We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks for the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival as we celebrate the power of cinema to inspire us to make our world a better place. There’s a few new things about the film festival this year, starting with our new coordinator Brandon Walley and including a … Continue reading Join us for the 10th Annual Greater Farmington Film Festival!
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Partner with KickstART for the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival!
KickstART Farmington is seeking sponsors for the Greater Farmington Film Festival (GFFF), celebrating our 10th annual event March 21-24th, 2024, with screenings at the Riviera Cinema, Zekelman Holocaust Center, Oakland Community College, and Farmington Civic Theater. Every year, the GFFF presents a diverse selection of high-quality and award-winning feature films and documentaries that engage the … Continue reading Partner with KickstART for the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival!
5 Reasons to See “FLEE” at the 2022 GFFF
FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for twenty years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the … Continue reading 5 Reasons to See “FLEE” at the 2022 GFFF
5 Reasons to See “Mama Bears” at the 2022 GFFF
Mama Bears is an exploration of the journeys taken by two “mama bears”—conservative, Christian mothers whose profound love for their LGBTQ+ children has turned them into fierce advocates for the entire queer community—and a young African American lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance perfectly exemplifies why the mama bears are so vitally important. Mama Bears is … Continue reading 5 Reasons to See “Mama Bears” at the 2022 GFFF
5 Reasons to See “Who We Are” at the 2022 GFFF
Jeffery Robinson had one of the best educations in America. He went to Marquette University and Harvard Law School and has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years – as a public defender, in private practice, at the ACLU, and now at The Who We Are Project. In 2011, Robinson began raising his then … Continue reading 5 Reasons to See “Who We Are” at the 2022 GFFF
5 Reasons to See “Mission: Joy” at the 2022 GFFF
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master class in how to create joy in a world that was … Continue reading 5 Reasons to See “Mission: Joy” at the 2022 GFFF