FILM LINEUP

Art And Pep

Documentary / 89 min / USA / 2022

Director: Mercedes Kane

Art and Pep are the owners of the iconic bar Sidetrack, Chicago. And they're also civil rights leaders who have been fighting for LGBTQ+ equality for decades. Their activism is the focus of their struggle to live and

The B1G Story: George Taliaferro

Documentary / 53 min / USA / 2021

Directors: Tucker Gragg, Kevin Weaver

He was the first Black American drafted in the NFL and the only man to play seven positions. His popularity enabled him to racially integrate Bloomington, Indiana. He even integrated the local theater with the twist of a screwdriver. So why does no one know his name?

Bad Axe

Documentary / 100 min / USA / 2022

David Siev

A closely knit Asian-American family living in a rural Michigan community fight to keep their American dream alive as they reckon with a pandemic, racial tensions, and generational scars from Cambodiaʼs “killing fields.” Special presentation of IFC Films.

Be Our Guest

Documentary / 90 min / USA / 2021

Director: Diane Tsai

A New Hampshire family and their four school-aged children open their home to strangers in recovery—a commitment that pushes both the family and their guests to face difficult decisions about community, independence, and the real nature of altruism.

MIDWEST PREMIERE