Date: Friday, March 2, 2018

Rated PG. 94 min. Directed by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz; Collective Eye Films in association with Seneca Falls Picture Company; 2016.

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds — worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. This documentary follows passionate seed keepers who are protecting a 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of seed varieties have disappeared. A cadre of 10 agrichemical companies (including Syngenta, Bayer, and Monsanto) controls over two-thirds of the global seed market, reaping unprecedented profits. This harrowing and heartening documentary follows farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers as they fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.

Date: Friday, February 16, 2018

Rated R. 111 min. Directed by Barry Jenkins; A24, PASTEL, and Plan B Entertainment; 2016.

Moonlight is the tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. Based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, Moonlight stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. The film received near-universal acclaim upon its release, winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Ali), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Date: Friday, January 26, 2018

Pelé is known around the world—he’s a national hero in Brazil, and he’s an international sports legend who changed the game of soccer forever. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of São Paulo, so poor that he couldn’t afford a real soccer ball. This biographical drama chronicles Pelé’s meteoric rise from scrubbing floors to support his family, to honing his electrifying playing style on the streets, to leading Brazil’s national team to its first World Cup victory in 1958, when Pelé was just 17 years old. Featuring Vincent D’Onofrio and Brazilian musical star Seu Jorge.

Date: Friday, January 19, 2018

This feature film set in Door County tells the story of a young woman returning home for her best friend’s wedding, which happens to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her father’s death. Created by Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin of Silver Leaf Films, the film features Door County actors Nick Hoover, Claire Morkin, Joanna Becker, and Evan Board, as well as music from Eric Lewis and Katie Dahl. Released in 2016, “June Falling Down” has been warmly received on the film festival circuit, including an award for Best American Independent Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival.

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017

This feature film set in Door County tells the story of a young woman returning home for her best friend’s wedding, which happens to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her father’s death. Created by Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin of Silver Leaf Films, the film features Door County actors Nick Hoover, Claire Morkin, Joanna Becker, and Evan Board, as well as music from Eric Lewis and Katie Dahl. Released in 2016, “June Falling Down” has been warmly received on the film festival circuit, including an award for Best American Independent Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival.

Date: Friday, March 3, 2017

PG, 2016, 103 min., Walt Disney Pictures

Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save mom and dad from captivity.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

Date: Friday, February 10, 2017

PG, 2015, 91 minutes, Animated, Universal Productions

Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan; accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first-ever super-villainess.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

Date: Friday, February 3, 2017

Run time: 50 minutes

The Detroit Free Press documentary “Graveyard of the Great Lakes” profiles David Trotter, who has discovered nearly 100 shipwrecks in his 35 years of exploring the Great Lakes. Free Press photographer Eric Seals spent nearly two years documenting the story of the 74-year-old Trotter, Michigan’s maritime history and people’s fascination with shipwrecks. Each discovery brings tales of lost souls, heroes and survivors.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

Fish Creek Civic Association and Fish Creek 30th Annual Winter Festival