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The Black Opera
The Black Opera is a performing arts group that conceals identities of their various group members in order to let their art do all the talking. The group often change up their look for different songs, highlighting their true showmanship and dedication to their artistic brand.
The Drummer and the Keeper
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Gabriel is a chaotic young rock drummer desperate to hide his recent Bipolar diagnosis from his band mates. At the therapeutic mixed-ability football game he’s obliged to attend as part of his treatment, Gabriel is upended by Christopher, an institutionalised 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome. What follows is a winning and completely unpredictable story of finding your family.
The Organizer
*WADE RATHKE IN ATTENDANCE // MICHIGAN PREMIERE* THE ORGANIZER is a portrait of Wade Rathke, the controversial founder of ACORN, as well as an exploration of the much maligned and misunderstood occupation of community organizing.
(Canceled) Current Joys
Current Joys’s newest release, A Different Age, documents the process of making art and the desire to create it sincerely in an era fraught with extreme irony, apathy, and nostalgia.
Bevlove
Bevlove is a singer and songwriter based out of Detroit. She began gaining critical acclaim by producing her own shows, most notably Bevlove Connection and the Americana Festival, and released her debut EP “Talk That Shit” in October 2016. She aims to teach the world to love again.
Animated Shorts
*MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY* A curated collection of international short films. Selections include: Alternative Facts, Down Escalation, The Astronaut’s Journal, Sog, Good Boy, Spark, Changyou’s Journey, Lemon & Elderflower, Patrioska
Wednesday Night Shorts
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* A curated collection of international short films. Selections include: White Lines, Echoes, Yuna’s Lunch, Kotonaru, Transmission, Head Above Water, It’s Just a Gun, Bodies of Water
This is Home
*PREVIEW NIGHT FEATURE // MIDWEST PREMIERE* Four Syrian families struggling to find their way in America.
The Trouble With Wolves
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE // MIDWEST PREMIERE* Once exterminated from the lower 48 states, the Gray Wolf’s triumphant return to Yellowstone and the surrounding states has been characterized by many as, ‘the greatest animal conservation success in human history.’ However, to many others living in the areas affected, the story is drastically different.