Misophonia will be part of Puppet Shorts! on Friday, August 27, part of the Detroit Puppet Company’s Outdoor Film Series 2022.

A special curation of puppet film shorts! Films include: ‘Puppet Show’ (1970) by May 1st Media; ‘The Bones’ (2021) by Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León; ‘Street of Crocodiles’ (1986) by Quay Brothers; ‘The Demon’ (1972) by Kihachiro Kawamoto; ‘Misophonia’ (2021) by Linda Wingerter; ‘Melvin the Birder’ (2014) by Spencer Lott, among others!

The Puppet Film Series is co-presented by Detroit Puppet Company and Cinema Lamont. Film screenings are every Friday 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 two family-friendly Saturday matinees at the Detroit Institute of Art’s Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit— on August 13 and 27 at 2:00pm.

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.