A special curation of puppet film shorts set to poetry or poetic themes! Films include: ‘Multitudes’ (2019) and ‘We Real Cool’ (2017) by Manual Cinema, among others!

The Puppet Film Series is co-presented by Detroit Puppet Company and Cinema Lamont. Film screenings are Fridays in August at 8:45pm. Reservations recommended, films will be ‘pay-what-you-can,’ none turned away. Friday screenings are rated PG-13 and up, and will be at our outdoor amphitheater, 2221 Carpenter Ave, Detroit. There will also be a family-friendly Saturday matinee at the Detroit Institute of Art’s Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit on August 5 at 3:00pm.

The series is a collection of puppet films with a range of historic and contemporary perspectives on the state of the medium today. Headphones will be provided for outdoor screenings. Popcorn and beverages will also be available by donation. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blanket for outdoor screenings.