Back for Year 3!

The mission of the Cedar River Film Festival is to promote and present films made by, in or about Iowans with the purpose of illuminating stories that resonate with Iowa residents.


The festival will take place on October 31st and November 1st at the Historic Oster Regent Theatre in Cedar Falls just a stone’s throw away from the Cedar River.

  • Day 1: This year we are hosting a Fright Night on October 31st - it will be an evening of horror films and adult comedy designed to celebrate Halloween and all the things that make Iowa a little creepy and a little scary. This will be a 17+ event.
  • Day 2: On Saturday, enjoy a day of Shorts, Features, and Documentaries that celebrate the stories that make Iowa a unique place.


The Cedar River Film Festival is an annual event hosted by the Cedar Falls Community Theatre at the Historic Oster Regent Theatre in Cedar Falls Iowa.

Screening Dates:

  • October 31, 6:00PM-Midnight
  • November 1, 9:00AM-11:30PM

Ticketing:

  • Full Event (All 8 Pods across Friday & Saturday): $25
  • Friday Fright Night (3 Pods): $15
  • Individual Pods (on Saturday) $10 each
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2025 Official Selections and Schedule

October 31, 2025, 6:00PM-Midnight - Friday Fright Night

Pod 1 -  American Comic (17+)

Pod 2 - Silly and Spooky

Project Lucidity (All ages)

The Retirement Party (14+)

Hand Job (14+)

Lady's Night (14+)

Fly Over (14+)

Windyville (14+)

Acorn, Iowa (16+)

Last Rung on the Ladder (16+)

Pod 3 - Dark and Weird

Bones and Shadows (All Ages)

The Conqueror Worm (14+)

How I Became A Goose (14+)
Anybody But You (16+)

Joy! (16+)

Vainglory (16+)

The Events of That Night, As Best I Can Remember (14+)

The Last Witch in Wisconsin (14+)

Helix (16+)


November 1, 2025, 9:00AM-11:30PM

Pod 4: A Celebration of Underdogs  (9:00-11:25AM)

Outro (14+)

Yule Father (14+)

Huskies (14+)

Pod 5: A Celebration of Fighters and Schemers  (11:55AM-2:00PM)

Con (16+)

The Ex-Boxer (16+)

Detour (14+)

American Schemers (16+)

Pod 6: A Celebration of Self Discovery  (2:30-4:30PM)

I Think About My Body Too Much (14+)

Most Likely To Succeed (14+)

Little Red Bracelets (14+)

Ku: A Love Story (All Ages)

Ellie and Xavier (16+)

Pod 7: A Celebration of Truth, Passion, and Growth  (4:55-7:25PM)

Truth Detector (14+)

Truth Detector: Regifted (10+)

The Blood Trade (10+)

Love & Sugar (All Ages)

Zastava Brothers (All Ages)

Boundary Waters (14+)

Pod 8: A Celebration of Friendship and Betrayal  (7:55-11:25PM)

5683 (16+)

Awards

Anywhere (16+)

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