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Miwene
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Steeped in the long oral tradition of Waorani storytelling, Anita Yeti shares her own coming-of-age story as a young Waorani woman living deep within the Amazon rainforest – determined to capture her grandmother’s unique experience while she still can. Screens with the short film River Bank.
Down by the Riverside
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE // LIVE MUSIC BY JEN SYGIT* In the summer of 1969, world-renowned folk musician Pete Seeger built a boat and launched a movement. This film tells the story of how an unconventional campaign to save the polluted Hudson River prompted a green revolution. Screens with the short film Somewhere Outside Lemmings.
Fantasy A Gets a Mattress
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Fantasy A, real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. Screens with the short film Lipstick Jodi – Now That She’s Down.
‘Dramedy’ Shorts
*FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Kombucha!, Hold to Dash, Ecciù, Singing in the Lifeboat, Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do, Fitting Descriptions, Officer Dave, Oh Snap!, Caged Lion
Documentary Shorts
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Dumpster Archeology, Floodplain, Sanctuary, Diblings, Tuhaymani’chi Pal Waniqa (The Water Flows Always), Soft Lights and Silver Shadows
Global Shorts I
Selections include: Waiting Here, Angelica Levoisier – She Walks In Beauty, Beyond the Sea, Vanished, Phoenix, Animalia
The Body Politic
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* THE BODY POLITIC follows Baltimore’s idealistic young mayor into office where he puts his personal and political future on the line to save his city from chronic gun violence. Screens with the short film Last Winter.
Blue Sunshine
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Aravind, a high school teacher, wants to transition from male to female while working for a school in a small town in South India. When his parents force a marriage upon him due to their financial situation, Aravind gains courage under pressure. Screens with the short film Rewind, Please.
Born for This
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Determined not to become another statistic of the Black maternal health crisis, one couple chooses the rare option of hiring an experienced midwife and doula and planning to give birth at home, away from the hospital and all of its interventions. Screens with the short film Black Bridges.
‘Film Imitates Life’ Shorts
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Bruno, Addict, Grass On Your Class, Movie Star, Making Up, Cross Country