Welcome to the
Great Wonders Uplift Film Fest!
Here is Our Full 3-Day Schedule...
This is the 2024 schedule, 2025 will be similar
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Thursday
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration & Check-in
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Thursday
6:00 PM - 6:40 PM
Meet & Greet
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Thursday
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Film Screening Block #1
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #1 Introduction (0:5:00)
• Simple Mercies (0:32:00)
• I Broke Out of Prison (0:19:24)
• Gears N Lightning (0:03:30)
• The Arkansas Maternal Health Community Hackathon (0:11:10)
• Dude Tips w/ Florpy (The Man-Child Comedian) (0:7:33)
• Sheol (0:7:11)
• Intermission
• Thank You, Amelia Earhart (1:26:00)
Friday
Jan 12, 2024
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration & Check-in
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Friday
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Film Screening Block #2
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #2 Introduction (0:5:00)
• Old Times Not Forgotten (0:10:20)
• Mini Film Package (0:09:43)
• Sanctuary (0:25:27)
• On Angel's Wings (0:11:32)
• Legacy: Black Excellence in Jonesboro (0:26:46)
• Cookie Cutters: A Sweet Tradition (0:25:54)
• The Ballad of Rich and Champ (0:13:28)
• Kenny's Journal -- A Wartime Log (0:49:38)
Friday
12 Noon - 12:50 PM
Film Marketing Roundtable
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Friday
1:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Film Screening Block #3
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #3 Introduction A (0:5:00)
• Nelly Don ~ The Musical Movie (1:51:07)
• Intermission (0:08:00)
• Block #3 Introduction B (0:05:00)
• The Copy Box (0:08:01)
• Grand Nationals - The '74 Fire (0:12:00)
• Silencing Fear (0:14:23)
• Wheels of Thunder: Stories of Community and Courage (0:31:17)
• Say Hello (0:26:50)
Friday
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Workshop: Shelley Waggener
Q&A Session about Film Production, Acting, SAG-AFTRA & The Future of Entertainment
Shelley Waggener is an award winning, Oscar nominated actress who has co-starred with Jennifer Lawrence, Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Adam Sandler and many others throughout her Film and Television career. She is the President of SAG-AFTRA Missouri Valley and was very active in helping to reinstate the film incentive program in Missouri. She is also a writer and independent film producer with several projects in development.
Imdb: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3388331/
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Friday
6:00 PM - Midnight
Film Screening Block #4
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #4 Introduction (0:5:00)
• Where the River Divides (0:32:54)
• In the Mourning (0:06:40)
• The Illumination Game (0:11:13)
• Blue Skies Over Donetsk (0:29:59)
• In a World Full of Loneliness (0:23:07)
• Intermission
(8:00 pm)
• State of Grace (1:50:01)
• Intermission
(10:00 pm) - BONUS FEATURE
• Eldritch, USA (1:39:55)
Saturday
Jan 13, 2024
Saturday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration & Check-in
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Saturday
9:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Film Screening Block #5
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #5 Introduction (0:5:00)
• Dragon Saga (0:08:06)
• The Arkansas Accent Project (0:26:06)
• Small Changes (0:24:48)
• Burden (0:11:03)
• Top Hand (0:13:41)
• Digging In (0:40:00)
• Orchard Songs (0:13:50)
• Birdie (0:13:00)
• Paradiso (0:12:00)
Saturday
12 Noon - 12:50 PM
Workshop: Matt McCaulley
"Producing your first feature film - How NOT to fail miserably"
Matt McCaulley, a professional producer and director of both commercial and narrative films. His local production company, Light of Life Films, which creates faith-based content, is preparing to release its first feature film nationwide later this year.
Route 66 Event Center
21 S. Webb Street | Webb City, MO 64870
Saturday
1:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Film Screening Block #6
Route 66 Theater
24 S. Main Street | Webb City, MO 64870
• Block #6 Introduction (0:5:00)
• Wisher Maddox (0:46:00)
• Assaman (0:14:55)
• CUBICLE (0:06:12)
• Revenge of the Drive-In Movie Theater (0:42:06)
• Intermission
(3:00 pm)
• Block #6 Introduction (0:05:00)
• Raising Spirits | The Big Muddy Dance Company (0:13:08)
• The Lesson (0:12:21)
• Up for Air (0:02:43)
• The Center (1:17:00)
Saturday
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Awards Night Event
Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Center
212 West 7th Street | Joplin, MO 64801
6:00 - Red Carpet Arrival Reception
6:45 - Welcome/Sponsor Thank You
7:00 - Butterfly People Premiere
8:00 - Short Intermission
8:15 - Awards Presentation
9:45 - All Winners On Stage / Photos
Saturday
10:15 PM - 12 Midnight
After Party Mixer
Club 609
609 S. Main Street | Joplin, MO 64801
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