How to Deter a Robber
In a desolate town in Northern Wisconsin, a stubborn young woman and her naïve boyfriend face off against a pair of amateur burglars.
A Wisconsin Christmas Pie
An ambitious pastry chef returns to her small-town roots in Door County, WI, and, over the holidays, needs to decide between her career dreams and her family’s struggling orchard business.
Mount Liptak
In order to provide for his family after his Father was murdered a young boy lies about his age to enlist in the Navy.
Winter Hymns
A palliative care doctor meets with a series of dying patients.
Dog Days
Wisconsin, summer. A portrait of brothers and a coming of age story for two teenagers: Stephen and Isaac. It is a boring hot day when the family dog goes missing and Stephen leads a rescue mission into their farmland.
All Mine to Give
This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850s. They work very hard and become welcome citizens of their new town, Eureka. They have six children. They prosper in the husband's boat-building business. But when their eldest is 12, tragedy strikes the family, and the 12-year-old is burdened with a terrible task which he handles as well as any adult could.
February
A Mexican immigrant struggles to fit into a small town in Wisconsin until he discovers ice fishing.
Zebra Hooves
A hypochondriac heads to the Wisconsin Dells to get out of his head and relax. He's instructed by his doctor to record video diaries of his anxiety symptoms, but soon finds something sinister in the Midwestern air -- his own demons and a bad time.
Come and Get It
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
No Packers, No Life
Suh, whose favorite Packer will always be Mason Crosby; Omi and Ayaka, whose infant daughter already sports a green and gold onesie, and Ryuta aka “fatdragon08” who briefly lived in Milwaukee in 1990, studying English, where he was teased for wearing a San Fancisco 49ers jacket, and subsequently converted to the Pack Life. Benzine’s film lets us spend quality time with these super fans, and then follows them as they make plans to cross the sea to see their beloved Packers in-person at Lambeau! As director Benzine says, “No Packers, No Life is a story about a sports team and their fans, but more than that it illustrates how people from all over the world can come together and unite over a common passion. Also, the Japanese fans arrive in Green Bay and get to ride the Zippin Pippin and party a lot. It’s a very good time.”
Creature Fear
In a small Wisconsin lake town, a poverty-stricken felon contracts a novel prions disease after ingesting tainted venison. As his descent into madness intensifies, he targets a Chicago musician and a mysterious singer, whose dream of recording an album together is threatened by the felon's violent unraveling.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.
Black Cadillac
What starts as a night of celebration for three friends quickly becomes the ultimate test of survival when their car breaks down on a frozen and deserted mountain road. The mystery grows further when they are joined by a local deputy sheriff and are stalked down the mountain by the ominous, probing headlights of a black Cadillac. It's a terrifying race - man against machine ... and Mother Nature's most fearsome elements. Based on writer / director John Murlowski's own terrifying experience on a late-night road trip in January 1983.
Bad River
Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.
The Marriage Fool
Recently widowed after 41 years of marriage, Frank Walsh meets the outgoing Florence, sparking joy back into his life again. However, there is clear disapproval of her from his grown children, especially his eldest son Robert. As Frank and Florence grow closer in their relationship, Robert begins to change his perspective on their commitment and devotion to one another.
Blood Hook
During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.
Charlie Berens: Neighborly
Comedian and NY Times best-selling author, Charlie Berens, brings his brand of Midwest Nice to a new hour full of stories about growing up one of 12 children, sneaking a beer into church, gambling with his grandmother, and why his dad’s love for the Green Bay Packers was key to a happy childhood…. oh, and how his ADHD helped him understand A.I.
All I Desire
In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
Charlie Berens: Midwest Goodbye
Charlie Berens takes the stage at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee for his first full-hour comedy special "Midwest Goodbye".
The Surface
Two strangers, both at the end of their rope, suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan.