At this year’s Made-in-Michigan Film Festival, the audience had a chance to vote on their favorite films for the “Audience Choice Award”, and these 6 short films scored high with the audience! We are pleased to bring them back for an encore screening November 29th @ 7pm at Gallery 194. The event is free & open to the public!

“Amendment”
Directed by Tom Nahas
Narrative Short | 40 Minutes

Synopsis: After losing everything in his life that mattered, Michael decides to take the easy way out. Sara, a victim of loss herself, stays positive and wants to share the good things in life. Fate intervenes in both their lives, sending them each on a new path.

“10:03”
Directed by Michael Sneed
Narrative Short | 12 Minutes

Synopsis: A young terrorist on his way to do his bidding meets an unusual stranger.

“Playing House”
Directed by Joshua Courtade
Narrative Short | 9 Minutes

Synopsis: Emily has constructed a childlike world in which she and her husband Tommy play the roles of the perfect married couple. But when reality’s imperfections threaten to destroy Emily’s fantasy, she must make a devastating choice.

“World of Art”
Directed by Mike Allore
Narrative Short | 37 Minutes

Synopsis: Arthur has not been very inspired lately, and doesn’t know why. It takes being locked up in a jail cell with living famous art works where he finally discovers that he is more than just an artist, but art itself. He has been letting the world of art down, and now must confront face-to-face what has been preventing him from reaching his full potential to make the world of art strong again.

“The Haunted Millington Hills”
Directed by Cruce Grammatico
Documentary | 15 Minutes

Synopsis: Cruce, an aspiring documentary filmmaker, and his crew head to Millington, Michigan. Claims of paranormal activity in an indian burial ground are investigated as the team explores the forest.

“Deadline: Medium Rare”
Directed by Anthony Gaskell
Narrative Short | 7 Minutes

Synopsis: Reporter Angelique Carter takes you on a Deadline exclusive as she interviews the man behind the idea for sophisticated, high-class restaurant specializing in the offering of human meat. In today’s economy, restaurants of all varieties fail, yet David Pellatn’s Chez Goule thrives due to the upper-crust cannibal market.

“Bilal’s Stand”

August 16th

7:00pm

Gallery 194

Bilal – a Muslim high school senior in Detroit – works long hours to keep up both his grades and his family’s long-owned taxi stand. “The Stand” has been the family’s social and financial hub for sixty years, and now Bilal is destined to carry the torch. Yet despite a series of setbacks at home, Bilal secretly submits a college application and takes up ice carving in order to win a scholarship. Now he is forced to decide whether to continue running The Stand – the only life he has ever known – or take a chance at social mobility.

Based on a true story, Bilal’s Stand radiates warmth, humor, and originality. In depicting a struggle that is all too common today, the film captures the emotion and authenticity on issues rarely brought together on screen.

Official Website: www.bilalsstand.com

Original Bilal’s Stand Trailer from Beyond Blue Productions on Vimeo.