It's In the Water

6:30 PM, Friday, 10/6, Zeitgeist Zinema 1
*Multiple filmmakers in attendance

Swimming Through - Directed by Samantha Sanders
As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen, and Jennefer—avid open-water swimmers—make a pact to continue through the snow and ice as the pandemic rages on.
15:22, Documentary, IL USA

Staying Afloat - Directed by Robert Enriquez (Writer Amber Nolan in attendance)
Gina and Robbie, an eclectic couple struggling to stay afloat‚ whilst living on a sailboat in an expensive beachside town, get a taste of how the other half lives when they house-sit for a successful businessman.
10:30, Narrative, CA USA

Chuckle-fish - Directed by Giles Timms
A short visual poem about being a solo dad
04:26, Animation, ME USA

Mani En Ise (Water Is Alive) - Directed by Joshua Duane Clark (in attendance)
Dr. Crystal ”Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck is the co-founder of 7 Directions of Service and a prime example of an everyday person accomplishing extraordinary things. The film follows her as she advocates for the Rights of Nature for the Haw River, cultivates intersectional coalitions with and among marginalized communities, and preserves her Indigenous traditions, wisdom, and culture.
09:06, Documentary, CA USA

Damp Moss - Directed by Christopher Thompson
Glittering illusions of vectorized providence attempt to emulate an inherited physical realm of diminishing significance.
04:22, Experimental, NY USA

Tiny Titanic - Directed by Mike Scholtz
A Minnesota family discovers they have some unusual connections to the Titanic. They decide to honor the ship by building a miniature replica in their front yard.
08:45, Documentary, MN USA

House of Mischievous Spirits - Directed by Tommy Higgins (in attendance), Camera / Actor-Jay Stoneburner (in attendance)
Harley and Bianca Sanders rehab a haunted family BnB until a map and journals reveal a whale-sized mystery connecting Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge with Lake Superior shipwrecks.
05:55, Narrative, WI USA