FILM LINEUP

Cat Daddies

Documentary / 89 min / USA / 2021

Director: Mye Hoang

Man has found a new best friend in this heartwarming collective portrait of nine unique men whose lives have been proudly and forever changed by their love for cats.

Chop & Steele

Documentary / 81 min / USA / 2022

Directors: Ben Steinbauer, Berndt Mader

Comedians and founders of the Found Footage Festival prank morning news shows with characters like their fake strongman duo, Chop & Steele. When the spoofs go viral, they are sued by a media conglomerate that threatens their livelihood and tests their friendship.

Close

Narrative / 105 min / Belgium / 2022

Director: Lukas Dhont

Leo and Remi are two best friends whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart.

“Close” is an unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing. Special presentation of A24.

Corsage

Narrative / 112 min / Austria / 2022

Director: Marie Kreutzer

As her 40th birthday approaches, beautiful Empress Elisabeth of Austria is thrown into turmoil as she anticipates being considered an old woman. Special presentation of IFC Films.

HORROR MIDWEST PREMIERE

The Country Club

Narrative / 90 min / USA / 2021

Director: Fiona Robert

After their father is laid off, two teenage girls hatch a plan to win the prize money of a golf tournament at a country club. But once they encounter the clubʼs wealthy patrons, they are thrust on an adventure of finding friendship in the most unlikely of people.

MIDWEST PREMIERE

Documentary / 98 min / USA / 2022

Director: Ahsen Nadeem

After decades of living a secret life, a filmmaker travels to a strict Japanese monastery in search of guidance, but the only monk who will help him prefers ice cream and heavy metal over meditation.

Dawning

Horror / 73 min / USA / 2022

Director: Young Min Kim

When Haejin Park, a trauma therapist, travels back to her hometown to comfort her younger sister Soojin, all her memories she tried so hard to forget come hauntingly rushing back.

Days of Daisy

Narrative / 94 min / USA / 2022

Director: Alexander Jeffery

As her 40th birthday draws near, high school librarian Daisy feels pressure to settle down and start a family. When the art teacher at Daisy's school abruptly quits mid-term, she teams up with a local photographer to give the students the art program they deserve.

Dealing With Dad

Narrative / 106 min / USA / 2022

Director: Tom Huang

Margaret goes back to her hometown with her brothers to deal with the depression of their antagonistic father, who's actually nicer depressed than well. The siblings wonder if they should even get him better as they struggle to find a solution in this comedic drama.

Dear Zoe

Narrative / 94 min / USA / 2021

Director: Gren Wells

A powerful coming-of-age story of resilience in which teenage Tess (Sadie Sink) enlists the support of her biological father and the charming juvenile delinquent next door in the aftermath of the death of her little sister Zoe.

Dr. Bird's Advice For Sad Poets

Narrative / 109 min / USA / 2021

Director: Yaniv Raz

In this magical realism mystery, 16-year-old James goes on a search for his missing sister and attempts to overcome his anxiety and depression with the advice of Dr. Bird - an imaginary pigeon psychotherapist.

Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Finalists

Special Presentation / 61 min / 2022

The Heartland International Film Festival is proud to once again partner with the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge to showcase the slate of 2022 Finalists and Winners!

MIDWEST PREMIERE

Eat Your Catfish

Documentary / 74 min / USA / 2021

Directors: Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, Senem Tüzen

Kathrynʼs ALS has left her paralyzed, but she holds on to see her daughterʼs wedding. With dark humor and extraordinary intimacy, this film probes the breakdown of a familyʼs bonds and of a womanʼs will to live.

Finding Her Beat

Documentary / 89 min / USA / 2022

Directors: Dawn Mikkelson, Keri Pickett

For thousands of years, women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore. In the dead of a Minnesota winter, Asian drumming divas smash gender roles and redefine power on their own terms.

The Fire That Took Her

Documentary / 95 min / USA / 2022

Director: Patricia E. Gillespie

MIDWEST PREMIERE

Judy Malinowski was doused in petrol and set on fire by her crazed ex-boyfriend. A story at the center of true crime and #MeToo, this film goes inside the case and asks: How much must women suffer in order to be believed? Produced by MTV Documentary Films.

Follow Her

Horror / 95 min / USA / 2022

Director: Sylvia Caminer

A struggling actress and live streamer responds to a mysterious classified ad and finds herself trapped in her new boss's twisted revenge fantasy.