Guest Event: Door County Film Festival | Northern Sky Theater

16th Annual Door County Film Festival

Thursday, Friday, & Saturday February 13 – 15, 2025
$15 per session or buy four sessions and get one free with a Film Festival Package for $60

We are excited to partner with Sister Bay Advancement Association and Door County North to present the 16th Annual Door County Film Festival (DCFF) at our Gould Theater on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 13 – 15, 2025.

Thursday, February 13 – 5:00 PM doors open.
Session One: Feature films at 6:00 PM.

Friday, Feb. 14 – 5:00 PM doors open.
Session Two: Feature films at 6:00 PM.

Saturday, February 15 – 12:00 PM doors open.
Session Three: 1:00 PM
Session Four: 3:00 PM
Session Five: 5:00 PM
Short films and Feature film; Discussions and Q&A with filmmakers; Refreshments served in lobby.

This year, the festival has expanded to showcase a wider variety of films and the event will now span three days, kicking off Thursday night.

Tickets go on sale on January 8th, both online and via phone at 920-854-6117. Remaining tickets will also be available at the door (in 2024 the Film Festival was sold out). Tickets are sold as either individual sessions or as a package where patrons can buy all 5 sessions for the price of 4!

More info on Facebook @DoorCountyFilmFestival.

Film Line-Up
Film Line-Up

Film Line-Up 2025 

 
Film Festival Session 1
Thursday, Feb. 13th from 6pm - 8:30pm
  Films:
     - February; Directed by Nathan Deming
     - The Mistletoe Dart; Directed by Crestwood 4th & 5th Graders, Madison, WI
     - Do You Mind; Directed by Veda Kistenmacher, Appleton, WI
     - In the Blink of an Eye; Directed by Becca Hawbaker, Fond du Lac, WI
     - Nightmare; Directed by Lillian Slivinski, Sturgeon Bay, WI
     - Before Closing; Directed by Ben Leasum, Appleton, WI
     - I Remember That Night; Directed by Jacob Lefeber, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Film Festival Session 2
Friday, Feb. 14th from 6pm - 8:30pm with Keynote Speaker Kevin Wehrenberg
Films:
     - Are We Listening?; Directed by Chris Opper, Fish Creek, WI
     - Green Blah!; Directed by Chris Pretti and James Baker, Green Bay, WI

Film Festival Session 3
Saturday, Feb. 15th from 1pm - 2:45pm   
  Shorts Block 1:
     - Buttress; Directed by Emily Barber, Chicago, IL
     - Detained; Directed by Rocco Cataldo and Antonio Polk
     - Healing Hens; Directed by Andrew Natvig, Madison, WI
     - The Rise of Deermageddon, The Musical; Directed by J B Thompson and Dan Davies, Oshkosh, WI
     - A Tasteful Pick; Directed by Jeff Blankenship, Madison, WI
     - Dying Up Here; Directed by Tyler Glor, Milwaukee, WI
     - Pete’s Castle; Directed by Nate Sheppard, Rhinelander, WI
     - Stars in the Water; Directed by Amy Tompkins
Filmmaker Q&A

Film Festival Session 4
Saturday, Feb. 15 from 3pm - 4:45pm
  Shorts Block 2:
     - Kiko; Directed by Aaron Peterson, Maquette, MI
     - Cowboy Boots; Directed by Eric K Delehoy
     - Lincoln National; Directed by Lee Odeja
     - The Inheritance; Directed by Craig Anthony Knitt and Ian Teal; Weyauwega, WI
     - Love and Sugar; Directed by Thomas C. Johnson, Decorah, IA
     - Tuesday and Stone; Directed by David Alvarado, Saint Paul, MN
     - Dormant; Directed by Niels Bourgonje, Noord Holland, Netherlands
     - Terry’s Little Village; Directed by Jack Kukolic, Oakville, ON
     - Paint the City 2; Directed by Len Borruso, Appleton, WI
  Filmmaker Q&A

Film Festival Session 5 - Includes Shorts Block 3 and Saturday Night Feature Film
Saturday, Feb. 15 from 5pm - 8:30pm
   Shorts Block 3: 5pm - 6:45pm:
     - The Inner Sea; Directed by Kate Stapleton, Pittsburgh, PA
     - The Ham Ridge Craft Competition; Directed by Wil Loper and Jarrod Crooks, Madison, WI
     - Slug Season; Directed by Bowdie Bentz, Madison, WI
     - A Field Guide to Sasquatch Structures (and other Serious Signs); Directed by Joe Van Auken, Huntington Beach, CA
Filmmaker Q&A
   Saturday Night Feature Film; 7pm - 8:30pm
     - Closure; Directed by Ken Brosky, Elkhorn, WI
Filmmaker Q&A