2026 Naples International Film Festival
Documentary
4000 Days
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 112 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Daniel E. Catullo III
Producers: Daniel E. Catullo III, Russell Greene
Writers: Daniel E. Catullo III, Russell Greene
Cast: Julie DeVercelly, Gary DeVercelly, Eric Oakes, Linda Oakes, Kim Burch, TJ Burch, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Dr. Buzz Mingin, Doug Fierberg, Courtney White
After losing their sons to fraternity hazing, three families unite in a 4,000-day fight against a culture of secrecy and silence, transforming unimaginable grief into a national movement that changes the law and helps protect future generations of students.
Saturday, October 24, 4pm
Sunday, October 25, 11am
Documentary
Anne Packard: An Artist's Resolve
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 74 minutes
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Arthur Egeli
Producers: Arthur Egeli, Stephen Kaiser-Pendergrast, Judith Richland, Heather Egeli, Mark Allan Guiod
Cast: Anne Packard, Cynthia Packard, Leslie Packard, Michael Packard, Susan Packard, Arthur Egeli
Painter Anne Packard once sold her work outside her Cape Cod home to help support her five young children. Now 92 and one of the most successful artists of her generation, she reflects on the choices, struggles and determination that shaped her creative life.
Friday, October 23, 2:30pm
Sunday, October 25, 1:30pm
Documentary
Dear Lara
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 94 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Lara St. John
Producer: Patrick Hamm
Writers: Lara St. John, Patrick Hamm, Christie Herring
Cast: Lara St. John, Lusiana Lukman, Robie Brown, Lisamarie Vana, Mascha van Sloten, Katherine Needleman, Zeneba Bowers, Heather Bird, Samuel Schultz, Scott St. John, Marci Hamilton, Anne Midgette, Sammy Sussman, Okke Westdorp
When violinist Lara St. John goes public about the assault she endured as a child at an elite music school, she uncovers a global pattern of abuse in the classical music world and joins fellow survivors to confront an entrenched culture of silence.
Friday, October 23, 4:30pm
Saturday, October 24, 1:30pm
Documentary
Fork in the Road
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 88 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Directors: Jonathan Nastasi, Vivian Sorenson
Producers: Lisa Holmes, Stacy Lorts, Emma Wheylin
Featuring Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, The Last of Us), a champion of regional agriculture and American farmers, Fork in the Road follows small farmers, visionary chefs and innovators working to heal the land, improve our food systems and build a more regenerative future for people and the planet.
Saturday, October 24, 2:15pm
Sunday, October 25, 11:15am
Documentary
Frampton
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 104 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Director: Rob Arthur
Producer: Daniel E. Catullo III
Writers: Rob Arthur, Ralph Chapman
Cast: Peter Frampton, Cameron Crowe, Ringo Starr, Kate Hudson, Sheryl Crow, Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Herb Alpert, Tom Morello, Matt Pinfield, Mary Lindes, Julian Frampton, Jade Frampton, Mia Frampton, Bill Wyman
From the arena-shaking triumph of Frampton Comes Alive! to the quiet introspection of a final tour shaped by a degenerative diagnosis, Frampton is an intimate portrait of a rock icon who soared, stumbled and rose again.
Saturday, October 24, 7:05pm
Sunday, October 25, 2pm
Documentary
I Got Bombed at Harvey's
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 93 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Directors: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Producers: Karen Bowlin, Bo Butterworth
I Got Bombed at Harvey's recounts how a gambler who lost heavily at the casino built an intricate 1,000-pound bomb, wheeled it into the casino lobby with a $3 million ransom demand and triggered a massive FBI manhunt.
Friday, October 23, 7:15pm
Saturday, October 24, 11:10am
Documentary
Tenor: My Name Is Pati
2025, N/R, New Zealand, Documentary, 104 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Juried Film
Director: Rebecca Tansley
Producers: Rebecca Tansley, Catherine Madigan, Taualeo'o Stephen Stehlin
Writer: Rebecca Tansley
Cast: Pene Pati, Amitai Pati
From Samoa to the world’s great opera stages, Pene Pati and his brother Amitai pursue an unlikely path to international success. Bursting with humor, heart and soaring performances, the film reveals the resilience born of adversity, the richness of family and culture and the rewards that come from following an unlikely dream.
Friday, October 23, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 24, 4:15pm
Documentary
Unspoken Bond
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 80 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Florida Film
Director: Don Hardy
Producers: Jackie Ducci, Justin Levy, Don Hardy
Writer: Don Hardy
Unspoken Bond makes the case for human-animal connection as it follows three lives forever changed by an animal: a champion dressage rider confronting grief, a woman struggling with addiction who finds hope in the trust of a fox and a veteran finding his way back to the world through his service dog.
Friday, October 23, 1:15pm
Sunday, October 25, 4:30pm
Documentary
Yuja
2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 83 minutes
Florida Premiere
Filmmakers in Attendance
Foreign Language with English Subtitles
Director: Lorna Tucker
Producers: Katrina Mansoor, Florrie Priest, Craig Thompson, David Piperni, Daniel Cantagallo
Cast: Yuja Wang
At the height of her career, celebrated pianist Yuja Wang opens a window into her personal world as a daring artist who plays by her own rules and constantly reinvents herself along the way.
Friday, October 23, 11:15am
Sunday, October 25, 6:30pm