The 2025 Frankfort Film Festival Lineup is here!
We are so excited to share the 17th Annual Frankfort Film Festival lineup with you. To purchase tickets, check out the 2025 Official Film Selections listed below with ticket links.
Or, you can purchase a Directing Sponsorship Festival Pass to get FULL ACCESS to all 14 films, including our Opening Night Trailer Viewing Party, our Trivia Nights, and Frankfort48 Showcase.
Directing Sponsorships Festival Pass
This is our FULL ACCESS pass to the 2025 Frankfort Film Festival!
Directing Sponsorship: $200/$300 for Individual/Couple
- 1 or 2 individual passes to all 15 films
- Free entry to the Opening Night Trailer Viewing Party ($25 value)
- Name prominently on Website, On-Screen during Festival, and inside Festival Program
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2025 Frankfort Film Festival Official Selections
FFF Opening Night Trailer Viewing Party
Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm
The official start to the Frankfort Film Festival, come gather at The Garden Theater to kick off the weekend and watch all of the trailers for the films! If you remember the trailer viewing events from years past, this is your chance to watch all of the trailers and pick your films. There will be drinks, light hors d’oeuvres, and a whole lotta good vibes.
Tina
thursday, October 16 at 12:00 pm
NR | 124min | DRAMA | New Zealand
A woman, grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch quakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.
Director: Miki Magasiva
Seattle International Film Festival
Winner - Best Film
watch trailer | imdb movie Listing
Every Little Thing
thursday, October 16 at 2:30 PM
NR | 93min | Documentary | Australia
A woman in Hollywood cares for injured hummingbirds, experiencing personal growth as she witnesses their fragility and resilience.
Director: Sally Aitken
Nantucket Film Festival
Winner - Excellence in Filmmaking Award
Sundance Film Festival
Nominee - Grand Jury Prize - Documentary
watch trailer | IMDB MOVIE LISTING
Souleymane’s Story
thursday, October 16 at 4:30 pm
NR | 93min | Drama | france
A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
Director: Boris Lojkine
Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Un Certain Regard - Best Actor
Winner - Un Certain Regard - Jury Prize
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Sorry, Baby
thursday, October 16 at 8:00 PM
R| 103min | Dark-Comedy, Drama. | United States
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on - for everyone around her, at least.
DIRECTOR: Eva Victor
Sundance Film Festival
Winner - Screenwriting Award - U.S. Dramatic
Cannes Film Festival
Nominee - Audience Award
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Dahomey
friday, October 17 at 12:00 PM
Nr | 68min | Documentary | France, Benin
The journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, now being returned to Benin. Diop artistically voices a new generation's demands.
Director: Mati Diop
Berlin International Film Festival
Winner - Best Film
Cesar Awards
Nominee - Best Documentary Fil
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The Queen of My Dreams
friday, October 17 at 2:00 PM
NR | 96min | Comedy, Drama | Canada, Pakistan
Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. Following a tragedy, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey to Pakistan - guided by memories of her mother's youth in Karachi and her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.
DIRECTOR: Fawzia Mirza
SXSW Film Festivals
Nominee - Audience Award
Directors Guild of Canada
Winner - Outstanding Directorial Achievement
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
friday, October 17 at 4:00 PM
R | 99min | drama | South Africa
Depicts 8-year-old Bobo's life on her family's Rhodesian farm during the Bush War's final stages. It explores the family's bond with Africa's land and the war's impact on the region and individuals through Bobo's perspective.
Directors: Embeth Davidtz
Palm Springs International Film Festivall
Winner - New Visions Special Jury
Seattle International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Performance
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The Life of Chuck
friday, October 17 at 8:00 PM
r | 111min | drama, Fantasy | United STates
A life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
DIRECTOR: Mike Flanagan
Toronto International Film Festival
Winner - People’s Choice Award - Best Film
Catalonian International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Picture
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Scrapper
saturday, October 18 at 12:00 PM
Nr | 84min | Coming-of-Age, Comedy/Drama | england
Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.
DIRECTORs: Charlotte Regan
sundance film festival
Winner - Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema Dramatic
BAFTA Awards
Nominee - Outstanding British Film of the Year
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Small Things Like These
saturday, October 18 at 2:00 pM
PG-13 | 98MIN | Period Drama | ireland
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
DIRECTOR: Tim Mielants
Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Film
Winner - Best Supporting Performance
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Checkpoint Zoo
saturday, October 18 at 4:00 pM
nr | 103MIN | Documentary | UK
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
DIRECTOR: Joshua Zeman
Tribeca Film Festival
Winner - Audience Award - Documentary
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner - Audience Award - Documentary
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
saturday, October 18 at 8:00 pM
r | 98min | Comedy, Romance | France
A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds herself forced to fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer in order to stop messing up her love life.
Director: Laura Pian
Miami Film Festival
Nominee - First Feature Award
Marrakech International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Feature
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The Librarians
sunday, October 19 at 2:00PM
nr | 92min | documentary | United States
Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy's frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.
Director: Kim A. Snyder
SXSW Film Festival
Nominee - Audience Award
Sarasota Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary Feature
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Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
sunday, October 19 at 4:00 pM
NR | 87min | Coming-of-Age, Drama | United STates
An anthology following the residents of a small town and the lake that binds them together. This film was shot and produced right here in northern Michigan!
DIRECTOR: Sierra Falconer
Sundance Film Festival
Nominee - Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
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