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Your guide to the 2024 Nashville Film Festival
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Roll out the red carpet — it’s almost time for the 2024 Nashville Film Festival. | Photo via Nashville Film Festival
The 55th annual Nashville Film Festival returns Thursday, Sept. 19–Wednesday, Sept. 25 with more than 150 films and special events. Before you punch your ticket (or hold up your festival badge) and head to concessions, let’s take a look at the lineup and other need-to-knows.

Where to watch

  • Belcourt Theatre | Sept. 19 + Sept. 25
  • Regal Green Hills | Sept. 20-24
  • The Franklin Theatre | Sept. 23-24
Hilton Green Hills will host the NashFilm Creators Conference + select events will take place at The Parthenon, Soho House, and Hillsboro Village’s AB.

What’s screening

Opening day double feature | “Whip It” over to the Belcourt Theatre on Sept. 19. for “Devo,” a film featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews, and remain at the theater for “Rebel Country” starring Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Blanco Brown, and Breland.

Closing night presentation | “This Is A Film About The Black Keys” is just that — a film following Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney’s musical journey. It will screen at the Belcourt Theatre on Sept. 25.

Special presentations | “Will & Harper” (starring Will Ferrell and Harper Steele), “Memoir of a Snail” (stop-motion film by Adam Elliot), “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken” (featuring an artist Q+A), and “The Last of the Sea Women” (see it two weeks before its Apple TV+ release)

Music documentary features | See films highlighting Linda Perry (in attendance), Diane Warren (in attendance), Swamp Dogg, Jackie Shane, and the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Festival badges ($375+) are now available, and individual tickets go on sale today, Aug. 19.

Pro tip: Curate your festival experience by navigating to the “filter events” tab on the interactive schedule and find films based on topic or screening location.
Explore the lineup
 
Events
Monday, Aug. 19
  • “Rocketman” | Monday, Aug. 19 | 7 p.m. | The Franklin Theatre | $15+ | Watch the 2019 Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton on the big screen.
Tuesday, Aug. 20
  • Lainey Wilson Listening Party | Tuesday, Aug. 20 | 4-5 p.m. | Grimey’s | Free | The record store will be spinning Wilson’s new album, “Whirlwind,” and sharing party favors.
  • LookIn: "As You Like It” | Tuesday, Aug. 20 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | The Yard at oneC1TY | Free | Watch performance excerpts and hear from the production team before the play opens to the public — registration required.
Wednesday, Aug. 21
  • The Concert: A Tribute To ABBA | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | $68+ | Bring your best “Dancing Queen” moves to this tribute experience presented without the Nashville Symphony.
Thursday, Aug. 22
  • NightLight 615: “School of Rock” | Thursday, Aug. 22 | 6:30 p.m. | Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park | $17+ | Enjoy food trucks, beverage vendors, and more at this 21+ outdoor movie series.
Friday, Aug. 23
  • Nashville Sounds Star Wars Night | Friday, Aug. 23 | 5:35 p.m. | First Horizon Park | $17-$60 | Look forward to free Sounds Lightsabers for the first 2,000 fans, photo ops with iconic characters + post-game fireworks at Star Wars Night with the Sounds.*
Events calendar here
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News Notes
Closing
  • The Well Coffeehouse plans to expand its coffee roasting, production, and training facility at 5000 Linbar Dr., leading to the closure of its Roaster Cafe at the same location on Saturday, Aug. 31. Customers will still be able to pick up coffee bean orders at the facility.
Real Estate
  • Downtown’s Starr Piano Building is on the market for $17.6 million. The historic Arcade-area property at 240 Rep. John Lewis Way last sold for $5 million in 2021 and is currently being renovated into four units, each with four bedrooms and four baths. (Nashville Post)
Travel
  • Off to BNA this week? Nashville International Airport is renumbering Concourse B gates through Wednesday, Aug. 21. Work will take place overnight, and passenger boarding passes will be updated to reflect the changes.
Sports
  • Another preseason win for the Titans. The team defeated the Seattle Seahawks 16-15 at Nissan Stadium on Saturday. The Titans will travel to New Orleans on Sunday, Aug. 25 for the final preseason matchup before the regular season kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 8.
 
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🌳 Finding your third place

Find your third place in Nashville
A flower bed packed with red tulips running vertical next to a roadway and sidewalk at Centennial Park in Nashville, TN.
Centennial Park and its 132 acres is an example of a third place around Nashville. | Photo by NASHtoday
Do you have a third place in Nashville? Take a moment to reflect.

Besides your home (first space) and workplace (second space), where do you go throughout the week? Whose faces do you see, and who do you talk to when you go there? Is the vibe at this space easy, non-pressuring, and potentially playful? Do you look forward to going and feel welcome?

Ray Oldenburg, a sociologist who wrote about third places in his book, “The Great Good Place,” shares that third places — public, informal gathering spaces that you frequent in your community (think: coffee shops, parks, libraries, churches, breweries, bookstores, salons... etc.) — are important for many reasons, but particularly for promoting social vitality + a sense of community.

Nashvillians, if you have a third place, we’d love for you to share it with us so we can pass along recommendations and help others find their third place in Music City.
Add your third place
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