May 28, 2022 Events At St. Brendan's Inn (Waterford Room)
Arrival at 8:30 am is recommended. Seating limited (50 or so) here. Free admission ONLY WITH your Tarlton ticket.
 

Traditional Wisconsin food (cheese curds, cheeses, pastries, fruit) and refreshments available for purchase (and carry inside the screenings room) at Green Bay's one-and-only Farmers Market

9:00-9:15 am FREDDY'S OPENING SPEECH OBO THE MLC TEAM
This speech will be broadcast on facebook.com/mlcawards It will be followed by
and interview of the cast/director/representatives of our film fest opener:
 

Get me
to Tony's
segment

9:30 - 11:20 am They Don't Cast Shadows by Melissa Goad (California)

 PRESS/TV HOUR (11:20 - 12:15): for TV stations/newspapers
invited to cover the festival. Your chance to be featured in Wisconsin. Also at 12:15 pm, interview will the crew of Heliotropic prior to the next 2 films

INTERVIEW WITH MOLLY GRAY AND CHRIS CARNEY 12:50 PM TO 1:20 PM

ALSO CHECK OUT THE FARMERS MARKET FOR LUNCH OPTIONS YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO BRING IN TO THE SCREENINGS. IT OFFERS A UNIQUE CHANCE FOR LUNCH GOODIES, RIGHT OUTSIDE ST. BRENDAN'S INN.

FULL GALA WEEKEND AGENDA HERE

1:25 pm The Lear Project by Julián Conde (California / with Molly Gray Ivanovska / Green Bay)

12:35 - 12:49 pm Heliotropic by Manu Garcia (Mexico)

1:30 pm MARATHON MINDSET by Chris Carney (Nevada)

INTERVIEWS WITH CAST AND CREW OF THE FOLLOWING 4 TITLES WILL TAKE P[LACE AT 2:00 PM.

2:15 pm to 3:24 pm 
Second Degree Bern
(By Aaron Brigman, Racine, Wisconsin) 

3:40 - 3:55 pm Wishes for the New Year by Shihyun Wang (Taiwan) Interview with her prior to the film

3:55 - 4:00 pm MAYA The Sacrifice by Maria Brenda
(Chicago, Illinois/ Philippines)

4:00 - 4:22 pm The Soldier and the Girl by Jaykumar Shah  (Arizona)

4:23 pm - 4:29 pm : Periplaneta
by Barbara Peikert (Switzerland)

Interviews with the cast of MAYA and The Soldier And The Girl from 4:30 to 4:50 pm. 

We will cap the day with 6 pm to 9 pm Facebook Live interviews (no RSVP required, just show up) at Hotel Northland, 2nd floor by the ballroom lounge (NEXT TO THE CEDAR ROOM, 1ST FLOOR).

The Sunday stage interviews will be very short as there are a lot of filmmakers. So filmmakers whose screenings take place on Sunday are encouraged to take advantage of this Saturday evening segment.
 

May 29, 2022 Events At Tarlton Theatre
Arrival at 8:40 am is recommended as the show with Freddy's brief opening speech will start right at 9:00 am

9:08 am to 9:20 am: Extended Trailer of 
Second Degree Bern
(By Aaron Brigman, Racine, WI)

9:20 am to 10:10 am: The Retailer (dir. Jared Haas - Pennsylvania)

10:10 - 10:35 am: Where The Great Spirits Live (dir. Melonie Gartner, Manitowoc, WI)

10:35 - 10:55 am: on stage brief interview with filmmakers, crew of both of the above shorts

Scene Awards "DigiCopy" Audience Choice Block

11:00 am - 11:50 am: The audience in attendance will vote on cards we will distribute the best 2 out of each of the below.
On stage interviews on filmmakers of the following will happen at 2:20 pm 

BEST SCENE UNDER 3 MINUTES (2 winners)
2 Timers
Cherish
True Friend
Jackie the Cleaner
The New Age

BEST SHORT UNDER 5 MINUTES (2 winners)
Alive
Professional Bully
Salsa
Student
A Dialogue with Pandora

BEST DRAMA/HORROR SCENE (2 winners)
A Day in the Country
Promises of Snow
Not To Forget
A Handkerchief’s Tale
Caged Wings

BEST SCENE-STEALING ACTOR (2 winners)
David Theune for Salsa
Adrian van Veen for The New Age
Aaron Potts for Alive
Maximilian Schlossberg for CAR JACK
Fabian Corres for Finding the End of the World 

BEST SCENE-STEALING ACTRESS (2 winners)
Maria Brenda for MAYA the Sacrifice
Molly Gray for The Lear Project
Amariss Harris for Darcy Collis
Ulrica de la Mar for A Hankerchief’s Tale
Brooklyn Nelson for Professional Bully

 

12:17 pm - 12:28 pm : Where the Aspens Weep
by Joshua Blasko, Kaden Rogers

12:28 pm - 12:33 pm : The Halloween Visitor
by DonnaMarie Vaughan

12:03 pm - 12:16 pm : Last Night
by Stephen Spanel

11:51 am - 12:02 pm : Out There
by Adam Michael