The Sarasota Film Festival, founded in 1998, is an international film festival hosted in Sarasota, Florida and viewable from around the world. The festival is typically held each April, in support of its mission: to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing year-long programs for the economic, educational, and cultural benefit of our community.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 4, 2025

6:00 pm: Marcella
8:00 pm: Opening Night Party

Saturday, April 5, 2025

2:00 pm: The Light They Cast
3:00 pm: Ringling Shorts
4:00 pm: Color Book
5:00 pm: Animated Shorts
6:30 pm: Anxiety Club
6:30 pm: Micro Budget

Sunday, April 6, 2025

11:00 am: Florida Narrative Shorts
12:00 pm: Ringling Environmental Shorts
01:00 pm: Aria
02:00 pm: The Stamp Thief
03:00 pm: Ain't No Back To a Merry-Go-Round
06:30 pm: One to One: John and Yoko

Monday, April 7, 2025

2:30 pm: Narrative Shorts
4:30 pm: Deadly Deception at Sobibor
6:30 pm: Long Shadows
7:00 pm: BAR

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

2:30 pm: Documentary Shorts
4:30 pm: Gallagher
6:30 pm: Being Maria
6:30 pm: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

4:30 pm: Shelf Life
6:30 pm: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
6:30 pm: Sally

Thursday, April 10, 2025

2:30 pm: On the Frontlines of Hunger
4:30 pm: Speak.
6:30 pm: Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
6:30 pm: The Davion Effect

Friday, April 11, 2025

2:00 pm: Gloria 19 and So This is Love
2:30 pm: Florida Documentary Shorts
4:30 pm: Mistura
6:30 pm: Godfather of Harlem
7:00 pm: The Librarians
7:30 pm: Friday Night Street Party 2025

Saturday, April 12, 2025

12:00 pm: My Guardian Angel
01:00 pm: Andre Is an Idiot
01:30 pm: Boys Go to Jupiter
03:00 pm: Oscar Animation Program
05:30 pm: River of Grass
06:00 pm: The Wedding Banquet (+SFF 2025 AWARD CEREMONY)
07:30 pm: The Book of Jobs

Sunday, April 13, 2025

6:00 pm: Closing Night Film: Lovers
6:30 pm: The Summer Book

Date:
April 4 - 13, 2025

Location:
Various Venues In Sarasota, FL

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