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Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* When drag queens start disappearing, a shy young barista must summon his inner super-shero to rescue them from an ambitious evil drag queen bent on harvesting their magical anti-aging tears.
Water Lilies
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* The water lilies blooms, even in the filthiest waters. Amid the mire of selfish desires and the indifference to others’ suffering, hope begins to bloom anew in the fleeting moment when we recognize the humanity within one another. Screens with the short film Arcturus Beaming.
Valensole 1965
*US PREMIERE* Based on a true story, Maurice Masse, a farmer, discovers a UFO in his lavender field that takes off at an astonishing speed, leaving traces on the ground. Screens with the short film Geezers.
Kill Will
*U.S. PREMIERE // FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* When former assassin Will’s location in the witness protection program is compromised and two hitmen descend on his small new hometown, he and Annie are forced on the run. Together, they must escape the killers and reach Will’s handler before they, and the rest of his former crew, are murdered.
The Prospect
*MIDWEST PREMIERE* When high school senior Jerry Vanetti gets rejected from every college he applied to, he hatches a scheme to pose as an elite baseball prospect in order to trick a school into giving him an athletic scholarship…despite the fact that he’s never played a sport in his life. Screens with the short film The Gold Ones.
The Compatriots
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Javi, an undocumented immigrant facing imminent deportation, unexpectedly reunites with his long-lost best friend, Hunter, a vivacious bachelor seeking deeper connections. Together, they embark on a heartfelt journey to prevent Javi’s expulsion from the only country he has ever called home. Screens with the short film Volador.
Vampire Zombies…from Space!
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE* A motley crew consisting of a grizzled detective, a skeptical rookie cop, a chain-smoking greaser, and a determined young woman band together to save the world from — (see title). Screens with the short film Drunk Skunk.
Micro Budget
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* When Terry (Patrick Noth) discovers he’s about to be a father, he does what any other sane person would do. He moves himself and his nine-months-pregnant wife from Iowa to Los Angeles to shoot a low-budget indie movie and sell it to a streamer for a “fuck-ton of money.” Screens with the short film You Don’t Mess with James.
Boys Go to Jupiter
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story. Screens with the short film Le Cosmos.