Apr 18 Thursday
THURSDAY APRIL 18 AT 7:00 PM - THE GARDEN THEATER IN FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN - BENEFITS THE GARDEN THEATER - CAST AND CREW Q&A MODERATED BY ED RONCO OF INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO
AFTER PARTY TO FOLLOW AT STORMCLOUD BREWING - 450 SEATS - $10 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. - and its innovative gem, The Nordic - endured in Marquette Michigan for almost 100 years, even as the world changed endlessly around them. Local kid Bernie Rosendahl’s modern crusade to restore the historic arthouse to its former glory leads filmmakers to discover a hidden cinema empire in the Upper Peninsula.
Portraying the fascinating history of motion pictures through one iconic screen - and featuring dozens of real-life Marquette locations and characters - Marqueetown is the true story of chasing your dreams, redefining failure and success, and reembracing the enduring magic of cinema.
Written and Directed by Joseph Beyer and Jordan Anderson
Apr 21 Sunday
SUNDAY APRIL 21 AT 4:00 PM - ELK RAPIDS CINEMA IN ELK RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - BENEFITS ELK RAPIDS CINEMA - CAST AND CREW Q&A MODERATED BY DAN WANSCHURA OF INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO - 400 SEATS
$10 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Apr 22 Monday
In celebration of Earth Day, the Old Art Building invites you to come watch "My Octopus Teacher" for free! All are welcome.
My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. At the 93rd Academy Awards, it won the award for Best Documentary Feature.
Apr 27 Saturday
In celebration of Earth Day, please join FLOW (For Love of Water), Michiganders for a Just Farming System (MJFS), Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action (MiCCA) and VegMichigan for a screening of "The Smell of Money” at the Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City on April 27, 2024 from 6-9 pm.
"The Smell of Money” is a David vs Goliath tale of one woman’s battle against one of the world’s largest pork companies to reclaim her right to clean air, clean water and to protect her beloved community.
The evening is FREE to attend and will include tabling with local partners, food, a cash bar, and a guest panel discussion led by Carrie La Seur from FLOW after the film.
The Letter League is the story of finding human connection during the pandemic. When Heather Spooner, owner of Ampersand Lettering Lab, launched the idea in April 2020, the response was immediate, and enthusiastic. Since that time, Spooner has connected more than 550 letter writers from around the world with one another. The Letter League also caught the attention of Los Angeles filmmaker Michelle Boyaner of Greenie Films, and a documentary about “stories of connection in a disconnected time” was created.
Join us for the documentary’s Traverse City premiere at the Dennos Museum Center!
May 18 Saturday
SATURDAY MAY 18 AT 7:00 PM - OLD ART BUILDING IN LELAND, MICHIGAN - BENEFITS OLD ART BUILDING - CAST AND CREW Q&A MODERATED BY MAGGIE PAVAO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TUSEN TAKK FOUNDATION
HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH TUSEN TAKK FOUNDATION - 100 SEATS
May 21 Tuesday
The "Young Hemingway: The Path to Paris" project was launched to coincide with the 2012 biennial conference of the International Hemingway Society, meeting for the first time in Petoskey. The conference sessions held in the historic summer community of Bay View focused on young Hemingway’s early observations and writings – as does the documentary.
The documentary was produced by Contemporary Learning Systems (CLS), a Michigan-based non-profit company. Its production partner, Starbright Media Corporation (SMC), based in Petoskey, Michigan, contributed all overhead costs to the project. Dr. George Colburn, a historian, and SMC’s executive producer, wrote and directed the production of Young Hemingway. Dr. George Colburn passed in December of 2022. The film will be introduced by Christopher Struble -content producer for the film and President of the Michigan Hemingway Society. This film is the definitive summary of the influence Michigan had on young Ernest Hemingway during his 23 formative summers spent on Walloon Lake.
May 23 Thursday
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. Through several d/Deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, the central mystery of "The Tuba Thieves" isn’t about theft of instruments; it’s about the nature of sound itself.
Dennos will provide space and time for community dialogue after the film for those who wish to stay.
This free film screening is part of our Indie Lens Pop-Up Series, featuring documentaries seen on PBS’s Independent Lens. Please register in advance. Limit of 34 people, please limit groups to four people.
Oct 18 Friday
Independent and First Run Films at The Garden Theater.See theater Website for details and descriptions.
Oct 19 Saturday