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Hounds of Love
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* There’s lost, and then there’s loss. Set in Perth in 1987, Hounds of Love is a drama-thriller set in an era when the city still didn’t lock its doors at night.
One Nine Five Lewis
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* A dramedy series about a group of friends navigating the realities of being black, queer, and polyamorous in Brooklyn, New York by Chanelle Aponte Pearson.
Always Shine
Two women, both actresses with differing degrees of success, travel north from L.A. to Big Sur for a weekend vacation. Upon arrival at their isolated forest retreat, the pair discover that their once intimate friendship has deteriorated into betrayals, petty jealousies, and deep-seated resentment.
Chasing the Moment
*WORLD PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* The intensity of experiences reported by athletes, musicians, chefs, and even the rest of us at the peak moments in our lives.
Friday Shorts @ 10
A curated compilation of international short films. Selections include: Blight, House Arrest, Icarus, LIGHTNINGFACE, Limbo, Metube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana
Friday Shorts @ 8
A curated compilation of international short films. Selections include: For Your Own Safety, In the Beginning was Water and Sky, Kryo, Slow Wallet, The Return of Erkin, Gubagude Ko (ft. Mahershala Ali)
Friday Documentary Shorts
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* A trio of long-form short documentary films produced by the Michigan State University community. Selections include: Living History, Teta, and Run, Jump, Paddle
Dear Sylvia
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* After losing her memory and way of life, a filmmaker gives former Broadway actress Sylvia Gassel the opportunity to act again in an attempt to reinvigorate her. When Sylvia challenges the filmmaker to reflect on his own morality in making the film, the project takes a unique turn.
Without Name
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Land surveyor Eric, alienated from urban existence and those who love him, travels to a remote and unnamed Irish woodland to assess its suitability for a dubious development project. Intangible elements are at play in this ethereal environment.