The live music enhances what we see, bringing us…inside Joan’s experience, enabling us to in a sense go on her spiritual journey with her.
• Los Angeles Times •
Far Western is a music-fueled, character-driven documentary film about Japan’s history and obsession with American country music.
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The Good Postman is the best kind of microcosm documentary, one that boasts an expansive worldview.
• RogerEbert.com •
Faces Places is a delightful, tenderly heart-pricking meander through art, life, history, memory and the countryside.
• The New York Times •
The film [AlphaGo] succeeds at…making Go feel like a spectator sport even to the uninitiated.
• MIT Technology Review •
Sami Blood is a beautiful, haunting film, anchored by a startlingly accomplished lead performance.
• Washington Post •
The 10th annual 41 North Film Festival is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Major sponsorship provided by the Department of Humanities, the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the College of Sciences and Arts, and the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
All events are free and open to the public. They will be held in Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on the Michigan Tech campus. Please see the Festival Admission page for information about how to get in.
For more information about the festival, including how to become a festival sponsor or volunteer, please contact Erin Smith at ersmith@mtu.edu.
Visit the Archives to see festival programs from years past.