New this year, our Verticals Showcase bridges the gap between smartphone storytelling and the cinema screen. As short-form, 9:16 content continues to shape how audiences discover stories, we’re creating space for creators across the Mid-Atlantic to see their work validated in a theatrical setting at the SNF Parkway. This showcase highlights bold vertical films of all genres—narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and more—proving that the frame may be vertical, but the storytelling is expansive