Once a year, the Driftless Film Festival brings together the best of new independent cinema with the landscape, artistic energy, and local atmosphere of Southwest Wisconsin. Returning after a year’s absence due to the pandemic, Driftless continues to provide a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience for audiences and filmmakers alike.

This year’s festival will run from Thursday, Nov. 4, until Sunday, Nov. 7. Festival passes and tickets to individual screenings are available for sale at PurplePass.

THURSDAY, NOV 4

7:00 PM — Finding Loren (82 min)
Paired with short films Jump Around and You Never Take Me Anywhere (Filmmaker Q&A)

FRIDAY, NOV 5

2:00 PM — The Place That Makes Us (70 min)

5:00 PM — The Falconer (82 min)
Paired with Trace The Line preview (Filmmaker Q&A)

8:00 PM — Who You Think I Am (101 min)
Paired with short film Last Straw (Filmmaker Q&A)

SATURDAY, NOV 6

11:30 AM — At The Video Store (72 min)
Paired with short film The Other Shoe

2:00 PM — No Straight Lines: The Rise Of Queer Comics (79 min)

5:00 PM — Driftless Short Film Series (120 min)
Filmmaker Q&A

8:00 PM — Cecily and Lydia at the Waypoint (75 min)
Filmmaker Q&A

SUNDAY, NOV 7

11:30 AM — For The Left Hand (74 min)

2:00 PM — Falling For Figaro (104 min)

5:00 PM — Real Soul: A Gospel Music Story (75 min)
Paired with Jump Around (Filmmaker Q&A)