Schedule:

Thursday July 20, 2023

4:00PM

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Pints
Run Time: 00:20:00
Country of Origin: Ireland
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Irish, Buddy movie, Drinking, Porter, Pints

What if Munster, Leinster and Connaught ... went for a pint?

Unintended Country (País Improvisto) Posterunintended Country (País Improvisto)
Run Time: 00:15:00
Country of Origin: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Language: Spanish
Genre: Satire, Society, Fantasy, Comedy

An absurd show of improvising clowns tests the patience of an increasingly exhausted audience. Any overlap with politics, it's not improvised at all.

Un absurdo show de payasos improvisando ponen a prueba la paciencia de un público cada vez más agotado. Cualquier coincidencia con la política, no es nada improvisado.

The Erie Situation PosterThe Erie Situation
Run Time: 01:12:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Environmental

As climate, politics, and agricultural interests collide, the health of Lake Erie - and that of humans - hang in the balance.  In 2014, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio, had to go without running water for three days when a bloom of toxic algae entered the drinking water plant from Lake Erie. This should have been a wake-up call for politicians, big agriculture, and citizens everywhere that freshwater resources are at risk of becoming toxic worldwide. THE ERIE SITUATION explores the confluence of science, public sentiment, politics, and the powerful farming lobby as Ohio wrestles with how to confront the drivers of toxic algae. What's at stake? Who's at risk? And will volunteer measures be enough to confront this growing crisis, both in Ohio and beyond?

6:00PM

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Amuka
Run Time: 01:11:00
Country of Origin: Belgium
Language: French, Swahili
Genre: Documentary

The Democratic Republic of Congo could feed almost 1 in 2 people on Earth.

Yet one in six Congolese people suffer from hunger. Yet one in two Congolese suffers from moderate acute malnutrition. Yet agriculture accounts for 70% of the population there.

Faced with this paradox, the peasants regroup in agricultural cooperatives. A handful of them share their daily lives with us, that of all those they represent.

Even if they don't know each other, live thousands of hundreds of kilometers from each other, participate in different agricultural sectors, their voices resonate in this powerful, sensitive and sincere documentary.

The Era Of Giants (Il Tempo Dei Giganti)
Run Time: 01:11:48
Country of Origin: Italy
Language: Italian
Genre: Documentary

Southern Italy has been hit by the most serious and devastating phytosanitary emergency of the century. A quarantine bacterium, called Xylella Fastidiosa, killed 21 million olive trees, disrupting landscapes, economy, and human relationships. There is still no cure for this botanical infection and the epidemic is advancing north, threatening the territories of European Union.

A destiny that suddenly brings terribly close forgotten issues on the political agenda of our country: desertification, climate change, global warming, globalization of markets and the arrival of new pathogenic organisms imported from distant countries.

9:00PM

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

She Dreamt Alone
Run Time: 00:05:51
Country of Origin: United States
Language: None
Genre: Dance

A short story expressed through the art of dance about a young outcast who, From childhood’s hour had not been  As others were- had not seen As others saw- could not love From a common spring Could not awaken Her heart to joy with the same tone And all that she dreamt… She Dreamt alone.

I Bring Joy
Run Time: 01:45:00
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre: Thriller, Drama

Joy is a dancer living life in London, but when she becomes victim of Londons knife crime epidemic, it awakens memories of past trauma and unleashes a violent streak of her own.

Encouraged by a mysterious confidante and needing an outlet from both her inner pain and the outer pressures of daily life, Joy considers a self-appointed mission to set right life’s balances, unconsciously setting the stage for an act of revenge even she doesn’t know she’s searching for.

A metaphorical collapse of creative ambition or just a brief glimpse of London love, life, loneliness, and loss.

Click Here To Get Tickets

Friday July 21, 2023

4:00pm

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

A Natural Force
Run Time: 00:03:08
Country of Origin: United States
Language: None
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Two raccoons take different paths to the physics of things.

Creatures part 1
Run Time: 00:35:15
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy Horror, Experimental
Ama is a compassionate teacher who transfers to a boarding school for severely deformed children in rural Minnesota.  Everything appears delightful in the enchanting schoolhouse surrounded by wild forests,  however bizarre events begin to happen....

Gretel Redux
Run Time: 00:37:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Dark Fable, Horror, Rotoscoped, Animation

This narrative in an animated retelling of Gretel, a dark fable shot on location in the Driftless region of Wisconsin in 2012. This rotoscoped interpretation is a psychological tale about survival and madness, as two young children struggle to make their way out of a vast and threatening wilderness.

Shadow Puppets
Run Time: 00:13:26
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Suspense, Animation Adjacent

A prisoner finds a new and dangerous way to spark joy in his otherwise mundane life.

6:00pm

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

All for Naught
Run Time: 00:05:50
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Suspense Comedy

A hitman thinks he's on a routine mission, but he's got another think coming.

The Dark Girl
Run Time: 01:43:00
Country of Origin: Germany
Language: German
Genre: Mystery, Thriller

After 10 years in an orphanage, young Laura grows up with the wealthy Faun family and years later becomes a bestselling author. She continues to live in her parents' house in a small town, because she likes the idyllic life very much. But when suddenly her neighbors are murdered and she is also suspected in the investigation, her life changes abruptly. Suddenly she feels persecuted everywhere and then a murder happens at her masked ball.

The residents blame her for the murders. Soon Laura herself doesn't know what to believe in and when the third murder strikes, all of which have similarities to the murders in her book, she becomes afraid that her written words will become bitter reality. Then, out of nowhere, her best friend from the orphanage shows up. Laura has done things in the past for which she believes she will be punished. Her only chance to stop the series of murders is to stay one step ahead of her book.

The Wraith
Run Time: 00:17:19
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Drama, Suspense

A woman trying to put her past of celebrity ghost hunting behind her is dragged back into field when a mysterious man appears at her door. She must try to move past her demons in order to become the person she was always meant to be.

9:00pm

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Bill Murray Lost in Berlinale
Run Time: 00:05:05
Country of Origin: Serbia
Language: English
Genre: Mystery, Experimental

American actor Bill Murray signs autographs at Berlinale Film Festival, but then something unusual happens and he vanishes.

Phoenix Incident
Run Time: 01:26:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Found Footage, Documentary

From Keith Arem (Award Winning Talent Director of Call of Duty & Titanfall), an investigation into the March 13th, 1997 disappearance of four Arizona men exposes a military cover-up of the largest UFO sighting in North America.

BASED ON TRUE EVENTS. Thursday March 13th, 1997 marks the date of the Phoenix Lights, the largest mass UFO sighting in US History. The night of the incident, four Phoenix residents vanished in the Estrella Mountain National Park, south of Phoenix, becoming the longest unresolved missing person’s case in Arizona history.

This transmedia motion picture features never-before-seen classified recordings and material, Phoenix Incident presents incontrovertible evidence that the four men were victims of an extraterrestrial attack resulting from the US Air Force direct engagement with unidentified craft over the Estrella Mountains. The combined footage, testimonials and the government’s continued disinformation campaign are brought to light in this gripping documentary that will leave you questioning everything you think you know about "The Phoenix Incident".

Dozens of hidden websites, social media interactions and 4 hours of secret footage and materials comprise the alternative reality experience of the Phoenix Incident.

Click Here To Get Tickets

Saturday July 22, 2023

11:00am

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Goulash: The Lost Weekend
Run Time: 00:32:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English, Persian
Genre: Documentary, Experimental

At least 69,144 people experience homelessness nightly in LA County, according to the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Goulash: The Lost weekend depicts a series of unanticipated/miraculous events in the life of Sean Seamus Sullivan and his dog Goulash.

Healing Dakota
Run Time: 01:22:09
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Trauma & Healing

Follow the journey of discovery and healing of a brave K9 who develops PTSD while serving and the story of his healing.

2:00 pm

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Posthumous
Run Time: 00:12:05
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Music

After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, a musician struggles to finish his debut album before it's too late.

A Cloudy Moon
Run Time: 00:06:24
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Musical, Romantic Comedy

Nick is looking forward to reuniting with his best friend from High School, but regrets a slip of the tongue on a phone call he wants to take back.

Bulletin
Run Time: 00:07:44
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Romance, Comedy

Maren is just trying to make friends; Lucas keeps getting in the way. An accidental love story set in the 90s featuring beer, wood, and bean bag toss.

Ruby PosterRuby
Run Time: 00:18:30
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre: Suspense, Drama

RUBY is a 17-year-old girl who has left home to live with an older man. Enigmatic Frank is on a spiritual quest, rejecting society to live freely – an alluring prospect for a restless young girl looking for adventure.

When Frank's thin façade of enlightenment starts to crumble Ruby finds herself deep in the woods far from anywhere. Hope and excitement turn into confusion and fear as subtle coercion begins to undermine Ruby's hold on reality.

With the sand shifting beneath her feet only one thing is certain - this will become a defining moment in her life.

Outed
Run Time: 01:27:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Coming of Age, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ

Oliver, a recent high school graduate, is kicked out of his house after his parents find out he is gay. He struggles to make it on his own as he tries to find a way to pay for college.

5:00 PM

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

Da Union
Run Time: 00:23:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Rural Community, Documentary

A colorful look at a close-knit Wisconsin community where farmers and residents regularly gather at a rural tavern to have a beer, catch up and talk about the events of the day.  It's Wisconsin's rural version of cheers where everybody really does know your name.

First Person
Run Time: 00:24:45
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Comedy

First Person. A genre-bending, monologue driven film. 10 stories, 10 locations. One town, Appleton, Wisconsin, plays the 11th character.

woodland of wonder - Wisconsin's First Preserve
Run Time: 00:17:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Nature, History, Wisconsin, Conservation, Ripon

In the southwest corner of Ripon, you can find a woodland to heal your soul and inspire your mind. It's a special place with an unsung legacy in history of Wisconsin conservation.  In 1902, before the establishment of the National Park Service, a group of concerned citizens came together to create Wisconsin's first preserve, South Woods. Hear how the community saved the woods from the saw. See what makes South Woods biologically significant. Identify the changes and challenges facing the woods and hear how the woods has impacted generations of people in Ripon.

The Legacy Project: Su Blumentals
Run Time: 00:10:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Design, History

The Legacy project documents the careers of Minnesota's women architects who have been nationally recognized for their career achievements. Su Blumentals, FAIA, began her career in the heyday of Midcentury Modernism and later served the profession in a variety of state and national leadership positions.

The Legacy Project: Rebecca Lewis
Run Time: 00:10:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Design, History

The Legacy project documents the careers of Minnesota's women architects who have been nationally recognized for their career achievements. Rebecca Lewis, FAIA, practices healthcare architecture in Duluth, MN and in tribal communities in the region.

The Legacy Project: Sarah Nettleton
Run Time: 00:10:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Design, History

The Legacy project documents the careers of Minnesota's women architects who have been nationally recognized for their career achievements. Sarah Nettleton, FAIA, is an early leader of sustainability in residential design and is the author of The Simple Home.

The Luminarians: Making the Luminary Loppet
Run Time: 00:18:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Environmental, Community

One frozen night every year in Minneapolis, MN, a group of volunteers called the Luminarians create an immersive outdoor experience to bring the community together.

9:00 pm - Festival Special Event - Free Community Screening

Screening Location: Wilson Park(Rain Site: Mabel Tainter Theater)

Savage Waters
Run Time: 01:33:00
Country of Origin: France
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Surfing

How far would you go searching for something that may not exist?  A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a captivating journey to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.  For renowned skipper, Matt Knight, sailing to unpredictable and uncharted regions is impossible to resist. As a lifelong thrill-seeker, he is constantly testing the limits of what’s possible, something world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton has also built his career on.  With family and friends, they board the beautiful catamaran Hecate and follow clues to this ‘perfect wave’, but not everything goes to plan, with serious injury and life-threatening challenges testing the crew’s resilience and attitudes towards risk.  SAVAGE WATERS, narrated by the legendary Charles Dance, boasts jaw-dropping cinematography, and follows remarkable protagonists, for whom living life to the full often means putting themselves in harm’s way.

Click Here To Get Tickets

Sunday July 23, 2023

12:00 PM

Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater

The Freak's Game
Run Time: 00:10:40
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Thriller, Suspense

A young man, in a parking garage, is confronted by a weirdo who has a sadistic game planned.

The house on the Moon (La Maison sur la Lune)
Run Time: 00:06:00
Country of Origin: Canada
Language: French
Genre: Western, Drama

A man walks into a bar and fires three shots, two people fall to the ground. He spots a woman sitting at a table with a book in her hand paying no attention to him. He points at her, fires, the gun goes off. He smiles. A new sidekick to lead his fight.

Happy Hour
Run Time: 00:05:09
Country of Origin: Not Specified
Language: English
Genre: Drama

Walter’s day revolves around beer-thirty. He successfully arrives at the bar right before the end of Happy Hour. Unfortunately, this is just in time for the place to be held up. How will he react when his life, those around him, and his beer are in danger?

Water, Star Medicine
Run Time: 00:10:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Environmental

A teacher and her students study the nature, science, and brilliance of water. They visit the Rio Grande in New Mexico and interview Veda Austin, a New Zealand M?ori scientist to learn that water is life, memory, and healing.

Saturday Morning Live/ Republic of Georgia Episode/ US
Run Time: 00:10:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English, Georgian
Genre: Episode, Multicultural

Five days after receiving my PhD, I was invited to serve First Response in the Republic of Georgia. I had come up with the idea for a multicultural children’s television program. I was suddenly evacuated due to Covid so took this raw footage with Elene and quilted together a first episode for the show.

Professional Intern
Run Time: 00:02:40
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Professional Intern is about a father's struggle to talk about his internship at his daughter's elementary school career day. The father fights for his career day time slot but ultimately must accept that his daughter is embarrassed that her father is a 30-year-old intern.

Nice & Steady
Run Time: 00:12:42
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Drama

A man with dreams of becoming a writer has found himself stuck in a repetitive and unfulfilling life.

No Such Thing
Run Time: 00:09:46
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Pilot

Two lifelong friends make a breakthrough in their search for aliens. **Flashing lights**

Clutch & Shift
Run Time: 00:12:36
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Thriller

A car thief finds herself in an ordeal when she breaks into a car with a manual transmission and is caught by the car's owner.

Love Don't Bully
Run Time: 00:08:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English, ASL
Genre: Documentary, Interpersonal

A teacher and her middle school students talk about, interview, act out and research bullying, both at school and as a society.

This Is Real Love
Run Time: 00:19:59
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama, Mystery

"This Is Real Love" is a non-linear dark comedy. The central events revolve around a casual gathering between two male painters and their female acquaintance, Amanda. Although the gathering begins innocuously enough, tension gradually builds beneath the surface, creating a sense of discomfort. During the conversation, a few lines trigger one of the nameless painter's descent into a claustrophobic and increasingly abstract nightmare. The painter becomes irrationally angry with his roommate (painter 2), accusing him of trying to see his secret painting, without permission. As the painter's narcissistic rampage reaches its psychedelic climax, it becomes clear that his anger stems from more than just a desire to protect his art.

Just A Minute
Run Time: 00:05:17
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Genre: Suspense

A man with no time for anything, finds himself in a paradox where he has all the time, but nothing.

Click Here To Get Tickets

Date: Thursday July 20, 2023 - Sunday July 23, 2023

Click Here For More Information