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Soo Film Festival, Inc. seeks to showcase the work of independent and emerging filmmakers from the Great Lakes of North America. Our Mission: Great Lakes, Great Movies!
Soo Film Festival, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and host film and allied arts festivals in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
The next Soo Film Festival is September 16-20, 2026.
Student Narrative Short
The Most Delicious Game, directed by Ethan Schmaltz
Music Video
How'd You Feel (About Talkin' to Me) by Bogue, edited by Joseph Frezza
Student Animation
Bounce, directed by Tristan Cloete
Narrative Short
Sidekicks, directed by John Daniel
International Narrative Short
Sarcum, directed by Ignacio Malagón
Documentary Short
Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin (The First People Taking Care of the Fishery), directed by Finn Ryan and Aaron Peterson
Student Documentary Short
A-Okay, directed by J Fitzpatrick
Animation
Livid Mortis, directed by David Mzo
Narrative Feature
So Fades the Light, directed by Get Super Rad
Documentary Feature
Did You Guys Eat? / Ya Comieron: Stories of Michigan Agriculture, directed by Stephany Slaughter
The 2025 Soo Film Festival took place September 10-14 at the historic Soo Theatre and Bayliss Public Library, a Superior District Library, in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Festival attendees are asked to choose their favorites by ballot. By audience acclaim, those films are:
-Animation-
Bounce
Home
Livid Mortis
Red
Silver Punch
Single Use
VIOLATOR
A Witch Named Agatha
-Music Videos-
How’d You Feel (About Talkin’ to Me)
ILL
-Documentary Shorts-
A-Okay
Carp Fear
Crackman | What It Means To Be a Fan
Kalamazoo Nature
Real Fake War
Ripple - Casting for Change
Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin (The First People Taking Care of the Fishery)
Wired To Inspire: Riding the La Crosse Omnium
-Narrative Shorts-
Lost Together
Lotus
Lucy’s Haunting
My Last Martini
The Most Delicious Game
N3W S74R7
SABYR
Sarcum
ScrabbleTown
Sidekicks
Something is Rotten
There Goes The Bride
What Will You Say?
-Narrative Shorts-
“A Plus”
The Break
Bronze
C-NOTE
Chest Candy
Circles
Claire Bikes
Devolution
Dinner for Strix
Double Bedroom
Down Safe
The Email
Fourth Tariff
Fractures
Hostages
Idiot, Relax
La Mort
The Last Fifteen Minutes
Let Me Put It This Way
Lightly Ghosted
Lost In Galactic Translation
-Documentary Features-
1969 : Killers, Freaks, and Radicals
Did You Guys Eat? / Ya Comieron: Stories of Michigan Agriculture
The Inner Sea
Wronged: The Maurice Carter Story
-Narrative Features-
Armchair Traveller
Dogman 3: Fight to the Finish
I Agree With You
IDOLMAKERS
So Fades the Light
Sunset Somewhere
Thanks For The Room
A giant thank you to everyone who submitted their film to us this year. Your hard work was evident in every frame and only made the choosing that much more difficult. These are the official selections for the 2025 Soo Film Festival. See you in September!
⏱️🎞️ This is your last weekend to show us your movie! Submit online exclusively through FilmFreeway but do it before the end of Monday and we could see you in September. Don’t miss out! 🌮🐈
www.filmfreeway.com/soofilmfestival
📽️⏳Submit your film this weekend to beat our regular deadline! Submissions are online exclusively through @filmfreeway.bsky.social 💥
👍🎞️There’s still time to get free early bird entry! Head over to FilmFreeway before Monday to show us your movie and save. 🎥
www.filmfreeway.com/soofilmfestival
💥🧀Early bird catches the free entry! Beginning March 10 you can submit your film exclusively through FilmFreeway with no fee. Show us your movie and we’ll see you in September!🎞️ filmfreeway.com/soofilmfestival
