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Sanctuary
Krista Wyatt has lived in the small town of Lebanon, Ohio for her entire life. She spent thirty years as a firefighter and EMT before retiring and running for a position on Lebanon’s City Council. Her understanding of public service— infrastructure, budget, public safety—is ultimately upended by a sudden right-wing push to refocus the council […]
ScrapFest
*FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE* ScrapFest is a repurpose-focused art festival centered around a scrap metal sculpture competition in Lansing, Michigan. With only one hour to pick out 500 pounds of metal from the scrapyard and only four weeks to transform that metal into a breathtaking sculpture, the entire process is a race against the clock. This […]
Sitting in the Fire
‘Sitting in the Fire’ examines the spillover effect of rehabilitation programs in prison, on gun violence prevention in communities. Born and raised in Richmond, California to a single mother, Vaughn Miles fell into the dangers of his environment at an early age. After being sentenced to life in prison for murder at twenty years old, it […]
Soft Lights and Silver Shadows
Filmmaker Ian Kelly grew up as his grandfather lost his memory. Now, a decade after his death, he and his family remember his grandfather and the memories he forgot. A poetic swirl of image, animation, and home video interweaves to explore what is left behind after a loss.
Black Bridges
Theatre Is A Huge Part Of Entertainment In Lansing MI. It Brings Joy And Inspiration. This Documentary Is About The Experiences Of African American Entertainers In Theatre, What It Means To Them, The Issues And Challenges, And Possible Resolutions On How Evolution Can Happen.
Boogie Bob & Chuck Berry
In the mid 1960s, Bob Baldori and his band The Woolies became the backup to the backup to a musician visiting Lansing. That night began a 50-year friendship between Baldori who would become a boogie woogie music pioneer and the Father of Rock n’ Roll Chuck Berry. The two would record a couple albums at […]
Diblings
I was 26 when my father died, and five months later I found out we weren’t biologically related & that I had seventeen new half siblings. As someone with disabilities, I searched for answers about this new reality. What I found was a long history of unregulated practices within a multi billion dollar industry spanning […]
Down by the Riverside
In the summer of 1969, the world-renowned folk musician Pete Seeger built a boat and launched a movement. An intimate portrait of Pete, his spouse Toshi, and the participatory grassroots community they anchored in the Hudson Valley for over forty years, Down by the Riverside tells the story of how an unconventional campaign to save […]
Marqueetown
No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. – and its innovative gem, The Nordic – endured in Marquette Michigan for almost 100 years, even as the world changed endlessly around them. Local kid Bernie Rosendahl’s modern crusade to […]
Miwene
Shot over ten years within a remote indigenous community in the Amazon, Anita Yeti shares her journey from a quiet teenager into a confident young mother at a critical turning point for her culture and rainforest. Steeped in the long oral tradition of Waorani storytelling, Anita narrates her own story, giving an intimate account of […]