A cinematic celebration

of women’s stories
 Welcome To The
Detroit SheTown Film Festival 2018
Thursday Night Filmmaker Mixer
Art, Food, Drinks & Filmmakers | 7pm to 11pm
At Detroit Shipping Co. | 474 Peterboro St, Detroit, MI 48201

Friday Night Panel & Screening | $10

At Cinema Detroit | 4126 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Festival Speaker Panel | 7pm
Scheduling

Taste of the Festival | 8pm

Saturday All Day Festival | $10

At Cinema Detroit | 4126 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Documentary Block | 12pm to 2pm
Accoustic Performance by Zoe Nygaard | 2:25pm
Drama Block #1 | 3pm to 5pm
Accoustic Performance by Lia K. Catallo | 5:25pm
Comedy Block | 6pm to 8pm
Accoustic Performance by Rachel Lee Williams | 8:25pm
Thriller Block | 9pm to 11pm

Sunday Afternoon Festival | $10

At Cinema Detroit | 4126 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Drama Block #2 | 1pm to 3pm
Animation Block | 4pm to 4:30pm
Awards | 5pm

All Access Weekend Pass | $20

tickets online at filmfreeway.com or

day of the event at Cinema Detroit’s box office
Free parking in secured lot or on street outside of theater.
Each day pass allows entry into any film block and re-entry for another block during the same day.
 Detroit SheTown was born not just of the idea of hosting a
female-centric film festival in Detroit, but of a true celebration of the important creative
contributions and collaborations that for too long do not receive due recognition- opening
our eyes to what female artists are telling us about ourselves and the world we live in.

Statements
We hope that with this inaugural film festival, the works of art presented take on meaning

Directors
while transferring to the hearts and minds of our audiences, and the weight of a world
divided gives way a little more to one in which we understand and appreciate one another,
and can insprire provoking thoughts and discussion afterwards.

We welcome you to engage with us here in

the heart of the Motor City, with these
unique cinematic voices that speak each in
their own ways, giving women on the page,
in front of and behind the camera a presence
to be heard and recognized.

Mandy Looney
Mike Madigan
Co-Founders, Detroit Shetown Film Festival

Mandy Looney & Mike Madigan

| Co -Founders

Linda Reiss
| Ready to Go

Filmmaker Panel
Lynda has worked on film and television in American since 1986. In 2003. She first directed theatre,
with a well-received ‘Steel Magnolias’ run on the Isle of Man. Having worked with some legendary
directors as Sam Mendes, Gus Van Sant, Norman Jewison, Lynda has had an amazing directorial ed-
ucation and hopes to bring that knowledge to this project. She has worked on such memorable shows
as American Beauty, Cruel Intentions, American History X, True Detective and Stranger Things.
Sara Cross
| What If: Mickey Hargitay
Sara Alize Cross was chosen to be one of 8 fellows for the 2017 HBOAccess Writing Fellowship, during which she
wrote an original half-hour pilot under the mentorship of an HBO Comedy executive. While earning her MFA in
Production at USC School of Cinematic Arts, Sara received the Jack Oakie Comedy Fellowship and the Jeffrey Jones
Scholarship for Screenwriting. Her feature producing credits include Murderball (Sundance Audience Award, Oscar
Nominee), The Order of Myths (Sundance Premiere, Peabody Award), and 21Up America. A dog lover, Sara found-
ed the 501c3 Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.
Angela Atwood
| Lady Hunters
Angela Atwood is an actor and director, known for Lady Hunters,
Freebie (2015) and Chronicles of a BLEEP Year Old Woman (2018).
Jenna Payne
| Zompires in the Park!
Scrappy, DIY New Yorker Jenna Payne has a penchant for film noir, buckets of blood,
and fast talking. She creates lo fi #GlamLife animations for YouTube and working
freelance commercial and film production. She won an award on her first ever short
film, “Feline Frenzy,” and challenges herself to move forward with every project.
 8:00 - 10:00 PM - Opening Night
Annie Waits | Directed By: Marnie Paxton-Harris
September 14, 2018 Bitten | Directed By: Sarah K. Reimers
Cake | Directed By: Anne Hu
Constanta: A Dancing City | Directed By: Carmen Lidia Vidu
Friday
From Sarajevoh | Directed By: Kristen McNaule
Help Wanted | Directed By: Kennikki Jones-Jones
HerBeaver: Behind The Bush | Directed By: Lara Cardiano
How Can I Tell You | Directed By: Barbara Cruetzh
Lady Hunters | Directed By: Angela Atwood
Panic Attack! | Directed By: Eileen O’Mears
Perfect Dinner | Directed By: Jorge Sanchez Pallas
Ready To Go | Directed By: Lynda Reiss
Road Gang | Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
Secret | Directed By: Shana Gagnon
The Morning After | Directed By: Angela Henderson
12:00 - 2:00 PM - Documentary Films
A Call To Action | Directed By: Krisilyn Frazier
After Maria | Directed By: Kerry Clemens
Back To Camp | Directed By: Ashley Mosher
I Was Here | Directed By: Maher El Kheche
September 15, 2018

Jeannine’s Story | Directed By: JoAnne Tucker

Second Assault | Directed By: Jillian Corsie
Saturday

Teta | Directed By: Alexandra Hidalgo

The Big Five Dive | Directed By: Elizabeth Kauer
3:00 - 5:00 PM - Drama Films #1
Black & Blue | Directed By: Taylor Gunn
Casey | Directed By: Shanrica Evans
Dead Tooth | Directed By: Laena Bradley
Disfluency | Directed By: Laura Holliday
Juliette - Portrait Number 3 of XXY | Directed By: Clotilde Rullaud
Lemon Eyes | Directed By: Chelsey Raegen Knapp
My Own Worst Enemy | Directed By: Eve Hinz
Regrets | Directed By: AJ Skyes
Terra | Directed By: Sarah Griffith
The Tolls | Directed By: Liz Anderson
Those Who Can Die | Directed By: Charlotte Cayeux
Work | Directed By: Sam Griffith
 6:00 - 8:00 PM - Comedy Films
A Little Bit Pregnant | Directed By: Summer Chastant
Behind Closed Doors | Directed By: Bianca Armbruster
Bozonova | Directed By: Cris Graves
Cat’s Outta The Bag | Directed By: Stacey Wilson

September 15, 2018

Saturday
Good Girls Don’t | Directed By: Ana de Lara
House Rules | Directed By: Sean Robinson
Incredibly Smart, Sexy, Bombshell Co-Ed Named Debra | Directed By: Raylee Magill
Katrine’s Last Words | Directed By: Janet Pound
Kitchen Sink Classic | Directed By: Lauren Shein
Poncho | Directed By: Corin Michalski
Tabatha Jane Maxx | Directed By: Kana Felix
The Dizygotic Twins | Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
What If?: Mickey Hargitay Plants | Directed By: Sara Alize Cross
9:00 - 11:00 PM - Thriller Films
Bloody Glove Box | Directed By: Cindy Zhang
Bride of Frankie | Directed By: Devi Snively
Corridor | Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
Earworm | Directed By: Tara Price
Follow Me | Directed By: Bailey Amber Durham
Inked | Directed By: Kyra Gardner
Jax In Love | Directed By: Colin Campbell
Pages | Directed By: Shaan Couture
Sekund | Directed By: Ashley Matkowsky
The Morning After | Directed By: Leanne Mangan
The World Can Wait | Directed By: Deborah Espect
What Metal Girls Are Into | Directed By: Laurel Vail
Zombies in the Park | Directed By: Jenna Payne
1:00 - 5:00 PM - Drama Films #2
September 16, 2018

100,000 Miles a Second | Directed By: Patricia Fox

Sunday
Another Girl, Another Planet | Directed By: Laura Jean Hocking
Bad Gender | Directed By: Sarra Kherrat
Champ | Directed By: Nashwa Zaman
Hareven | Directed By: Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier
Heimlich | Directed By: Lisanne Sartor
Juice | Directed By: Zoe Kissel
Redcoats | Directed By: Amy Tiehel
Sekund | Directed By: Ashley Matkowsky
 1:00 - 5:00 PM - Drama Films #2 Cont.
Roadmap | Directed By: Allie Romero & Heather Irvine
September 16, 2018 See The Universe | Directed By: Kayden Phoenix & Charlie Phoenix
Silence | Directed By: Aseel Sharawneh, Mayar Junedy, Nisreen Abu Ghanam
The Family Way | Directed By: Nuno Bernardo
Sunday

4:00 - 5:30 PM - Animation Films

1st Day & Last Minute | Directed By: Sara Koppel
In Our Skin | Directed By: Rosa Beiroa
Nini | Directed By: Yingzong Xin
Panic Attack! | Directed By: Eileen O’Meara
Smart Nightmares | Directed By: Marisa Tolomeo
Wild Woman | Directed By: Vanessa Sweet

Saturday September 15, 2018

2:25
Zoe Nygaard
Zoe Nygaard is a Singer-Songwriter
Performances

from Metro Detroit Area who has stud-

ied music in Nashville. She is an artist
Accoustic

with the Kincer Artist Development

Studio.
5:25
Lia K. Catallo
Lia K Catallo is a Singer-Songwriter from Roch-
ester who has had her original music featured on
WDIV and Fox 2 Detroit, as well as performances
at Winterblast, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and
opening for the Gin Blossoms at Arts Beats &
Eats 2018 in Royal Oak, Michigan, where she also
released her new EP to rave reviews.
8:25
Rachel Lee Williams
Rachel Lee Williams is a Songwriter who’s had her songs
featured in films, headlined events & played at the pres-
tigious Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an
artist with the Kincer Artist Development Studio.
| Friday, September 14 | 8:00pm | Opening Night: Taste of the Festival |
Annie Waits
Directed By: Marnie Paxton-Harris
Annie Waits tells the story of lust and
Bitten disappointment, as a twenty-something
Directed By: Sarah K Reimers waits for her adult life to begin.
A dog gets bitten by a werewolf. 8:56 min.
10:00 min.

From Sarajevoh Cake

Directed By: Kristen McNaule Directed By: Anne Hu
A teenage girl escapes war torn A bisexual woman, tries to
Bosnia with dreams of becoming explore her sexuality within her
a dancer. marriage with her
8:05 min.
husband by surprise ordering
a seemingly human female sex
HerBeaver: Behind the Bush robot. But the sex robot is not the
Directed By: Lara Cardiano cure-all she had hoped for.
A documentary featuring the Be careful what you wish for.
women of HerBeaver, a 9:22 min.
Toronto-based comedy troupe,
as they battle for legitimacy -
one show, one sketch, one joke
at a time. Game of Shame
9:50 min. Directed By: Helena Born
Primal people. Primal sin. Primal Game.
2:22 min
Help Wanted
Directed By: Kennikki Jones
A quirky comedy about a frustrated
mother who can no longer live with her
son’s lack of motivation. She decides to Lady Hunters
force him out of the house to find a job. Directed By: Angela Atwood
She employs stealthy antics to ensure Three best friends on a moms’
his success but a knock upside the head weekend retreat to the
from fate may be all he needs. Adirondacks, learn that a gang
8:05 min.
rapist has been released from a
nearby prison. The women find
themselves novice killers and
Panic Attack! arbiters of justice.
Directed By: Eileen O’Meara 15:00 min.
You know the nagging thoughts that
start with “did I leave the coffee on?”
and turn in to “am I pregnant with a
devil-baby?” This hand-drawn
animation explores anxiety, obsession, Perfect Dinner
and one woman’s slippery hold on Directed By: Jorge Sanchez Pallas
reality. A perfectionist chief who was asked to
3:00 min. make a proposal dessert accidentally
loses the ring he is supposed to put in
a cake. He has to overcome his
principles and sacrifice his appearance
Ready To Go in order to make the dessert perfect.
Directed By: Lynda Reiss 3:14 min.
Lance Mitchell is taking his cat
to be put down. He relates a story
he’s read about a man who, fearing
knowledge of impending death, has
planned to kill himself impulsively. The Morning After
9:30 min. Directed By: Angela Henderson
A woman finds her
power in Trump’s America
Secret 6:12 min.
Directed By: Lara Cardiano
It is a piece about love and loss, the changing of the seasons, the
healing power of nature, and the majestic beauty of horses. It is
about healing and acceptance after enduing unexpected tragedy.
“Secret” is a love letter to the beautiful state of Michigan. The
message is meant to be hopeful and to say
“never ever give up”
9:50 min.

The films in this block are multi-genre and influence the

diversity in the Detroit SheTown Film Festival.
| Saturday, September 15 | 12:00pm | Documentary Films |
A Call To Action
Directed By: Krisilyn Frazier
Holocaust survivor, Irene Butter and University Michigan Professor, Dr.
Annemarie Toebosch give a compelling voice to a dance documentary
addressing the past, present and future of genocide. A choreographer and
videographer’s call to action.
12:40 min.

After Maria
Directed By: Kerry Clemens
In the wake of the category 5 hurricane that hit Puerto Rico lies a small
western remote town named Añasco. Could or would aid come to them or
not? How would they survive.
9:24 min.

Back To Camp
Directed By: Ashley Mosher
At 40 years old, Ashley finds herself at mid-life and questioning the
meaning of all that came before it. Feeling empty, confused and uncertain
how to move forward in her life she decides to go back to the one place
that never changes, but always changes you...Summer Camp.
9:04 min.

I Was Here
Directed By: Maher El Kheche
The film is about the filmmaker’s return to her hometown, Idlib, in 2015
after it fell in the hands of Al Fateh army which is a coalition of different
fighters including Al-Qaeda affiliated ones. After four years of no-see and
forced displacement she finally returned to find that many things have
changed. The short film tells the summery of the town’s story that changed
its authorities from a criminal regime to criminal jihadists.
13:00 min.

Jeannine’s Story
Directed By: JoAnne Tucker
Jeannine grew up in Detroit, MI where she experienced both physical
and sexual abuse as a child. Her mother, a musician, encouraged the arts
to be a part of Jeannine’s life. Performing at age 5 with a choir her Mom
directed, Jeannine’s love of music was nurtured. Abusive relationships
continued in her adult life. Eventually the power of the arts, particulary
music enabled Jeannine to build a healthy abuse free life.
10:02 min.

Second Assault
Directed By: Jillian Corsie
When Jillian was 18 years old, she was raped in her college dorm room.
Twelve years later Second Assault follows her on the journey to confront this
incident. This film explores the trauma of reporting sexual violence, and the
“second assault” that survivors often experience when they are not believed.
18:54 min.

Teta
Directed By: Alexandra Hidalgo
In Teta, Alexandra Hidalgo tells the story of her journey nursing her
youngest son, Santiago, for twenty-two months. Teta portray’s the ups and
downs of nursing a baby as a working mother of two. Teta illustrates the
transcendent emotional bond created by nursing, not only between
mother and child but between all members of the family.
25:00 min.

The Big Five Dive

Directed By: Elizabeth Kauer
This short adventure documentary follows a group of women as they
attempt to SCUBA dive one historic site in all five Great Lakes within the
span of 24 hours. These women show that there is a place for everyone
under the water.
22:23 min.

| Saturday, September 15 | 12:00pm | Documentary Films |

 | Saturday, September 15 | 3:00pm | Drama Films #1 |
Black & Blue
Directed By: Taylor Gunn
After another innocent Black life is wrongfully taken by a police
officer in the inner city streets of Miami, Florida, a young man
with a direct obligation to a civil issue, struggles with the fear of
falling in to the cycle that surrounds him.
12:09 min.

Casey
Directed By: Shanrica Evans
A teenager with gender dysphoria witnesses the physical
assault of a transgender woman.
5:41 min.
Dead Tooth
Directed By: Laena Bradley
Dead Tooth is a Comedy-drama which explores the friendship
between two young women, bound together by a dry sense of
humor and a distaste for modern romance.
12:41 min.
Disfluency
Directed By: Laura Holliday
A narrative case study and in depth look at rape culture and
the aftermath.
10:56 min.

My Own Worst Enemy

Directed By: Eve Hine
Emma’s biggest problem was supposed to be getting a job. Now it’s
the cash only parking lot standing between her and her car. On
second though maybe Emma’s biggest problem is Emma.
15:13 min.
Lemon Eyes
Directed By: Chelsey Raegen Knapp
Detroit, 1928: When disputes in a loveless marriage escalate, a young medical
student prescribes a solution with questionable side effects.
9:49 min.

Regrets
Directed By: AJ Skyes
Mary sees her husband Jim in a hospital bed breathing with an oxygen mask.
Through several flashbacks we see Mary’s life full of turmoil, from enduring years
of physical and mental abuse from her childhood to adulthood. Jim removes his
oxygen mask and the room begins to radiate with white light and he sees Mary in
her red dress. Suddenly the illusion is shattered as Mary leaves.
7:55 min.

The Tolls
Directed By: Liz Anderson
While mourning the loss of his wife at sea, U.S. army corporal Wes
Morris confronts a mysterious stranger who has infiltrated his base.
The intruder possesses a top secret S.S. technology, which transports
them to an alternate, Nazi occupied San Francisco. Here, Wes will
put the lives of millions at risk in order to reunite with his lost love.
19:59 min.

Those Who Can Die

Directed By: Charlotte Cayeux
Zoé, 15 years old, enters a strict boarding school. Around her,
pupils are playing and attending classes with faded eyes.
Through their obsequious facade, the supervisors’ violence
lurks. One day Zoé meets Marie and understands what they are
destined for.
18:33 min.
Work
Directed By: Sam Griffith
A young mom questions her choices and identity while
raising her daughter on a farm.
10:20 min.

| Saturday, September 15 | 3:00pm | Drama Films #1 |

 | Saturday, September 15 | 6:00pm | Comedy Films |

Behind Closed Doors A Little Bit Ptegnant

Directed By: Bianca Armbruster Directed By: Summer Chastant
A slice of life, romantic comedy about A short film, dark comedy, about a woman
a modern couple’s Saturday morning trying everything to convince herself that
habits. Lana and Carter equally love having a baby can save her marriage.
being with each other as much as their 8:30 min.
alone time. Companionship is being
comfortable being your whole selves,
awkward, unkempt, imperfect and BOZONOVA
occasionally appalling; but sometimes Directed By: Cris Graves
there are just some things best left, BOZONOVA is a bawdy comedy about Joe
alone.` Fletcher, a professional clown gigolo who
5:00 min. sets out to exact his revenge on his former
protégé and nemesis, Tommy Grey.
Cat’s Outta The Bag 14:47 min.
Directed By: Shanrica Evans
An innocent millennials finds herself in Good Girls Don’t
a dark social media love triangle that can Directed By: Ana de Lara
only be solved by...you guessed it....her A comedic short film about a
cell phone. Filipina-Canadian girl who defies her
13:45 min. mother’s warning that she will turn into
a boy if she plays basketball.
(Spoiler Alert: She doesn’t!)
House Rules 15:00 min.
Directed By: Sean Robinson
A jobless, aimless woman stumbles upon a room for rent. Swallowing her
pride, she decides to go for it. From the moment she knocks on the door,
she finds that this house may be more than she bargained for.
12:26 min.

Incredibly Smart, Sexy, Bombshell Co-Ed Named Debra

A Day in the Life of an actress...who’s not so lucky
Katrine’s Last Words
Directed by Janet Pound
When 90-year old Katrine beckons her daughter to
impart her final words, things run amok.
--:--
Poncho
Directed By: Corin Michalski
A short comedy about new love and an old
dog. Set on the 4th of July in New York City.
14:01 min.
The Dizygotic Twins
Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
The Dizygotic twins, is the story of Maël
et Maya, non-identical twins who
supposably have a special connection.
7:56 min.
Directed By: Raylee Magill
15:00 min.
Kitchen Sink Classic
Directed By: Lauren Shein
He wants one thing... she wants
another. Who’s got the sharpest tool?
3:00 min.
Tabatha Jane Maxx
Directed By: Kana Felix
The World’s Most Budget Conscious Spy,
is on a mission, to hunt down the evil
Neiman Mark Ups. Along the way she
falls in love the only other budget
conscious spy, and she must now choose
between what feels good and what she is
good at.
10:00 min.

What If?: Mickey Hargitay Plants

Directed By: Kana Felix
What If? is a series of character-driven short films made for the web and based
on Craigslist Missed Connections that each capture a snapshot of a moment in
two people’s lives: memorable to one, possibly memorable –
possibly unnoticed - to the other.
10:00 min.

| Saturday, September 15 | 6:00pm | Comedy Films |

| Saturday, September 15 | 9:00pm | Thriller Films |
Bloody Glove Box
Directed By: Cindy Zhang
A psychopathic robbery killer wearing a hoodie is
Bride of Frankie now fleeing in the city and committing crimes con-
stantly. At this moment, a man wearing a hoodie is
Directed By: Shanrica Evans carrying a girl in red. When all the traces in his car
In this darkly comedic feminist, reveal that he is the murderer, he is killed .
a not-so-mad scientist builds 5:07 min.
a mate for her mentor’s lonely
creation with electrifying, and
deadly, results.
18:48 min. Corridor
Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
The bloody glittery adventures of a serial killer pairs of lovers.
Earworm 4:02 min.
Directed By: Tara Price
A lonely man does battle with a relentless piece of music. Oh, the
things that get stuck in our heads. When a reclusive man is repeatedly
woken up over the course of a night by severe headaches,
accompanied by musical repetition from an unknown source, his
sanity begins to swiftly unravel.
Follow Me
5:06 min.
Directed By: Bailey Amber Durham

Inked A suspenseful short film that follows

Directed By: Kyra Gardner
Lilly and Cece are life-long best
friends. However when matching
tattoos and some mysterious ink
jeopardize their friendship they have
to face the good, bad, and the undead
to save themselves.
5:06 min.
Pages
Directed By: Shaan Couture
An engaged couple trying to write their vows
is unwillingly forced to face their darkest fears
and fantasies from a storied past.
7:45 min
The Morning After
Directed By: Leanne Mangan
A backpacker awakes at dawn in a rice
paddy field outside Siem Reap...with no
knowledge of how he got there, what
happened the night before - or where
his girlfriend is.
7:01 min.
Zombies In The Park
Directed By: Sam Griffith
Foxy zombie/vampire hybrids at-
tack Brooklyn in retaliation for the
declassification of Pluto as a planet,
rendering the Zompires ineligible
for intergalactic aid. It’s camp, it’s
vamp, it’s everything you want in a
comedy/horror mash up - ZOM-
PIRE VIXENS FROM PLUTO!
10:20 min.
three college girls on their way to a party.
Things begin to get strange, however, after
they arrive at their destination.
10:08 min.
Jax In Love
Directed By: Colin Campbell
Jax, a lonely wanderer, is searching
for a human connection, when her
car breaks down in the middle of
nowhere. Will she make it out of
the desert alive?
20:00 min.
Sekund
Directed By: Sarah Griffith
In the near future, a group of extraor-
dinary kids survive on their own in a
rundown industrial America with
hopes to one day find an escape.
6:20 min.
The World Can Wait
Directed By: Deborah Espect
Vic is a popular lesbian character in a
hit television series. But when the Ex-
ecutives in charge of the show gather
to decide her fate, she finds herself
having to fight for her survival.
8:00 min.
What Metal Girls Are Into
Directed By: Laurel Vail
Three women going to a three day
metal festival in the desert find
something disturbing in the freezer
of their isolated vacation rental.
15:30 min.

| Saturday, September 15 | 9:00pm | Thriller Films |

| Sunday, September 16 | 1:00pm | Drama Films #2 |
100,000 Miles a Second
Directed By: Patricia Fox
A Woman with multiple sclerosis goes to a local coop at the end of a busy
workday. She’s experiencing problems walking. She pulls herself together
enough to go into a store. A homeless musician plays mandolin outside the
entrance. His tall-tale reframes the way she’s been thinking about her
situation. She realizes she’s been blocking her own momentum with negative
thoughts about herself.
7:20 min.
Another Girl, Another Planet
Directed By: Laura Jean Hocking Bad Gender
A young girl writes her own version Directed By: Sarra Kherrat
of a Greek myth. Mauvais Genres is a queer film based
10:08 min. on the experimental cinema of the 80s. The
story revolves around androgynous young
people who pass from mysterious interviews,
Champ to completely illogical tests, which will de-
Directed By: Nashwa Zaman termine in which community they will have
Hoping Alice will be willing to to live.
advocate for her father, after nearly 9:33 min.
a year without any contact, to
rejoin their biracial family. Alice Harevan
must play the adult and is forced to Directed By: Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier
confront her father, and Vic is a popular lesbian character in
herself, with the fact that things a hit television series. But when the
have changed. Executives in charge of the show gath-
12:08 min. er to decide her fate, she finds herself
having to fight for her survival.
Heimlich --:--
Directed By: Lisanne Sartor
Nina and Alex are married with their Juice
toddler Elsie. Nina’s had enough. Directed By: Zoe Kissel
13:57 min.
A short neo-noir science fiction film
following a young addict’s growing
Redcoats withdrawal and the fatal decision she
Directed By: Amy Tiehel makes to get high once more.
10:20 min.
Three British soldiers pillage the
home of a woman, her daughter
and two grandchildren during the
Revolutionary War and get more
than they bargained for in this
dramatic short with a twist. Roadmap
18:49 min. Directed By: Allie Romero & Heather Irvine
A girl takes a journey to honor her father.
See The Universe 8:30 min.
Directed By: Kayden Phoenix & Charlie Phoenix
Cindy Torres has a strained relationship with her father. Since
childhood, her father has told her fanciful stories about his space
travels- none ever being the truth. It’s not until her father is on his
deathbed that Cindy understands the man her father really is.
9:30 min.

The Family Way

Directed By: Laurel Vail
A family is thrown into turmoil when a positive pregnancy test is found in the
bathroom drawer. Mother and daughter Julia and Ruth get their pregnancy tests
mixed up when they both hide them in the bathroom. They set out to discreetly
buy pregnancy tests in their small Irish suburban town, but are thwarted at every
turn, bumping into people they know. Word spreads and friends and neighbors
turn up at their home to find out the ‘news’ from distressed dad Robert.
18:35 min.

Silence
Directed By: Aseel Sharawneh, Mayar Junedy,Nisreen Abu Ghanam
“Silence”: 13-year-old Tala discovers that her generation’s societal chal-
lenges are like that of her mother’s, and tackles these issues through a
street movement.
11:00 min.

| Sunday, September 16 | 1:00pm | Drama Films #2 |

 | Sunday, September 16 | 4:00pm | Animation |
Nini
Directed By: Yingzong Xin
Cici’s good friend Nini was taken away. At midnight ,Nine returned to her
friend and tried to tell here something.
5:00 min.
Panic Attack!
Directed By: Eileen O’Meara
You know the nagging thoughts that start with “did I leave the coffee on?”
and turn in to “am I pregnant with a devil-baby?” This hand-drawn
animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on
reality.
3:00 min.
Smart Nightmares
Directed By: Marisa Tolomeo
A hand-drawn animation made as my senior thesis film for the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago. It depicts my little sister, Hannah, exploring her
nightmares depicting a Wendigo she had seen on the internet. As she narrates
her nightmares, her family argues on who’s to blame for her creepy internet
searches.
5:00 min.
Wild Woman
Directed By: Vanessa Sweet
Wild Woman is an animated poem to mankind which invokes current world
issues such as drone-strikes and religious persecution in a plea for empathy.
Scenes transform and melt as the animator also explores her personal struggle
of becoming a mother and identifying as such in our current social and political
climate.
4:00 min.

| September 14-16 | Screening Room 2 | Music Videos |

1st Day & Last Minute
Constanta. A Dancing City Directed By: Sara Koppel
Directed By: Carmen Lidia Vidu
A rush adventure into a gender
An atmospheric film, a combination of Cuba fluid-persons
and a small town on the west coast of America. zone of desires, where
Constanta is not just a holiday lust & responsibility is constant
destination, it is much more than that. It is the dividing & demanding needs.
place where you give your dreams total freedom, 3:00 min.
where water, dancing, buildings, almost naked
bodies and music join in a sensuous story.
16:27 min. Game of Shame
Directed By: Helena Born
How Can I Tell You Primal people. Primal sin. Primal Game.
2:22 min.
Directed By: Barbara Cruetzh
The words and woes of exile by Esto-
nian poet-singer Lembe Lokk. How In Our Skin
Can I Tell You is a sentimental journey Directed By: Rosa Beiroa
through language and imagery.
A celebration of nudity and freedom of
4:25 min. women within their own bodies. It is a film
about form, volume and shape, from the
beauty of a fold of skin to the delicacy of a
Juliette - Portrait Number 3 of XXY touch.
Directed By: Clotilde Rullaud 4:00 min.
While seeking her inner force of na-
ture, her instinctive, universal woman,
the girl finds love and confronts the Road Gang
Other in order to define herself. It’s Directed By: Cassandre Emanuel
the time for nausea, for butterflies A gang of children from a Canadian
in the stomach, for impossible love, village fool around and get a bit wild.
for dreams, for self-questioning. In
making her first choices as an adult, 5:00 min.
she renounces her girlhood but also
discovers freedom. Terra
3:43 min. Directed By: Sarah Griffith
The relationship between humans and
the environment, as well as their impact
on it, is explored through movement.
5:45 min.

The music videos will run in a loop all three days of the festival
 Detroit SheTown Film Festival
Special Thanks What Is SheTown? In the 1920s and early 1930s, male auto workers consistently decried the
increasing numbers of women in American automobile plants. One Studebaker
worker complained about the appearance of more and more women in the light
machine operations: “One is immediately struck by the sight of so many women at
work. Men are being replaced by women on drill presses, lathes, and even
internal grinders.”

Articulating a common fear of replacement by less expensive women workers, one

labor journalist labeled Detroit the new ‘she-town’: “Because women can do the
semi-skilled work of running punch presses and drills in the auto factories, men are
being laid off to join the mob of unemployed workers. Women are
being given jobs because the prevailing wage for them is 20¢ to 30¢ an hour lower
for the same work. Detroit is b`eginning to take on the aspects of a ‘she-town’ in
which the woman works out and the man looks after the kids.”

Today, what was once one of the most traditionally male-dominated professions,
filmmaking, has seen its own “Shetown” revolution in front of the camera,
behind the camera in the creative process, and in shaping important stories for new
audiences. The Detroit Shetown Film Festival (DSFF) seeks to highlight this im-
portant milestone by noting the past and embracing our creative future, as
female filmmakers finally receive their own time in the creative spotlight.

day of the event at Cinema Detroit’s box office

Alex Crowther | Supporting Partner

tickets online at filmfreeway.com or

Dimitri Athos | Consultant
Aaron Burton | Awards Creator
Andrew Wilson | Photgraphy / Videography
Free Thought Robot
Garion Hill | Photgraphy
Kiwion Hill
Bailey Durham | Program Creator
Brian Looney | Head Coordinator
Morgan Getty | Coordinator
Loni Soulliere | Coordinator
Cinema Detroit | Host Venue