CSFF 2026 Event Schedule

1:30pm - 5pm

  Weekend Pass Pickup

   Yeiser Art Center (200 Broadway) 

2pm - 4:45pm

  Film Screenings @ The Yeiser

 Yeiser Art Center (200 Broadway)

3:30pm - 4:45pm    

Workshop: Create a Single Shot Video in One Continuous Take 

    Gina Dabrowski - Presenter

     Finkel's (200 Kentucky Av)

6:30pm - 7:45pm

  A special screening of 

    PARALLEL the DOCUMENTARY (36 minutes)

    By Filmmaker Dr. B. Danielle Watkins 

        Followed by a live Q&A with Ms. Betty Dobson-Director of Hotel Metropolitan, Laura Petrie-Founder of CSFF, and Dr. Watkins-Filmmaker

**This documentary was filmed during the 1st ever Cinema Systers Film Festival in September 2016 at the herstoric Hotel Metropolitan, The Art Farm and the 2016 Film Festival. Herstory in the making!

    Maiden Alley Cinema  (112 Maiden Alley)

7:00pm - 10:00pm

   Thursday Night Soiree'

     Barrel and Bond (100 Broadway)

8pm -8:45pm

e nina jay - Spoken Word Artist & Author

  Maiden Alley Cinema (112 Maiden Alley)

9pm - 10pm

  Film Screening - PUNKIE 

     (You know Punkie Johnson from SNL fame)

  Maiden Alley Cinema (112 Maiden Alley)

10:30am - 11:30am

  Hotel Metropolitan Guided Tour! 

    Visit the historic landmark and African American Museum which is over 100 years old. You will hear stories from the past and see an important part of American herstory.

    Hotel Metropolitan (724 Oscar Cross Avenue)

10am - 12:45pm

  Film Screenings @ The Yeiser

    Yeiser Art Center (200 Broadway)

1pm-2:30pm

  Workshop - Writing Transitions Between Scenes

   Dr. Marie Cartier - Presenter 

    Finkel's (200 Kentucky Ave)

2pm-4pm

  Film Screenings @ The Yeiser

    Yeiser Art Center (200 Broadway)

3pm-4pm

  Workshop - Accessibility is for Every Body

  Krissy Mahan & Jennifer Trujillo - Presenters 

    Finkel's (200 Kentucky Av)

4:15pm - 5:30pm    

Workshop: Create a Single Shot Video in One Continuous Take 

    Gina Dabrowski - Presenter

     Finkel's (200 Kentucky Av)

3:30pm-5:30pm

  Weekend Pass Pickup

    Yeiser Art Center (200 Broadway) 

6pm-8pm 

  Movies @ MAC -BLOCK #1 (112 Maiden Alley)

7pm - 10pm  

  Opening Reception @ The Courtyard 

    8:15pm Live Entertainment - The Grace Theisen Trio

    Hot Hors D'oeuvres & Cash Bar

     The Courtyard (115 Maiden Alley- directly across from Maiden Alley Cinema (MAC)

9pm-11pm 

  Movies @ MAC - BLOCK #2 (112 Maiden Alley)

10am - Noon  

  Saturday Morning Films @ MAC (112 Maiden Alley)

10am - Noon

  Film Screenings @ The Yeiser (200 Broadway)

12:15pm-1:45pm

  Workshop - Take One: Move with Ease

    Body Wisdom for Stage and Daily Life

     Dorothy Henning - Presenter  

      The Studio Theater (209 Marine Way)

2pm - 4pm

  Movies @ MAC -BLOCK #1 (112 Maiden Alley)

5pm -7pm

  Movies @ MAC - BLOCK #2 (112 Maiden Alley)

7:30pm - 11:30pm  

  Saturday Night Celebration @ The 1857 Hotel (210 Kentucky Av)

    Entertainment 

  8:30pm - 9:00pm - Comic Julia Nance

    Silent Auction (7:30pm-9:30pm)

    Dance the Night Away (9:00pm - 11:30pm)

    Hot Hors D'oeuvres & Cash Bar

    Sisterhood!

     The 1857 Hotel (210 Kentucky Av)

10am-noon 

  Sunday Brunch @ The Courtyard (115 Maiden Alley)

    Live music by The Sirens of Serendipity (10:30am - 11:30pm)

12:15pm -1:45pm 

  Artist Meets Audience Filmmaker Q&A (209 Marine Way)

2pm - 4pm

  Movies @ MAC -BLOCK #1  (112 Maiden Alley)

3:30pm - 5pm

  It's A Wrap Party  (112 Maiden Alley in the Lobby)

5pm - 7pm

  Movies @ MAC - BLOCK #2  (112 Maiden Alley)

Save the 2026 Dates

  May 21-24, 2026

Join our team and help make the festival a success. Gain valuable experience and meet new friends.

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