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30 Jun 2023
Country star @MorganWallen hits the stage at Ford Field for 50,000 in the first of two sold-out nights in Detroit.
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10 Jun 2023
“Mike was part of the first wave of Western comics to perform for local audiences in the Middle East” freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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29 Apr 2023
The @freep hosted Laurie Brown, editor & publisher of the @canadianrecord, a small Texas newspaper struggling to survive. Laurie & the paper are the subject of a short doc directed by @HM_Courtney. The film is part of Shorts #4 screening 4/29 @ 8pm @ Michigan Science Center.
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27 Apr 2023
Congratulations to the @Freep_Film_Fest for an amazing opening night with the Michigan premiere of Coldwater Kitchen, a fascinating documentary on the criminal justice system, rehabilitation & the power of food. Check out the entire #freepfilmfest lineup: freepfilmfestival.com/
ALT Newspaper clipping of the Freep Film Festival and a review of the film Coldwater Kitchen
ALT Chef Jimmy Lee Hill in a black chef unifrom standing outside the brick exterior of the Scarab Club in Detroit
ALT A group of people at a film festival opening reception posing in front of a screen that says Coldwater Kitchen and Detroit Free Press.
ALT A lineup of people involved in the making of the film Coldwater Kitchen and the Freep Film Festival standing on a stage against a screen with the words: Freep Film Festival
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27 Apr 2023
The @Freep_Film_Fest is under way. Friday at 6:30, catch the world premiere of "Lead and Copper" about the #FlintWaterCrisis at the MI Science Center Planetarium. Afterwards, we'll discuss w director Will Hart & Flint resident Leon El-Alamin freepfilmfestival.com/lead-a…
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27 Apr 2023
Thom Powers and Elvis Mitchell, these two film powerhouses - and Michiganders - in conversation together at the Michigan Science Center for a recording of @PureNonfiction podcast. @ElvisMitchell @thompowers
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27 Apr 2023
These two great short films featuring Detroit artists Sydney James and Senghor Reid along with four other films are screening this Sat., April 29 at 2 p.m. at the @DIADetroit's Detroit Film Theatre as part of "Shorts #1 Creative Types." Come get inspired! freep.com/story/entertainmen…
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25 Apr 2023
The 2023 @Freep_Film_Fest returns tomorrow, April 26-30, at select Detroit venues and through virtual screenings.
Preview two films featured this year, the @freep-produced "Coldwater Kitchen" and @SuzanneJoeKai's "Like A Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong Torres."
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25 Apr 2023
Paying forward lessons learned and advocating against anti-Black violence in memory of her son, Oscar, Wanda Johnson holds space for Angela Williams, whose teen son, Ulysses, survives a police encounter in Troy, Alabama, living to tell his story. freepfilmfestival.com/black-…
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24 Apr 2023
Elvis Mitchell will host a live recording of his radio show “The Treatment,” with actor Laurence Fishburne, who appears in Mitchell’s film “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” and is an executive producer on another festival film, “The Cave of Adullam." freepfilmfestival.com/the-tr…
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Fact is, you say #climatechange and people often look for the exit. But the documentary "Chasing Carbon Zero" by @milesobrien premiering on @novapbs 4/26 (and streaming, too) is fascinating.
freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @freep @freepautos @FreepEnt @Ford @novapbs @cnn @NewsHour
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25 Apr 2023
Cannabis company offering jobs to former metro Detroit Burger King workers. @BurgerKing @stiiizy @CannabisInsider @metrodetroitn @freep @FreepEnt
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24 Apr 2023
Some exciting news for Opening Night! Nationally recognized Detroit Youth Choir will open the fest with a short a cappella performance before the film Coldwater Kitchen on Wed., April 26. Get their early to get a great seat - doors open at 6 p.m. & program begins around 7 p.m.
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24 Apr 2023
Jason Wilson runs a Training Academy in Detroit where Black boys who are emotionally, mentally and spiritually in debt are trained and transformed. This film introduces us to four young recruits. Catch executive producer Laurence Fishburne after the film. freepfilmfestival.com/the-ca…
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21 Apr 2023
The American-born son of Chinese immigrant parents Ben Fong-Torres broke barriers writing for Rolling Stone and becoming a full-time editor. This documentary chronicles Ben propelling its meteoric rise into popular culture. freepfilmfestival.com/life-t…
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20 Apr 2023
TONIGHT 7:30p ET: @BryceHuffman313 on Detroit's #airpollution. We talk with @Freep_Film_Fest filmmakers @SuzanneJoeKai and Brian Kaufman. A preview of @InterlochenArts' Cinderella. Plus, the #OneDetroitWeekend.
Watch on @detroitpublictv or on-demand at OneDetroitPBS.org.
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20 Apr 2023
Thanks to @DPTVOneDetroit for highlighting two fest films - Like A Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres & Coldwater Kitchen. And some extra news: because of demand, we have added a 2nd screening of Coldwater Kitchen. Link to tix in bio. youtube.com/watch?v=gWh-2Ffj…
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19 Apr 2023
Join Rising Voices on April 26-30th for the Freep Film Festival's first annual AAPI Film Series. All screenings are free and will be held at the Detroit Historical Museum.
For more information, go to: freepfilmfestival.com/
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20 Apr 2023
Join Rising Voices as we celebrate our communities' stories at the Freep Film Festival's free AAPI Series spotlighting Asian American documentaries.
freep.com/story/entertainmen… via @freep
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19 Apr 2023
Join @ElvisMitchell for a live taping of his popular radio show "The Treatment" with special guest "Boyz n the Hood" & "The Matrix" star Laurence Fishburne at the @DIADetroit's Film Theatre on Sat., April 29 @ 7pm. goelevent.com/Freep/e/TheTre…
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