WILMORE, KY (April 8, 2026) – Asbury University’s Highbridge Film Festival announces the following Official Selections for the 2026 Festival slate, screening April 18:
Card to Mouth
Will Tang, Director; Brandon Pantoja, Producer
Charismanol
Davis Brown, Director; Davis Brown & Cameron Tapp, Producers
RESILIENCE
Alex Young, Director-Producer
Field Agent
George Blair, Director; Joslyn Jaeger, Producer
Help
Ethan Wold, Director; Lilli Bell, Producer
ReVision
Noah Wenker, Director; Noah Wenker & Mikey Dawson, Producers
The Genie’s Door
Jonny Walls, Director; Jonny Walls, Ella Liu & George Blair, Producers
Bittersweet
Ella Liu, Director; Audrey Napah, Producer
F8TE
Forrest Jamison, Director; Forrest Jamison, Sam Webb & Davis Brown, Producers
Echoes of Silver
Ella Liu, Director-Producer
EGGSPEDITION
David Campbell, Director-Producer
Stay (High School Film)
Eli Heath, Director
Asbury University’s acclaimed School of Communication Arts hosts the 2026 Highbridge Film Festival on the Asbury campus April 17th through the 18th. The festival culminates with the 22nd-annual Highbridge Film Festival showcase screening and awards show at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18th, in Hughes Auditorium. Tickets for the film festival showcase and red-carpet reception following are on sale now.
NOTE: Seating for news media at the April 18th Showcase and Awards are available upon request. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact us at hbfilmfest@gmail.com.
ABOUT HIGHBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
The Highbridge Film Festival began nearly two decades ago as a vehicle for Asbury University’s School of Communication Arts to showcase student films and encourage visual storytelling. Each year the festival selects about a dozen student films and provides a venue for special presentations from Communication Arts and a panel of judges drawn from the film and television industry. The film festival is entirely produced and promoted through the combined efforts of the School of Communication Arts’ Special Events class and student volunteers. 2026 marks the 22nd edition of the festival, which has grown into a nationally recognized collegiate film festival delighting audiences and attracting wide-ranging interest from the film industry.