, approximately 8:00 p.m. (3:02)
Field Notes by Arielko, approximately 8:03 p.m. (5:00)
Our Everything by Vlad Khodakovsky, approximately 8:08 p.m. (1:36)
Hold Your Breath by Alexandre Tissier, approximately 8:09 p.m. (10:31)
Waking Up Dead by Niko Bagratuni, approximately 8:20 p.m. (3:46)
Memento Mori by Mike Bennion, approximately 8:24 p.m. (3:07)
Quirky Symphonies Vol 1: A Featherly Heist by Sebastiano Vitale, approximately 8:27 p.m. (3:19)
A Message for the Butterfly by Zuxin Hou, Mark Wachholz, approximately 8:30 p.m. (8:08)
Query, approximately 8:38 p.m. (8:11)
A Face Only a Mother Could Love by Robert Gaudette, approximately 8:46 p.m. (7:50)
Shining Yellow by Shana Nielsen, approximately 8:54 p.m. (5:25)
Railbound by Jonathan Perry, approximately 9:00 p.m. (10:10)

Films are grouped by their screening block; running order within a block is subject to change. The current schedule is always at aifilm3.com.

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