Film

PRESENTS

BIG EARS 2025 FILM PROGRAM

The Big Ears Festival will return to downtown Knoxville’s Regal Riviera in 2025 with a collection of films showcasing a dynamic mix of innovative cinema that complements the festival’s spirit of artistic exploration. From thought-provoking documentaries to avant-garde narratives, the film lineup will offer a unique lens into the worlds of music, art, and culture that define Big Ears.

While all film presentations are included in a 4-Day or Single-Day festival pass, this year, we’re excited to introduce a Film-Only Pass, granting access to all film screenings without the need for a full festival pass. Whether you’re a cinephile or just looking to dive into the cinematic side of Big Ears, this pass offers a tailored experience that puts the festival’s diverse and groundbreaking films front and center. More details will be available when the film program is announced. Stay tuned!

Lily Keber, Curator

Lily is a filmmaker and educator based in New Orleans. Her directorial debut, Bayou Maharajah, premiered at SXSW in 2013 and has since won many awards including the Oxford American Award for Best Southern Film and Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Documentary Of The Year.  Lily is a co-founder of New Orleans Video Voices, a women-led collective dedicated to increasing media literacy across the Gulf South. In 2015, she was commissioned by Time Inc. to contribute to their coverage of Hurricane Katrina’s 10-year anniversary. The resulting film, Everything Is To Be Continued, exposes how Black working musicians have been excluded from New Orleans’ economic recovery. Lily’s second feature documentary Buckjumping premiered in October 2018 to the largest audience ever assembled at the New Orleans Film Festival.