Almost Fairytales

07/26/2025

📢 the Clutch Bagels & Spreads + Grand Calumet Bike movie night on Lake Street in Gary’s lovely community has been moved to next Saturday (8/2) at 8:30pm. ✌️🚲 🎬🎞️
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07/21/2025

We are happy to announce that “Launching the Lagoon” will make its Southwestern debut at the 6th Annual Mesa International Film Festival . If you’re in Arizona in August join the other 10,000 attendees at the fabulous Delta Hotel and enjoy in style. Thank you to Indiana Humanities for sponsoring filmmakers. 🎥🎬📽️🎞️

07/18/2025

This is a first for our Almost Fairytales crew we have 2 very different films being shown this weekend. If you’re in Louisville, Ky you can check out “Method: A Voice Actor Prepares” at the 12th annual Imaginarium Convention Film Festival. “Launching the Lagoon” will be opening the 19th annual Detroit Trinity International Film Festival in the one and only Motor City! Thanks to everyone who helped these films come to fruition. Shout out to Indiana Humanities for sponsoring our documentary short.

07/16/2025

Saturday July 26th at 8:30pm our award-winning documentary short highlighting the Ken Parr Build a Bike will be playing along with a documentary on at the Clutch Bagels & Spreads +
movie night✌️🚲

06/27/2025

Just 3 weeks until we help kick off the 19th annual Detroit Trinity International Film Festival. Thanks to Indiana Humanities for supporting Hoosier filmmakers.

06/21/2025

Stoked to announce 📣 that “Launching the Lagoon” will be in the opening block of the 19th Annual Detroit Trinity International Film Festival. Thanks to Indiana Humanities for sponsoring Hoosier filmmaking. Get ticket info here
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Check out this Presentation designed by Marshalle Favors.

06/11/2025

Amazing news! Launching the Lagoon received an Honorable Mention Award at the Power24 International ! Thanks Indiana Humanities for supporting and to everyone who helped make this little film with a big 💗 such a success!

06/02/2025

About Saturday night…Honored to announce that “Launching the Lagoon” made it to the finalist level for the Best Documentary Film International category and for the Best Director Documentary category for the International Black & Diversity Film Festival. Excited to be part of this awesome Canadian in Toronto this past weekend. Thank you to Indiana Humanities for supporting Hoosier filmmakers. Thanks to everyone who helped make this little film happen!

06/01/2025

There’s a lot of comparisons that can be made between The and the . Happy to announce that our little documentary about a project in Marquette Park Gary has been selected for the 19th annual Detroit Trinity International ! Thanks to Indiana Humanities for sponsoring Hoosier ✌️

05/31/2025

Amazing news! Launching the Lagoon received an Honorable Mention Award at the Asian Independent Film Festival in Hong Kong. Thanks Indiana Humanities for supporting and to everyone who helped make this little film with a big 💗 such a success!

05/17/2025

Excited to announce that “Launching the Lagoon” has been nominated for an award for the 14th annual Caravan International Film Festival! 🚐🎞️🎉 https://caravaniff.com Thanks to Indiana Humanities for supporting Hoosier filmmakers.

05/15/2025

Yay! We get to add a 6th pair of laurels to the “METHOD: A Voice Actor Prepares” poster. It will make its Ohio River Valley premiere in , Kentucky this July at the 12th Annual Imaginarium .



Read more about the Imaginarium Convention here https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2025/05/07/first-twenty-five-imaginarium-2025-film-festival-official-selections-announced/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR68wVuoiyKBm6dJsxv95DZFrmSbehY7BHc4ZeYhh3CroSCrMXOkIb1qmZwolg_aem_KSYltstycqWvJDJe1mMmMg Indiana Filmmakers Network Directed by Women

If you missed the announcement this week, be sure to check out the first 25 Film Festival Official Selections! More Official Selections being announced very soon! To see all the projects and directors, visit link in comments!