2025 FESTIVAL & THEATRICAL SCREENINGS
February 7th & 8th, 2025 | Cambria Film Festival Cambria, CA | TICKETS 🎟️
Q&A with director to follow
February 28th, 2025 | El Dorado Film Festival
El Dorado, AK | TICKETS 🎟️
March 6th & 9th, 2025 | Durango Film Festival Durango, CO | TICKETS 🎟️
Q&A with director to follow
March 28th, 2025 | Beloit Film Festival
Beloit, WI | TICKETS 🎟️
April 10th - 13th, 2025 | Vero Beach Film Festival
Vero Beach, FL | TICKETS 🎟️
2024 FESTIVAL & THEATRICAL SCREENINGS
March 29 | Desertscape Film Festival | St. George, Utah
World Premiere
Winner: Best Feature, Best Actress (Samantha Isler), Best Ensemble, Audience Choice
April 19 & 20 | RiverRun Film Festival | Winston-Salem, NC
East Coast Premiere
April 21 | Blue Whiskey Film Festival | Chicago, IL
Winner: Best of Fest, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Carly Stewart)
April 25 & 27 | Julien Dubuque Film Festival | Dubuque, IA
Iowa Premiere
June 17 & 19 | Manhattan Film Festival | New York, NY
New York Premiere
June 19 | The Esquire Theatre Presents | Denver, CO
Colorado Premiere
Director H. Nelson Tracey’s hometown premiere
July 13 | Red Cedar Film Festival | Menomonie, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Premiere
July 15 | Circle Cinema Film Festival | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Samantha Isler’s Hometown Premiere
Tribute to Samantha Isler - Tulsa Walk of Fame Medallion Recipient
July 20 | Waco Indie Film Festival | Waco, TX
Texas Premiere
Winner: Best Feature Film, Best Performance in a Feature (Chandler Riggs)
July 31 | San Antonio Film Festival | San Antonio, TX
August 2 | Cobb International Film Festival | Marietta, Georgia
Chandler Riggs’s Hometown Premiere
Winner: Best Domestic Feature, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Samatha Isler), Best Editing
August 24th | Madison Film Festival | Madison, Wisconsin
Winner: Best Narrative Feature Film
August 25th | Queens Film Festival | Queens, NY
Winner: Best Narrative Feature Film
September 14th | Oak Park Film Festival | Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois
Winner: Best Feature Film, Best Actress (Samantha Isler)
September 19th | Phoenixville Film Festival | Phoenixville, PA
Opening Night Film
Pennsylvania Premiere
Winner: Best Feature Film
September 20th & 21st | Port Townsend Film Festival | Port Townsend, WA
Washington Premiere
Winner: Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
Winner: Jury Special Commendation for Best Screenplay
Jury Comments: "Breakup Season is a witty, warm character drama motored by a great hook: 'What happens if your partner breaks up with you over Christmas...in front of your family?' H. Nelson Tracey's screenplay finds layers of unexpected nuance in all of its characters, no matter how big or small - giving everyone their own perspective on love, forgiveness, and how to heal from heartbreak. While the script takes inspiration from classic Hollywood holiday family dramedies, it also breaks with tradition and gives the audience surprising and unique turns along the way. H. Nelson Tracey is a talented, soulful writer-director to watch and we are rooting for him every step of the way."
Jury Members: Kiwi Smith (writer, Legally Blonde), SJ Chiro (director, Lane 1974), Ariel Estrada (Founder, Leviathan Lab)
September 22nd | Mystic Film Festival | Mystic, CT
New England Premiere
Winner: Best Performance in a Feature Film (James Urbaniak), Best Screenplay
September 27th | El Paso Film Festival | El Paso, TX
September 27th & 28th | Gig Harbor Film Festival | Gig Harbor, WA
September 28th | Klamath Film Festival | Klamath Falls, OR
Oregon Premiere
Winner: Grand Jury Prize for Best Northern Feature
September 28th | North Idaho Film Festival | Coeur D’Alene, ID
Idaho Premiere
Winner: Grand Jury Prize for Best in Show, Best Feature Film, Best Director,
Best Actor in a Feature Film (Jacob Wysocki), Best Actress in a Feature Film (Samantha Isler)
September 29th | Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival | Bay City, MI
Michigan Premiere
September 29th | Richmond Film Festival | Richmond, VA
Virginia Premiere
September 29th | Footcandle Film Festival | Hickory, NC
October 5th | Monadnock Film Festival | Keene, NH
New Hampshire Premiere
October 7th | Coolidge Corner Theatre | Boston, MA
Massachusetts Premiere
October 11th | Pauls Valley, OK | Red Brick Road Film Festival
October 12th | Louisville, KY | Louisville Intl. Film Festival
Kentucky Premiere
October 18th | La Grande, Oregon
Eastern Oregon Film Festival |
Winner: Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature
October 21st | Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Film Festival
October 25th, 26th, 27th | Naples, FL
Naples Film Festival
Winner: Best First Feature
November 1st | Springfield, IL
Route 66 Film Festival
November 3rd | Rome, GA
Rome International Film Festival
November 9th | San Diego, CA
Coronado Island Film Festival
November 10th | Mentone, CA
Mentone Film Festival
Winner: Best Feature Film
Winner: Best Actor (Chandler Riggs)
THEATRICAL SCREENINGS
November 14th
Los Angeles Premiere
November 15th - 21st
Los Angeles, CA
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
La Grande, OR
Tempe, AZ
November 17th & 18th
San Jose, CA
November 20th
Arcata, CA
November 22nd - 28th:
Corvallis, OR
November 24th
Detroit, MI
November 29th - December 5th
Lexington, KY
December 2nd
Portland, OR
**Q&A with cast and director to follow**
December 8th
Lakeview, OR
December 9th & 10th
Mount Vernon, WA
**Q&A with cast and director**
December 12th
Waco, TX
December 13th
Peterborough, NH
December 22nd & 23rd
Newburyport, MA
December 5th, 13th, 21st, & 29th
La Grande, OR | DETAILS 🎟️
Hot Lake Lodge Engagement
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
DESERTSCAPE
Best Feature, Best Actress (Samantha Isler), Best Ensemble, Audience Choice
WACO INDEPENDENT
Best Feature, Best Performance in a Feature (Chandler Riggs)
CIRCLE CINEMA
Tulsa Walk of Fame Medallion - awarded to Samantha Isler in 2024
(Annual award for Oklahomans who have made significant contributions to the entertainment industry)
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OAK PARK IL
Best Feature Film
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Samantha Isler)
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PORT TOWNSEND
Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature Film
Jury Award - Special Commendation for Best Screenplay
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Jury Comments:
"Breakup Season is a witty, warm character drama motored by a great hook: 'What happens if your partner breaks up with you over Christmas...in front of your family?' H Nelson Tracey's screenplay finds layers of unexpected nuance in all of its characters, no matter how big or small - giving everyone their own perspective on love, forgiveness, and how to heal from heartbreak. While the script takes inspiration from classic Hollywood holiday family dramedies, it also breaks with tradition and gives the audience surprising and unique turns along the way. H. Nelson Tracey is a talented, soulful writer-director to watch and we are rooting for him every step of the way."
EASTERN OREGON
Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature
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BLUE WHISKEY
Best of Fest, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Carly Stewart)
COBB INTERNATIONAL
Best Domestic Feature, Best Actress (Samantha Isler), Best Editing
MADISON
Best Feature Film
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QUEENS
Best Feature Film
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PHOENIXVILLE
Best Narrative Feature Film
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MYSTIC
Best Screenplay, Feature Film
Best Actor in a Feature Film (James Urbaniak)
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NORTH IDAHO
Grand Jury Prize: Best in Show
Best Feature Film
Best Director (Feature) H. Nelson Tracey
Best Actor in a Feature Film (Jacob Wysocki)
Best Actress in a Feature Film (Samantha Isler)
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KLAMATH INDEPENDENT
Grand Jury Prize: Best Northern Feature
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