Driftless Film Festival 2024

The Blacksmith’s Curse

The Blacksmith's Curse

A man is drawn into an old town legend that dates back to the very first home built in Mineral Point. As he struggles to make sense of what happens . . . 

Cinema Paradiso

Special Flashback Feature Presentation Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe . . . 

Black Strings

Short Films

Follow The Black String Triage Ensemble, a group of Black and Latinx musicians in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it performs at crime scenes in the immediate aftermath of tragic events. Together, . . . 

Spark Plug

Spark Plug

The willfully neglected remains of a shattered relationship are tested when Emma has no choice but to ask for Oliver’s help to fix her car.

Emerald City

Emerald City

Two young men cross paths on the back roads of the American Southwest and despite their different backgrounds, find common ground along the Border. Emerald City is an lgbtqia+ story . . . 

My Best Nut

My Best Nut

Jude isn’t the life of the party; he is the party. But this is only after he’s forced to spend his days in the hospital fighting cancer. Soon the patients . . . 

Paint The City 2

Paint The City 2

Tells the inspiring story of how local youth and volunteers created a large scale mural in Appleton, Wisconsin. It features the work of artist Neo Medina and an original score . . . 

Just Above the Surface of the Earth

Just Above The Surface Of The Earth (For A Coming Extinction)

A poetic portrait of contemporary wildlife conservation, the film reflects on empathy, agency, and the role of hope in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. This debut nonfiction feature . . . 

Stronger Sun Prairie

Stronger Sun Prairie

Five years after a gas explosion rocks a downtown community in South Central Wisconsin, those who were close to the devastation share their stories.

Ride More Drift Less

Ride More Drift Less

One cyclist’s love letter to the thousands of miles of gravel roads that wind through the Minnesota quadrant of the Driftless Area.