Tickets

Our goal for Modern Film Fest is to make independent film widely available for the viewing public in Cabarrus County and North Carolina.

As such, all individual films are set at The Gem Theatre's low admission price of $4.

Day and weekend passes are now on sale:

All passes purchased online will be available at Will Call in front of the Gem Theatre. Will Call will open one hour prior to the first scheduled film on each day of the festival. Please bring the credit card used for validation.

You can also purchase advance day and weekend passes through The Gem Theatre box office. Call 704-932-5126 for more information.

	"Mars" Friday, Sept 30 @ 5 pm The discovery of life on Mars places a robotic expedition and a manned mission in a race to the Red Planet. On the way we discover that love - biological, spiritual, and even mechanical - can flourish in all kinds of ways.	Buy Tickets
	"A Beginner's Guide to Endings" Friday, Sept 30 @ 7 pm Three brothers set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes after leaning they only have a few days left to live. Each responds to their imminent demises in different, yet equally hilarious ways	Buy Tickets
	"The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue" Friday, Sept 30 @ 9 pm What happens when a terrible situation is dropped into the laps of two slackers? The Brothers Mugg can either finally grow up, or they clean up the mess as a mysterious creature eats every thing in the building, one by one.	Buy Tickets
	"The Academy" Friday, Sept 30 @ 11 pm A select group of convicted youths are given a second chance by a shadowy organization.	Buy Tickets
	"Redneck Roots" Saturday, Oct 1 @ 1 pm Chris Dowdy has always been ashamed of her redneck past. So when her sister’s graduation calls her home, she covers up the truth and leaves the big city and her boyfriend behind in a gigantic fib.	Buy Tickets
	"Firewall of Sound" Saturday, Oct 1 @ 3 pm A look at how the music industry has been affected by the Internet, and how independent labels and musicians are using it to reach more listeners.	Buy Tickets
	"The Trial" Saturday, Oct 1 @ 5 pm After the death of his family, suicide seems to be the only escape for attorney Kent “Mac” McClain... until he’s assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever	Buy Tickets
	"Witness Insecurity" Saturday, Oct 1 @ 7 pm Filmed in Kannapolis and China Grove, a faith-based thriller about Johnny Graham, who is raised by the Torino crime family after the death of his parents. He is repeatedly torn between loyalty to his adoptive family and his conscience. Based on the book by China Grove’s Eric Troyer.	Buy Tickets
	"Cold Storage" Saturday, Oct 1 @ 9 pm When an aspiring actress is involved in a horrible auto accident, simple-minded local Clive soon comes across the wreckage and takes it upon himself to take her back to his place to nurse her back to health.	Buy Tickets
	"The Darkest Matter" Sunday, Oct 2 @ 1 pm Space is a dangerous place for a child. When their colony ship is destroyed in deep space, Elaine Barrett and a small group of children survivors find themselves marooned on a mysterious derelict space station.	Buy Tickets
	"The Drummond Will" Sunday, Oct 2 @ 3 pm Two brothers return to the countryside for their father’s funeral. On checking out his decrepit estate the boys find a bag full money. This opens their world up to a series of bizarre incidents resulting in the village’s quirky population gently decreasing during their short stay.	Buy Tickets
	"Sneakers and Soul" Sunday, Oct 2 @ 5 pm After inheriting a pair of blue sneakers and a mysterious key to a New York City apartment, a young work-obsessed lawyer finds himself following in his late father’s adventurous footsteps - walking from South Jersey to New York with his loyal, but complicated best friend.	Buy Tickets
	"Make a Movie Like Spike" Sunday, Oct 2 @ 7 pm Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan.	Buy Tickets