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Film Sampler: The Janes

Film Sampler: The Janes

November 9 at 6pm

Hill Auditorium · Burns Park • Free

The Janes pulls back the curtain on a fearless underground network of women who provided safe, illegal abortions in pre-Roe Chicago. Stay for the talkback after this riveting documentary about quiet revolution.

TREES Directed & Performed by Sam Green

TREES Directed & Performed by Sam Green

February 27 at 7:30pm

Michigan Theater · Old Fourth Ward

Trees are silent witnesses to human history, and this live cinema experience lets you sit with that idea. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green narrates in person, weaving documentary footage with an original score and voices from Judi Dench to U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

Aanikoobijigan

Aanikoobijigan

Stamps Gallery · Ann Arbor

Aanikoobijigan, Ojibwe for "ancestors," gets a special Penny Stamps screening with filmmakers Adam and Zack Khalil in the room. Stick around for a reception and Q&A with the brothers and special guests.

You Can See Everything

You Can See Everything

October 23

The State Theatre · Burns Park

Thirty-four days before prison, Elizabeth Holmes invited cameras in. This three-year documentary morphs from intimate portrait into a "mind-bending journey into the abyss," screening in the State's gorgeous art deco digs.

Bicycle Film Festival

Bicycle Film Festival

The State Theatre · Burns Park

Short films about bikes on the big screen: ingenious, daring, and often hilarious stories from cyclists worldwide. A feel-good night for anyone who's ever loved two wheels.

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