How it works:

Schedule:

At the Milton-Freewater Drive-In:

Gates open at 6:45pm and films begin at 7:30pm. A short break will separate each block. The restrooms and concession stand will be open and social distancing protocols, including mask wearing, will be strictly enforced in all public spaces.

Friday, March 26: Screening blocks 1, 2, and 3

Saturday, March 27: Screening blocks 4, 5, and 6

Virtually:

A virtual all-access pass will allow you to stream all six of our blocks of films from the comfort of your own home across the weekend of our festival. You can watch on your own schedule and start and stop at any time, even watch your favorite film a second time! The streaming window will begin at 10am Pacific Friday, March 26 and run through 2am Pacific Monday, March 29.

Film Blocks:

Please Note: We have structured our blocks so that the first block of each night (block 1 on Friday and block 4 on Saturday) is appropriate for all ages, and so that all of Friday night (blocks 1, 2, and 3) is acceptable for all ages, though young kiddos may not understand or appreciate some of the films later in the evening. A brief intermission will separate each block of films.

Block 1: Pushing Possibilities
Friday, 7:30pm

These films offer a global perspective on the diverse ways women are breaking social barriers or societal expectations through their professional work. Through documentaries or narrative films, we’ll travel to Mozambique where brave women strive to protect endangered wildlife, to Iran where we watch Ava navigating her regimented world as she supports her family as an auto mechanic, to France and North America where we meet tenacious scientists and courageous firefighters working. In all, we find women who are living their lives while fully conscious of the social biases that dominate their worlds.

(appropriate for all ages)
Expand the Field, 2:12, directed by Sarah Joseph, USA
Women in Fire, 7:34, directed by Tim Kressin, USA
Katherine Johnson - Hubbard Medal Recipient, 5:07, produced by Taylor Schuelke, USA
Ava’s Silence, 13:30, directed by Seyed Gholam, Iran
Lifeblood of the People, 9:57, directed by Mari Cleven, USA
The Slime Minder, 10:14, directed by Katie Garrett, USA
Last Wild Places- Gorongosa, 12:10, directed by Sarah Joseph, USA

Block 2: Stories of Survival
Friday, 8:45pm

These award-winning films illustrate two women’s unique tenacity in balancing past and future lives. After years of refusing to accept her brother’s death, ninety-year-old Colette wills the strength to travel to the German labor camp near Nordhausen where he died. The film illustrates how compassion eases Colette’s pain as she is tenderly guided by a young university student, Lucie. On the other side of the world, Ofelia Rivas lives the dramatic story of preserving her culture despite the scarred intrusion of the American “border wall” on the Tohono O’odham ancestral ground. Through these two short films, two courageous women become beacons steadfastly ensuring that the past is not forgotten.

(acceptable for all ages, some mature themes, subtitles)
Colette, 24:00, directed by Anthony Giacchino, France/USA
Border Nation, 18:41, directed by Jason Jaacks, USA

Block 3: Strength and Solidarity
Friday, 9:15pm

These films showcase women boxing, cycling, highlining, kayaking, mountaineering, and sailing – from Louisiana to the Seven Summits. As the featured women face multiple struggles and physical challenges, they learn more about themselves, their sports, and how society supports their participation. These are stories of extraordinary athletic determination and training in which themes of resilience, determination, and friendship are realized.

(appropriate for all ages)
Footsteps, 5:12, directed by Claudia Kedney, Canada
Do Better Together, 6:50, directed by Shelma Jun, USA
Border Boater: Between Two States, 4:07, directed by Jessica Wiegandt, USA
Transending, 9:47, directed by Marin Hart, USA
Slack Sisters, 4:15, directed by Kelly Greenheart, USA
Sailing Cita, 8:00, directed by Anna Burns, USA

Block 4: Mothers and Daughters
Saturday, 7:30pm

These films inspire us to consider the multiplicity of the “feminine spirit” as it nurtures and sustains life. Whether handling baby chicks, maintaining traditional ways of shepherding, or raising children, the females of these films authentically and dynamically instill a lasting impression of the role the “feminine” has in invigorating healthy lives.

(appropriate for all ages)
The Shepherdess, 5:59, directed by Katie Falkenberg, USA
The Nestling, 12:01, directed by Christiane Hitzemann, Germany
Mi Mamá, 5:38, directed by Jade Begay & James “Q” Martin, USA
Where Life Begins, 9:41, directed by Katie Schuler, USA
Down with Adventure, 8:24, directed by Tim Kressin, USA
Silk's Balance, 3:45, directed by Elise Lorthiois, France

Block 5: Searching for self
Saturday, 8:35pm

These films help us more fully understand the courage and the risks it takes to stay in one’s power. Here, we’ve curated more experimental, allusive, or nuanced films on themes of overcoming adversity, coming of age, and self-determination – all the while, presenting authentic stories of self-compassion.  

(Trigger warning: this block addresses past sexual abuse, contains mature themes, shows non-sexual female nudity)
Speak to Me Softly, 6:13, directed by Henna Taylor, USA
Dress, 8:45, directed by Ellie Schuckman, USA
The Last Embrace, 4:00, directed by Saman Hosseinpuor, Iran
Persona, 2:15, directed by Clarissa Reboucas, Peru
te miro a los ojos, 2:22, directed by Laurene Praget, France
Wolfpack, 17:35, directed by Carolina Castilho, Brazil

Block 6: Earthly Defenders
Saturday, 9:30pm:

Journey to pristine natural environments to witness three powerful women engage in and transform their worlds. Gorgeous cinematography and engaged storytelling of fly-fishing in Alaska, diving in Mexican coastal waters, and creating a bird sanctuary in St. Croix open our eyes and minds to the possibility of how one person’s determination can make a difference.

(appropriate for all ages)
Where I Belong, 9:04, directed by Chris Cresci, USA
Mermaids Against Plastic, 9:48, directed by Sylvia Johnson, Mexico/USA
Under Her Wings, 35:00, directed by Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath, USA