11:00 AM - Narrative Feature
Total Runtime: 1:35:00
Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater
Body of Water
Run Time: 01:35:00
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Category: Narrative Feature
Type/Genre: Feature
Body of Water explores how women self-identify in a world that presents us with constantly conflicting perceptions of what it is to be female. It examines the destructive nature of eating disorders and body dysmorphia within a narrative film framework. Stephanie, a woman in her mid-thirties, is trying to overcome chronic anorexia in order to re-establish her relationship with her daughter, Pearl. Pearl now lives with Stephanie's mother, Susan and her fiancé Annette. The burden of Stephanie's illness puts pressure on their relationship, with Pearl angry at her mother but also hopeful that Stephanie is getting better. Stephanie is also challenged by a tension quietly simmering between herself and Susan, while attempts to find solace in a relationship with her nurse, Shaun, invite more turmoil.
1:30 pm - Shorts
Total Runtime: 1:27:59
Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater
Her Release
Run Time: 00:03:15
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short, Horror, comedy
A woman reaching for love and connection surrenders everything in this blackly comic absurdist nightmare.
Grey Sweats
Run Time: 00:04:55
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Documentary Short
Type/Genre: Documentary, Short, Social Justice, Women Empowerment
A woman walks the audience through her personal sexual assault experience and her thoughts surrounding the overall issue.
I Like Her
Run Time: 00:12:25
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Student Project
Type/Genre: Student, Short, Romance, Drama
Michael has liked Sylvia for a long time, but when he finally takes her on a date to get to know her better, he truly does.
Call for Me
Run Time: 00:13:25
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Crossing the Bar” and inspired by Roger Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe films. “Call for Me” tells the story of a young woman trying to join a secret Hollywood society called, “The Amaranths,” but can she and her skeptical boyfriend pass the test?
Soyka
Run Time: 00:15:28
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English, Russian
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short
Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in New York City while dreaming of a better life. This intimate portrait of an individual showcases the experience of the American immigrant: loneliness, fear, happiness, self-realization, and ultimately hope.
Brother and Sister
Run Time: 00:18:51
Country of Origin: France
Language: French
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short
When Edmée returns home after a 10 years absence, her brother doesn’t want her back home.
I AM NORMAL
Run Time: 00:19:40
Country of Origin: United States
Language:
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short
A sane woman fakes the symptoms of a mentally unstable patient in order to be admitted into a mental institution for a secret psychiatric experiment. Inspired by the Rosenhan Experiment of 1973.
4:00 PM - Narrative Feature
Total Runtime: 1:39:00
Screening Location: Mabel Tainter Theater
The Yellow Wallpaper
Run Time: 1:39:00
Country of Origin: United States & Ireland
Language: English
Category: Narrative Feature
Type/Genre: Thriller
A dark and disturbing adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s controversial gothic feminist horror story about patriarchy and hysteria. Jane, a writer and young mother, is prescribed a rest treatment by her physician husband John, who takes her to a remote country estate for the summer. She becomes obsessed with the peculiar yellow wallpaper in the bedroom he has chosen for her. In her isolation, she secretly writes about a woman trapped in the wallpaper—that she must free.
7:00 PM - Festival Special Event - Panel Discussion
Location: Mabel Tainter Theater
Panel Discussion
The last few years has brought an array of excellent independent films across the radar of the Red Cedar Film Festival. For the 2020 and 2021 festivals, we saw an increasing number of film submissions coming from the perspective of a female lead character, or under the direction of a female director/production team, or that were addressing topics often categorized as “women’s issues.” This panel brings together women with a range of industry experiences and from different locations as we dig into this trend. Panelists will reflect on their experiences in the film industry and discuss what new perspectives on human issues arise when women lead the creative process and center women’s experiences.
Panel Moderator:
Tina Lee, Anthropologist & Professor
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Planned Panelists:
Alexandra (Lexi) Loreth, Writer/Producer/Cast, The Yellow Wallpaper
Jasmine Fini, Director/Writer/Producer, Grey Sweats
Olia Oparina, Director, I AM NORMAL
Oriana Oppice, Director/Producer, Go Go, Boy!
Patricia McCormack, Director/Cast, Myrtle
Shaheen Schleifer, Producer, Myrtle
9:00ish pm - Festival Special Event - Community Screening
Total Runtime: 1:47:19
Screening Location: Wilson Park
Droplet
Run Time: 00:01:19
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation, Student, Short
This is the story of a magic Water drop who came to life one day, but when he goes to the forest, all the animals are afraid of him! Will he find any friends?
Ruth & Nick: A Confectionary Tale
Run Time: 00:06:21
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation, Short, Romance
This stop-motion animated short tells the bittersweet story of Nick, a piece of candy who falls in love with a girl who seems out of reach. This film was made by 15-year-old Carter Rostron of Kansas City, using cardboard, construction paper, and a bunch of candy.
On/Off
Run Time: 00:07:00
Country of Origin: Argentina
Language: No Dialogue
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation, Short
Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.
Spike and Melody
Run Time: 00:02:19
Country of Origin: United States
Language: No Dialogue
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation
In this world, Paleco is a product that allows children to have customized dinosaurs as pets. Our main character, Melody, wants one for her birthday but her mom can’t afford it. However, Mom ends up finding a bootleg version, DinoGo, instead. But something doesn’t seem quite right when the egg finally hatches...
The Spirit Seam
Run Time: 00:14:52
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation, drama, fantasy
The Spirit Seam is a short animated film about a little girl, Pollywog, and her Pap-Paw. Located in an Appalachian coal-mining town in the 1950s, the film takes the audience through the daily life of both characters. Throughout the film they experience the simple pleasures of rural Appalachian life: catching fireflies, fishing, catching frogs, and birthdays. Pap-Paw and Pollywog's bond is incredibly strong. In fact, they are inseparable until illness threatens to fracture their small family. This film is an homage to Gerst's maternal side and their origins working in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It is a piece rooted not only in family roots and origin, but in grief over the loss of family members as well.
Kingdom Of Stars
Run Time: 00:16:50
Country of Origin: Belarus
Language: English
Category: Animated Short
Type/Genre: Animation, drama, alternative, fantasy
This is a story about distorted ideas, forgiveness and humanity, our desire to be better.
A Home for Curiosities
Run Time: 00:15:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Family Friendly
Type/Genre: Short, Student, fantasy
A young boy discovers a house full of forgotten imaginary friends. Along with his friend Alice, Wallace helps bring these curiosities back to the real world to meet new human companions.
Avelina
Run Time: 00:03:16
Country of Origin: United States
Language: No Dialogue
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Student, Short, Romance, Dance
A look at love at first sight.
Enijami
Run Time: 00:19:28
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Family Friendly
Type/Genre: Short, Drama, Family
A girl named Emily is bullied. To cope with her difficult reality, she escapes into a world she has created in her imagination: Enijami. Her imaginary friends and the beauty of her world give her temporary comfort. After an encounter with some kids at a church, she learns she can face reality by trusting in Jesus.
Oriole Flow
Run Time: 00:04:17
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Documentary Short
Type/Genre: Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Experimental, Comedy, Documentary
Two Baltimore orioles engage in a magical courtship dance. A cat-mouse chase across the branches in the deep woods of Northeast Wisconsin. Orioles average 1000 miles worth of migration distance each year. Breeding season starts in May. This wildlife short---with a touch of comedy in crescendo towards the very end---features the different calls in a whimsical mix with tasteful background music and elegant 60 fps cinematic 4K motion.
Soul Fire
Run Time: 00:04:52
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Narrative Short
Type/Genre: Short, Introspective, Inspirational
There's a fire that burns within all of us. When something in life reduces that fire to embers we feel lost and scared... but so long as a single ember stays hot, that fire can always be resparked.
Over and Under: Wildlife Crossings
Run Time: 00:09:02
Country of Origin: Not Specified
Language: English
Category: Documentary Short
Type/Genre: Documentary, Short
Why did the turtle cross the road? Better yet, how can a turtle cross a busy highway safely? Collisions between wildlife and automobiles are expensive, dangerous, and deadly for animals and people. "Over & Under: Wildlife Crossings" explores old and new methods that allow animals to move over or under our nation's highways in search of food, shelter, and companionship. The stories behind two innovative and effective crossings for endangered turtles in Iowa and Wisconsin are featured. "Over & Under" makes a compelling case for the construction of wildlife crossings while it encourages motorists to do their part by minding "animal crossing" signs.
The Great Boundary Waters Adventure
Run Time: 00:13:00
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Category: Midwest Roots
Type/Genre: Documentary, Short
A group of friends, a school bus and a dad embark on an epic expedition to explore Minnesota's great Boundary Waters*. The Boundary Waters have recently been threatened by copper mine pipelines. This adventure is a great representation on how important it is we protect them.
*Completed June 29th, 2019