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“Films in Competition 12”: 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival
63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival. Mar. 25–30. The oldest and one of the most prestigious avant-garde film festivals in North America, showcasing new experimental and independent films in a wide range of genres. Also, “Off the Screen” discussions, exhibits, and performances (see aaFilmFest.org for full schedule). Tickets: $185 (members & seniors, $150; students, $105; additional $15 for online access to the two Mar. 30 awards screenings) for passes for the entire festival, includes the opening night party & all film screenings; $100 (seniors, $80; students, $70) for weekend passes; $14 (seniors, $10; students, $9) per screening. $14 per screening online-only pass (available at aafilmfest.org) to watch just the two Mar. 30 awards screenings anytime between Mar. 30 and Apr. 13. All tickets and passes available both online at aafilmfest.org and at the Michigan Theater. Michigan Theater, various times.
Mar. 29: “Films in Competition 12.” A performance of U-M art professor Quinn Hunter’s To the Stars (Parable of the Now), processing the results of the 2024 election through readings, dance, and other media. Followed by a program of experimental films about family photo albums ravaged by water, celluloid ghosts, a brutalist monument to the Empire State by a malfunctioning printer, and Pinocchio escaping make-believe. 7:30 p.m.
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