The Films

• Year 2025
• Country USA
• Runtime 7 min
• Director Finn Ryan, Craig Eley

Filmmaker in Attendance, Adult Language, Michigan Premiere, Adult Themes

Before Stonewall there was The Black Nite, a Milwaukee gay bar where LGBTQ activists and allies brawled with a group of homophobic sailors.
This video ode to the location tells the story of that night.

• Year 2026
• Country USA
• Runtime 17 min
• Director Nels Lindquist

Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere

Lead poisoning is an ongoing public health emergency. This short documentary goes into the trenches with the workers and advocates fighting to replace lead pipes in Wisconsin, while revealing the human stakes of a water crisis that continues to put children at risk.

• Year 2026
• Country USA
• Runtime 5 min
• Director Jason Lindsey

Filmmaker in Attendance

UNFINISHED is a five-minute documentary built entirely from photographs of American flags in ordinary places: farms, storefronts, closed main streets. With no faces or partisan narration, the flag stands as a constant witness, present in both celebration and struggle, to the distance between American promise and lived reality.

• Year 2026
• Country USA
• Runtime 25 min
• Director Harrison Buck

Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere

Dragon Mom follows Laura, a mother learning to navigate the emotional, physical, and societal complexities of raising a child who lives with severe disability. Alongside her family, Laura must confront the realities of ableism, advocate for accessibility, and redefine what strength and connection look like.