October 11, 2022

MTPFF Program: THE WIN: WHEN ATHLETES SHAKE THE WORLD

Sports open the doors for stories untold. In Cleveland, a city reconsiders the meaning of a century-old mascot, and in New York, a stereotype is reformed by the electric performance of one player. (Total Running Time: 65 MIN) Deerfoot of the Diamond | Director: Lance EdmandsA reexamination of the legacy of Louis Sockalexis, the first […]

October 11, 2022

MTPFF Program: SEEKING REFUGE, FINDING HOME

Kivu, Hong Kong, Milwaukee — seeking shelter from violence and oppression, people move across the globe to find safety and build a home, sometimes losing their families in the process. These films are stories of migrants from the Balkans, Iraq, China and Congo, as they resettle in cities around the world. (Total Running Time: 62 […]

October 19, 2021

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK

NYC PREMIERE “Revivify Fanny. And my work is done,” said David Bowie. Fanny was the first rock band of women to release an LP with a major label, putting out five albums in the early 70s. They broke barriers of race, gender, and sexuality in a group that included two Filipina American sisters and queer […]