The 9th Annual Flyover Film Festival, presented by the Louisville Film Society (LFS), soars into Louisville July 23 – 28 with a treasure trove of films saluting our state’s strong and burgeoning film industry. Screenings over the six nights, each followed by Q&A’s with the filmmakers, will take place at the Kentucky Center Bomhard Theater and Speed Cinema. In addition, opening and closing night after-parties will be held offering artists and audience members the opportunity to meet and celebrate. LFS Board and founding member Gill Holland, who coined the moniker “Flyover Film Festival” said, “We started Flyover to celebrate local film, help stimulate the film economy, and bring nationally renowned cutting edge cinema to Louisville. It was named Flyover to embrace our location between New York and Los Angeles, which is often disparaged by the Hollywood elites as the "flyover region.”

The film scene in Kentucky has literally boomed in the last few years, particularly with the passage of the state’s film tax incentive package. The 2017 festival is a testament to LFS’s original vision to celebrate local film and help stimulate the film economy. Included in this year’s lineup are three narratives that were shot in Kentucky in their entirety, including And Then I Go, Tragedy Girls and Beauty Mark. Each of these films has been accepted into major film festivals including SXSW and Los Angeles. A fourth narrative - Executive Producer Gill Holland’s Most Beautiful Island - won the 2017 Grand Jury Award at SXSW. The three documentaries presented this year also have strong Kentucky roots. Two in the festival lineup were produced by esteemed local filmmakers - Owsley Brown III’s Serenade to Haiti and Peter Byck’s One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts. Fans of acclaimed Louisville chef Edward Lee will enjoy Fermented, which he co-wrote and hosts.

Individual tickets go on sale Sunday, July 18 at www.louisvillefilmsociety.org. Members of the Louisville Film Society receive discounted tickets to Flyover Film Festival screenings and events as well as programming throughout the year. More information on membership can be found at www.louisvillefilmsociety.org.

Schedule

Sunday, July 23, Bomhard Theatre at Kentucky Center

5:30 p.m. Kentucky Premiere of And Then I Go followed by a Q&A with Director Vincent Grashaw and the film’s lead actor Arman Darbo

Tickets: $7 LFS members,  $9 general admission

7:30 p.m. After-Party hosted by 21c Museum Hotel for ticket holders, VIP’s and sponsors. Light appetizers and cash bar.

Monday, July 24,  Bomhard Theatre at Kentucky Center

5:30 p.m. Taste of Flyover: A 3-course Food and Film Event featuring heavy Southern-inspired bites and recipes featured in Chef Edward Lee’s cookbook “Smoke and Pickles.”

7:00 p.m. Kentucky Premiere of One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts and Fermented followed by Q&A with Chef Edward Lee and Directors Peter Byck and Jonathan Cianfrani.

Tickets:  $20 LFS members, $25 general admission.

Tuesday July 25, Speed Cinema

7:00 p.m. Kentucky premiere of feature length documentary Serenade for Haiti followed by Q&A with Director Owsley Brown, III and special guests.

Tickets:  $7 LFS members, $9 general admission.

Wednesday July 26, Speed Cinema

7:00 p.m. Kentucky Premiere of Most Beautiful Island followed by Q&A with Director and actress Ana Asensio. Tickets: $7 LFS members, $9 general admission.

Thursday July 27, Speed Cinema

7:00 p.m. Kentucky Premiere of Tragedy Girls followed by Q&A with Director Tyler MacIntyre. Tickets: $7 LFS members, $9 general admission.

Friday July 28, Bomhard Theatre at Kentucky Center

5:00 p.m. Beauty Mark Pre-Screening Reception, Aloft Hotel Lobby, 102 W. Main Street. Light appetizers and cash bar with additional small bites for purchase.

7:00 p.m. Kentucky Premier of Beauty Mark followed by Q&A with Director Harris Doran and special guests.

9:00 p.m. After-Party for all FFF filmmakers, audience members, sponsors and general public in the lobby of Kentucky Center. Entertainment includes live performances by local musicians featured during the week’s films, a DJ, and laser light show. Cash bar and affordable bites available for purchase.

Tickets $7 LFS members. $9 general admission. Free admission to After-Party.