Bad Axe

Regular $14/ $10 Matinee
Member $10/ $5 Matinee

Genre

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Release Year

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Director

David Siev

Producer

Jude Harris, Diane Moy Quon, David Siev, Katarina Vasquez

Country

USA

Runtime

101 min

Accessibility

Limited Mobility Access
Audio Description
Closed Captioning

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BAD AXE is the story of an American family fighting for respect while seeking to preserve their identity in a small, rural Michigan community.  As they work to keep their American dream alive as owners of a local restaurant, their day to day aspirations run up against the backdrop of the 2020 election. As local tensions rise,  the family is forced to reckon with a global pandemic, racial tensions, and generational scars from Cambodia’s “killing fields.” David Siev’s film is a powerful portrait of contemporary America, a place where political tensions color the everyday fabric of our lives.

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