JAX Film Salon @ BABS'LAB

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 discussion with the filmmakers and creative team.

First Salon: Sunday, August 9 at 3 PM - 6 PM
Featured filmmaker: Actor David Girard joins a diverse collection of films spanning intimate drama, psychological thriller, science fiction, and comedy. Though each story inhabits a different world, they share a fascination with the moral choices that define us when ordinary life gives way to the extraordinary.

SHOWING

Normal

Winner Best Shorts Competition

Finalist Berlin Aurora Film Festival

Osaka Horizon International Film Festival Winner

Silver Screen Film Festival Award Winner

Indie Film Fest Award Winner

Southern Shorts Award Winner

Run Time 14:57

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

Jacksonville Film Festival Winner

Best Actor Nomination Cordillera Film Festival

Run Time 10:00

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

Last Weekend

Best Picture Nomination at Cordillera Film Festival

Run Time 15:00

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

Best Actor Winner at 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.

Presented by BABS'LAB, Jacksonville's home for storytelling, the Film Salon extends a ten-year mission of bringing people together through authentic stories and meaningful conversation. Special thanks to Adam Madrid, whose technical direction has been instrumental in bringing the Film Salon to fruition.

About Barbara Colaciello
Barbara Colaciello is the founder and artistic director of BABS'LAB. A veteran actor, director, and narrative coach, she has spent three decades helping artists and communities discover and share their stories — through Story Slams, workshops, solo-show development, and now the JAX Film Salon.