Completely, delightfully unpredictable from scene to scene, Give Me Liberty draws you in with its moving performances and blasts of broad comedy.
• New York Times •
Scream Queen!…highlight[s] the gay legacy of Nightmare On Elm Street 2, while documenting its impact within a very homophobic film industry.
• The LGBT Update •
Angelique’s Isle is a study of spirit, morality and resilience.
• What She Said •
Honeyland is both an immersive experience and an undeniably gorgeous reflection on our relationship to nature.
• RogerEbert.com •
The Bit Player is the perfect title for this informative and fun film.
• Physics Today •
Like the best films about the everyday, Los Reyes makes us reassess our ideas of what is and isn’t interesting in the world.
• Film Comment Magazine •
Everything you always wanted to know about emojis, but were afraid to ask.
• Hollywood Reporter •
Midnight Traveler feels like a modern-day message in a bottle, an urgent appeal for help from a family that’s still searching for a home.
• Variety •
Greener Grass is always in control of its deeply bizarre, suburban surrealist tone.
• AV Club •
Maiden is a knuckle-whitening tale of courage and grit.
• Time Out •
Anthropocene seeks to reveal rather than lecture, in the hope that our eyes will convince our brains to act before it’s too late.
• Toronto Star •
Wherever you may land on the ethical issues of gene manipulation, Human Nature, is a fascinating watch.
• Film Threat •
American Factory…tells a macroeconomic story through the micro-level experiences of indelible real-life characters.
• 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.