A Stranger Concept Films

03/09/2022

And that’s not all the good news for today!! We are ALSO beyond honored to announce that our film THREE QUARTERS will be a part of CineScream for a Cure! Sunday, October 2nd at Marketplace Cinemas Winston Salem and ALL proceeds will go to benefit the cancer treatment of NC Film friend Shannon Bekoe!

When we first made this film, THIS is exactly the type of thing we wanted to help support, and how fitting that our dearly-departed friend Adam York’s story could help benefit someone else going through the exact same fight with cancer that he did. While all of our dozens and dozens of festival selections have been special, this one is just a little bit more so! We hope to see you all there for a great lineup of films and the silent auction to support such a great cause!

03/09/2022

We are beyond honored to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2022 Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival! Thank you so much to everyone with WHHFF and we will see you all at the movies!!

29/08/2022

After two long virtual years, our very own film festival is coming back to Charlotte live and in-person at a brand new home this December! Get those submissions in (link in the comments) - hope to see you all there!!

15/08/2022

Yet another amazing accolade for our film THREE QUARTERS!! At our UK Premiere at the Global Indie Film Fest, we took home the award for Best Long Short Film (20-45min). Thank you so, so much to everyone with GIFF and everyone who came out to the screening! Wish we could’ve been there for it but lots of love from across the pond!!

07/08/2022

We are beyond honored and humbled that our film THREE QUARTERS took home three awards at this year's Micropolitan Film Festival! For Best Screenwriting, Best Unique Artistry, and the Audience Choice Award! Thank you so, so much to everyone with the McDowell Arts Council, Micropolitan Film Fest, and everyone who came out and voted for us. Just to be a part of such a great festival is more than enough for us, but to be able to take home awards (especially one voted on by those in attendance) means the world to us. Once again, thank you all so much, and we hope to see you all again next year! =)

06/08/2022

TONIGHT! Come join us for the Western NC Premiere of our multi-award-winning film THREE QUARTERS at the 2022 Micropolitan Film Festival in beautiful Marion, NC!

11/07/2022

We are beyond thrilled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an official selection of the Micropolitan Film Festival 2022 in Marion, NC! Special thanks to the McDowell Arts Council Association and everyone with MFF for allowing us to be a part of such an awesome festival!

04/06/2022

We are beyond honored and humbled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS won the award for Best Drama AND our very own Dave Harlequin won the Spirit of Indie Film Award at ConCarolinas 2022! This means so much to all of us, and we cannot thank everyone involved enough!

02/05/2022

Happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been nominated for Best Regional Short at the 2022 AtomaCon Short Film Festival (who are still announcing more nominees in other categories in the days leading up to the con, so stay tuned to see if we get anything else!). This is also our official South Carolina Premiere, so we hope to see many of our Palmetto State friends out there for what is always an amazing event!!

23/04/2022

The Independent Critic - "Three Quarters" Experience Indie Fest Success

Check out this wonderful review of our film THREE QUARTERS by Richard Propes over at The Independent Critic. Many thanks to Mr. Propes for such a kind, honest, and well-written review!

The Independent Critic offers movie reviews, interviews, and festival coverage from award-winning writer and film journalist Richard Propes.

12/04/2022

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2022 ConCarolinas Film Festival this June 3-5 at the Hilton Charlotte University Place in Charlotte, NC!

We hope to see many of you at our favorite hometown convention for an amazing weekend of films, fandom, and fun (as well as one more chance to catch this film in the city where it was filmed!).

04/04/2022

We are honored and humbled to announce that THREE QUARTERS has won the award for “Most Inspiring Film” at the 2022 Spring Lane Film Festival. Many thanks to the wonderful crew at SLFF, Spring Lane Cinemas, and everyone who came out and saw our film.

27/03/2022

Submissions for our 2022 Stranger Days Independent Film Festival are OPEN NOW and we want to see YOUR work!! Use the discount code STRANGER30 for 30% off your FilmFreeway submission (and it works if you have a FilmFreeway Gold account, too!)

23/03/2022

Our latest film THREE QUARTERS will be playing at Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford, NC as part of the 2022 Spring Lane Film Festival on Saturday, April 2nd. Hope to see many of you out there for a fantastic lineup of movies!

15/03/2022

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2022 AtomaCon Film Festival May 13-15 in Charleston, SC. This will be our South Carolina Premiere and we hope to see many of our Palmetto State friends out there for this!

13/03/2022

Last night, our latest film THREE QUARTERS took home the inaugural Adam York Spirit Award for the film that best exemplifies overcoming adversity through creative endeavors at the 2022 Foothills Film Festival in Shelby, NC. We are so honored and humbled to not only accept this on Adam’s behalf, but also to know that Adam’s legacy will live on in highlighting the accomplishments of underrepresented filmmakers for years to come with this wonderful award named for such a special person.

Thank you so much to everyone with Foothills Film Festival and the LeGrand Center for all you do for independent film.

11/03/2022

This beauty just arrived in the mail. Still so honored and humbled at the win a couple weeks ago, and having such a wonderful trophy to display is just extra icing on a cake we already love!

01/03/2022

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS won THREE awards at the Golden Reel International Film Festival this past weekend in Singapore!
For Best Social Drama, Best Film on Disability, and Dave Harlequin for Best Directorial Debut!

Many thanks to everyone with GRIFF and everyone in attendance for our Singapore Premiere. While we weren’t able to make the trip overseas to attend ourselves, we are so honored and humbled to hear it went over so well.

24/02/2022

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2022 Spring Lane Film Festival - taking place April 2nd at Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford, NC - this is such a special one for us as it’s the hometown of our late writer/star Adam York and we can’t wait to bring his beautiful story to his hometown friends and family. See you all there!!

21/02/2022

We are beyond thrilled to announce that THREE QUARTERS won the award for BEST IN SHOW at the 2022 Con Nooga Film Festival!! Thank you so much to everyone with Con Nooga, and to everyone who came out to see our Tennessee Premiere!

19/02/2022

Now Playing at Con Nooga 2022!

01/02/2022

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2022 Con Nooga Film Festival taking place February 18-20 in Chattanooga, TN! This will be our very first time screening in the great state of Tennessee and getting to do it at one of our favorite events just makes it that much better! Hope to see you all out there for what’s sure to be a super fun weekend!!

21/01/2022

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2022 Foothills Film Festival taking place March 11-12 at the LeGrand Center in Shelby, NC. Hope to see all of our Western NC friends out there for what’s sure to be an awesome event!

31/12/2021

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS won the awards for Best Editor (Jesse H. Knight) and Best Music (Neil Lee Griffin) at the 2021 Austin International Art Festival! Thank you so, so much to everyone with AIAF and the Austin Arts Commission - this was such a great way to close out the year! Happy New Year, everyone - we'll see you all in 2022!

14/12/2021

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has won THREE AWARDS at the 2021 Accord CineFest in Mumbai, India!
BEST DIRECTOR (SHORT) - DAVE HARLEQUIN
BEST WRITER (SHORT) - ADAM YORK
BEST COMPOSER/MUSIC DIRECTOR - NEIL LEE GRIFFIN

Thank you so, so much to everyone with ACF for allowing us to be a part of such a fantastic lineup, and we are honored and humbled to have taken home three awards among so many other outstanding films.

12/12/2021

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2021 Austin International Art Festival in Austin, TX!

11/12/2021

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the Accord CineFest in Mumbai, India! This is our 5th festival selection, and our very first time screening in India! Thank you so much to everyone at Accord for allowing us to be a part of your festival! =)

04/12/2021

Very happy to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS was named an Honorable Mention at the 2021 Berlin Flash Film Festival!

Danke an alle mit Berlin Flash Film Festival! es ist eine Ehre! 🇩🇪

04/11/2021

So humbled to announce that our film THREE QUARTERS was named an Honorable Mention at the 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival in their short films category!
ありがとうございました 😀

29/10/2021

Three Quarters (2021) Short Film Review

The first review of THREE QUARTERS is in and we are humbled by such a glowing review! Stephen Kerns of M.Q.M. calls it "a brave, sincere, and at times brutally honest story that is equal parts uncomfortably vulnerable and inspiringly powerful."

Check out the full review at the link below!

By Stephen Kerns - Currently touring the film festival circuit, with a planned 2021 streaming release is THREE QUARTERS...

18/10/2021

Thank you so, so much to everyone who made it out to the World Premiere of THREE QUARTERS at the 2021 Charlotte Film Festival this past weekend! It was such an honor to be able to share our work with such a great audience on the big screen in the same city where it was filmed. Many thanks to all of the amazing staff and volunteers of the , everyone with Ayrsley Grand Cinemas 14, and all of you for your support.

This was such a special night for all of us, and we can't wait to continue our film festival run from here to share it with so many more great cities and festivals in the future. Stay tuned, folks... there's plenty more to come!

09/10/2021

Narrative Shorts Block #6 | Charlotte Film Festival

Tickets are still available for the THREE QUARTERS WORLD PREMIERE at 2021 Charlotte Film Festival, but they are going fast!!

Go get yours now at:

From homelessness and disability to sexual assault, the subjects in this collection of narrative short films strive to be understood in an unwelcoming society. Films in this shorts program include: The Boy Who the Bullet Followed, Beyond the Model, Superstar, Zhen Zhen, Three Quarters, The Girl Sitt...

01/10/2021

BIG NEWS! Our newest film THREE QUARTERS will have its World Premiere at the 2021 Charlotte Film Festival Friday, October 15th during the 6:00pm block at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas 14! Tickets go on sale this Monday!

We hope all of you will come join us for this!

24/09/2021

Absolutely thrilled to announce that our latest film: THREE QUARTERS has been named an Official Selection at the 2021 Tokyo International Film Festival!

This will be our International Premiere and will take place during the short film portion of the festival on October 30th in Tokyo, Japan!

07/09/2021

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our latest film THREE QUARTERS was named an Official Selection at the 2021 Charlotte Film Festival! This will be the WORLD PREMIERE of our film and your first chance to see it anywhere!

The Charlotte Film Festival will take place October 13-17, 2021 at the Ayrsley Grand Cinemas 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Stay tuned for more details including what day/time during the festival we will be screening, and we very much hope that all of you can join us.

24/08/2021

We are saddened and heartbroken to report that our co-founder, technical director, and dear friend Adam York has passed away following a long battle with bone cancer.

We are absolutely devastated at the loss of our dear friend, and such a core part of our group, but we will continue onward, as were Adam's wishes, as well as dedicate our latest film Three Quarters to his memory, with proceeds from the film (including any prize money won on its festival run) given to Adam's family.

We would please ask that everyone please respect the privacy of Adam's family at this unimaginably difficult time, and give them, us, and everyone time to grieve and begin to heal. Thank you all so much for your continued support.

May he Rest in Peace, and May his Memory be a Blessing.
-A Stranger Concept Films