WELCOME!

The 2022 Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay & Music Festival celebrates breathtaking accomplishments at the Regent Theatre, a 106-year-old gem in Arlington, MA (Boston).  

Get opening night tickets for just $5 per block. Click on our logo above or the FilmFreeway icon below and use the code OPENINGNIGHT5 for either of the Wednesday night blocks.

Below is our Wednesday night screening schedule. On behalf of Regent Theatre owners Richard Stavros and Leland Stein, the Regent Theatre staff, James Hourigan, the 60+ judges, and our sponsors and marketing partners; The Regent Theatre, Final Draft, Designware, Hourglass24 and Acorns, I welcome you to our best festival yet.

Hammad Zaidi
Founder and Festival Director

2022 Lonely Seal Festival Schedule

Wednesday, October 5 – Regent Theatre

5:00 PM-5:55 PM  Meet & Greet Filmmakers, Screenwriters, Musicians, and Composers are encouraged to meet each other and the festival staff.

6:00 PM-8:30 PM Off We Go! [Block 1] 

Running Home: The Run4Water Story (USA 25:32) Clean water activist and adventurer Katie Spotz, best known for breaking a world record as the youngest person to complete a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, ran 341 miles across the state of Ohio breaking yet another incredible world record – the most ultramarathons run consecutively by a female. Fueling her journey was the goal of funding 11 water projects in Uganda, with every step getting us closer to a world where everyone has access to safe water.

Spoke (USA 21:00) A short documentary about the Broken Spoke in Austin, Texas. 

1 oz. Jig – “Gratis” (USA 7:22) This video was shot with one drone camera. It was filmed at Cosmic Cowboy Studios in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

Oklahoma Breakdown (USA 1:31:36) Mike Hosty is a comedic one-man band legend who can do things that few entertainers in the world could pull off in a live setting.

8:45 PM-11:00 PM Cinema Wednesday Night [Block 2]

I/O (USA 5:33) A man struggles with telling his girlfriend that he’s dating her through his robot.

Fig Jam (USA 21:35) While on lockdown, Brenda invites Teddy for a late-night hookup. One of the two is a bit more apprehensive and paranoid and keeps more than one secret.

Call Me Snake (USA 4:41) On a rainy night, Claire discovers why her high school crush Tony’s nickname is The Snake.

Derrick & Boyd – (USA 25:40) Two small-time thieves have to dispose of a body after a robbery goes awry.

Shadows and Lies (China 1:18:04) Set in Beijing, China, this dark comedy concerns an aging vampire hunter from Blanchard Springs, Arkansas, who seeks revenge on the vampires who murdered his wife.