Glenwood Arts Theater

Internment exposes the cruel absurdity of life during the waning years of communist rule in 1980s Albania. Three generations of an Albanian family struggle to survive their communist regime when a friend returning from America is mistaken for a spy. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/internment/

Directed by Arwen Curry, Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin explores the remarkable life and legacy of the groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy author, beloved for the Earthsea books and The Left Hand of Darkness. Made with Le Guin’s participation, the film features stunning animation and reflections by literary luminaries like Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, and others. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/worlds-of-ursula-k-le-guin/

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The Land follows John and Mary Lou Martin as they face mistakes from their pasts and an uncertain future striving to hold onto the only life they've ever known. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-land/

In the style of Magic Mike and The Full Monty, seven average Joes defy traditional masculine stereotypes by putting a comedic twist on the archetypal male revue. This rag-tag group sets out to redefine masculinity, and prove that vulnerability, humility, inclusion, and respect can be the antithesis to toxic masculinity. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-long-haul-the-story-of-the-buckaroos/

Directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros, X- the eXploited is a thriller about a Budapest policewoman who discovers a highly explosive series of political murders and during this is confronted with her own past. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/x-the-exploited/

Return To Hardwick follows the sons, daughters and grandchildren of the greatest generation, traveling to England to uncover the history of a disappearing World War II air base.   https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/return-to-hardwick/

An exposé on the public health impact of factory farming across the United States, told through the eyes of residents in five rural communities. When pushed to their limit, these disenfranchised citizens band together to demand justice from their legislators. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/right-to-harm/

Two journalists, one from New York and the other from Milan, unaware of each other, are looking for a scoop for the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death. They observe his works and masterpiece, they visit the places where the Genius lived and worked. While they are visiting his last home in Clos Lucé, the real Leonardo appears. The interview is granted. The words pronounced by Leonardo are authentic and reported in the Renaissance language. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/being-leonardo-da-vinci/

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A dark comedy based on true events, Postal re-imagines the emotional meltdown of Philip Tress, a Jacksonville millennial described by local media as “unable to break from a psychotic, unrequited love affair." Phil's downfall gained notoriety as his breakdown was documented by multiple recordings of calls Phillip made to a customer service agent at an international shipping company. Bronco brings us into the heart and mind of Phillip Tress on the morning his downward spiral began. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/postal/

SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/silo/  

Fresh into addiction recovery, an urgent threat emerges to spur filmmaker, Mark Titus back to the Alaskan wilderness - where the people of Bristol Bay and the world’s largest wild salmon runs face devastation if a massive copper mine is constructed. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-wild/

Directed by Jim Huggins. 10,000 American Lives. 4,000 Military Working Dogs and their handlers. 1 Medal of Honor. SSgt Robert Hartsock altered the course of the Vietnam War but no one knew. Until now.   https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/forgotten-heroes-the-robert-hartsock-story/

Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, FRANKIE follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers — stirred by their romantic impulses — discover the cracks between them, as well as unexpected depth of feeling. Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/frankie/

Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools, hospitals, and shorelines. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/poisoning-paradise/

Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is a documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Alternative Facts sheds light on the people and politics that influenced the signing of the infamous Executive Order 9066 which authorized the mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans. The film will expose the lies used to justify the decision and the cover-up that went all the way to…

Directed by Matt Maxwell, Finding Home in Boomtown is set in the nation’s 2nd wealthiest city, where a West Texas oilman sets out to downsize and refocus his family’s life in order to build a tiny house community for the homeless. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/finding-home-in-boomtown/

This is a film about Esteban, who wakes up one day and no one recognizes him. He tries to convince his acquaintances that he is himself. Suddenly there is an accident. Esteban is not Esteban anymore, but a stranger that arrives in the village. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/barren-and-empty-the-sea/

Directed by Tyler Chandler - After many years of prescription medications failed her a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/dosed/

Big Fur is wry portrait of taxidermist Ken Walker. Ken's looking for love... and proof that Bigfoot is real, as he builds a life-sized version of the legendary creature. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/big-fur/

With no prospect of a better life and within his emotional limits, Elder faces the most difficult period of his life and the serious consequences of his decisions. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/lamento/

Directed by Mehmet Tanrisever, Mehmet, being an idealistic man of principle, has decided to leave his job as an Imam to become a movie director. But now, he finds himself unable to raise the money he needs to fund his new film project. Mehmet is a divorced man. His wife left him because of his financial difficulties. Mehmet has lost everything he had and he’s now staying with his little daughter Ayse in a hostel. He goes to several producers to…

Filmed over the course of 15 years, the documentary A Life's Work is about people engaged with projects they won't complete in their lifetime, projects that could have a positive, global effect. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/a-lifes-work/

Abdullah and Cripple Ziya are gun dealers in the Bozkir district of Konya. They put honesty, honor, and dignity before anything else. Even though Abdullah and Cripple Ziya have opposite personalities, their friendship and partnership go back many years. Abdullah has worked hard and finally bought the horse he has been dreaming of https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/bozkir-look-at-the-birds/

The film documents 4 key alternative therapies that are impactful at decreasing the negative effects of PTSD. This film highlights three non-profit organizations near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Missouri and one non-profit outside of Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA. The film CHRONICLES their unwavering pursuit to help active duty military & veterans in their hour of need. Their efforts are honorable, and SO critical. We need to band together to support and heal our Heroes! https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-journey-back-to-normal-a-look-at-complementary-therapies-to-combat-ptsd/

Directed by Michael Kasino, Rigged tells the story of how the principle of "one person, one vote" is being compromised and how American citizens are fighting back. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/rigged-the-voter-suppression-playbook/

In a post-apocalyptic world, a young man and a detached hermit attempt to form a friendship amongst suspicions about the young man’s past and the threat of outside invaders. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/a-knights-tour/

A young woman kidnaps an old man from a nursing home. A road trip fueled by hate can only end in disaster. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/finding-alice/

The Money Stone is the coming-of-age story of two boys chasing their dreams among the gold mines of Ghana. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-money-stone/

Directed by Roberto Carmona, DAKOTA tells the story of a week in the life of a talented but aimless singer, besieged by a failed relationship and struggling to make peace with her past. Desperate to prove that she isn’t a failure, she revisits her musical ambitions and embarks on a new path - albeit, not a straight one. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/dakota/

In September of 2017 Hurricane Maria passed through the island destroying everything in its path. These are the stories of the children of Puerto Rico about the consequences of a natural disaster of this magnitude. What they did, the lesson they had to overcome, the pain and destruction that their people were going through. Adaptation to this new life, challenges, family relationships, economic and social consequences, emigration and the impact on their lives, but most of all their concern about…

Battles over blood quantum and ‘best interests’ resurface the untold history of America’s Indian Adoption Era - a time when nearly one-third of children were removed from tribal communities nationwide. As a child welfare attorney challenges tribal sovereignty, an adoption survivor helps others find their way home through song and ceremony. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/blood-memory/

Directed by Austin R. Williams, this film explains how a human rights ordinance protecting gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and people with HIV/AIDS from discrimination became one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Kansas City's history. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-ordinance-project/

Directed by Renji Philip, The Wake of Light is a romantic drama about a young woman slowly losing hope while caring for her elderly father and their broken down farm. One day she meets a charismatic young man on a cross country road trip, who falls for her and asks her to come with him on his journey. Now she has a choice to make.... https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/the-wake-of-light-2/

Catnip Nation explores Good Samaritans, who risk hostility, political persecution, and legal prosecution to care for feral cats living in colonies. https://www.kansasfilm.com/artists/catnip-nation/