Cinema + Many filmmakers will be available to discuss their films. Program length: 90 minutes. Recommended for 16+.
POOF
Directed by Margaret Miller
Ruby and Paula are gearing up to be their own bosses through multi-level success magnet FYZZLE Cosmetics when a small dog, a medium amount of blood, and a box of loose powder conspire against them. With star performances by Andrea Roser (Episodes, Upload) and Catherine Curtin (Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things). This was the sole U.S. short film in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival in May. 2023, U.S., 10 minutes.
The Realization of Childhood Dreams
Directed by John Akre
Ordella Walker and Amy Stolee, schoolteachers from rural Minnesota, took a trip by train in 1933 that expanded their picture of the world around them. Ordella documented that trip in a scrapbook and Amy's grandson John made this movie about that scrapbook. 2022, U.S., DCP, 9 minutes.
Danny Boy
Directed by Jenna Day
Not all battlefields are physical. Set on VJ Day 1945, Danny Boy is a riveting silent film that explores parallel narratives of grief and joy on one tremendous day in American History. 2023, U.S., DCP, 11 minutes.
Ghost-O-Matic
Directed by Shane Devon
Homework on a Saturday? Madness. Rebellious Jessie is forced to work with bookish Madison on a ghost hunting science project for school. 2022, U.S., DCP, 22 minutes.
Flying Blind
Directed by Dylan Richard Boling
A young man who grew up during the spectacular glow of the space race is forced to confront the reality that his dreams of the stars might not be where his fate lies. 2023, U.S., DCP, 14 minutes.
Missing in the Midwest
Directed by Harper Brock
Filmmaker Harper Brock journeys back to her roots to learn what happened to her cousin Joelle Lockwood whose 2014 abduction case shocked southwestern Indiana. In addition to Joelle’s first ever public interview, the documentary features discussions with law enforcement and her loved ones as they question the lines between good, bad, and evil. 2023, U.S., DCP, 19 minutes.