EIFF: The Grand Finale Closing Night of the Emberlight International Film Festival & The Emby Awards EIFF26 concludes with an evening celebrating the filmmakers, stories, and creative voices that have shaped this year’s festival. The night features a final screening of outstanding international cinema alongside the presentation of The Embys, honoring exceptional achievement across this … Read more
EIFF: Shorts & Interludes Featuring Live Music by The Broadway Strings One of EIFF’s most dynamic evenings, the August 20 screening blends international cinema with live performance as members of The Broadway Strings join the festival for an evening where music and film share the spotlight. Throughout the night, the quartet interweaves live music between … Read more
EIFF: Feature Film Discover Something Unexpected Our second weekend of screenings continues with a featured presentation showcasing standout international filmmaking and powerful cinematic storytelling. Each year, EIFF brings acclaimed independent films and emerging voices from around the world to The Ember Club, offering audiences the rare opportunity to experience festival-quality cinema in an intimate Northwoods … Read more
EIFF: Feature Film International Voices on the Big Screen The Emberlight International Film Festival continues with a featured presentation showcasing standout international filmmaking and powerful cinematic storytelling. Each year, EIFF brings acclaimed independent films and emerging voices from around the world to The Ember Club, offering audiences the rare opportunity to experience festival-quality cinema in … Read more
EIFF OPENING NIGHT: Laughs & Animations Opening Night of the Emberlight International Film Festival EIFF26 opens with an evening of imagination, humor, and visual storytelling as Laughs & Animations kicks off the festival in signature Emberlight style. This crowd-pleasing program celebrates the artistry of animation in all its forms — from playful and inventive shorts … Read more
EIFF: FACTS AND FANTASIES From the sharp edges of truth to the surreal corners of the mind. We end our season where all great stories begin: in the space between what is real and what we dare to dream. Our journey opens in distant villages and intimate corners of the world, where art, legacy, and … Read more
EIFF: PAPER MARRIAGE Love isn’t part of the agreement. But life has other plans. Some unions are built on love. Others are built on paperwork. And sometimes, even the most transactional arrangements reveal something unexpectedly tender. In Paper Marriage, a Chinese immigrant facing deportation pins her hopes on a marriage of convenience with an unemployed … Read more
EIFF: AMERICAN THEATER Cancel culture meets musical theater. What could go wrong? A group of conservative theater artists gather in a secluded cabin in rural Georgia with an unlikely mission: to reclaim their place in the American performing arts. American Theater is a daring, real-life documentary that follows a dismissed director and his new ensemble … Read more
EIFF: LAUGHS AND ANIMATIONS An opening night of mischievous minds and animated delights. We begin the 2025 season with a jubilant detour into the mischievous, the magical, and the delightfully unhinged. The attic creaks open and bursts into song as two tiny adventurers dance through dusty memories in Tin Tune. A highway rest stop becomes … Read more
THE EMBYS GLITZ & GLAMOUR IN IRONWOOD! OUR ANNUAL AWARD SHOW HAS A NEW HOME AT THE EMBER CLUB After eight weeks of events, the final Friday of our season salutes the winners of Art in the Park and the Emberlight International Film Festival in a celebration of all things Emberlight. This special evening will feature … Read more