Winner's Encore: Short Films

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Special encore presentation of this year’s winning short films at a special price of just $5 members, $10 non-members!

Includes Best Student Short “The Thrilling Adventure of Amos Waters” (11min), Best Narrative Short “Redbird” (14min), and Best Documentary Short “Tiger” (12min) in screen 2. This presentation is just the short films and does not include filmmaker Q&A.

About "The Thrilling Adventure of Amos Waters" dir. Ella Janes: The story of a ten-year-old boy, Amos, filled with a childlike curiosity about the world and a craving to understand all aspects of life. The film follows Amos' journey to understand his single, alcoholic father. He travels to a liquor store armed with his father's ID to buy alcohol, but no matter his determination to present himself as his father, everything keeps going wrong. Eventually, on his way home, he passes by a Sunday mass service and attends service to get drunk on the Communion wine. After tasting alcohol, meeting unlikely friends, and going on the journey of a lifetime, Amos has to decide whether or not he can find contempt in the incomprehension of his father's illness.

About "Redbird" dir. Emma Barrow: A Cherokee woman fights to protect her niece from an unlawful adoption by her white grandparents as she reckons with feeling distant from her own culture.

About "Tiger" dir. Loren Waters: Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away. She turned to his art as a way to know him, the richness of her culture, and the bounty of her family’s artistic tradition. In memory of Jerome's art and to support their family, Dana’s mother and uncle started a booming t-shirt printing business in the 1980s. Then, tragedy struck their family once more. Dana’s younger brother, Chris Tiger, was relentlessly murdered and their business was brought to a halt. Dana and her family have been working for nearly 30 years to revitalize the iconic Tiger t-shirt company, through immense grief and suffering from Parkinson’s. Now, everybody wants their hands on a Tiger T-shirt.

The 2025 Circle Cinema Film Fest is presented by Tulsa Club Hotel and American Heritage Bank. Sponsored by Ranch Acres Wine & Spirits, Cherry Street Jewelers, Mother Road Market, Nevaquaya Fine Arts, Aberson`s, Tulsa FMAC, Oklahoma Film Office, Community Care, The McNellie`s Group, Jenkins & co., Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Indian Territory Film Festival, and Mythic Press.