The Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival is March 21 and March 22, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Bethlehem.

The festival will screen more than 27 short films directed by local filmmakers and film students.

The “Student Showcase” by Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts students is the evening of March 21.

An awards ceremony takes place the evening of March 22.

Here is the schedule of films:

7:30 p.m. March 21 - Student Showcase

Free. Run time: 90 minutes

As part of the “Literary Arts” curriculum at The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, students study “Screenwriting,” “Film Studies” and “Advanced Film Theory” in their four years in the program. Students produce film projects under the direction of instructor Heath Mensher, including the “Ciné-Roman,” the “One-Shot Film,” and the final culminating “Final Short Film Project” in the Senior Class. Films are made using smartphones.

2 p.m. March 22 - Block One

Run time: 97 minutes. Film ratings equivalent to MPAA R

• “Ad-Lib,” Rachel Alexander

• “Banana Tree,” Sarah Bui

• “A Coward’s Legacy,” Derek Rahm

• “Eva & Fern,” Daniel Paashaus

• “Happy Sadurday,” Hannah Mittermeier

• “It Drops at Midnight,” Raymond Ceres

• “Mother Earth Mother Death,” Thom Peeler

• “A Wednesday in Hershey,” Matt Ward

4:30 p.m. March 22 - Block Two

Run time: 96 minutes. Film ratings equivalent to MPAA R

• “exception(al),” Michelle Bossy

• “I Love Monroe,” Steven Liiro

• “In Sickness,” Daniel de Bruyn

• “Norjak,” Mason Leaver

• “Our Shared Curse,” Eve Polek

• “Rivercobble,” Burls & Bramble

• “Rubbing Sticks,” Raymond Ceres, Charalampos Bakirtzis

• “Terra Luna,” Scott Lentz

• “The Trunk,” Tony Susi

• “Who’s Crazy Now?,” Samantha R. Kennedy

7 p.m. March 22 - Block Three

Run time: 98 minutes. Film ratings equivalent to MPAA R

• “My Hair,” Alison Loeb, Sam Guncler

• “The War is Over,” Andrea Kramer, Dave Lamm

• “Gardener of the Galaxy,” Nick Natalicchio

• “On Thin Ice,” Chelsea Komorowski

• “One Night,” Ryan Tocci

• “Remembrance,” Colin Lawville, Aiden McKee

• “Simmer,” Joshua Afiriyie

• “The Capsaicin Clash,” Mason Leaver

• “Weighted Blanket,” Jeffrey Harvey

9:15 p.m. March 22 - Awards Ceremony

In addition to the Best in Show Award with a $500 cash prize, the Jury will present awards for Best Director, Best Performance and Best Editing.

Ticket information:

https://www.steelstacks.org/festivals/greater-lehigh-valley-filmmaker-festival/