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All Too Clear

This immersive documentary uses underwater drones to investigate the impact of invasive quagga mussels on the Great Lakes ecosystem, illustrating significant ecological changes. The filmmakers spent over 150 days capturing underwater footage, resulting in a comprehensive exploration of freshwater wildlife and environments. Blending scientific inquiry with natural history, the film offers a unique perspective on this pressing ecological issue.

Apr 10, 2025 6:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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An Autumn Summer

Kevin and his girlfriend, Cody, are two months into his family's annual trip at their Northern Michigan home. Amid peaceful days and adventurous nights, Kevin and Cody awaken to reality: This time together will eventually end, and each moment may become a fleeting memory.

Apr 12, 2025 3:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 13, 2025 12:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Animated Short Films

Enjoy short animated films made by local, domestic and international filmmakers. Films include: The EKSPATS, Learning to Fly, Boy Cut, Disabled: A Love Story, Finders Keepers, Pizza Man, Violator, The Hitchhiker at the Lone Oak Tree, and Teaser Trailer.

Apr 13, 2025 4:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Beirut Forever

Filmed over the course of four years, “BEIRUT FOREVER" documents the lives of four remarkable refugees navigating the complexities of life in Beirut, Lebanon. The film follows their poignant journeys as they flee from their homes in search of safety and a brighter future while exploring themes of resilience, identity, and the human spirit's indomitable quest for hope. As the characters grapple with their realities, viewers witness the heart-wrenching struggles and inspiring triumphs of those caught in circumstances beyond their control. Through intimate interviews and candid moments, “BEIRUT FOREVER" offers a lens not just on their pain but also on their dreams, aspirations, and the bonds that inspire them to keep pushing forward. With the country serving both as a sanctuary and a prison, this documentary invites audiences on a transformative journey filled with empathy, compassion, and an urgent call for understanding.

Apr 09, 2025 1:00 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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Bird

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

Apr 09, 2025 12:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 10, 2025 9:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 11, 2025 12:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 12, 2025 6:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Documentary Double Feature

This duo of documentary films made in Michigan have a focus on social justice. CITIZEN: THE JILMAR RAMOS STORY tells the story of following the near-deportation of U.S. citizen and Marine Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, despite the fact he had his passport in his pocket. Directed by Jose Guadalupe Jimenez Jr. (Runtime: 30 min) WRONGED: Maurice Carter is wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and finds himself ensnared in a unjust legal system. As he spends years behind bars, his hope dwindles, until his case catches the attention of Doug Tjapkes, a former radio newsman who believes he can help. Doug, along with a dedicated group of supporters, embarks on a relentless fight to prove Maurice's innocence, uncovering buried evidence and exposing the deep flaws within the justice system. Their battle against the odds reveals not only the systemic racism and corruption that led to Maurice's conviction but also the power of determination, faith, and the human spirit in the quest for justice. Directed by: Nate Roels (Runtime 43 minutes)

Apr 12, 2025 2:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Festival Party and Jury Awards

All are invited to attend our annual Party at Art Reach Mid Michigan from 7-9pm Saturday night to help celebrate the 22nd annual CMIFF five-day festival! Heavy appetizers and beer/wine catered by Mountaintown Station are included in the $15 ticket fee. Jury Awards will be announced. All proceeds support the Central Michigan International Film Festival. All Festival pass holders get in free!

Apr 12, 2025 7:00 pm
Art Reach
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Flow

A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.

Apr 10, 2025 3:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 11, 2025 9:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 12, 2025 12:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 13, 2025 3:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Get Away

A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.

Apr 09, 2025 9:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 10, 2025 12:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 11, 2025 6:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 13, 2025 9:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Hamtramck, USA

Once known as a Polish Catholic town, Hamtramck, MI is now home to America’s first Muslim-majority city. As election season approaches, candidates set out to win hearts, minds and votes in this rapidly changing city. Going behind the scenes of small-town politics, HAMTRAMCK, USA explores the beauty and challenges that come with multiculturalism.

Apr 10, 2025 3:30 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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Apr 11, 2025 1:00 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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Hard Truths

Housewife Pansy is not happy. She is agoraphobic, a hypochondriac and paranoid about animals, birds, insects, plants and flowers. She is confrontational with everyone, especially her plumber husband Curtley and her unemployed son Moses, whom she thinks is wasting his life. Her sister Chantelle runs a thriving hair salon. A single mum, she enjoys life, and lives harmoniously with her daughters Kayla, who works in cosmetics, and Aleisha, a trainee lawyer.

Apr 10, 2025 8:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Apr 13, 2025 8:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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I Am Gitxsan

***This is a FREE SCREENING sponsored by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the Ziibiwing Center. *** "I Am Gitxsan" follows Phoenix Apperloo, a recent high school graduate reconnecting with his Indigenous heritage in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada. Inspired by encounters with residential school survivors, he writes a heartfelt letter to Prime Minister Trudeau about the injustices faced by his people. The documentary highlights the impact of colonialism on the Gitxsan community, featuring insights from experts like Dr Gabor Maté and showcasing their resilience through protests and legal actions. It culminates with a moving message of hope and determination, emphasizing the power of the Gitxsan people's enduring spirit, the beauties of their culture, and their commitment to future generations. Also screening before I AM GITXSAN, the short films VOICES OF THE GRAND RIVER and Wakaneja Kin Wana Ku Pi -The Children are Coming Home

Apr 09, 2025 5:30 pm
Ziibiwing Center
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I'm Still Here

In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family - Rubens, Eunice, and their five children - live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.

Apr 09, 2025 3:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 10, 2025 6:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 11, 2025 3:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 12, 2025 9:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Apr 13, 2025 6:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Inheritance

Filmed over ten years, INHERITANCE immerses audiences in a family of love, struggle, and hope as experienced through the eyes and ears of one boy, Curtis, and five generations of his extended family. Grandma and family matriarch, Cheryl, guides audiences into Curtis' world. Leaving boyhood, but not his family, behind, Curtis moves toward an uncertain future.

Apr 11, 2025 6:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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International Short Film Program

Join us to watch a selection of diverse international short films, including: Polemos (Ukraine) Square (France, Russian Federation) Aunque es de noche (France) Exception (Canadian) Runtime: 77 minutes

Apr 09, 2025 8:30 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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K-12 Short Film Program

Join us to see short films crafted by students in K-12 schools across the world. Including: GUIDING LIGHT (Petaluma, CA) AS OUR TIDES TURN (Interlochen, MI) IN A BETTER PLACE (Marietta, GA) FEVER DREAM (Commerce Township, MI) TEA TALES: THE PEPPERMINT PERILS (Normandy Park, WA) A SIMPLE MESSAGE (Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium) LADYBUG (Seattle, WA) LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (NY Film Academy) LEARNING TO FLY (Brookfield, WI) MELODY (South Austrialia) THE RISE AND FALL OF HONG KONG CINEMA (Hong Kong) HOW ETHNIC MINORITY FESTIVALS ARE BECOMING A PART OF HONG KONG CULTURE (Hong Kong) QUESTIONS (Downriver Film Consortium) THOSE LIKE US (Downriver Film Consortium)

Apr 13, 2025 3:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Michigan Made Student Shorts

A collection of short films made by students across the state of Michigan. Including: SONGS FROM THE SKY (Director: Patrice Scott Jr. Grand Valley State University) After Phyllis discovers that her daughter Cecilia can read, she’s torn between abiding to her slave owner’s commands or encouraging her daughter that reading is a pathway to their freedom. Runtime: 12:30 HAVE A NICE DAY (Director: Remee Morse, GVSU & Writer: Aidan McPartlin, Central Michigan University) Two friends begin butting heads after one of them lets in a bumbling vacuum salesman. Runtime: 30 minutes SCATTERBRAIN (Director: Kincaid D. Hopkins, Motion Picture Institute) An unorganized writer named Levi convinces himself that there is a mysterious man living inside of his home, watching him. An unhealthy obsession begins as the man manifests into Levi’s work, all the while Levi struggles to prove that this stranger is real. 11 minutes FEAST YOUR EYES (Director: Danielle Pollak, Michigan State University) An amateur producer of a reality TV show is drawn in by his subject's repressed hunger for human flesh. 25 minutes PROTEUS (Director: Tanner Hamilton, Grand Valley State University) Two stranded astronauts descend into paranoia and madness after a mysterious deep-space accident. 12 minutes THERE GOES STACY (Director: Gabriel Del Rosario, Wayne State University). In suburban Detroit in 1988, high schooler Bryan is the type of kid who stays out of trouble but has his eyes set on Stacy, his childhood friend. However, her overprotective boyfriend, Ted, forbids him from talking to her. Despite warnings against making a move even from his best friend Fraser, Bryan must trust his instincts and overcome the pressures of social hierarchy to reconnect with Stacy. Runtime: 18 min

Apr 12, 2025 2:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Michigan-Made Short Film Program

A collection of short films made by filmmakers here in Michigan. Including: LOST & FOUND (Director: Jaricxel Ramirez-Mata). Two sisters struggle with how to take care of a large red doll. Runtime: 11 minutes SHANNON IS STRANGE (Directors: Don Hessell and Alan LaFave). A phone call sends Shannon through a labyrinth on her way to an epic showdown with the elusive Jack. Will she succeed or fail at her quest? What we know for sure is that Shannon Is Strange.Embark on a Bowie-inspired odyssey that celebrates deep tracks, eclectic friends, playful diversions, and the underdog in a small town. Runtime: 17 minutes LEGADO (Director: Eric Limarenko) A screendance short focused on movement. Runtime: 6 minutes THE RECIPE (Director: Daniel Wylie-Eggert) A discussion of a family recipe being passed down to a new generation. Runtime 16 minutes PORT SANILAC: HARBOR OF REFUGE (Director: Clark Birchmeier). Two down on their luck friends hide out in an empty Michigan resort town in order to survive a zombie apocalypse. Runtime: 20 minutes DEVOLUTION (Director: Mark Broe). A couple fights for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Runtime: 10 minutes. THE CREAKING: The Garden Awakens. In this live action Minecraft short film, Steve finds himself in the mysterious Pale Garden. Little does he know, these woods are guarded by a race of beings called the Creaking.

Apr 12, 2025 4:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Missing from Fire Trail Road

A riveting documentary detailing the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020. Her story exposes how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the USA, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations.

Apr 12, 2025 3:30 pm
Veteran's Memorial Library Annex
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Pride & Prejudice

***Join Sigma Tau Delta, Central Review, and Fiction & Poetry Central for a Jane Austen-themed costume contest. Come dressed as your favorite Pride & Prejudice character, or in your finest Regency attire.*** A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Apr 11, 2025 8:30 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Reverie

Joe is a lonely writer who longs to be the hero of his own story. When it becomes increasingly clear that that’s not the case, he finds himself retreating to a place where he can have anything he dreams of; fame, love, even superpowers. When his real life becomes too much to bear, Joe must reconcile his imagination with reality, before he loses his grip on it

Apr 09, 2025 6:00 pm
Celebration Cinema
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Rivalry: Battle of the Bay

It's a battle of east versus west, of haves versus have-nots, with a year, if not a lifetime of bragging rights at stake. Go deep into a town that wears its heart on its sleeve as two rival Michigan high school football teams prepare to face off in the final game of the 2023 season. Bay City Central has dominated the 48-year rivalry, but the inner-city school has struggled in recent years with declining enrollment. Bay City Western is a thriving rural school with an energetic coach but struggles to shake its identity as Central's "little brother." An original MLive documentary.

Apr 12, 2025 12:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Separated

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris confronts one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations. Based on NBC News Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff’s book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, Morris merges bombshell interviews with government officials and artful narrative vignettes tracing one migrant family’s plight. Together they show that the cruelty at the heart of this policy was its very purpose. Against this backdrop, audiences can begin to absorb the U.S. government’s role in developing and implementing policies that have kept over 1300 children without confirmed reunifications years later, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Apr 13, 2025 6:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Short Documentary Film Program

A collection of short documentary films covering a range of subject matter, including: BREASTS NOT REQUIRED . (Directors Hannah Sullivan & Seth Thompson). Eight women tell their mastectomy stories, and challenge societal expectations for reconstruction. Along the way, they expose the breast implant industry, and the problematic policies and health issues that create harm. Runtime: 33 minutes POWER LINES (Dir: Rick Flynn) Redistricting isn't about lines. Redistricting is about power. Who controls that power? That's up to you. “Power Lines,” created with the support of The Carter Center, is a non-partisan blueprint for a more perfect democracy. In 2018, Michiganders voted to amend the state constitution, ending a system where redistricting was controlled behind closed doors. The amendment created the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, made up of 13 citizens, which took power away from legislators and made the process fully public. The commission drew the 2022 maps, receiving over 30,000 comments, and produced some of the fairest maps in the country, reflecting the state's electorate for the first time in a generation. "Power Lines" traces this journey from the amendment's passage through its challenges in the Michigan Supreme Court. Runtime 10 min VOICES OF TOMORROW (Director: Lena Popilieva). "Voices of Tomorrow" captures the work educators in America are doing with students to restore civic culture in a hyperpolarized society. By fostering viewpoint diversity and free speech in their school communities through civil discourse practices with Sphere Education Initiatives, these educators and their students are revitalizing the most important characteristics of strong democratic citizens - respect, curiosity, and openness. Runtime: 14 minutes THE CANARY (Director: Camilo Silva). In a climate of mounting censorship threats, "The Canary" captures the resilience of a Michigan librarian and mother of a transgender child as she navigates the imminent closure of her community library amidst fervent book-banning efforts, embodying the fight to preserve the freedom to read in modern-day America. Runtime: 19 minutes HIGHWAY, MONUMENT (Director: JOJO). This film tells the story of Chinese actress Huang Lu's journey from confusion and oppression to courage and progress through poetic texts and timeless visuals. It delves deeper into the profound significance of the Duku Highway in connecting transportation between the north and south of Xinjiang, developing and constructing border areas, enhancing ethnic unity and integration, and strengthening national defense. Experimental. Runtime: 5 minutes TSUMUGU: SPINNING THE THREAD OF LIFE. (Director: Toko Shiiki). A Japanese Manga Artist/survivor of childhood trauma gleaned invaluable insights on spinning the thread of life from her personal journey. Runtime: 10 minutes

Apr 12, 2025 4:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Short Film Program (Domestic Shorts)

A collection of short films spanning a variety of genres made by independent filmmakers in the U.S. Including: AN OLD FRIEND (Director: Nuk Suwanchote). An imaginary friend (Jason Faunt) finds out his sole purpose is to bring happiness to his child, only to discover his child is a 90 year old man (Tom Skerritt) on his death bed. Runtime: 14 mintues SWATTED (Director: Ryan Dymkowski). Two young women find themselves cooped up at a middle America diner, under-slept, overwhelmed, and losing patience with one another as they grapple with their part in a ‘swatting accident.’ Runtime: 10 min CALLS (Director: Brandon Keeton) A 911 call leads a new Police Chief to a cold case with a paranormal twist. Runtime: 20 minutes PAINT (Director: Callum Blue) The character in this movie, Jane (Heather Matarazzo; The Princess Diaries; Welcome to the Dollhouse) becomes aware that she is a character in a movie. Upon awakening, she learns to control the narrative of the story; transcend the limitations of “self” and ascend to a state of Divine consciousness. Runtime: 22 minutes SOMETIMES I IMAGINE YOUR FUNERAL (Dir: Vince Dixon). As Max prepares to eulogize his sister Chloe just minutes before her funeral, he wrestles with the anger, frustration, and grief of losing her to an overdose, attempting to understand who Chloe was. Runtime: 11 mintues THE CONCERT (Elizabeth Bourgeois). Farrah and Lisa hang out in Angie’s basement, waiting on her dad to give them a ride to their first big rock concert. Safe in their warm, wood paneled hang-out, they talk about boys and even rehearse their own fledging metal band – The Giant Feminist Electric Mares! But their fun and excitement is cut short. They face what so many women face. And they face it together. A realistic coming of age story that pulls no punches told from the girl’s point of view. Runtime: 8 minutes RIGHT TO PRIVACY (Director: Julie Herlocker). After a women’s health doctor has a charged encounter with a volatile protester, she faces a moral dilemma she could never imagine. Runtime: 12 minutes SAFETY STATE (Director: Jeanette L. Buck). In the dystopian near future, a gay and a lesbian couple form an unlikely friendship as they flee the midwest for safety in New England. Runtime: 15 mintues

Apr 13, 2025 12:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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St. John Street: Story of a Neighborhood

In the city of Flint, Michigan there was once a thriving neighborhood of predominately Black citizens known as St. John Street. But that all changed when urban renewal and the highway came through the city. Displaced and forgotten for over 60 years, see the story of a community that no longer exists, forgotten in time, until now.

Apr 12, 2025 6:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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Sugarcane

***This is a FREE SCREENING sponsored by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the Ziibiwing Center. *** An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school in Canada ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.

Apr 10, 2025 5:30 pm
Ziibiwing Center
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The Blue Caftan

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

Apr 10, 2025 1:00 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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Apr 11, 2025 3:30 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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The Cowboy (El Vaquero)

If the cowboy boot fits, wear it. The arrival of a stray horse triggers a series of events in Bernicia’s life that alters her world as she slowly takes on the persona of a cowboy. Through her journey, she must overcome several obstacles that threaten her newfound desires. EL VAQUERO is an uplifting drama about self-determination.

Apr 09, 2025 6:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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The Diamond Couple

The Diamond Couple undertakes an existential and epiphanic journey through the memories of a centenarian couple; as a meditation on the power of memory, it offers a vision of aging that emphasizes not loss, but the capacity to renew an attachment to life with each instant that passes.

Apr 12, 2025 1:00 pm
Veteran's Memorial Library Annex
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The Queen of My Dreams

Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.

Apr 09, 2025 3:00 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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Apr 11, 2025 6:30 pm
Mid Michigan College Community Room
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The Royal Tenenbaums

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

Apr 11, 2025 6:00 pm
The Platform in Moore Hall
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The Spirit of Sleeping Bear Dunes

The best case for conservation of public land is made by understanding the history of a place, then trekking into wilderness to experience the deep sense of spirituality that only nature can provide. Spirit of the National Parks is a hybrid genre, consisting of four tent-pole historical chapters, surrounded and supported by 20 adventure-travel segments throughout Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We uncover the history and legends of the Native American people who lived there, the history of white settlement, and the controversial formation of the National Lakeshore. The history of its unique agriculture, shipwrecks of the Manitou Passage, and its beautiful lighthouses round out our historical chapters. Our story is authentically told by expert historians, park rangers, conservationists, explorers, and a large cast of real people who truly love Sleeping Bear Dunes.

Apr 12, 2025 12:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Union

Up against one of the most powerful companies in the world, a group of Amazon workers embark on a campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, NY. Led by the charismatic Chris Smalls, the diverse band of workers form the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), while navigating many roadblocks. This screening is sponsored by the CMU Faculty Association.

Apr 09, 2025 5:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Wild at Heart

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

Apr 10, 2025 8:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

Apr 09, 2025 8:00 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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Zurawski v Texas

Due to Texas’s abortion laws, which are some of the most restrictive in the country, Amanda Zurawski was refused an emergency procedure during a troubled pregnancy. The collapse of her uterus sent her into life-threatening septic shock, from which she continues to recover. Her tragic story is less rare than you’d think: When Zurawski took the bold step of fighting the laws in court, in a suit led by the attorney Molly Duane, 21 other women, all of whom had suffered devastating health effects from the Texas laws, signed on to support it.

Apr 10, 2025 5:30 pm
Opperman Auditorium in CMU's Park Library
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