2023 Multicultural Film Festival

Starting a new job can be a difficult challenge, but you are only old when you stop learning. Looking to get back into the game, a 70-year-old widower (Robert De Niro) seizes the opportunity to become a senior intern at an online fashion site. A heart touching, sweet and thoughtful tale in which enthusiasm becomes...

Trans is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It provides an up close and personal vision of the transgender community, with all the challenges faced by a remarkable cast of characters from all ages and from all walks of life. The most often heard comment from viewers...

Bessie Smith, played by Queen Latifah, was known as the Empress of the Blues. She was the first singer to popularize early jazz songs. Her death at the age of 43 cut short a career that influenced the direction of American music and contributed to the success of African Americans in the performing arts. This...

The film focuses on two sisters training for Syria’s Olympic swimming team as their country is descending into war. But, in 2015, they are forced to flee as refugees. While crossing the Agean Sea with others in an overloaded dinghy, the engine stops. The sisters, along with two others, saved the lives of the people...

This “funny and poignant comedy of manners” directed and co-written by Oscar nominee, Ang Lee, is an absolutely delicious feast! Wedding plans go awry for a gay couple when conservative Taiwanese parents arrive, determined their son find a nice girl to marry! (1 hr. 46 min., R)

Starring Annette Benning and Jodie Foster, NYAD is the remarkable true story of 60-year-old athlete Diana Nyad, who, with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. (2 hrs., PG-13)

Stereotypical Barbie suffers an existential crisis and ventures into the real world. Along the way she learns life lessons about self-esteem, the dangers of traditional gender roles, and the value of uniqueness. It’s an unexpected, surprising, and clever approach, not the Barbie and Ken you’ve always known. (The discussion following the film is one you...

An enduring tale of one woman’s journey from an abusive relationship to the extraordinary strength and hope found in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. This rendition is based on the Tony Award-winning, critically acclaimed musical. (2 hrs. 21 min., PG-13)

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. (1 hr. 48 min., PG-13)

"Hidden" a musical by David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans, is based on the true story of Ruth Kapp Hartz, who was a "hidden child" in France during World War II. David and Jenny will talk about the musical and sing songs from the show, followed by a Q&A session including Ruth via Zoom.

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code was produced by award winning filmmaker, Judith Hefand. The film follows the 1995 Chicago heat wave which resulted in the deaths of 739 people, primarily affecting poor and disadvantaged communities. (1 hr. 19 min., PG-13)