*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* THIS TEACHER follows a French Muslim woman as she travels to NYC to visit her childhood best friend. When the reunion proves disastrous, she disappears to a remote cabin upstate but discovers that she’s not alone. Her sojourn in nature descends into a terrifying study of the intolerance and suspicion she encounters and reflects back to an Islamophobic America.
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* FREEDOM FIELDS follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. An intimate film about hope, struggle and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. A love letter to sisterhood and the power of team.
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. Now, for the first time, they are being asked to share their stories.
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* Bajjar; a village of complete illiterates with no school. Bansi wants to carve a different future for his younger brother and other village kids. He starts an eatery by the highway and stumbles upon a unique idea to ask customers for their time to teach instead of paying money for the food.
A curated collection of international short films with subtitles. Selections include: Royal Blue / Alfonso - I'm Happy / I Remember Ashes / On Air / Insane Love / Expression / Dario
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE* A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.
*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE* When her boyfriend Felix asks her to move to California with him, Olympia, on the cusp of 30, has to decide if she’s going to change along with the world around her, or get left behind.
Selections include: Information Superhighway / The Hobbyist / Recovery / Creatures of the Night / R&R / Beast / Sombra City / The Glimpse / Caronte / After Ashes