Lone Star Film Festival Unveils New Films for 20th Anniversary Edition

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The festival will present films starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti alongside documentary and narrative features from around the world.

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The Lone Star Film Festival (LSFF), presented by the Fort Worth Film Commission, announced three new additions to its 20th Anniversary lineup, running November 4–13, 2026, in Fort Worth. The newly announced titles join a slate that spans narrative and documentary features, special screenings, and short films from around the world.

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The Debut (USA), written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg , follows Mona Friedman, a shy, unassuming housewife who is cast in a bit part at a small community theater and transforms into a zealous method actor determined to protect the artistic integrity of her role — even if it means waging war against the show's domineering director. The film stars Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti , with supporting turns from Halle Bailey, Cara Buono , Craig Bierko , Eldar Isgandarov, and Bernadette Peters , alongside Eisenberg himself. The Debut is an A24 release and closed the 70th BFI London Film Festival.

Rehearsals for a Revolution (Czech Republic, Spain, Iran), directed by Pegah Ahangarani, is the winner of the L'Œil d'or for Best Documentary at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The feature-length essay film sees actress-turned-director Pegah Ahangarani trace more than forty years of post-revolutionary Iranian history through the lens of her own life. Drawing on family archives, home movies, street-protest footage, and recorded testimony, the film unfolds in five chapters — each dedicated to a friend or family member lost along the way — moving from the 1979 Islamic Revolution through the 2026 conflict.

Bleeding Hearts (USA), directed by Andrew Morgan, is a music-driven love story about real-life couple Zella Day and Jesse Woods, the musicians behind Chaparelle. Following their first year together, they chase a shared dream while facing pressures that could spark a breakup—or a breakthrough.

Autofiction | USA — Nick Paul White [World Premiere]

Murderous | USA — Neil LaBute

Rumination | USA — Dylan Snyder

Stages | USA — Ryan Booth

Test | USA — Sam McConnell

Unwinding | USA — Reza Ghassemi [World Premiere]

As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas | UK — Lisa Downs & Ashley Pugh

Growing Up Slowly | USA — Bennett Krishock

Home From the Vietnam War | USA — Mat Hames

Our Dark Horse | USA — Grace Oathout

The Highest Road | USA — Allan Thompson

What the Hell Happened | USA — Matt Wilkins & Eliza Fox

A Cowboy in London | USA — Jared L. Christopher

JIMMY | USA — Aaron Burns

The Man with the Big Hat | USA — Austin Lee Sayre

The 20th Anniversary edition also features a full slate of short films from around the world. The complete list of Official Selections is available at lonestarfilmfestival.com/2026-films .

All-Access Passes are on sale now for $350 and will increase to full price ($400) on November 1, 2026.

The full festival schedule and individual tickets are available now at lsff26.eventive.org/schedule .

The Lone Star Film Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, brings the world of cinema to Fort Worth each fall through the annual Lone Star Film Festival (LSFF). This seven-day celebration highlights the art of independent film and the creatives behind it while showcasing Fort Worth as a hub for film production in Texas. More information is available at LoneStarFilmFestival.com .

The Fort Worth Film Commission, a division of Visit Fort Worth, was established in 2015 to promote Fort Worth as an ideal place to produce film and television. Through location services, preproduction and postproduction, the Film Commission has worked with hundreds of projects, driven $1 billion in economic impact and created more than 50,000 jobs, raising awareness of Fort Worth as a city for creative industries and a tourist destination.

Nominate your favorite local productions and performers before the deadline on October 31, 2026.

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