Thanks for coming to our 2025 Frankfort Film Festival!

The 2025 John P. Vinkemulder Audience Award goes to…

— Tinā —

Thank you to everyone who voted!

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

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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

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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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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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