Enjoy this sneak-peek at our festival program and commemorative tickets, both risograph printed. The program folds out into an 11x17" poster. The tickets are printed on a lovely, hairy, heavy paper. Like action cinema, we wanted to put forward something uniquely physical. Raw. Lovingly imperfect.

"Haymaker may be an underdog in the festival world, but that’s exactly the point. Like its namesake punch, it’s a bold swing from the heart — raw, independent and powerful."

KILL

During a train trip to New Delhi, a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits.

DRAGONS FOREVER

Three successful Hong Kong lawyers are hired by a chemical company of questionable ethics and must eventually make a difficult decision when their employer's motives become clear.

THE BROKENHEARTED

A weary small-time hoodlum desperately attempts to quell the escalating conflict between two of his childhood friends - one a struggling martial artist whose school fails after taking out a loan, and the other a vicious loan shark intent on collecting the debt.

A two-day celebration of independent action cinema, filmmakers, and stunt performers.

Coming to #saltlakecity October 10-11.

A cop gets under water with her CI's and needs to find a way out.

Waterlogged is a local action short film from Kent Lloyd.

Lloyd will also be featured as part of a Q&A session after the screening.

Part of our shorts block on Saturday, October 11 at 6 PM at The Beehive.

TIGER COP: PROJECT A

Tiger and Tang shut down a major arms deal called PROJECT A. Tracking down the infamous White Ghost, it's a final showdown with her arch nemesis.

Part of our shorts block on October 10, 6 PM at The Beehive in Salt Lake City.

BRAWLER

A focused fighter risks all in a high-stakes brawl to save the one he loves.

Part of our shorts block on October 10, 6 PM, at The Beehive in Salt Lake City.

4 GRAVES FOR XIMENA

While mourning at a grave, Ximena is confronted by uninvited guests with a chilling proposition: to reunite her with the one she's lost-by any means necessary.

Part of our shorts block on October 10, 6 pm at The Beehive, in Salt Lake City, UT.

OCTOBER 10-11, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY, UT

From dinner theater knights and lone desert wanderers, to hard boiled detectives, ruthless hitmen, and arcade heroes, Haymaker Film Festival will highlight the wide spectrum of action cinema and the diversity of its creators.

October 10-11.
Full trailer coming soon 👀

DAY ONE

Shorts Block:

Flora
Gunslinger Mary
Ace of Spades
Darlin'
4 Graves for Ximena
Tepache
Brawler
Tiger Cop: Project A

Special Screening:

Dragons Forever (Sammo Kam-Bo Hung)

Coming to Salt Lake City, at The Beehive.