This screening is composed of five short films that range from psychological thrillers to fantasy, featuring gripping narratives, figments of imagination and a few ghostly appearances that may leave you questioning reality and feeling a bit uneasy on your return home! Featuring some of the most poetic and visually stunning animations and cinematography of our […]

This collection of short films from Mexico, Malta, United Kingdom and Ukraine is dedicated to those who show bravery in the face of adversity. These eye-opening films are sure to leave you feeling inspired. This screening will take you on a journey to 1953 East-Berlin, a desolate desert in Central America, and a totalitarian society […]

This 60-minute screening of 5 short documentaries features present-day slices of life from California to India. The subjects of these documentaries include an Indigenous tribe’s powerful connection with buffalo, a woman from Bangkok whose spirit is renewed thanks to a bicycle that was restored from a trash can, University of Michigan students who are saying […]

This screening features an assortment of stories from Europe and North America told using traditional animation, computer-generated effects, stop-motion, and everything in between. We will meet an 85-year old reclusive Frenchman who finds love, a small penguin who is trying to find someone to play with, a skeptical man who pays a visit to a […]

Our final screening of the 2022 festival is your chance to get to know the filmmakers! In addition to screening some of our top films from the season, we will be featuring video interviews with the directors and screenwriters, as well as a live Q and A with our visiting filmmakers! Don’t miss out on […]

Poetry read outside on a balmy summer afternoon – what could be better? This event brings together poets from the Emberlight National Poetry Contest to read their works, and celebrate the awarding of Poet Laureate honors to the top contestant. Woven into the afternoon will be music from mandolin player Fran Strong and guitar player […]

“You like me. You really like me!” Pull out the gowns, dust off the tuxedos — it’s time to walk the red carpet and find out who’s winning the 2022 Emberlight Awards! American soprano Ann Toomey has graced stages around the world with lead roles at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Berlin Philharmonie and Wolf […]