Month: February 2015

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Freep Film Festival: Shorts Program 2

Widely varied in subject, but all revealing in their own ways, the following short documentaries comprise Freep Film Festival Shorts Program #2. Playing the Part: Twenty years after its release, Playing the Part still captivates. The timeless coming-of-age story by filmmaker Mitch McCabe is thoughtful and funny with […]

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Detroit-filmed BUZZARD now showing

Directed by Grand Rapids native Joel Potrykus, using Michigan filmmakers, Buzzard is the story of Marty, a caustic, small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him from his lousy small town temp job to the desolate […]

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Freep Film Festival: NO MORE ROAD TRIPS?

San Francisco-based Rick Prelinger follows up last year’s popular Lost Landscapes of Detroit with a focus on the American road trip. The filmmaker and archivist has pulled the most interesting clips from nearly 4,000 rolls of 16mm and 8mm home movie footage from the 1920s to the 1970s […]

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IT FOLLOWS held over

For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), Autumn should be about school, boys, and weekends at the lake. Yet after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions. She can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her and intends to kill her. […]

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