On Friday August 24th, just before our Spotlight Feature screening, Festival Director Jerry LaBuy announced the winners for each category of this year’s Mosaic World Film Festival. This year’s winners […]
2018 MWFF Filmmakers Reception and Regional Films Screening
Come meet the filmmakers of the 2018 Mosaic World Film Festival! On Saturday, August 25th we will host our annual Filmmakers Reception at 6pm in the lobby of The Nordlof […]
FEATURE SCREENING: The Forest
Our second feature for Sunday, August 26th is a powerful narrative film from Russian filmmaker Roman Zhigalov. The Forest Screening on Sunday, August 26th from 1pm-2:40pm Danila is sixteen. Katya […]
FEATURE SCREENING: I Can Only Be Mary Lane
Our last day of the 2018 Mosaic World Film Fest is Sunday, August 26th. This will be our annual Feature Sunday and all of the feature films for the 2018 […]
2018 MWFF Spotlight Award Winner
We are very proud to announce this year’s ‘MWFF Spotlight Feature’ winner is Minding the Gap, directed by Rockford native Bing Liu! Minding the Gap “Minding the Gap” is about […]
Sakurai’s “The Stream VII” is a calm representation of natural world
In the man-made waterways of rice paddies, the water in nature must follow artificial rules. In that way, nature is made abstract, giving rise to a new form of beauty […]
Bauch’s “Dubstep” is a psychedelic project to watch again and again
“Dubstep” is a music video featuring a man and his journey with hallucinogenics. Student director Garrett Bauch took the opportunity to polish his editing skills and put an especially creative […]
Addison Groove’s “Changa” is a colorful explosion
Lose your mind with this warped and wonderful journey through preternatural dance moves. Q/A with Creative Director Alex Johnson 1. What first drew you to pursue making this specific film project? […]
Ramos’s “8.1 Degrees of Guilt” reveals guilt and painful trauma
Imagine being born from a “sterile” woman and being treated as a miracle baby. Imagine experiencing the most devastating earthquake in Mexican history and being cursed as a kid by […]
“Moving Southwark” documents the incredible world of dance
The dying moments of 24 dancers, each consumed by the city of London. “Moving Southwark” is a magical realist expression of London’s medieval backyard directed by Jevan Chowdhury. Jevan Chowdhury […]
