Michigan Theater (Main Auditorium)
603 E. Liberty St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
8:15pm
Opening Night Screening
A selection of short films, featuring innovative new works in animation, documentary, experimental and independent cinema.
3:00pm
Music Videos in Competition
New music videos from Cults, Cave, J Mascis, Juliana Barwick, Matthew Dear and Devo’s AAFF award-winning 1976 film In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution. Martin Bandyke
5:00pm
Student Film Showcase
A selection of the best recent short films created by regional film students.
7:15pm
Films in Competition 1
New films by David Sherman, Deborah Stratman, Neil Beloufa and Marcy Saude that veer between fiction and non-fiction; with Craig Baldwin’s 1986 epic RocketKitKongoKit. Filmmakers David Sherman and Craig Baldwin
9:30pm
Out Night with Barbara Hammer
A celebration of historic and influential LGBTQ films, featuring trailblazing filmmaker Barbara Hammer in person with her films. Tina Takemoto’s video Looking for Jiro (2011), Ira Sachs’ 1994 film Lady,
5:10pm
Penny W. Stamps presents Craig Baldwin - Society of Spectacle
Craig Baldwin is an experimental filmmaker who uses “found” footage as well as images from the mass media to undermine and transform the traditional documentary, infusing it with the energy
7:15pm
Bruce Baillie Retrospective 1
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is honored to have Bruce Baillie in attendance for the presentation of the first of three retrospective programs, featuring some of the most important films to
9:30pm
Films in Competition 3
New experimental, animated, and abstract works by Charlotte Pryce, Lawrence Jordan and Norbert Shieh, with the North American premieres of "Emblem" by Rei Hayama and "Vexed" by Telcosystems. Program begins
7:15pm
Films in Competition 4
New films from Martin Arnold, Janie Geiser, Rob Todd, Laida Lertxundi, Kerry Laitalia, Jodie Mack, Albert Sackl and Tina Frank. Program includes Gus Van Sant’s 1978 short film The Discipline
9:30pm
Animated Films in Competition
A dozen new animated films from China, Spain, Austria, England, Canada and the U.S., including the latest from the Quay Brothers. Program in memory of Karen Aqua (1954–2011) Filmmakers Bryan
11:00am
Films in Competition 5 (Ages 6+)
This visually engaging program of 10 films includes animation, music videos, documentaries and a computer-generated 3D film made in 1971. Program includes the world premiere of Luciano Zubillaga's "The Arrousing
1:00pm
Bruce Baillie Retrospective 2
The second of three programs celebrating the work of Bruce Baillie features two masterworks Quixote and Valentin de las Sierras, preceded by the rarely seen Yellow Horse and Termination. Bruce Baillie will be
3:30pm
Films in Competition 7
New non-fiction films from Hayoun Kwon, Richard Wiebe, Robert Fenz, Fern Silva and the world premiere of Sasha Waters Freyer's "An Incomplete History of the Travelogue, 1925". This program also
7:15pm
Films in Competition 8
New experimental, animated and documentary films from Peru, Finland, Japan and the U.S. including Suzan Pitt's latest animation "Visitation" and the North American premiere of Minna Parkkinen's film "Circle". Please
9:30pm
Films in Competition 9
New abstract, experimental documentary and animated films from the U.S., England, and Germany including recent works by Jennifer Reeves, Fern Silva, Stephen Irwin, Sylvia Schedelbauer, Evan Meaney, Martin Arnold and
11:00am
Films in Competition 10
New experimental films from David Gatten, Samantha Rebello and JB Mabe. Program includes the North American premiere of "Generator" by Takashi Makino and the rarely seen 16mm film "Porch Glider" (1970,
1:00pm
Films in Competition 11
George Kuchar’s 1966 classic Hold Me While I’m Naked with new narrative, documentary and experimental films by Bobby Abate, Dietmar Brehm, Kevin T. Allen, Josh Gibson, and Kevin Jerome Everson.
3:00pm
Two Years At Sea
Ben Rivers’ nearly wordless portrait of a man called Jake who lives alone within miles of forest in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jake is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the
6:00pm
Award Screening 1
Onstage announcement of the 50th AAFF awards followed by a select screening of awarded films.
8:00pm
Award Screening 2
Additional awarded films from the 50th AAFF.
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