Summer Screenings

Short Vacation

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Four middle school girls are given an assignment as they break for summer vacation: photograph the end of the world. Initially perplexed, the four friends take their cameras aboard a train with the intent to ride it to the end of the line. When they arrive, though, they realize the tracks continue on. Imbued with the breezy, languid feeling of a long summer day spent with friends, Short Vacation is a tender-hearted portrait of youth in search of itself.

Birds Flying East

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In this unconventional buddy road dramedy, keen birdwatcher and attorney Mario enlists washed-up rock musician-turned-mechanic to chauffeur him to Costa Brava in search of the migrating cranes. When it is clear that the "birds" have taken flight, the 50-somethings odd couple set a new course for the Danube River Delta, crossing Italy, Slovenia, Romania, and Hungary, in what becomes a life-altering journey humming with romance, reflection, and the promise of redemption.

Bike Vessel

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After undergoing a quadruple bypass operation, Donnie Seals, Sr. decides to completely overhaul his life and takes up cycling. He convinces his son (the film’s director Eric Seals) to join him, and together the duo embark on an epic ride from St. Louis to Chicago. This stirring documentary inspires with a very personal story about self-empowerment while also taking a hard look at the health disparities impacting the Black community.

The Frog and the Water

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Buschi’s daily routine in an assisted living facility leaves no room for surprises. Seeking change, he seizes the chance to leave a group outing behind and joins a Japanese tour traveling through Germany. Having lived his entire life without speaking, Buschi forms a wordless friendship with Hideo—a man on a journey of his own—and the two create a bond that transcends language as they embark on an unexpected adventure.

Bonjour Switzerland

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After a crazy public referendum designates French as Switzerland's sole official language, a German-speaking civil servant is charged with travelling across the country by train to infiltrate a resistance movement bent on preserving the nation's linguistic diversity. This slapstick comedy satirizes government bureaucracy while celebrating Switzerland's diverse and interconnected cultural landscape.
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