Lake Michigan Film Festival 2021/2022 Winners

Congratulations to the 2021 & 2022  Awarding Winning Films

2021 Best Feature

Small Town Wisconsin
Directed by: Niels Mueller
Description: After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What's supposed to be a light-hearted adventure, transforms into a journey of profound redemption.

2021 Best Documentary Film
The Girl Who Wore Freedom
Directed by: Christian Taylor
Description: Discover the untold stories of D-Day from the men, women, and children who lived through German occupation and Allied liberation of Normandy, France. Powerful and deeply personal, THE GIRL WHO WORE FREEDOM tells the stories of an America that lived its values, instilling a pride in country that is in danger of becoming a relic of the past.

2021 Best Short Film

Flush Lou
Directed by: Madison Stewart Leonard
Description: A daughter, mother and grandmother mourn the loss of their beloved, Lou Ackerly after he is accidentally cremated.

2021 Best Student Film
Smile
Directed by: Brenna Noyes
Description: Smile is a short psychological thriller. It focuses on Lydia, a young girl whose boyfriend went missing. When his mother confronts Lydia about the last time she saw him, a whirlwind of memories rushes in and her sense of reality begins to blur.

2022 Best Documentary Film

In Between Lands
Directed by: Laura Griffin
Description: Laura Griffin is a Korean adoptee who was raised in a small town in midwest America. While she grew up feeling American and Caucasion, continual reminders over the years told her otherwise. 23 years after being sent away from her motherland, Laura returns to South Korea in search of belonging and understanding, and discovers just how Asian or non-asian she is.

2022 Best Short Film

SLEEPWALKER
Directed by: Nathan Alan Bunker
Description: A husband's attempt to keep his sleepwalking wife from injuring herself descends into chaos as he discovers she may be in the grips of mind control.

2022 Best Student Film

ECHOES
Directed by:Cale; b Joye
Description: Connecting the inequalities of the past to the issues of the present through exploring the history and continuation of racism in American private schools.