Magic Hour

2026 WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR
2026 WINNER – INDIEPIX VISION AWARD
2026 NOMINEE – BEST PICTURE
2026 NOMINEE – BEST NYC FILM

Feature Film Competition

Year: 2025

Length: 94 mins

Country: United States

Language: English

Directed by: Jacqueline Christy

Produced by: Jacqueline Christy, Laura Lee

Starring: Miriam Shor (Harriet), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Hank), Josh Stamberg (Bob), Cameron Morton (Emma)

SEE THE FILM

Thursday Feb 19, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM – Thursday Evening Program 2 – Films + QA

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Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and spurned by her teenage daughter, she secretly enrolls in film school. She leads a double life and loves the grueling yet exhilarating world of student filmmaking. But, when she gets fired off her own film and found out by her daughter, Harriet must decide if her life’s ambition is pure folly or a dream worth saving.

About the Director

Jacqueline Christy is an award-winning writer, director, and founder of Access Theater. She directed the short films REHEARSAL (Austin Film Festival) and OTHER PEOPLE (St Louis International Film Festival). Christy was awarded the Mary Pickford Award, the Woods Hole Emerging Director Award and was selected by SHOOT magazine for their New Directors Showcase. She received her MFA from the NYU Graduate Film Program. MAGIC HOUR, starring Miriam Shor, is her feature debut.

Reviews & Interviews

When Dusk is Dawn…A Story of a Mid-Career Adventure in Filmmaking – by Whitney Larkins for Winter Film Festival
‘Magic Hour’ Review: A Hilarious And Magical Film About Chasing Your Dreams – The Hollywood Handle, by Christopher Mills
Magic Hour (2025): Is Pure Magic – Mike’s Film Talk, by Michael Knox-Smith
Magic Hour – Film Threat, by Kent Hill
Late-Bloomer Comedy ‘Magic Hour’ Believes in the Power of Kindness with a Winning Performance by Miriam Shor – The Contending, Megan McLachlan
‘Magic Hour’: Miriam Shor Is Totally Committed In SBIFF Comedy About Indie Filmmaking – Deadline, by Anthony D’Allessandro
Younger’ Star Miriam Shor Nabs Lead in ‘Magic Hour’ Comedy (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter, by Etan Vlessing

Photos

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WFF Interviews

Awards

2025 Annapolis Film Festival – Audience Award<
2025 Miami Film Festival – Audience Award Second Runner-Up
2025 Berkshire Film Festival – Audience Award
2025 Berkshire Film Festival – Jury Award, Best Performance (Miriam Shor)
2025 Woods Hole Film Festival – Runner-Up Audience Award
2025 Woods Hole Film Festival – Emerging Director Award
2025 Black Bear Film Festival – Best Main Stage Feature
2025 Black Bear Film Festival – Distinguished Performance In A Feature – Miriam Shor
2025 Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival – Audience Choice Award
2025 Coronado Island Film Festival – Dale St Denis Female Filmmaker, Mary Pickford Award For Jacqueline Christy
2025 Coronado Island Film Festival – Best Independent Narrative Feature