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Late summer and early fall are always exciting times for film in Nashville. In addition to August’s experimental Defy Film Festival at Studio 615 (last year’s winner in this writers’ choice category), Music City plays host to the International Black Film Festival in October and the Nashville Jewish Film Festival in October and November. But right in the middle of it all is our flagship fest, the Nashville Film Festival, which this year took place in late September at the Belcourt, The Franklin Theatre, Regal Green Hills and beyond. Featuring dozens of feature films, documentaries, shorts and music videos — not to mention panels and Q&As with artists including Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and Haim bassist Este Haim, among many others — the 55th installment of the fest was a momentous undertaking. And thanks to a special emphasis on music documentaries like The Day the Music Stopped, Devo, A Man Called Hurt, Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story and This Is a Film About the Black Keys, NaFF gave visitors a look at how to do film festivals the Music City way. 

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