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JAX Film Salon @ BABS'LAB

Curation by David Girard

The JAX Film Salon is a new monthly series celebrating Jacksonville's independent filmmakers through intimate screenings and conversation. Each Salon features award-winning films by artists from our region, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and creative team — an intentional, personal gathering that brings thought-provoking cinema to new audiences.

FIRST SALON: Sunday, August 9
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 PM
SHOW TIME: 7:00PM Sharp,
PRE-SCREENING: Light Snacks + Libations + Non-Alcoholic Beverages + Chit-Chat
WHERE: BABS’LAB, 603 King St. NOTE: Entrance on Phyllis St.
ADMISSION: $15.00 + $1.50 Service Fee
https://www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/girardjaxfilmsalon-babslab-2026

For the premiere of the JAX Film Salon, featured artist David Girard curates a selection of films from across his career, including works by David Girard, Justen Mann, Franklin Ritch, and Adam Madrid. Together, these films showcase Girard's work as an actor, writer, and director across intimate drama, psychological thriller, science fiction, and comedy, united by a fascination with the moral choices that define us when ordinary life gives way to the extraordinary.

FEATURED FILMS

NORMAL directed by Justen Mann · Run Time 14:57
Winner, Best Shorts Competition · Finalist, Berlin Aurora Film Festival · Winner, Osaka Horizon International Film Festival · Winner, Silver Screen Film Festival · Winner, Indie Film Fest · Winner, Southern Shorts Award

When a wife inexplicably gains the ability to hear her husband's thoughts, a routine day unravels into an intimate reckoning. Normal explores the delicate balance between honesty, intimacy, and the secrets that quietly shape a marriage.

LAKE PLACID BLUE‍ ‍directed by Justen Mann · Run Time 10:00
Winner, Jacksonville Film Festival · Best Actor Nomination, Cordillera Film Festival

A father reflects on the life of his murdered daughter. Lake Placid Blue explores the fragile line between vengeance and justice.

LAST WEEKEND directed by Franklin Ritch · Run Time 15:00
Best Picture Nomination, Cordillera Film Festival

As humanity faces an alien occupation, one emissary is tasked with negotiating a peaceful future between two worlds. Last Weekend explores identity, prejudice, and the uncomfortable truth that we often become what we fear.

KAIJU directed by Alexa Wint
Best Actor Winner, LOL JAX Film Festival

Trapped inside their apartment while a mysterious creature terrorizes the neighborhood, two brothers disagree over an improbable plan to stop it. Kaiju proves that heroism sometimes arrives in the most absurd of forms.

SUCCULENT by Adam Madrid

Run Time: 6:00

Botanist Jazz Miller spots a concern with the upcoming Erebus bloom and must analyze how to address it.

Will it bring an exotic bloom or create enormous doom?

Starring: David Girard, Rich Pintello, Brooks Anne Hayes, Jay Palmer, Pauleen Conde, and Jaron Wallace

The Babs’Lab Vision

The Jax Film Salon is dedicated to showcasing award-winning films by Jacksonville filmmakers, exposing the city to the incredible talent right in our backyard.

We aim to build diverse audiences beyond traditional film circles — inviting the broader arts community alongside neighbors, curious minds, and anyone drawn to a good story, to experience, connect, and be inspired.

Special thanks to Adam Madrid, whose technical direction has been instrumental in bringing the Film Salon to fruition.

Questions: Please reach out to babslab@barbaraclaciello.com