A Week’s Worth of Nashville Film Festival Ticket Giveaways!
The 2026 edition of the Nashville Film Festival kicks off this week — and we’ve got your tickets to some incredible music documentaries, all week long!
Every day this week (Mon.-Fri.) at noon CT, visit our Instagram for a fresh ticket giveaway for one of this year’s featured music documentaries. These five films span the globe, providing different perspectives on the music industry — from the underground, to the big stage, and everywhere in between!
Our ticket giveaways kick off today (Monday, 9/21) at noon CT. We have five (5) pairs of tickets for each film, and each contest lasts for 24 hours. Winners will be notified the following day via Instagram DM, where we will coordinate ticket delivery.
Entering to win is easy:
1) Visit @umcworldwide on Instagram.
2) Like the current day’s ticket giveaway post.
3) Tag who you’re bringing to the screening in the comments.
Information on each film and ticket giveaway can be found below. Tickets for each film can also be purchased for 20% off using our exclusive code, UMC20, at checkout.
Jail Time Records
Screening: Friday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Giveaway: Begins Monday, Sept. 21 at 12 p.m.
Jail Time Records is a documentary musical that follows recording artists emerging from one of the world’s toughest settings. Inside the crammed alleyways of the Central Prison of Douala in Cameroon, the film immerses itself in the lives of the inmates-turned-artists that make up Jail Time Records, the first recording studio in an African prison.
The Man with the Big Hat
Screening: Friday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. (w/ Q&A)
Giveaway: Begins Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 12 p.m.
An unsung pioneer of 1970s Texas Progressive Country, Steven Fromholz had a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Revered by legends like Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett & John Denver, he remained commercially unknown. He sought redemption on the Rio Grande as a river guide until a debilitating stroke erased his musical memory, stripping Fromholz of his artistic identity. Through newly discovered archives that include never-before-heard recordings, this intimate excavation of sorts is driven by an obsessive persistence, that brings Fromholz back to life, and reshapes the notion of success and artistic fortitude.
Songs from the Circle
Screening: Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. (with Q&A)
Giveaway: Begins Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 12 p.m.
One hundred years after its founding, the Grand Ole Opry crosses the Atlantic for the first time. Songs from the Circle follows Luke Combs, Mumford & Sons, Darius Rucker, and a crew of American country legends on British soil — through the rehearsal rooms of Abbey Road, the backstage corridors of the Royal Albert Hall, and onto a sold-out stage for a centennial concert one hundred years in the making.
Bleeding Hearts
Screening: Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. (with Q&A)
Giveaway: Begins Thursday, Sept. 24 at 12 p.m.
A music-driven love story about real-life couple Zella Day and Jesse Woods, the musicians behind the emerging band Chaparelle. Following their first year together, the film captures the joy and uncertainty of chasing a shared dream while navigating pressures that could spark their breakup—or their breakthrough.
The House Band
Screening: Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 12 p.m.
Giveaway: Begins Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.
In 2025, after multiple tours and multi-platinum record sales, Mumford and Sons found themselves missing the early days playing music in a community, and wanted to recapture the joy and spontaneity of collaboration. So, they invited 18 of their favorite musicians to board a vintage train in New Orleans and play a very unconventional tour.
The rules were simple: everyone was invited to collaborate with whomever they wished, and anyone could suggest a song. These musicians, many of whom had never met, were to be a real band. Their goal was to create some truly once-in-a-lifetime performances along the way.
In each city there would be one special guest, so the band had to learn new songs on the train each day well enough to play with the likes of Lainey Wilson, Darius Rucker, Maggie Rogers and Noah Kahan.
It soon becomes clear how much work this is, and how every musician on the train has to confront their own fears and limits, playing songs they have never heard before. Can they bond together and help each other reach a common goal? Or will fatigue and doubt tear them apart? These are the stakes every night, and watching how each musician handles this pressure becomes a fascinating watch. Through their experiences, we get an understanding of what it is actually like to be in a band. Self-doubt, joy, insecurity, desire, and commitment are all on display as these musicians put it all on the line for each other.
The Nashville Film Festival takes place Sept. 24-30. The festival — one of the first and longest-running in the United States — “discovers, elevates and honors filmmakers, screenwriters and musicians from around the world while engaging, connecting and strengthening the Nashville community.” We’re honored to partner on film’s biggest week in Music City, and we look forward to seeing you out there!
