Freep Film Festival Shorts Program No. 2 screens Saturday, April 2 at 4:30 p.m. and will include:

Head of Joaquin Murrieta: With a jar that holds the head of Joaquin Murrieta, a legendary Mexican outlaw who was beheaded by bounty hunters in 1853, filmmaker John J. Valadez travels cross country in search of the legend of the murdered man and the dark past between Mexicans and the United States.

Mnomen, the Potawatomi word for wild rice, is the focus of this documentary about the Potawatomi people’s connection to this disappearing sacred food. Set on Gun Lake northwest of Battle Creek.

Vogue Detroit: The voguing dance culture is alive and well in Detroit’s LGBTQ community — and in this documentary short.

Starting Over: The compelling tale of Lorene Vanzomeren, a woman who spent over a decade living in a cinderblock building in Detroit’s Eastern Market.

Stateless: Syrian Refugees in Detroit, made by five Ithaca college students, details the plight of Syrians fleeing their worn-torn country in favor of metro Detroit — and the polarization their arrival causes.

After the films: Several of the filmmakers will be on hand to discuss their movies.

Saturday, April 2 at 4:30 p.m. ONLY
Documentary – NR – Running time 85 min – Tickets $10 – Get tickets online