Updates
‘Wicked Thrillers’ Shorts
Selections include: Requiem, Through the Barricades, On/Off, Exit, Heleno, For Pete’s Sake
Dear Audrey
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* Acclaimed activist filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice. But now he’s put down his camera to fight for the most important cause he’s ever faced—caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s. Screens with the short film Blossom
‘Comedy Oddities’ Shorts
*ACTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Selections include: Diary of Hitler Kumar, Live in 5, Relationshirt, I Wanted to be Vittorio Gassman, Cancelled Stamp, The Cheshire Zombie, Supermarket Affairs, Finding Filman
Depraved Mind
*WORLD PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* A criminal psychologist struggles to help a serial killer, stricken with amnesia, come to grips with his heinous crimes. Screens with the short film Sisters
‘Heavy Hitters’ Shorts
Selections include: Aida, Happy End Now, October Mourning, In the Water, Ousmane
The Broken Promise
*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* Why does genocide keep happening, and how do the things we buy enable it? “Through moving testimonies spanning the globe and history, The Broken Promise shows us the warning signs that societies are moving to genocidal policies. A beautiful and timely film.” — Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Screens with the short film All in the Water
Reciprocity Project
Facing a climate crisis, the Reciprocity Project embraces Indigenous value systems that have bolstered communities since the dawn of humanity. To heal, we must recognize that we are in relationship with Earth, a place that was in balance until the modern industrial age. Screens with the short film Mystic Michigan: The Rocks Cry Out
We Are Still Here (FREE)
Ten leading Indigenous filmmakers interweave eight powerful tales to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival in the face of oppression and colonization, traversing 1000 years from the past to the present and future. Presented in partnership with the MSU Womxn of Color Initiative
Animated Shorts
Selections include: The Sprayer, Canman, Ikigai, As Time Goes By, Where are you?, Light, Flower by Man, Repair, 45 Degree, Bridge, Roped, The Plankton, Pussy Love, 5-Stars, The Egret River